Geometry and development of the Jhajara thrust: An example of neotectonic activity in the Pinjaur Dun, NW Himalaya

Current Science

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 623-628

  Singh, Vimal ^a,d   Tandon, S K ^a   Singh, Vaibhava ^a,e   Mukul, Malay ^b   Thamó Bozsó, Edit ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

^b CSIR Centre for Mathematical Modelling and Computer Simulation   (India)

^c GEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF HUNGARY   (Hungary)

^d INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

^e Airbus Group India Pvt Ltd Airbus Group Innovations Tata Xylem   (India)

Author keywords

Dun; Jhajara thrust; Mountain fronts; Neotectonic activity

Indexed keywords

EID: 41549119062     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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