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... southern boundary of Trans Himalayan region from the Tethyan zone of Himalaya . This region , evolved in the Mesozoic and Tertiary , shows highly complex geological set up having varieties of tectonic regimes and the geology of this ...
... southern boundary of Trans Himalayan region from the Tethyan zone of Himalaya . This region , evolved in the Mesozoic and Tertiary , shows highly complex geological set up having varieties of tectonic regimes and the geology of this ...
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... SOUTHERN TIBET In between the Himalaya and the Tanglha tectonic zone a mountainous terrain is present in the southern Tibet . The Gangdese Mountain Belt and the Nyainquentanglha Mountain Belt constitute this hilly region . The Indus ...
... SOUTHERN TIBET In between the Himalaya and the Tanglha tectonic zone a mountainous terrain is present in the southern Tibet . The Gangdese Mountain Belt and the Nyainquentanglha Mountain Belt constitute this hilly region . The Indus ...
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... southern part of the Gondwanaland is deciphered out with the help of apparent polar wandering curves based on geomagnetic study , geochronological data and geological evidences . The curves suggest that around 510 Ma BP , the southern ...
... southern part of the Gondwanaland is deciphered out with the help of apparent polar wandering curves based on geomagnetic study , geochronological data and geological evidences . The curves suggest that around 510 Ma BP , the southern ...
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