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Tectonics of the Nanga Parbat Syntaxis and the Western Himalaya
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M. Asif Khan;
M. Asif Khan
University of Peshawar, Pakistan
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Peter J. Treloar;
Peter J. Treloar
Kingston University, UK
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Michael P. Searle;
Michael P. Searle
Oxford University, UK
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M. Qasim Jan
M. Qasim Jan
University of Peshawar, Pakistan
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Geological Society of London
Volume
170
Copyright:
Geological Society of London
© Geological Society of London 2000, ISBN 978-1-86239-418-6$30
ISBN electronic:
9781862394186
ISBN print:
9781862390614
Publication date:
January 01, 2000
The western syntaxis of the Himalaya is one of the most exciting frontiers of continental tectonis studies. The region around the mountain of Nanga Parbat has some of the highest peaks, deepest valleys and highest uplift, exhumation and erosion rates known on earth. Surrounding regions include the Hindu Kush and Karakoram mountains (Asian plate), the Kohistan island arc and the Ladakh and Zanskar ranges of the western Himalaya (Indian plate). This volume includes 24 papers on all these regions as well as five new fold-out maps of the eastern Hindu Kush, the Spontang Ophiolite region of Ladakh, part of the west margin of the Indian plate, the Indus syntaxis in Pakistan and the Bouguer gravity anomalies in Pakistan.
Tectonics of the Nanga Parbat Syntaxis and the Western Himalaya
Author(s): M. Asif Khan, Peter J. Treloar, Michael P. Searle, M. Qasim Jan
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1144/GSL.SP.2000.170
ISBN (print): 9781862390614
ISBN (electronic): 9781862394186
Publisher: Geological Society of London
Published: 2000
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Table of Contents
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Tectonics of the Nanga Parbat syntaxis and the western Himalaya: an introductionAuthor(s)Peter J. Treloar;Peter J. Treloar1Centre for Earth and Environmental Sciences Research, School of Geological Sciences, Kingston University, Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey KT1 2EE, UKSearch for other works by this author on:Michael P. Searle;Michael P. Searle2Department of Earth Sciences, Oxford University, Parks Road, Oxford OX2 3PR, UKSearch for other works by this author on:M. Asif Khan;M. Asif Khan3National Centre of Excellence in Geology, University of Peshawar, Peshawar, NWFP, PakistanSearch for other works by this author on:M. Qasim JanM. Qasim Jan3National Centre of Excellence in Geology, University of Peshawar, Peshawar, NWFP, PakistanSearch for other works by this author on:
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The gravity field of the Karakoram Mountain Range and surrounding areasAuthor(s)A. CaporaliA. Caporali1Dipartimento di Geologia, Paleontologia e Geofisica, Università di Padova, Via Giotto 1, I-35137 Padova, Italy (e-mail: alex@geol.unipd.it)Search for other works by this author on:
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Mafic sheets from Indian plate gneisses in the Nanga Parbat syntaxis: their significance in dating crustal growth and metamorphic and deformation eventsAuthor(s)P. J. Treloar;P. J. Treloar11Centre for Earth and Environmental Science Research, School of Geological Sciences, Kingston University, Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey KT1 2EE, UK (e-mail: p.treloar@kingston.ac.uk)Search for other works by this author on:M. T. George;M. T. George2Department of Earth Sciences, University of Wales, PO Box 914, Cardiff CE1 3YE, UKSearch for other works by this author on:A. G. WhittingtonA. G. Whittington3Department of Geology, 1301 W Green Street, Urbana, IL 61801, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Structural evolution of the western margin of the Nanga Parbat massif, Pakistan Himalaya: insights from the Raikhot–Liachar areaAuthor(s)R. W. H. ButlerR. W. H. Butler1School of Earth Sciences, The University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UKSearch for other works by this author on:
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Tectonics of the SW margin of the Nanga Parbat–Haramosh massifAuthor(s)M. A. Edwards;M. A. Edwards1Department of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, State University of New York at Albany, 1400 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12222, USA2Institut für Geologie, Universität Würzburg, Pleicherwall 1, D-97070 Würzburg, Germany5Present address: Asian Tectonics Research Unit, Institut für Geologie, TU-Bergakademie Freiburg, Bernhard v-Cotta Strasse 2, D-09596 Freiburg, Germany (e-mail: edwards@geo.tu.freiburg.de)Search for other works by this author on:W. S. F. Kidd;W. S. F. Kidd1Department of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, State University of New York at Albany, 1400 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12222, USASearch for other works by this author on:M. A. Khan;M. A. Khan3National Centre for Excellence in Geology, University of Peshawar, Peshawar, PakistanSearch for other works by this author on:D. A. SchneiderD. A. Schneider4Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lehigh University, 31 Williams Drive, Bethlehem, PA 18015, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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The evolution of the Main Mantle Thrust in the Western Syntaxis, Northern PakistanAuthor(s)T. W. ArglesT. W. Argles1Department of Earth Sciences, The Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes MK7 6AA, UK (e-mail: t.w.argles@open.ac.uk)Search for other works by this author on:
