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Page 427
... lower boundaries of this belt are well marked by its lithology and relief . This belt attains a thickness of 500 m in the front of the nappe ( especially at the southern slopes of the Nuptse and Lhotse ) , but at the western foot of the ...
... lower boundaries of this belt are well marked by its lithology and relief . This belt attains a thickness of 500 m in the front of the nappe ( especially at the southern slopes of the Nuptse and Lhotse ) , but at the western foot of the ...
Page 472
... lower part of the Higher crystalline sheet and the Lower crystalline sheet . The lower limit of the zone is concealed by the deformed Phaplu augen gneiss . However , in the southern front of the Lower crystalline sheet this gneiss is ...
... lower part of the Higher crystalline sheet and the Lower crystalline sheet . The lower limit of the zone is concealed by the deformed Phaplu augen gneiss . However , in the southern front of the Lower crystalline sheet this gneiss is ...
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... lower parts of the Tethys sediments ( Gansser , 1964 ; Fuchs and Frank , 1970 ) . Sarung thrust phase : This phase affected the Lower crystalline sheet and basal part of the Higher crystalline sheet . The Khali Khola schist witnessed ...
... lower parts of the Tethys sediments ( Gansser , 1964 ; Fuchs and Frank , 1970 ) . Sarung thrust phase : This phase affected the Lower crystalline sheet and basal part of the Higher crystalline sheet . The Khali Khola schist witnessed ...
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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