Himalayan Geology: A Collection of Papers Presented at the Symposium Held in Calcutta During October 1963 |
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... ridge ( the Donkgya ridge ) to the east ( approx . long 88 ° 50 ' E ) , there is a sucession of glacial and periglacial zones , controlled by the elevation of the landmass , topographic configuration of the hills and distribution of the ...
... ridge ( the Donkgya ridge ) to the east ( approx . long 88 ° 50 ' E ) , there is a sucession of glacial and periglacial zones , controlled by the elevation of the landmass , topographic configuration of the hills and distribution of the ...
Page 80
... ridge and the oldest terminal moraine was probably formed during this period . When once the volume of ice of the glacier was reduced , it could no longer overcome this barrier created by the ridge . The snout at this stage started ...
... ridge and the oldest terminal moraine was probably formed during this period . When once the volume of ice of the glacier was reduced , it could no longer overcome this barrier created by the ridge . The snout at this stage started ...
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... ridge slopes gently towards the N. W. direction . The South western slope of Dhauldhar ridge is jointed by a series of transverse ridges separated by steep precipitous valleys . Two parallel longitudinal valleys occur - one at the base ...
... ridge slopes gently towards the N. W. direction . The South western slope of Dhauldhar ridge is jointed by a series of transverse ridges separated by steep precipitous valleys . Two parallel longitudinal valleys occur - one at the base ...
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Chowdhury and B Das Sharma | 9 |
vi Traverses in the Himalaya of U P A Ranga Rao | 31 |
ii Geomorphology and the Himalayas P C Hazra and B N Raina | 47 |
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Alaknanda alluvium anticline Auden bands basin belt Bhagirathi biotite Blaini boulder bed carbonaceous Chails Chandpur chlorite clay colour conglomerate correlation Cretaceous deposits dolomite east exposed fault felspars flysch folded foliation foothills formations fossils Ganga Garhwal geochemical Geol Geological Survey geologists geophysical glacial glacier gneiss granite grey Himalaya indicate Indus flysch Jaunsars Jutogh Kalagarh Karewas Kashmir Krol Ladakh Larji limestone lithological Lower Siwalik Mandhali Mandi mapping metamorphic metres Middle Siwalik migmatites mineral mineralisation moraines Nagthat nappe nodules occur orogeny outcrops overlain overlying Panjal peaks pebbles phyllites Pleistocene Pradesh present Punjab purple quartz quartzite Ramganga region river salt sandstones schistose schists sediments seismic sequence shales Shali Simla Simla slates Siwalik snout Spiti stratigraphic structures Subathu Surv Survey of India Sutlej syncline tectonic terraces Tertiary thick thrust plane tion unconformity Upper Siwalik upto valley volcanic zone