Geodynamics of Pakistan"Geodynamics is dominated by plate tectonic models. Plate tectonics promises to provide explanation of global geodynamics including the origin of earthquakes, volcanoes and mountain building... This volume provide a comprehensive view of the geodynamic framework in which the evolution took place..." Preface. |
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Page 181
... ophiolites appear associated with a major thrust zone ( Shang - La ) or with the Indus suture between the Eurasian plate and the Indo - Pakistan subcontinent . A brief description of the ophiolites is followed by an annotated ...
... ophiolites appear associated with a major thrust zone ( Shang - La ) or with the Indus suture between the Eurasian plate and the Indo - Pakistan subcontinent . A brief description of the ophiolites is followed by an annotated ...
Page 243
... Ophiolites are the best known ophiolites in Pakistan . They are under- lain by tectonic slivers of garnet - amphibolites and greenschists , a serpentinite layer , ophiolitic mel- ange , and a melange with highly sheared shale as matrix ...
... Ophiolites are the best known ophiolites in Pakistan . They are under- lain by tectonic slivers of garnet - amphibolites and greenschists , a serpentinite layer , ophiolitic mel- ange , and a melange with highly sheared shale as matrix ...
Page 268
... OPHIOLITES IN THE KANAR AREA The structure of the Bela Ophiolites in the Kanar area is more complex than the structure of the Muslim Bagh Ophiolites ( Abbas and Ahmad , this volume ) . The Muslim Bagh Ophiolites consist of only two ...
... OPHIOLITES IN THE KANAR AREA The structure of the Bela Ophiolites in the Kanar area is more complex than the structure of the Muslim Bagh Ophiolites ( Abbas and Ahmad , this volume ) . The Muslim Bagh Ophiolites consist of only two ...
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K N Kravchenko | 25 |
Chris T Klootwijk | 41 |
John A Talent Ruth Mawson | 75 |
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