The Main Himalayan Thrust (MHT) is a décollement under the Himalaya Range. This thrust fault follows a NW-SE strike, reminiscent of an arc, and gently...
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The Main Frontal Thrust (MFT), also known as the Himalayan Frontal Thrust (HFT), is a geological fault in the Himalayas that defines the boundary between...
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Geology of the Himalayas (redirect from Himalayan orogeny)
"Lesser Himalayan Sedimentary Zone (LHSZ) and the Lesser Himalayan Crystalline Nappes (LHCN)), Main Central thrust (MCT), Higher (or Greater) Himalayan crystallines...
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thrust faults which accommodated stresses from the compression of the continental collision which led to Himalayan uplift. The Main Himalayan Thrust is...
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along-strike in the active ages of the Main Central Thrust. It was not all formed at the same time. The Himalayan mountain belt was produced by the collision...
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beneath Tibet along a 2,500 km long convergent boundary known as the Main Himalayan Thrust has resulted in the uplifting of the overriding Eurasian plate thus...
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To the west the main active part of the thrust belt is the Himalayan (or Main) Frontal Thrust, which joins the Main Himalayan Thrust at depth. To the...
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Geology of Nepal (section Main Central Thrust Zone)
in the southern part. It is delineated by the Himalayan Frontal Thrust (HFT) and Main Boundary Thrust (MBT) in south and north respectively. The youngest...
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plate forming the Himalaya and Hindu Kush mountains, called the Main Himalayan Thrust.[citation needed] Geology portal India portal Historical geology...
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structures like the Main Frontal Thrust, Main Boundary Thrust and Main Central Thrust, all splay branches of the Main Himalayan Thrust, accommodate the shortening...
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homes. The Main Himalayan Thrust is a décollement structure that defines the boundary between the Indian Plate and Eurasian Plate. This thrust fault is...
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the Main Boundary Thrust, Main Central Thrust and South Tibetan Detachment. At the surface, the Main Himalayan Thrust propagates along the Main Frontal...
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morphological diversity. Western Himalaya Indus-Yarlung suture zone Main Himalayan Thrust Lower Himalayan Range Ecology of the Himalayas Geology of the Himalaya Sivalik...
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April 2015 Nepal earthquake (redirect from 2015 Himalayan Earthquake)
"Return period of great Himalayan earthquakes in Eastern Nepal: evidence from the Patu and Bardibas strands of the Main Frontal Thrust" (PDF). Journal of Geophysical...
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India-Eurasia convergent boundary is the Main Himalayan Thrust which accommodates north–south continental collision. Thrust faulting in the Hindu Kush and Himalaya...
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metres (29,031.7 ft). It is thought that the plate tectonics of the Main Himalayan Thrust and related faults, which form the convergent boundary between the...
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Plate from the Eurasian Plate. The boundary is defined along the Main Himalayan Thrust where the Indian Plate is colliding with the Eurasian Plate. The...
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plates collide along a convergent plate boundary which includes the Main Himalayan Thrust. Broad crustal deformation caused by the Indian Plate ploughing...
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Distribution of Present day Deformation in Nepal: how cylindrical is the Main Himalayan Thrust in Nepal?" (PDF). Geophys. J. Int. 156 (1): 94–114. Bibcode:2004GeoJI...
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horizontal-dipping thrust fault on the interface of the plate boundary. The Main Himalayan Thrust; the décollement structure underlying the Himalayas was the source...
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Sivalik Hills (category Himalayan subtropical broadleaf forests)
Mountains Main Himalayan Thrust Lower/Lesser Himalaya Geographical subdivisions of Himalayas (from east to west) Eastern Himalaya Indian Himalayan Region...
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faults; the Main Boundary Thrust (MBT), Main Central Thrust (MCT) and South Tibetan Detachment (STD). At the surface, the Main Himalayan Thrust propagates...
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being thrusted up leading to the rise of the Tibetan Plateau, bounded to the south by the collisional Himalayan mountain range. The Himalayan foreland...
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plate from the Eurasian plate. The boundary is defined along the Main Himalayan Thrust where the Indian plate is colliding with the Eurasian plate. The...
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Himalayas (redirect from Himalayan Mountains)
The Himalayan region is made up of five geological zones– the Sub-Himalayan Zone bound by the Main Frontal Thrust and the Main Boundary Thrust (MBT);...
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Plate. The main active structures on the margin are a series of major thrust faults. The basal thrust is known as the Main Himalayan Thrust (MHT) which...
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<77°E), the Main Central thrust and Lesser Himalayan Sequence rocks lies right beneath the Tethyan Himalayan Sequence. The Tethyan Himalayan Sequence covers...
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Uttarkashi (M6.8) Main Frontal Thrust 2000 Himalaya Thrust Active 1505 Lo Mustang (M8.9), 1934 Bihar (M8.0) Main Himalayan Thrust 2000 Himalaya Subduction...
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Lawrence, Jesse F., Rai, Shyam S., Ashish, (2013), Characterizing the Main Himalayan Thrust in the Garhwal Himalaya, India with receiver function CCP stacking...
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Pagodas Fault West Andaman Fault Kabaw Fault Sunda megathrust Main Himalayan Thrust Main Frontal Thrust Burma plate Sunda plate Indian plate Eurasian plate...
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