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Page 166
... major overturned syncline in the multilayered sequence was initiated by the main compressive stress ( NE - SW ) . The mesoscopic folds developed during this main crustal shortening were generally controlled by the more competent members ...
... major overturned syncline in the multilayered sequence was initiated by the main compressive stress ( NE - SW ) . The mesoscopic folds developed during this main crustal shortening were generally controlled by the more competent members ...
Page 171
... major structural features is also described and correlated with the Garhwal and Simla regions . Some discordant trends in the autochthonous Precambrian formations are attributed to Pre - Tertiary orogenic movements . INTRODUCTION The ...
... major structural features is also described and correlated with the Garhwal and Simla regions . Some discordant trends in the autochthonous Precambrian formations are attributed to Pre - Tertiary orogenic movements . INTRODUCTION The ...
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... Major thrust planes developed along the axial planes of major F , -folds towards the closing phases and the rocks were pushed southwards over the already eroded surface of the autochthonous sediments ( Auden , 1937 ) . The second ...
... Major thrust planes developed along the axial planes of major F , -folds towards the closing phases and the rocks were pushed southwards over the already eroded surface of the autochthonous sediments ( Auden , 1937 ) . The second ...
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The Central Himalayan Gneisses in Northern Pakistan | 1 |
LowPressure Metamorphism in a Regionally Metamorphic | 49 |
The Aureole Zone and Metasediments of Dhauladhar Chaori Khas H P | 75 |
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Almora amphibolite andalusite anticline assemblages augen gneiss axes axial plane axis Barun bedding belt Berinag Bhutan biotite Buxa Central Crystallines Chail Chail Nappes chlorite Chomolongma crenulation cleavage Darjeeling developed diagram eastern fabric facies faults feldspar folds foliation Formation fractures Fuchs Gansser Garhwal Garhwal Himalaya garnet Geol Geology girdle gneiss Gondwana grade grains granite gneiss Group Himalaya India isograd Jour Jutogh Khola Khumbu Kumaun kyanite Lesser Himalaya limestone lithological lower Main Central Thrust Makalu Massif mesoscopic metasediments mica schist micaceous migmatites mineral lineation muscovite mylonitic nappe Nepal occur orientation parallel pelitic Phaplu phase of deformation phyllites plagioclase porphyroblasts Pradesh Precambrian quartz quartzite reaction regional metamorphism rocks S₂ Saklani schist schistosity sedimentary sediments sequence sericite shear sillimanite Simla Siwalik Siyom slates staurolite stratigraphic strike-slip structural Surv syncline tectonic temperature Tethyan texture Thimpu thrust sheet thrust zone tourmaline trend upper Vaikrita Valdiya valley