Tectonics of the Himalaya / edited by S. Mukherjee, R. Carosi, P.A. van der Beek, B.K. Mukherjee, and D.M. Robinson.
The Himalayan mountain belt, which developed during the India-Asia collision starting about 55 Ma ago, is a dramatically active orogen and it is regarded as the classic collisional orogen. It is characterized by an impressively continuous 2500 km of tectonic units, thrusts and normal faults, as well...
| Uniform Title: | Geological Society special publication ;
v. 412. |
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| Language: | English |
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[Bath] :
Geological Society of London,
[2015]
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| Series: | Geological Society special publication ;
v. 412. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white, and colour). |
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Summary: |
The Himalayan mountain belt, which developed during the India-Asia collision starting about 55 Ma ago, is a dramatically active orogen and it is regarded as the classic collisional orogen. It is characterized by an impressively continuous 2500 km of tectonic units, thrusts and normal faults, as well as large volumes of high-grade metamorphic rocks and granites exposed at the surface. This constitutes an invaluable field laboratory, where amazing crustal sections can be observed directly in very deep gorges. It is possible to unravel the tectonic and metamorphic evolution of litho-units, to observe the mechanisms of exhumation of deep-seated rocks and the propagation of the deformation. This text examines this topic. |
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| Note: | Previously issued in print: 2015. |
| Call Number: | QE634 |
| Bibliography Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781862397040 (ebook) : |
| Source of Description: |
Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on January 11, 2016). |