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... Upliftment of Himalayan Terrain Upliftment in the Himalaya has been quantitatively calculated in many locations by dating , triangulation , Global Positioning System ( GPS ) and by fossil record techniques . The Himalaya is rising with ...
... Upliftment of Himalayan Terrain Upliftment in the Himalaya has been quantitatively calculated in many locations by dating , triangulation , Global Positioning System ( GPS ) and by fossil record techniques . The Himalaya is rising with ...
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... upliftment of molasse since Upper Oligocene . Karakoram ranges rose up with 2 mm / year rates . Doon Valley shows interesting effect of recent tectonics . Kangra Earthquake of 1905 rose its level 13.4 cm while adjoining Mohand anticline ...
... upliftment of molasse since Upper Oligocene . Karakoram ranges rose up with 2 mm / year rates . Doon Valley shows interesting effect of recent tectonics . Kangra Earthquake of 1905 rose its level 13.4 cm while adjoining Mohand anticline ...
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... upliftment occurred in several phases . Among these phases of upliftment he identified three most important phases of upliftment in this mountain system . The first phase was of post - Nummulitic ( Cretaceous ) which culminated in the ...
... upliftment occurred in several phases . Among these phases of upliftment he identified three most important phases of upliftment in this mountain system . The first phase was of post - Nummulitic ( Cretaceous ) which culminated in the ...
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