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... sediment loads 1.2 Bt / year thus they have deposited 6 million cubic km sediments in the Bengal Fan and Ganga- Brahmaputra delta in past 20 Ma . Calculated average annual sediment load carried by the Brahmaputra , Ganga and the Indus ...
... sediment loads 1.2 Bt / year thus they have deposited 6 million cubic km sediments in the Bengal Fan and Ganga- Brahmaputra delta in past 20 Ma . Calculated average annual sediment load carried by the Brahmaputra , Ganga and the Indus ...
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... sediments occur in many tectonic valleys called duns ; the notable examples of duns are Kashmir Valley , Pinjor Valley , Dehradun Valley in India and Thankkhola Dang Dun , Katmandu Valley and Pokhra Valley in Nepal . Thickness of sediments ...
... sediments occur in many tectonic valleys called duns ; the notable examples of duns are Kashmir Valley , Pinjor Valley , Dehradun Valley in India and Thankkhola Dang Dun , Katmandu Valley and Pokhra Valley in Nepal . Thickness of sediments ...
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... sedimentation have been recognized . Size of Basins of Deposition The size of basins varies in time and space . There are examples of large basins covering the entire length of the Himalaya , for examples in a foreland basin Siwalik ...
... sedimentation have been recognized . Size of Basins of Deposition The size of basins varies in time and space . There are examples of large basins covering the entire length of the Himalaya , for examples in a foreland basin Siwalik ...
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