Himalaya: Geological Aspects, Volume 4P. S. Saklani Satish Serial Publishing House, 2005 - Geology Contributed articles. |
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... FORELAND Tectonic loading of the northern edge of the Indian subcontinent during growth of the Himalaya created the large Indo - Gangetic flexural basin , which extends along the entire southern side of the mountain range . As ...
... FORELAND Tectonic loading of the northern edge of the Indian subcontinent during growth of the Himalaya created the large Indo - Gangetic flexural basin , which extends along the entire southern side of the mountain range . As ...
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... foreland molasse along the MBT differ on several aspects from the central Lower Himalaya ( Bossart et al . 1988 ; Pogue et al . 1992 ) , which may reflect important lateral variations in the midlands . Post - metamorphic , southward ...
... foreland molasse along the MBT differ on several aspects from the central Lower Himalaya ( Bossart et al . 1988 ; Pogue et al . 1992 ) , which may reflect important lateral variations in the midlands . Post - metamorphic , southward ...
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... foreland to the SSW , have been glaciated as far down as the foreland . Their lowest ice marginal positions , represented by well - preserved lateral and end moraines , are probably of LGM age . They are situated at 1250 m ( 32 ° 12'30 ...
... foreland to the SSW , have been glaciated as far down as the foreland . Their lowest ice marginal positions , represented by well - preserved lateral and end moraines , are probably of LGM age . They are situated at 1250 m ( 32 ° 12'30 ...
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Retrospect and Prospect | 9 |
Tectonomagmatic Evolutionary Model of the KuluRampur | 47 |
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