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... Karakoram regions where it is branches out into two sutures zones namely the southern Indus Suture and the northern Shyok Suture . 7. Trans Himalaya This zone is a part of southern Eurasian Plate and in India and Pakistan it is mainly ...
... Karakoram regions where it is branches out into two sutures zones namely the southern Indus Suture and the northern Shyok Suture . 7. Trans Himalaya This zone is a part of southern Eurasian Plate and in India and Pakistan it is mainly ...
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... KARAKORAM BLOCK The Karakoram region , 600 km long and 150 km wide , is situated north of Ladakh and Kohistan areas of India and Pakistan respectively . This mountainous terrain is one among the several mountain ranges radiating out ...
... KARAKORAM BLOCK The Karakoram region , 600 km long and 150 km wide , is situated north of Ladakh and Kohistan areas of India and Pakistan respectively . This mountainous terrain is one among the several mountain ranges radiating out ...
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A. K. Biyani. Karakoram Batholith The Karakoram Batholith is situated to the north of the Shyok Ophiolitic Mélange zone , along the Karakoram Fault . A 50 m wide mylonite zone and a chain of the hot springs are present along the contact ...
A. K. Biyani. Karakoram Batholith The Karakoram Batholith is situated to the north of the Shyok Ophiolitic Mélange zone , along the Karakoram Fault . A 50 m wide mylonite zone and a chain of the hot springs are present along the contact ...
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Preface | 9 |
CHAPTER2 INDOGANGETIC PLAIN | 11 |
CHAPTER3 GEOMORPHOLOGY OF HIMALAYA | 19 |
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activities amphibolite Arunachal Pradesh basin beds belt Bhutan Biyani carbonate Central clay comprises contains Cretaceous crustal crystalline deformation Dehradun district dolomite Early earthquakes eastern Eocene evolution faults folds Formation fossils Ganga Garhwal Geol geological geosyncline glacial glaciers gneiss Gondwana granite Group Higher Himalaya Himachal Pradesh Himalaya Himalayan region India Indian plate Indus Suture Jammu and Kashmir Karakoram Kathmandu km depth km long km wide km³ Kohistan Krol Kumaun Ladakh lakes landslide large number Lesser Himalaya limestone located magmatic magnesite metamorphism minerals mountain movement Nappe Nepal northern ophiolitic orogenic Pakistan Palaeozoic pegmatite peninsular Permian phase phosphorite phyllite present Proterozoic quartzite reported rivers sandstone Satluj schist sediments seismic sequence shale shear Shimla Shyok Suture Sikkim Siwalik slates slope southern sq km stratigraphic structure Subathu subduction sulphide Suture Zone tectonic terrain Tertiary thick Thrust Tibet upliftment Upper Uttaranchal Vaikrita Valley Volcanics Yamuna Zanskar