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Page 74
The region has been rocked by numerous devastating earthquakes in the past
notable among them are the Great Kangra Earthquake ( 1 905 ), Kinnaur
earthquake (1975) and the Dharamsala earthquake (1986) which caused huge
loss of life ...
The region has been rocked by numerous devastating earthquakes in the past
notable among them are the Great Kangra Earthquake ( 1 905 ), Kinnaur
earthquake (1975) and the Dharamsala earthquake (1986) which caused huge
loss of life ...
Page 75
While throughout the length of Himalaya good exposures of the Tertiary and pre-
Tertiary rocks occur, but it is in this region of the northwestern Himalaya only, that
Tertiary and pre-tertiary rocks are present within a short aerial distance.
While throughout the length of Himalaya good exposures of the Tertiary and pre-
Tertiary rocks occur, but it is in this region of the northwestern Himalaya only, that
Tertiary and pre-tertiary rocks are present within a short aerial distance.
Page 297
So, these directions can correspond to various fractures and folds developed in
the region. For instance, N75°W trending streams could be well controlled by
extension fractures. In the same manner, the group of streams oriented in N45°W
...
So, these directions can correspond to various fractures and folds developed in
the region. For instance, N75°W trending streams could be well controlled by
extension fractures. In the same manner, the group of streams oriented in N45°W
...
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Evidence | 1 |
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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