Himalaya (Geological Aspects)

The volume is mainly focussed on structural and metamorphic characteristics of the Himalayan rocks exposed in various sectors of the Himalaya. The peridotites in the Spongtang nappe of Ladakh are mylonitised and occur in superposed imbrications. The regionally metamorphosed pelitic rocks of a part of Kashmir show low pressure, intermediate and medium pressure of metamorphism. The Buniyar granite i...