Indus-Tsang-po Suture Zone

geological region, Asia

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In mountain: The Himalayan chain
…some refer to as the Indus-Tsang-po Suture Zone, where a jumble of volcanic and sedimentary rocks have been folded and thrust over one another in a narrow zone parallel to these rivers. North of this suture, a belt of granites forms the backbone of the Trans-Himalayan range. These granites were…
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