Zusammenfassung
Aus Feldarbeiten und bereits vorliegenden Fakten resultierte eine neue geologische Karte des Gebietes von Ladakh, Lahaul und Spiti im Himalaya. Die Stratigraphie wird mit Hilfe neuer Fossilfunde geändert und mit anderen Teilgebieten des Himalayas verglichen. Das Alter der Flyschserien (Indus-Flysch von Ladakh und Chikkim-Shales von Spiti) wurde mit Hilfe von Mikrofaunen bestimmt.
Abstract
An attempt has been made to produce the geological map of Ladakh, Lahaul and Spiti regions of Himalaya on the basis of the field work done by the authors and the observations made by earlier workers. The stratigraphy of this region has been discussed in the light of new fossil finds from different stratigraphical horizons. Stratigraphical columns have been prepared and the formations of this region have been correlated with those exposed in other parts of the Himalaya. The age of the flysch deposits (Indus Flysch of Ladakh and Chikkim Shales of Spiti) has been defined on the basis of the microfauna.
Résumé
Les levés de terrain des auteurs, combinés avec des travaux antérieurs, ont permis de dresser une nouvelle carte géologique du Ladakh, Lahaul et Spiti dans l'Himalaya. La stratigraphie a été modifiée grâce à de nouvelles découvertes de fossiles et comparée avec celle d'autres régions de l'Himalaya. L'âge de la série du flysch (Flysch de l'indus de Ladakh et schistes de Chikkim de Spiti) a été déterminé à l'aide de microfaunes.
кРАткОЕ сОДЕРжАНИЕ
НА ОсНОВАНИИ сОБстВЕ ННых пОлЕВых РАБОт И п О ДАННыМ ДРУгИх АВтОРОВ, АВтОРы НАстОьЩЕгО Оп УБлИкОВАНИь пОстАРА лИсь пОстРОИть гЕОлОгИЧЕ скУУ кАРтУ лАДАхА, лАхАУлА И спИтИ гИМАлАь. пО НОВ ЕИшИМ ОпИсАНИЕМ ФАУНы РАжлИЧНых гОРИжОНтО В сОстАВИлИ стРАтИгР АФИЧЕскУУ кОлОНкУ ДАННОИ ОБлАс тИ И сРАВНИлИ с пОРОДАМИ ОБНАжЕНИИ Иж ДРУгИх Ч АстЕИ гИМАлАЕВ. пО МИкРОФАУ НЕ ОпРЕДИлИ ВОжРАст ФлИ шЕВых сВИт (ИНДУс ФлИш лАДАхА И ЧИккИМ АРгИлИты спИтИ).
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Gupta, V.J., Kumar, S. Geology of Ladakh, Lahaul and spiti regions of Himalaya with special reference to the stratigraphic position of flysch deposits. Geol Rundsch 64, 540–563 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01820682
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