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Page 356
... flattening strains . Where a long axis alignment of strain markers is observed the lineation is oblique to the thrust front . This is best interpreted as representing the superposition of two flattening strains rather than extension in ...
... flattening strains . Where a long axis alignment of strain markers is observed the lineation is oblique to the thrust front . This is best interpreted as representing the superposition of two flattening strains rather than extension in ...
Page 446
... flattening fabric at or near the thrusts , and they have been suggested to represent tectonic wedges of pre - Daling basement ( Sinha - Roy , 1973a , 1979b ) . The Lingtse Gneiss occurs in imbrication zone ( Fig . 2 ) , and also as ...
... flattening fabric at or near the thrusts , and they have been suggested to represent tectonic wedges of pre - Daling basement ( Sinha - Roy , 1973a , 1979b ) . The Lingtse Gneiss occurs in imbrication zone ( Fig . 2 ) , and also as ...
Page 448
... flattened and have developed fractures orthogonal to the elongation . A strain analysis on the deformed garnets indicates that these are flattened ca , 40 % at the base of the garnet zone , but the flattening magnitude decreases with an ...
... flattened and have developed fractures orthogonal to the elongation . A strain analysis on the deformed garnets indicates that these are flattened ca , 40 % at the base of the garnet zone , but the flattening magnitude decreases with an ...
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Tectonics and Structure of the Pamirs | 1 |
Peninsular and Himalayan Precambrian Belts | 31 |
Central Indian Ridge and Himalayan Mountain System | 55 |
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