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where signs appear , indicating the tectonic abrasion of the continental margin ,
attaining perhaps a width of upto few hundreds of kilometres , and probably a
rather significant subduction of the continental platform below the orogen .
where signs appear , indicating the tectonic abrasion of the continental margin ,
attaining perhaps a width of upto few hundreds of kilometres , and probably a
rather significant subduction of the continental platform below the orogen .
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The explosive type andesitic ( calc - alkaline ) volcanism ( Khardung - Dir
volcanics ) seems to follow the second stage collision of the arc - accreted
continental margin with the margin of the other plate i.e. along Shyok suture in
the Ladakh ...
The explosive type andesitic ( calc - alkaline ) volcanism ( Khardung - Dir
volcanics ) seems to follow the second stage collision of the arc - accreted
continental margin with the margin of the other plate i.e. along Shyok suture in
the Ladakh ...
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SIGNIFICANCE AND EVOLUTION Himalaya In the Himalaya , the ophiolite
emplacements in the Indus Tectonic Zone are originally part of an oceanic crust
that existed along the northern margin of the Proto - Tethys Himalaya . The
Tethys ...
SIGNIFICANCE AND EVOLUTION Himalaya In the Himalaya , the ophiolite
emplacements in the Indus Tectonic Zone are originally part of an oceanic crust
that existed along the northern margin of the Proto - Tethys Himalaya . The
Tethys ...
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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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