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Its lateral moraines run a mere 600 m above the recent glacier surface (Kuhle 1
988a). Further thickening of the ice became impossible due to overflow onto the
steep southern side, only 5 km away. In the southern part of the highland, with a ...
Its lateral moraines run a mere 600 m above the recent glacier surface (Kuhle 1
988a). Further thickening of the ice became impossible due to overflow onto the
steep southern side, only 5 km away. In the southern part of the highland, with a ...
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32) measured an average temperature of 3.1°C during the period 1957-1980.
The lowest moraines of the LGM are at 2000-1900 m asl (Kuhle 1994). Tens of
kilometres long, these chains of medial moraines extend the transverse valleys of
the ...
32) measured an average temperature of 3.1°C during the period 1957-1980.
The lowest moraines of the LGM are at 2000-1900 m asl (Kuhle 1994). Tens of
kilometres long, these chains of medial moraines extend the transverse valleys of
the ...
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37), which rise to 6800 or 6634 m asl (Kara-Bak-Tor Peak), the lowest LGM ice
margin, confirmed by till and end moraines, extended down to 1850 m asl (38°56'
N, 75°26'E;), whereas the present ice margin lies at 2750 m asl (Oytag Glacier).
37), which rise to 6800 or 6634 m asl (Kara-Bak-Tor Peak), the lowest LGM ice
margin, confirmed by till and end moraines, extended down to 1850 m asl (38°56'
N, 75°26'E;), whereas the present ice margin lies at 2750 m asl (Oytag Glacier).
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Tectonomagmatic Evolutionary Model of the KuluRampur | 47 |
Tectonic and Geochemical Signifcance of Black Shale | 65 |
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| Title | Himalaya: geological aspects Volume 15 of Current trends in geology Volume 4 of Himalaya:, P. S. Saklani, ISBN 8189304003, 9788189304003 Himalaya: Geological Aspects, P. S. Saklani, ISBN 8189304003, 9788189304003 |
| Author | P. S. Saklani |
| Editor | P. S. Saklani |
| Publisher | Satish Serial Pub. House, 2006 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 19 Feb 2010 |
| ISBN | 8189304143, 9788189304140 |
| Length | 355 pages |
| Subjects | › › Geology Geology, Structural Metamorphism (Geology) Mountains Science / Earth Sciences / Geology |
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