Key Aspects of Himalayan Geology

This book serves as a ready reference book for anyone who is interested in the Himalayan geology and apprises the readers with the latest findings. The Himalayan syntaxes compose about one-third of the India-Asia collision zone and encompass a substantial part of the crustal deformation that occurs within the system. The Darjeeling Sikkim Himalaya (DSH) marks the beginning of the Eastern Himalaya, which is the most active orogenic zone, coupled with variable seismicity. It is located between Bhutan to the east and Nepal to the west. In the west, Sikkim shares Kanchenjunga, Earth's third highest mountain, with Nepal, while the ridge line forming Sikkim's eastern border flanks the Yadong-Gulu rift graben. DSH, craved by the river system of Tista, is a large geodynamic laboratory of nature where orogen is still in youth to early mature phases of evolution. Giant-scale endogenous turmoil thoroughly overhauled terrain mostly within the confines of distinct belts or divisions and spectacularly uplifted the terrain in superlative terms. Resting on the foundation of structure, tectonics, geomorphology, stratigraphy, and evolution, the wings of geology extend much further.

Several books, mostly having regional approaches of different scales, have been written on the Himalayan geology with specified intentions. Geological Aspects of the DSH is based on more than direct references and succinctly opens a gateway to variable aspects of mineral study, active tectonics, crustal deformation, tectono-stratigraphy, seismicity, sedimentary geology, palaeontology, landslides, and tectonic geomorphology. The book apprises the readers with the latest findings. The book is addressed to university students for their academic needs and to those who are willing to work in Himalayan terrain. The large number of topics covered in this book is hardly available in any other single book so far. Anyone interested in the geology of the Himalaya might use the book as a quick reference. Different Dimensions of Geology and Geomorphology are described in nine key chapters.

Serves as ready reference book to anyone who is interested in the Himalayan geology Apprises the readers with the latest findings Discusses on the sedimentary geology and geomorphology using field verified database and geo-spatial technology

Auteur

Dr. Sandipan Ghosh is an applied geomorphologist with a postgraduation M.Phil. and Ph.D. in Geography from the University of Burdwan (West Bengal, India). More than forty book chapters and national and international research articles in numerous esteemed geography and geosciences publications have been published by him. He is the author of two books, Flood Hydrology and Risk Assessment: Flood Study in a Dam-Controlled River of India (ISBN 978-3-659-50098-5) and Laterites of the Bengal Basin: Characterization, Geochronology, and Evolution (ISBN 978-3-030-22937-5). He is also one of the editors in six books: (1) Neo-Thinking on Ganges-Brahmaputra Basin Geomorphology (ISBN 978-3-319-26442-4), (2) Quaternary Geomorphology in India: Case Studies from the Lower Ganga Basin (ISBN 978-3-319-90426-9), (3) Anthropogeomorphology of Bhagirathi-Hooghly River System in India (ISBN 978-0-367-55727-0), (4) Drainage Basin Dynamics (ISBN 978-3-030-79634-1), Fluvial Systems in the Anthropocene (ISBN 978-3-031-11180-8) and Floods in the GangaBrahmaputraMeghna Delta (ISBN 978-3-031-21085-3). He has served as an editor for the Journal of Geography and Cartography and the Asian Journal of Spatial Science.

Contenu

1. Snippet of Darjeeling Sikkim Himalaya - Regional Synopsis.- 2. Stratigraphy and Petrology.- 3. Major Structure and Tectonics.- 4. Fluvial Architecture and Sedimentary Facies Analysis.- 5. Crustal Deformation, Co-Seismic Displacement and Seismic Strain.- 6. Tectonically Active Landscapes.- 7. Palaeogeography of Siwalik Fossils.- 8. Landslide- A Dominant Geomorphic Hazard.- 9. Conclusion.