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B. K. Sharma ¹, A. M. Bhola ², A. E. Scheidegger ³

Affiliations
1 Physical Research Laboratory, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad - 380 009, IN
2 Department of Geology, University of Delhi, Delhi 110 007, IN
3 Section of Geophysics, Tech.University of Vienna, A-1040 Vienna, AU

Abstract

A study of the possible correlation between kink-band,.jointing and drainage patterns in the Chamba nappe (Himachal Himalaya) shows a correspondence between the valley trends and the joints, indicating a neotectonic control of both features. However, no correlation exists between the Precambrian to Upper Paleozoic conjugate kink-bands and the present joint/valley orientations, showing that there was a fundamental change in the tectonic pattern between the Upper Palaeozoic and the recent ongoing crustal adjustment in the Himachal Himalaya.

Keywords

Neotectonics, Joints, Rivers, Kink Bands, Himalaya, Himachal Pradesh.

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