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... structures but rivers have not developed their valleys in these structures for long distances . Thus structural control in valley development is lacking . Only handful numbers of rivers are coming out in the plain after crossing the ...
... structures but rivers have not developed their valleys in these structures for long distances . Thus structural control in valley development is lacking . Only handful numbers of rivers are coming out in the plain after crossing the ...
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... structural and teetonic elements in vertical dimension . Structures in the Himalaya are divided into two categories pre - Himalayan and Himalayan . Early Proterozoic or possibly Late Archaean rocks are also presents in the Himalaya ...
... structural and teetonic elements in vertical dimension . Structures in the Himalaya are divided into two categories pre - Himalayan and Himalayan . Early Proterozoic or possibly Late Archaean rocks are also presents in the Himalaya ...
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... structures , snake head anticlines and snake head duplexes , fault propagation folds antiformal stakes , over steps thrust systems and other structures have been observed . In Doon Valley Siwalik rocks shows two phase of deformation ...
... structures , snake head anticlines and snake head duplexes , fault propagation folds antiformal stakes , over steps thrust systems and other structures have been observed . In Doon Valley Siwalik rocks shows two phase of deformation ...
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