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... represented by a steepned and modified foliation ( S ) . The porphyroblastic minerals and their growth exhibit a static character . These appear to have been affected by flattening across the schistosity which is evidenced by the ...
... represented by a steepned and modified foliation ( S ) . The porphyroblastic minerals and their growth exhibit a static character . These appear to have been affected by flattening across the schistosity which is evidenced by the ...
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... represents the most intensively rejuvenated part of the relatively autochthonous high - mountain relief of the older Great Himalayan ridge . Its tectonically individualized peaks are represented by the Baruntse , Hungku , Chamlang ...
... represents the most intensively rejuvenated part of the relatively autochthonous high - mountain relief of the older Great Himalayan ridge . Its tectonically individualized peaks are represented by the Baruntse , Hungku , Chamlang ...
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... represented by two structural directions : WNW - ESE ( E - W ) and NNE - SSW . The major F , folds are almost longitudinal to the Himalayan Range . Usually they are open , upright and varying in size . The Pokhara - Gurkha anticlinorium ...
... represented by two structural directions : WNW - ESE ( E - W ) and NNE - SSW . The major F , folds are almost longitudinal to the Himalayan Range . Usually they are open , upright and varying in size . The Pokhara - Gurkha anticlinorium ...
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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