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... phase of thrusting and later phase of normal faulting ( 23-18 Ma ) . Three phases of deformation namely the mesoscopic to megascopic southwesterly verging isoclinal fold of the first phase followed by open to tight northeasterly verging ...
... phase of thrusting and later phase of normal faulting ( 23-18 Ma ) . Three phases of deformation namely the mesoscopic to megascopic southwesterly verging isoclinal fold of the first phase followed by open to tight northeasterly verging ...
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... phases and called them Ladakh Phase ( Late Cretaceous - Early Eocene ) , Dharmsala Phase ( Middle Miocene ) and Siwalik Phase ( Plio - Pleistocene ) . Krishnan ( 1982 ) identified five phases of deformation in the Himalaya . The first ...
... phases and called them Ladakh Phase ( Late Cretaceous - Early Eocene ) , Dharmsala Phase ( Middle Miocene ) and Siwalik Phase ( Plio - Pleistocene ) . Krishnan ( 1982 ) identified five phases of deformation in the Himalaya . The first ...
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... phase was of post - Nummulitic ( Cretaceous ) which culminated in the Oligocene , in this phase ancient Central Crystallines or Higher Himalayan rocks rose up . This was followed most violent or catastrophic phase of the Middle Miocene ...
... phase was of post - Nummulitic ( Cretaceous ) which culminated in the Oligocene , in this phase ancient Central Crystallines or Higher Himalayan rocks rose up . This was followed most violent or catastrophic phase of the Middle Miocene ...
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Preface | 9 |
CHAPTER2 INDOGANGETIC PLAIN | 11 |
CHAPTER3 GEOMORPHOLOGY OF HIMALAYA | 19 |
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