Journal of Himalayan Geology, Volume 5Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, 1994 - Geology |
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... zone involving the rocks of the Chungthang Formation (Gneiss) as we_ll as
rocks of the Sikkim Group (schist). The MCT also trending NW-SE involves the
rocks of oldest Kanchenjunga Gneiss Formation and Chungthang Formation ...
... zone involving the rocks of the Chungthang Formation (Gneiss) as we_ll as
rocks of the Sikkim Group (schist). The MCT also trending NW-SE involves the
rocks of oldest Kanchenjunga Gneiss Formation and Chungthang Formation ...
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CHUNGTHANG THRUST Massive quartzites & flaggy quartzites MAIN CENTRAL
THRUST Augen gneiss and banded gneiss Type of material Moderate to highly
Weathered schist , Highly. Age Formation Group Lithology Early Palacozoic ...
CHUNGTHANG THRUST Massive quartzites & flaggy quartzites MAIN CENTRAL
THRUST Augen gneiss and banded gneiss Type of material Moderate to highly
Weathered schist , Highly. Age Formation Group Lithology Early Palacozoic ...
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... unfavourable dip 790 SE discontinuities Type of material Boulders and weath-
Hornblende gneiss Heavy saturation and weathering decreases ered rock pieces
with mica flakes , the strength of rock mass , steep slope embedded in clayey ...
... unfavourable dip 790 SE discontinuities Type of material Boulders and weath-
Hornblende gneiss Heavy saturation and weathering decreases ered rock pieces
with mica flakes , the strength of rock mass , steep slope embedded in clayey ...
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Contents
Petrogenesis of the Granitoid Rocks Chor Region Himachal Himalaya | 1 |
N S VIRDI Basement Structures and their possible relation to Sedimentation and Tectonics in | 9 |
N S VIRDI Basement Structures and their possible relation to Sedimentation and Tectonics in | 11 |
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Agglomeratic Slate analysis associated band base basin bedded belt chert components composition comprising conglomerate contain covered deformation Dehra deposits developed direction distribution district earthquake et al exposed facies fault fault plane feldspar field folds foliation followed Formation fossils Garhwal Geol gneiss grained granites granitoids grey Group higher Himalaya Himalayan Geology India indicates inversion Jour Kashmir Ladakh Lamayuru Late Lesser limestone lineation locality locations lower major Member metamorphic minerals observed occur Panjal pebbles phase phyllites plagioclase plane Pleistocene porphyries present quartz quartzite range region reported represented river road rocks samples sandstone schist sector sedimentary sediments sequence shale Sharma shown Slate slide slip slope soil strain stratigraphy strike structures suggest Surv Table tectonic thick thrust trace unit upper valley VALUES Volcanics Wadia weathered Zanskar zone