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Description: 1. Tectonics and structure of the Pamirs - S. V. Ruzhentsev and V.A. Shvolman 2. Metamorphic events in Ladakh, Indus suture zone Karakorum - M. E. Brookfield 3. Peninsular and Himalayan Precambrian belts - D. P. Dhoundial 4. Structural records of orogeny and Himayalan mountainrange - Josef Jaros 5. Central Indian ridge and Himalayan mountain system - J. G. Negi. P. K. Agrawal and N. K. Thakur 6. Magmatism and crustal growth in the Himalaya - Kewal K. Sharma 7. Different kinds of thrusting in the Himalaya - G. Fuchs 8. Tectonic significance of the Himalayan active faults - Takashi Nakata 9. Himalayan and Sveconorwegian tectonics - A. Berthelsen 10. The Himalayan and Alpine anatomy - Biq Chingchang 11. Summary of Himalaya and Alpine structure - P. S. Saklani 12. The Himalayan arc system and gravity tectonics - M. N. Saxena 13. Basement listric faults and the Himalayan evolution - A. K. Dubey and M. I. Bhat 14. Palaeomagnetic data from Indo-Pakistan and South Central Asia: collision tectonics - Chris T. Klootwijk 15. Seismotectonics of Pakistan and the Central Himalaya - L. Seeber, R. Quittmeyer and J. Armbruster 16. Seismotectonics of the Himalaya - R. K. Verma 17. The Himalaya and the Indian-Asian plate interactions - S. K. Acharyya 18. Tectonic framework of ophiolite belts - S. V. Srikantia 19. Tectonic significance of magmatism in Kashmir and Kumaun Himalaya - V. Divakara Rao 20. Facies pattern of Kashmir Himalaya - S. K. Shah 21. Nappe tectonics in the Simla-Kumaun-Garhwal Himalaya - A. D. Gibbs 22. Inner schistose series of Garhwal and Kumaun - I. C. Pande 23. The Nepal Himalayan geology - C. K. Sharma 24. Stratigraphy and structure of west Nepal Himalaya - J. M. Remy 25. Tibetan slab of central Nepal Himalaya - P. Bordet 26. The K/Ar age determinations in Eastern Nepal - D. Krumenacher, F. A. Kingery - A. M. Basett and H. F. Layne 27. Inverted metamorphic sequences of the eastern Himalayan Crystallines - S. Sinha Roy 28. The Assam-Arakan orogen: basinal configuration and sedimentation - P. K. Dasgupta, R. Mukherjee and Ananya Biswas

Description: The volume consists of modern researches on the Himalayan Mountain Geology by eminent and active geoscientists of India and abroad. The formation of the Himalaya is a result of collision tectonics and the rock- material from the deep interior was exhumed for about 40 km and was horizontally transported for about 200 km along the Main Central Thrust. Historically the development of Himalayan geology was adversely affected due to World War I and II but notable contributions were made when India became independent. Two layers of Siwalik sediments underlie the alluvium: the upper Siwalik-1000m and lower Siwalik-4000m. Geophysically, it was determined that some of the faults of the Himalaya are deep rooted (12 km). Palaeogene rocks are regressive and were derived from the Indus Suture Zone. Granitoids of Kinnaur show mineralogical variations. Alkali-silica reaction in rocks plays a significant role in the rock-strength property. Rocks of the Yamuma valley were subjected to ductile and brittle-ductile deformation. Dynamic rejuvenation due to vertical uplift is observed in geomorphological features. The composite Main Central Thrust consisting of MCT-I, II and III occurs in the form of a major Duplex characterized by shortening (60%) and ramping (8 km). The rocks of the Almora Nappe were affected by pre-syn- and post-shear zones. The Mussoorie syncline consists of pop-up klippen. Imbricated slices are associated with the thrusts. The Himalayan rocks were metamorpho-sed in two distinct phases, which were progressive and retrogressive and were related with three phases of deformation. Many geomorphological features in the Himalayan region are marked by neotectonics. Geokinematics and structural patterns of the whole Himalayan/Alpine belt indicate that their structural architecture was made by compressional, rotational and strike slip movements. It is hoped that the volume would be useful to researchers, academicians and geoscientists in governmental and nongovernmental organisations of the country and abroad. 