The Main Frontal Thrust (MFT), northwestern Himalayas: Thrust trajectory and hangingwall fold geometry from balanced cross sections

Journal of the Geological Society of India

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 739-746

  Mukhopadhyay, Dilip K ^a   Mishra, Premanand ^a,b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

^b HOEC   (India)

Author keywords

Balanced cross sections; Himalayan fold thrust belt; Main Frontal Thrust; Siwalik hills

Indexed keywords

ANTICLINE; FOLD AND THRUST BELT; INTERMONTANE BASIN; MODELING; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; HIMALAYAS; SIWALIK HILLS; SOUTH ASIA; WORLD;

EID: 15044356393     PISSN: 00167622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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