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GEOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND PROVENANCE STUDIES OF METASEDIMENTARY ROCKS: KULLU-ROHTANG PASS-SISSU SECTION OF NW HIMALAYA, INDIA


Geochemical characteristics and provenance studies of metasedimentary rocks: Kullu-Rohtang Pass-Sissu section of NW Himalaya, India

D. Rameshwar Rao and S. A. Rashid

Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, 33 General Mahadeo Singh Road, Dehradun – 248 001, India

Jour. Nepal Geol. Soc., 2000, Vol. 21, 123-128

 

Abstract

The metasedimentary rocks along the Kullu-Rohtang Pass-Sissu section, NW Himalaya, have been analysed geochemically to characterise the composition of their provenance. The studies carried out suggest that, the source for these rocks is mainly of felsic nature, remarkably similar in composition to average Phanerozoic upper continental crust. The deposition of the sediments took place in an oxidising environment, and in a tectonic setting that spans from active to passive continental margins.

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