Understanding an Orogenic Belt Structural Evolution of the Himalaya /

• Main Author: Dubey, Ashok Kumar (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: Springer Geology
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Structural geology.; Mineralogy.; Earth Sciences.; Structural Geology.

The book provides a model for the structural evolution of the Himalaya with relevant background information making it easily accessible to earth scientists specializing in other areas. The book is divided into two parts: The first part describes the basic principles of structural geology that are re...

Table of Contents:

• Stress and strain
• Anisotropy of magnetic susceptibility
• Folds and folding
• Thrust fault
• Normal fault
• Strike-slip fault
• Simultaneous development of folds and faults
• Global positioning system
• The Himalaya
• The foreland basin
• The Lower (Lesser) Himalaya
• The High Himalaya
• The Tethys Himalaya
• The Ladakh Himalaya
• The model.