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... Thimpu Chu confluence with laccoliths of granite gneiss . The strike of the rocks is almost E - W . Local variations in its trend are noticed at Ha , Paro and Thimpu Valleys . It turns to N - S near Thimpu Chu and then trends WNW - ESE ...
... Thimpu Chu confluence with laccoliths of granite gneiss . The strike of the rocks is almost E - W . Local variations in its trend are noticed at Ha , Paro and Thimpu Valleys . It turns to N - S near Thimpu Chu and then trends WNW - ESE ...
Page 606
... Thimpu - Chekha Group : The Thimpu and Chekha formations belong to one group of rocks . The Thimpu formation consists of high grade metamorphic rocks ( migmatite ) ortho- and psammatic - gneisses , mica schist , quartzite , marble ...
... Thimpu - Chekha Group : The Thimpu and Chekha formations belong to one group of rocks . The Thimpu formation consists of high grade metamorphic rocks ( migmatite ) ortho- and psammatic - gneisses , mica schist , quartzite , marble ...
Page 614
... Thimpu areas is mainly due to this domal structure . There are several NW - SW trending faults in Thimpu valley which in turn are also displaced by NE- SW fault trends along Thimpu Chu . The Sombe - Duna Dzong rocks occur in anticlinal ...
... Thimpu areas is mainly due to this domal structure . There are several NW - SW trending faults in Thimpu valley which in turn are also displaced by NE- SW fault trends along Thimpu Chu . The Sombe - Duna Dzong rocks occur in anticlinal ...
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The Central Himalayan Gneisses in Northern Pakistan | 1 |
LowPressure Metamorphism in a Regionally Metamorphic | 49 |
The Buniyar Granite of the Kashmir Himalaya | 61 |
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Acharyya Almora amphibolite andalusite anticline assemblages augen gneiss axes axial plane axis Barun bedding belt Berinag Bhutan biotite Buxa Central Crystallines Chail Chail Nappes chlorite Chomolongma crenulation cleavage developed diagram fabric facies faults feldspar folds foliation Formation fractures Gansser Garhwal Garhwal Himalaya garnet Geol Geology girdle gneiss Gondwana grade grains granite gneiss Group Himalaya India isograd Jour Jutogh Khola Khumbu Kumaun kyanite Lesser Himalaya limestone lithological lower Main Central Thrust Makalu Massif mesoscopic metasediments mica schist micaceous migmatites mineral lineation muscovite mylonitic nappe Nepal North Almora Thrust occur orientation parallel pelitic Phaplu phase of deformation phyllites plagioclase porphyroblasts Pradesh Precambrian quartz quartzite reaction regional metamorphism rocks S₂ Saklani schist schistosity sedimentary sediments sequence sericite shear sillimanite Simla Siwalik Siyom slates staurolite stratigraphic strike-slip structural Surv syncline tectonic temperature Tethyan texture Thimpu thrust sheet thrust zone tourmaline trend upper Vaikrita Valdiya valley