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... suture zone . It is mainly developed in Tibet , however , in India and Pakistan it is present in the Ladakh and Karakoram regions where it is branches out into two sutures zones namely the southern Indus Suture and the northern Shyok Suture ...
... suture zone . It is mainly developed in Tibet , however , in India and Pakistan it is present in the Ladakh and Karakoram regions where it is branches out into two sutures zones namely the southern Indus Suture and the northern Shyok Suture ...
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... SUTURE ZONE Indus R. Ladakh Batholith Khardung Volcanics Shyok R. Shyok S.Z. x X + x KARAKORAM GRANITE x x xxx xx x Figure 4.5 . Geological cross - section across Indus and Shyok suture zones ( after Thakur , 1981 b ) Evolution of ISZ ...
... SUTURE ZONE Indus R. Ladakh Batholith Khardung Volcanics Shyok R. Shyok S.Z. x X + x KARAKORAM GRANITE x x xxx xx x Figure 4.5 . Geological cross - section across Indus and Shyok suture zones ( after Thakur , 1981 b ) Evolution of ISZ ...
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... Shyok Suture The NW - SE trending Shyok Suture or Northern Suture zone is situated between Ladakh and Karakoram granitoids . Its northern limit follows the Nubra Valley , a tributary of Shyok River , and the southern limit is located a ...
... Shyok Suture The NW - SE trending Shyok Suture or Northern Suture zone is situated between Ladakh and Karakoram granitoids . Its northern limit follows the Nubra Valley , a tributary of Shyok River , and the southern limit is located a ...
Contents
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