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Geological structure of the southern part of the Nanga Parbat massif, Pakistan Himalaya, and its tectonic implicationsAuthor(s)R. W. H. Butler;R. W. H. Butler1School of Earth Sciences, The University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UKSearch for other works by this author on:J. Wheeler;J. Wheeler2Department of Earth Sciences, The University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 3BX, UKSearch for other works by this author on:P. J. Treloar;P. J. Treloar3School of Geological Sciences, Kingston University, Penrhyn Road, Kingston-upon-Thames, UKSearch for other works by this author on:C. JonesC. Jones4Formerly of the Department of Geological Sciences, Durham University, South Road, Durham DH1 3LE, UKSearch for other works by this author on:
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Geochronological constraints on the evolution of the Nanga Parbat syntaxis, Pakistan HimalayaAuthor(s)P. J. Treloar;P. J. Treloar1CEESR, School of Geological Sciences, Kingston University, Kingston-upon-Thames KT1 2EE, UK (e-mail: p.treloar@kingston.ac.uk)Search for other works by this author on:D. C. Rex;D. C. Rex2Department of Earth Sciences, Leeds University, Leeds LS2 9JT, UKSearch for other works by this author on:P. G. Guise;P. G. Guise2Department of Earth Sciences, Leeds University, Leeds LS2 9JT, UKSearch for other works by this author on:J. Wheeler;J. Wheeler3Department of Earth Sciences, Liverpool University, Brownlow Street, Liverpool L69 3BX, UKSearch for other works by this author on:A. J. Hurford;A. J. Hurford4Research School of Geological Sciences, Birkbeck College and University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UKSearch for other works by this author on:A. CarterA. Carter4Research School of Geological Sciences, Birkbeck College and University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UKSearch for other works by this author on:
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Unroofing of the Nanga Parbat HimalayaAuthor(s)J. F. Shroder, Jr.;J. F. Shroder, Jr.1Department of Geography and Geology, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, NE 68182, USA (e-mail: john_shroder@unomaha.edu)Search for other works by this author on:M. P. BishopM. P. Bishop1Department of Geography and Geology, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, NE 68182, USA (e-mail: john_shroder@unomaha.edu)Search for other works by this author on:
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Remote sensing and geomorphometric assessment of topographic complexity and erosion dynamics in the Nanga Parbat massifAuthor(s)M. P. Bishop;M. P. Bishop1Department of Geography and Geology, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, NE 68182, USA (e-mail: bishop@data.unomaha.edu)Search for other works by this author on:J. F. Shroder, Jr.J. F. Shroder, Jr.1Department of Geography and Geology, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, NE 68182, USA (e-mail: bishop@data.unomaha.edu)Search for other works by this author on:
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Tracing the origins of the western Himalaya: an isotopic comparison of the Nanga Parbat massif and Zanskar HimalayaAuthor(s)A. Whittington;A. Whittington1Department of Earth Sciences, Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes MK7 6AA, UK2Department of Geology, 1310 W. Green Street, Urbana, IL 61801, USA (e-mail: awhittin@uiuc.edu)Search for other works by this author on:N. B. W. Harris;N. B. W. Harris1Department of Earth Sciences, Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes MK7 6AA, UKSearch for other works by this author on:M. W. Ayres;M. W. Ayres1Department of Earth Sciences, Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes MK7 6AA, UKSearch for other works by this author on:G. FosterG. Foster1Department of Earth Sciences, Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes MK7 6AA, UKSearch for other works by this author on:
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From buckling to asymmetric folding of the continental lithosphere: numerical modelling and application to the Himalayan syntaxesAuthor(s)J.-P. Burg;J.-P. BurgGeologisches Institut, ETH-Zentrum, Sonneggstrasse 5, CH 8092 Zurich, Switzerland (e-mail: jpb@erdw.ethz.ch)Search for other works by this author on:Y. PodladchikovY. PodladchikovGeologisches Institut, ETH-Zentrum, Sonneggstrasse 5, CH 8092 Zurich, Switzerland (e-mail: jpb@erdw.ethz.ch)Search for other works by this author on:
