Structural Geology of the HimalayaP. S. Saklani |
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... Badrinath region comprises various rocks of different geological ages . The succession in the Badrinath region is given as follows : Tourmaline Granite Badrinath Crystalline Complex Migmatites and gneisses Intrusives Metasediments 1 ...
... Badrinath region comprises various rocks of different geological ages . The succession in the Badrinath region is given as follows : Tourmaline Granite Badrinath Crystalline Complex Migmatites and gneisses Intrusives Metasediments 1 ...
Page 63
... Badrinath - Mana road . Overturned isoclinial folds in a sillimanite - biotite schist , south of old Badrinath village . Fig . 5d . Epidote , diopside , biotite , chlorite and hornblende enclosed in augen shaped quartzofelspathic ...
... Badrinath - Mana road . Overturned isoclinial folds in a sillimanite - biotite schist , south of old Badrinath village . Fig . 5d . Epidote , diopside , biotite , chlorite and hornblende enclosed in augen shaped quartzofelspathic ...
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... Badrinath and this conclusion is in line with that of Mehnert ( 1968 ) , " several mineral facies are imprinted on the rocks one after the other , in principle , all facies from the lowest to the highest stage should occur twice ...
... Badrinath and this conclusion is in line with that of Mehnert ( 1968 ) , " several mineral facies are imprinted on the rocks one after the other , in principle , all facies from the lowest to the highest stage should occur twice ...
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Almora anatexis anticline augen axes axial plane Badrinath basin beds Bhattacharya biotite Blaini cleavage Delhi developed direction earthquakes eastern Eocene F₂ fabric facies fault folds foliation Gansser Garhwal Garhwal Himalaya garnet Geol gneiss grained granitic gneisses Himalaya Indian Indian plate Indo-Pakistan Jour Jutogh Kashmir Klootwijk Krol Belt Krol thrust Kumaun Kumaun Himalaya Ladakh Lesser Himalaya limestone Lingtse Gneiss Lower Main Boundary Main Central Thrust metamorphism mica schist micaceous Middle Siwalik migmatite mineral lineation Mukhem mylonitic Naini nappe Nepal observed occur ophiolite orientation Pakistan palaeomagnetic parallel phase of deformation phyllite plagioclase porphyroblastic quartz quartzite Quetta region rocks rotation S₁ S₂ Saklani sandstone schist schistosity sedimentary sediments seismicity sequence shales shear Simla Sinha Roy Siwalik Siwalik Formation slate stratigraphic structures Surv Suture Zone syncline tectonic tectonites thrust sheet thrust zone Tibetan slab tourmaline trend units Upper Valdiya valley volcanics