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Indian Shield
Precambrian Evolution and Phanerozoic Reconstitution

A geological account of the history, growth, and evolution of the Indian Subcontinent, including Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal and Pakistan

A.B. Roy (Author), Ritesh Purohit (Author)

9780128098394

Paperback, published 30 April 2018

398 pages
23.4 x 19 x 2.5 cm, 0.77 kg

Approx.386 pages

PART 1: Precambrian Crust of India: A general Introduction1. Pristine size, shape and tectonic framework of Indian Shield2. Geomorphotectonic and Geophysical characterization of Indian Subcontinent3. Framework of Indian Shield: Concepts and tectonic subdivisions4. Geology and evolutionary history of Precambrian crustal blocks5. Correlation and evolutionary history of the Indian Shield

PART 2: Early Phanerozioc Geology of India6. Palaeozoicgeologic history7. Geology of the Gondwana Supergroup: 1. Definition, Classification, and Distribution8. Geology of the Gondwana Supergroup: 2. Sedimentation, Basin Morphology and Evolution

PART 3: Between Jurassic Breakup and the Himalayan Collision9. Jurassic marine incursions and basin evolution10. Development of fracture system (Lineament) consequent on break-up of Gondwanaland11. Plume outbursts and their manifestations on Indian Shield

PART 4: Geology and Evolution of the Himalayas12. Constituents and Tectonic architecture of the Himalayas13. Lithotectonic Units and Sedimentation pattern14. Pattern of metamorphism and Tectonichistory of the Himalayas

PART 5: Quaternary Geology and Active tectonics and Palaeoseismicity15. Quaternary Basin evolutions and sedimentation pattern16. Active tectonics and resultant seismicity in Indian Subcontinent

Subject Areas: Geology & the lithosphere [RBG]

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