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Page 117
... blocks " might be superficial nappes . Step faults and decollement structures are well developed in , the Alps yet ... Blocks : The northern extremity of the Himalaya is marked by the occurrence of exotic blocks . According to Von Kraft ...
... blocks " might be superficial nappes . Step faults and decollement structures are well developed in , the Alps yet ... Blocks : The northern extremity of the Himalaya is marked by the occurrence of exotic blocks . According to Von Kraft ...
Page 120
... blocks and the associated ophiolitic rocks in the Zone of Indus Geosuture , thus the latter can also be compared with the Tonale Geosuture of the Alps ( Figs . 2 , 3 ) . The exotic blocks of Alps consist of breccia ( Eocene ) and flysch ...
... blocks and the associated ophiolitic rocks in the Zone of Indus Geosuture , thus the latter can also be compared with the Tonale Geosuture of the Alps ( Figs . 2 , 3 ) . The exotic blocks of Alps consist of breccia ( Eocene ) and flysch ...
Page 168
... blocks is that although they show the displacement along the faults and consequent folding in the cover but they fail to show the shortening of the basement that occurs with the fault displacement as a result of lateral compression ...
... blocks is that although they show the displacement along the faults and consequent folding in the cover but they fail to show the shortening of the basement that occurs with the fault displacement as a result of lateral compression ...
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Tectonics and Structure of the Pamirs | 1 |
Metamorphic events in Ladakh Indus suture zone Karakorum | 17 |
Peninsular and Himalayan Precambrian Belts | 31 |
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