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Page 125
... structures of the two mountain chains are being described here . 1. Himalayan Minor Structures : A comparison of the minor structural elements is given in Table 2. It is evident that differences of opinions exist with regard to the ...
... structures of the two mountain chains are being described here . 1. Himalayan Minor Structures : A comparison of the minor structural elements is given in Table 2. It is evident that differences of opinions exist with regard to the ...
Page 128
... structural deformation in the Alps , but also primary difference in the orientations of the structures . It has been noticed that some of the linear structures present in the Aar - Gotthard and Pennine rocks were traced persistently in ...
... structural deformation in the Alps , but also primary difference in the orientations of the structures . It has been noticed that some of the linear structures present in the Aar - Gotthard and Pennine rocks were traced persistently in ...
Page 353
... Structures representative of three distinct tectono - metamorphic levels are indentified ( Table I ) . TABLE I ( a ) Structures associated with high tectonic levels i . Discrete brittle fault planes ii . Decollement and out - of ...
... Structures representative of three distinct tectono - metamorphic levels are indentified ( Table I ) . TABLE I ( a ) Structures associated with high tectonic levels i . Discrete brittle fault planes ii . Decollement and out - of ...
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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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Acharyya Alpine Alps associated basement faults basin batholith belt biotite Bordet Central Crystalline chlorite collision continental Cretaceous crust crustal deformation deposits earthquakes eastern Eocene facies flysch folds foreland formation Gansser Garhwal garnet Geodynamics Geol Geology Geophys geosyncline gneiss Gondwana granite Higher Himalaya Himalaya Indian plate Indian Shield Indus Suture island arc Jour Karakorum Kashmir Klootwijk Krol Kumaun Ladakh Late Lesser Himalaya limestone Lower magmatic Main Boundary Main Central Thrust margin melange Mesozoic metamorphism Molnar movement nappe Nepal northern northward occur oceanic ophiolite orogenic Pakistan Palaeocene palaeomagnetic Palaeozoic Pamir Pande Panjal Permian phase plate tectonics Plateau Precambrian Proterozoic quartzite Quetta Range region rocks rotation Saklani sandstones Saxena schists sedimentary sediments seismicity sequence serpentinite Sharma Shyok Simla Siwalik southern stratigraphic structural Surv suture zone Tectonic Zone Tectonophysics Tertiary Tethyan Tethys thickness Tibet Tibetan slab Triassic Upper Valdiya volcanics