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( d ) The base of Tibetan slab : The MCT represents a transition zone between
the kyanite - gneiss and the garnet bearing phyllite with alternating bands of
quartzites , marbles , amphibolites and augen gneiss of the Scale zone . It
corresponds ...
( d ) The base of Tibetan slab : The MCT represents a transition zone between
the kyanite - gneiss and the garnet bearing phyllite with alternating bands of
quartzites , marbles , amphibolites and augen gneiss of the Scale zone . It
corresponds ...
Page 422
At the top , the continuation of the platy - gneiss is observed in the form of a
horizontal recumbent fold towards the south . Its synclinal edge is cut by the
southern cliff of NupseLhotse , whilst the axis of the laminated anticline
constitutes the ...
At the top , the continuation of the platy - gneiss is observed in the form of a
horizontal recumbent fold towards the south . Its synclinal edge is cut by the
southern cliff of NupseLhotse , whilst the axis of the laminated anticline
constitutes the ...
Page 424
( i ) The stratigraphic interpretation : It the extrapolation towards the east of what
was accepted for Ulleri gneiss . But the gigantic dimensions of Arun gneiss
completely differ from those of the Ulleri gneiss , and hence such an extrapolation
...
( i ) The stratigraphic interpretation : It the extrapolation towards the east of what
was accepted for Ulleri gneiss . But the gigantic dimensions of Arun gneiss
completely differ from those of the Ulleri gneiss , and hence such an extrapolation
...
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Tectonics and Structure of the Pamirs | 1 |
Peninsular and Himalayan Precambrian Belts | 31 |
Central Indian Ridge and Himalayan Mountain System | 55 |
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