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Mantle exhumation along the Tirich Mir Fault Zone, NW Pakistan: pre-mid-Cretaceous accretion of the Karakoram terrane to the Asian marginAuthor(s)A. Zanchi;A. Zanchi1Dipartimento di Scienze dell'Ambiente e del Territorio, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza 1, 20126 Milano, Italy (e-mail: zanchi@disat.unimib.it)Search for other works by this author on:S. Poli;S. Poli2Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Mangiagalli 34 20134 Milano, ItalySearch for other works by this author on:P. Fumagalli;P. Fumagalli2Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Mangiagalli 34 20134 Milano, ItalySearch for other works by this author on:M. GaetaniM. Gaetani2Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Mangiagalli 34 20134 Milano, ItalySearch for other works by this author on:
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New field, structural and geochronological data from the Shyok and Nubra valleys, northern Ladakh: linking Kohistan to TibetAuthor(s)R. F. Weinberg;R. F. Weinberg1Research School of Earth Sciences, The Australian National University, ACT 0200, Australia2Department of Earth Sciences, Oxford University, Oxford OX1 3PR, UKSearch for other works by this author on:W. J. Dunlap;W. J. Dunlap1Research School of Earth Sciences, The Australian National University, ACT 0200, AustraliaSearch for other works by this author on:M. WhitehouseM. Whitehouse3Museum of Natural History, Stockholm, SwedenSearch for other works by this author on:
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Geological evolution of the Hindu Kush, NW Frontier Pakistan: active margin to continent–continent collision zoneAuthor(s)P. R. Hildebrand;P. R. Hildebrand1Department of Earth Sciences, Oxford University, Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3PR, UKSearch for other works by this author on:M. P. Searle;M. P. Searle1Department of Earth Sciences, Oxford University, Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3PR, UKSearch for other works by this author on:Shakirullah;Shakirullah2Sarhad Development Authority Mineral Exploration, Chitral, Northwest Frontier Province, PakistanSearch for other works by this author on:Zafarali Khan;Zafarali Khan2Sarhad Development Authority Mineral Exploration, Chitral, Northwest Frontier Province, PakistanSearch for other works by this author on:H. J. van HeijstH. J. van Heijst1Department of Earth Sciences, Oxford University, Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3PR, UKSearch for other works by this author on:
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Pre-collisional anastomosing shear zones in the Kohistan arc, NW PakistanAuthor(s)L. Arbaret;L. Arbaret1Geologisches Institut, ETH-Zentrum, Sonneggstrasse 5, CH-8092, Zürich, Switzerland (e-mail: arbaret@erdw.ethz.ch)Search for other works by this author on:J.-P. Burg;J.-P. Burg1Geologisches Institut, ETH-Zentrum, Sonneggstrasse 5, CH-8092, Zürich, Switzerland (e-mail: arbaret@erdw.ethz.ch)Search for other works by this author on:G. Zeilinger;G. Zeilinger1Geologisches Institut, ETH-Zentrum, Sonneggstrasse 5, CH-8092, Zürich, Switzerland (e-mail: arbaret@erdw.ethz.ch)Search for other works by this author on:N. Chaudhry;N. Chaudhry2Institute of Geology, Punjab University, Quaid-e-Azam Campus, Lahore 54590, PakistanSearch for other works by this author on:S. Hussain;S. Hussain3Museum of Natural History, Garden Avenue, Shakaraparian, Islamabad 44000, PakistanSearch for other works by this author on:H. DawoodH. Dawood3Museum of Natural History, Garden Avenue, Shakaraparian, Islamabad 44000, PakistanSearch for other works by this author on:
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Timing of magmatic and metamorphic events in the Jijal complex of the Kohistan arc deduced from Sm–Nd dating of mafic granulitesAuthor(s)H. Yamamoto;H. Yamamoto1Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, Kagoshima University, Korimoto 1–21–35, Kagoshima 890–0065, Japan (e-mail: hyam@sci.kagoshima-u.ac.jp)Search for other works by this author on:E. NakamuraE. Nakamura2The Pheasant Memorial Laboratory for Geochemistry & Cosmochemistry, Institute for Study of the Earth's Interior, Okayama University at Misasa, Tottori-ken 682–0193, JapanSearch for other works by this author on:
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Isotopic constraints on the evolution of metamorphic conditions in the Jijal–Patan complex and the Kamila Belt of the Kohistan arc, Pakistan HimalayaAuthor(s)R. Anczkiewicz;R. Anczkiewicz1Geologisches Institut, ETH-Zentrum, Sonneggstr.5, CH-8092, Zürich, Switzerland. Present address: Institute of Geological Sciences, Polish Academy of Sciences, Cracow Research Centre, Senacka 1, 30–001 Krakow, Poland (e-mail: ndanczki@kinga.cyf-kr.edu.pl)Search for other works by this author on:D. VanceD. Vance2Institut für Isotopengeologie und Mineralogische Rohstoffe, ETH-Zentrum Sonneggstr.5, CH-8092, Zürich, Switzerland.Search for other works by this author on:
