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... zone of nappes ( Kashmir nappes ) in which at least two impor- tant thrusts are known to be present . The Pre - Cambrian , Palaeozoic and Mesozoic rocks of the nappe zone are thrust over those of the autochthonous zone . These ...
... zone of nappes ( Kashmir nappes ) in which at least two impor- tant thrusts are known to be present . The Pre - Cambrian , Palaeozoic and Mesozoic rocks of the nappe zone are thrust over those of the autochthonous zone . These ...
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... zone of Mount Kailas which here occupies a wide zone . Beyond Mount Kailas is the Trans - Himalaya Range with its Mesozoic granites and meta- morphics . Summarising , we may say that the following thrust zones have been established from ...
... zone of Mount Kailas which here occupies a wide zone . Beyond Mount Kailas is the Trans - Himalaya Range with its Mesozoic granites and meta- morphics . Summarising , we may say that the following thrust zones have been established from ...
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... zone of the Singhbhum copper belt just after overthusting took place , but in some cases they have also been affected by folding and dislocation . To the north of the large area of Dalma volcanics , some distance north of the main shear ...
... zone of the Singhbhum copper belt just after overthusting took place , but in some cases they have also been affected by folding and dislocation . To the north of the large area of Dalma volcanics , some distance north of the main shear ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
THE EXTRAPENINSULAR REGION | 27 |
The Himalayan Arc the Burmese Arc the Baluchistan | 75 |
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Africa anomalies appear Arabia Aravalli Assam associated Auden Baluchistan basic basin beds belt border Burma Burmese Central closely coast connected containing continued Cretaceous Cutch deposits developed direction east Eastern Ghats Eocene extended facies faulted fauna flows folding followed formations formed fossils further Garhwal Geol geological geosyncline Gondwanas granite Hills Himalayas India indicate intrusives Iran islands Jurassic Kashmir known later lavas limestones Lower Madagascar marine marked mass Mesozoic Middle miles Miocene mountain movements Mysore Neocomian northern occupied occur original orogeny parallel Peninsula period Permian places plateau Pleistocene Pre-Cambrian present probably Range region represented ridge rift rocks Salt Range sandstones Satpura sediments seen separated shales shallow shows side similar southern strata strike structure Surv Tertiary Tethyan thrust transgression Traps trend Triassic trough ultrabasic uplift Upper Upper Cretaceous Valley Vindhyans volcanic wedge western zone