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... gneiss ) , Pandukeshwar Formation ( mica schist , kyanite - garnet - mica schist and psammatic gneiss ) , Pindari Formation ( lime - silicate gneiss , biotite gneiss , migmatites , augen gneiss included with aplite veins , pegmatite and ...
... gneiss ) , Pandukeshwar Formation ( mica schist , kyanite - garnet - mica schist and psammatic gneiss ) , Pindari Formation ( lime - silicate gneiss , biotite gneiss , migmatites , augen gneiss included with aplite veins , pegmatite and ...
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... gneiss with dominant argillo - arenaceous fractions and well bedded quartzite ; the middle part is constituted by the calcareous gneisses with interbedded marble and intruded with pegmatite and aplite and the upper part contains augen ...
... gneiss with dominant argillo - arenaceous fractions and well bedded quartzite ; the middle part is constituted by the calcareous gneisses with interbedded marble and intruded with pegmatite and aplite and the upper part contains augen ...
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... gneiss are divided into garnet - biotite gneiss , calc - siliceous gneiss , migmatitic gneiss and augen gneiss . Bhutan Bhutan has widespread development of crystalline rocks . These rocks show continuity with crystallines of Sikkim in ...
... gneiss are divided into garnet - biotite gneiss , calc - siliceous gneiss , migmatitic gneiss and augen gneiss . Bhutan Bhutan has widespread development of crystalline rocks . These rocks show continuity with crystallines of Sikkim in ...
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 kmĀ³ 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