Structural Geology of the HimalayaP. S. Saklani |
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... crystalline rocks ( Fig . 1 ) , corresponding to those of Almora , Baijnath , Askot , Dharamgarh and Karimpur units . Of these , only the Almora unit covers a vast territory of Lesser Kumaun , while the other units are relatively much ...
... crystalline rocks ( Fig . 1 ) , corresponding to those of Almora , Baijnath , Askot , Dharamgarh and Karimpur units . Of these , only the Almora unit covers a vast territory of Lesser Kumaun , while the other units are relatively much ...
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... crystalline unit is complicated ( Sarkar , et al . , 1965 ; Sharma , 1970 , 1971 ) , a generalised synformal ... units of Baijnath , Askot and Dharmgarh ) . Extension of the Central Crystalline Zone in the form of a nappe ( e.g. , Almora ...
... crystalline unit is complicated ( Sarkar , et al . , 1965 ; Sharma , 1970 , 1971 ) , a generalised synformal ... units of Baijnath , Askot and Dharmgarh ) . Extension of the Central Crystalline Zone in the form of a nappe ( e.g. , Almora ...
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... crystalline units do not appear to be comparable with those of the Central Crystalline Zone ( Powar , 1972 ; Misra and Bhattacharya , 1976 ) . It is , therefore , suggested that the Main Central Thrust should not be linked with the ...
... crystalline units do not appear to be comparable with those of the Central Crystalline Zone ( Powar , 1972 ; Misra and Bhattacharya , 1976 ) . It is , therefore , suggested that the Main Central Thrust should not be linked with the ...
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