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The Foreland Basin

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The foreland basin is the southernmost part of the Himalaya. It is separated from the Indo-Gangetic Alluvial Plain by the Himalayan Frontal Thrust (HFT). The HFT is an active thrust evidenced by scarps, uplifts, folding of Late Quaternary and Holocene deposits, and paleo-seismic studies. Available data on slip rates suggest a general increase from North-west to Central (Nepal) Himalaya. Thrusting in the region has resulted in fault propagation folds. The basin has formed during uplift of the Himalaya and is characterized by sedimentary succession of rocks. Stratigraphic sequence and sedimentological characters are described along with a brief remark on paleoclimate. Two generations of strike slip faults formed during the early and superposed deformations are present. A pull-apart basin is described from the Kangra region. Normal faults are the youngest structures. Results of cross-section balancing and various problems related to the balancing are discussed in the light of development of foreland basins, along with possible solutions.

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Dubey, A.K. (2014). The Foreland Basin. In: Understanding an Orogenic Belt. Springer Geology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-05588-6_10

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