1. The Formation of the Himalaya - Maurice Brunei, Stephane Dominguez, Georges Mascle 2. Himalayan Geology: A Historical Perspective - Rasoul B. Sorkhabi 3. Magnetotelluric Studies in Northwestern Himalaya - Gautam Gupta, S.G. Gokarn, C.K. Rao and C. Selvraj 4. Sedimentology of the Palaeogene Succession in Jammu Region, Jammu and Kashmir State, NW Himalaya - B.P. Singh, D.S. Andotra and J.S. Pawar 5. Biotite from Neoproterozoic Granite Gneiss Cambro- Ordovician Granitoid and Neogene Leucogranite of Kinnaur District, Himachal Pradesh - Santosh Kumar and Brijesh Singh 6. Relation Between Mineralogical and Physical Properties of Coarse and fine Aggregates and Influence of Textural, Chemical and Dimensional Difference on Strength of Mortar and Concrete, Manali (H.P.) - S.C. Bhatt and Rajiv Kumar 7. Structure and Tectonics of the Yamuna Mylonite Zone, District. Uttarkashi, Uttaranchal - A.K. Biyani 8. Geological and Morphotectonic Studies Using Satellite Images of a Part of Tehri-Uttarkashi District, Lesser Garhwal Himalaya - A.C. Pandey, P.S. Saklani and C.S. Dubey 9. Tectonic Geology of the Main Central Thrust, Garhwal, Uttranchal - P.S. Saklani 10. Tectonic Evolution of The Almora Nappe Along the Chhara- Someshwar Transect, Kumaun Himalaya - Mallickarjun Joshi and A.N. Tiwari 11. Pop-up Klippen in the Mussoorie Syncline, Lesser Himalaya, Evidence from Field and Model Deformation Studies - A.K. Dubey and R. Jayangondaperumal 12. Development of the Thrusts in Garhwal Himalaya - Arun K. Shandilya 13. Metamorphic and Deformation History of the Central Crystallines of the Upper Alaknanda Valley, Garhwal Himalaya and its bearing on inverted Metamorphism - Surya Pratap Singh, Prem Swarup Saklani, Alan Bruce Thompson 14. Structural and Metamorphic Studies of Rocks associated with the Chail Unit and Main Central Thrust Zone of the Garhwal Himalaya - V.K. Singh 15. A Contribution to Metamorphic History of an Area of Chamoli Garhwal - B.C. Joshi 16. Neotectonic and Morphotectonic Evolution of a Part of North Eastern Kumaun Himalaya - Rameshwar Ball 17. Seismotectonic Studies in Manipur and Adjoining Areas - Arun Kumar and Manichandra Sanoujam 18. Strike-Slip Related Structural Patterns and orogenic Geokinematics of the Mediterranean-Central Asian Orogenic Belt - M. Kopp.)

Description: Contents: Foreword 1. Two orogenic systems in the Himalaya: Evidence and consequences - Jean-Pierre Burg 2. Evolution of the Kargil Basin, Ladakh Himalaya: Biostratigraphic, Palaeoecologic and Palaeoclimatic Constraints - N.S. Mathur and K.P. Juyal 3. Tectonomagmatic Evolutionary Model of the Kulu-Rampur Window, Himachal Pradesh, NW Lesser Himalaya: A Geochemical Approach - Shaik A. Rashid and Kewal K. Sharma 4. Tectonic and Geochemical Significance of Black Shale Formations in Kulu Valley, Himachal Himalaya - Rajinder Kumar, V.K. Singh and G.K. Dinkar 5. Lineament Control and Seismo-tectonic Activity of the Area Around Dharamsala, Himalayan Frontal Zone, H.P. - Sunil Dhar, S.S. Randhawa, R.K. Sood and Naval Kishore 6. Microgranular Enclaves Hosted in Champawat Granitoids, Kumaun Lesser Himalaya: Evidences of Magma Mixing, Mingling and Undercooling Processes - Santosh Kumar and B.N. Singh 7. The Natural Hazards in Uttarkashi and Tehri Districts, Uttaranchal Himalaya - D.S. Bagri 8. Morphotectonic Study of Seismic Source Area in Chamoli Garhwal - B. C. Joshi 9. Geology of the Garhwal Himalaya: Retrospect and Prospect - P. S. Saklani 10. Geology and Structure of Srinagar, Garhwal-Himalaya - Shashank Shekhar, P.S. Saklani and A.M. Bhola 11. Structural History of the Metamorphics of Almora Nappe around Champawat-Lohaghat Region, Kumaun Lesser Himalaya - Mallickarjun Joshi, A.N. Tiwari and D.C. Mamgai 12. The reconstruction of Ice Age Glaciation of the Himalaya and High Asia by Quaternary Geological and Glaciogeomorphological Methods - Matthias Kuhle 13. Electromagnetic Imaging of the Himalaya: Magnetotelluric Perspective - Gautam Gupta and S.G. Gokarn 14. Geology of the East, West and Upper Siang Districts, Arunachal Pradesh - A Synthesis - Surendra Singh 15. Stratigraphy and Sedimentation of the Upper Member of "Muth Quartzite" from Spiti and Kuti Regions, Central Himalayas, India - Pradip Kumar Das Gupta 16. Analysis of Drianage Systems of Manipur and Implications on the Tectonic Evolution of Indo-Myanmar Ranges - Soibam Ibotombi and M. Pradip Chandra Singh 17. Trace Element contamination in Loktak Lake, Manipur - Oinam Geeta Devi, R.A.S. Kushwaha and M. Okendro 18. Geological Aspects of the Eastern Himalayan Syntaxis: New Constraints from Structural, Petrologic and Zircon SHRIMP Data - Yan Liu, Hans-Joachim Massonne, Wolfgang Siebel, Xuchang Xiao 19. Analysis of Morphometric Parameters for Mass Wasting Study, Garhwal Himalaya - Kishor Kumar