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Page 409
... relief entities to the nappe structure . The nappes of the East Nepal Himalaya are of relief type . This character is conspicuously noticeable in the nappes formed due to Quaternary thrusting ( i . e . , the Makalu and Chomolongma ...
... relief entities to the nappe structure . The nappes of the East Nepal Himalaya are of relief type . This character is conspicuously noticeable in the nappes formed due to Quaternary thrusting ( i . e . , the Makalu and Chomolongma ...
Page 435
... relief types belonging to the Mahalangur Himal ( the relief thrust on the geomorphological map of the Chomolongma ; Fig . 5 ) forms the boundary between the allochthonous body of the Chomolongma vault and its earlier basement relief of ...
... relief types belonging to the Mahalangur Himal ( the relief thrust on the geomorphological map of the Chomolongma ; Fig . 5 ) forms the boundary between the allochthonous body of the Chomolongma vault and its earlier basement relief of ...
Page 441
... relief and tectonic patterns of the rocks of the nappe . This thrust zone is marked by superimposition of two types of structural relief . The lower relief level , existing on the Khumbu nappe , represents an advanced stage of alpine ...
... relief and tectonic patterns of the rocks of the nappe . This thrust zone is marked by superimposition of two types of structural relief . The lower relief level , existing on the Khumbu nappe , represents an advanced stage of alpine ...
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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