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Formation of mélanges in the Indus Suture Zone, Ladakh Himalaya by successive subduction-related, collisional and post-collisional processes during Late Mesozoic–Late Tertiary timeAuthor(s)A. H. F. RobertsonA. H. F. RobertsonDepartment of Geology and Geophysics, Grant Institute, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JW, UKSearch for other works by this author on:
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The Main Mantle Thrust in Pakistan: its character and extentAuthor(s)J. A. Dipietro;J. A. Dipietro1Department of Geology, University of Southern Indiana, 8600 University Boulevard, Evansville, Indiana 47712, USA (e-mail: DiPietro@usi.edu)Search for other works by this author on:A. Hussain;A. Hussain2Geological Survey of Pakistan, 148/285, New Defence Colony, Shami Road, PO Box 1355, Peshawar, PakistanSearch for other works by this author on:I. Ahmad;I. Ahmad3National Centre of Excellence in Geology, University of Peshawar, Peshawar, PakistanSearch for other works by this author on:M. A. KhanM. A. Khan3National Centre of Excellence in Geology, University of Peshawar, Peshawar, PakistanSearch for other works by this author on:
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Crustal shortening estimates across the north Indian continental margin, Ladakh, NW IndiaAuthor(s)R. I. Corfield;R. I. CorfieldDepartment of Earth Sciences, Oxford University, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PR, UK (e-mail: mikes@earth.ox.ac.uk)Search for other works by this author on:M. P. SearleM. P. SearleDepartment of Earth Sciences, Oxford University, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PR, UK (e-mail: mikes@earth.ox.ac.uk)Search for other works by this author on:
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Glaucophane and barroisite eclogites from the Upper Kaghan nappe: implications for the metamorphic history of the NW HimalayaAuthor(s)B. Lombardo;B. Lombardo1C.N.R.-C.S. Geodinamica Catene Collisionali, c/o DSMP, Via Valperga Caluso 35, 1–10125, Torino, Italy (e-mail: lombardo@dsmp.unito.it)Search for other works by this author on:F. Rolfo;F. Rolfo2Dipartimento di Scienze Mineralogiche e Petrologiche, Università di Torino, Via Valperga Caluso 35, 1–10125, ItalySearch for other works by this author on:R. CompagnoniR. Compagnoni1C.N.R.-C.S. Geodinamica Catene Collisionali, c/o DSMP, Via Valperga Caluso 35, 1–10125, Torino, Italy (e-mail: lombardo@dsmp.unito.it)2Dipartimento di Scienze Mineralogiche e Petrologiche, Università di Torino, Via Valperga Caluso 35, 1–10125, ItalySearch for other works by this author on:
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Metamorphic evolution, 40Ar–39Ar chronology and tectonic model for the Neelum valley, Azad Kashmir, NE PakistanAuthor(s)D. Fontan;D. Fontan1S.E.A. Environmental Service Consulting S.a.s., via Santa Chiara, 52, 10122 Torino, Italy (e-mail: geology@seaconsult.it)Search for other works by this author on:M. Schouppe;M. Schouppe2EC Commission D.G. XII, Rue de la Loi, 200, 1049 Bruxelles, BelgiumSearch for other works by this author on:C. J. Hunziker;C. J. Hunziker3Institut de Minéralogie et Pétrographie BFSH 2, 1015 Lausanne, SwitzerlandSearch for other works by this author on:G. Martinotti;G. Martinotti4Dipartimento di Scienza della Terra, Via Valperga Caluso, 37, 10125 Torino, ItalySearch for other works by this author on:J. VerkaerenJ. Verkaeren5Unite de Géologie, Université catholique de Louvain-la-Neuve, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, BelgiumSearch for other works by this author on:
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Exotic conglomerates of the Neogene Siwalik succession and their implications for the tectonic and topographic evolution of the Western HimalayaAuthor(s)I. A. Abbasi;I. A. Abbasi1Department of Geology, University of Peshawar, N.W.F.P. PakistanSearch for other works by this author on:P. F. FriendP. F. Friend2Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge, Downing St, Cambridge CB2 3EQ, UK (e-mail: pff1000@esc.cam.ac.uk)Search for other works by this author on:
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Stratigraphic and tectonic evolution of the northwestern Indian plate and Kabul BlockAuthor(s)M. S. Badshah;M. S. Badshah1Federally Administered Tribal Areas Development Corporation (FATADC), Peshawar, PakistanSearch for other works by this author on:E. Gnos;E. Gnos2Mineralogisch-Petrographisches Institut, Universität Bern, Baltzerstrasse 1, 3012 Bern, SwitzerlandSearch for other works by this author on:M. Q. Jan;M. Q. Jan3National Centre of Excellence in Geology, University of Peshawar, PakistanSearch for other works by this author on:M. I. AfridiM. I. Afridi1Federally Administered Tribal Areas Development Corporation (FATADC), Peshawar, PakistanSearch for other works by this author on:
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