P S Saklani: 4 books

Marine sedimentary units in the lower Shyok area were deposited during early to late Cretaceous time (Aptian - Albian) in transgressive and regressive cycles. Abundance of freshwater gastropods and fishes indicate an entity of a river, in the Kashmir Valley. The Himalayan foothill zone witnessed neotectonic...

The book is devoted to the technical terminology of Structural and Tectonic Geology. The book elucidates the definitions of the fundamental terms with suitable illustrations citing Indian examples wherever possible. It is hoped that the book would be useful to the students and teachers of Geology at various levels.

Now Fourth Volume is in your hands. The response of the previous volumes was very encouraging and in this volume the contributions are complimentary to the research papers of the previous volumes and many new concepts pertaining to Himalayan evolution, glaciation, micro-palaeontology, seismicty, geochemistry...

Principles of Tectonics, Plate Margins and causes for plate movements and mid-oceanic ridges are included. Evolution of the Himalaya and northward drift of India are some important aspects. The tectonic architecture, various structural zones and models of metamorphism are described. The Himalaya is...