Overview
- Guide to understand the evolution of the Himalaya
- Incorporates chapters on anisotropy of magnetic susceptibility, global positioning system, simultaneous development of folds and faults
- Contains new model for formation of duplex structure and a new model for formation of klippe structure
- Comprehensive interpretation of GPS data in active orogenic belts
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Springer Geology (SPRINGERGEOL)
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Table of contents (16 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Evolution of the Himalaya
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
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 required to understand the evolutionary model described in the second part.
The book incorporates some of the commonly ignored structural features, such as Pre-Himalayan rift tectonics, reactivation of faults, simultaneous development of folds and thrust faults, superposed folds, strike-slip faults developed during early and superposed deformation, problems with GPS data, erratic crustal shortening obtained by restoration of deformed sections, etc. The proposed model is essentially based on inversion tectonics and provides answers to some previously unresolved questions. It describes in detail the structure of the Himalaya as a primary arc, with supporting evidence from model deformation under controlled boundary conditions and anisotropy of magnetic susceptibility studies.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Understanding an Orogenic Belt
Book Subtitle: Structural Evolution of the Himalaya
Authors: Ashok Kumar Dubey
Series Title: Springer Geology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-05588-6
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2014
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-05587-9Published: 28 July 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-35894-9Published: 17 September 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-05588-6Published: 08 July 2014
Series ISSN: 2197-9545
Series E-ISSN: 2197-9553
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 401
Number of Illustrations: 294 b/w illustrations, 12 illustrations in colour
Topics: Structural Geology, Mineralogy