Geology of Himachal Pradesh
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The geology of Himachal Pradesh is dominated by Precambrian rocks that were assembled and deformed during the India-Asia collision and the subsequent Himalayan orogeny. The Northern Indian State Himachal Pradesh is located in the Western Himalaya (Fig. 1). It has a rugged terrain, with elevation ranging from 320m to 6975m.[2] Rock materials in the region are largely from the Indian craton,[3] and their ages range from the Paleoproterozoic to the present day.[4] It is generally agreed that the Indian craton collided with Asia 50-60 million years ago (Ma).[5][6][7] Rock sequences were thrust and folded immensely during the collision.[3] The area has also been shaped by focused orographic precipitation, glaciation and rapid erosion.[8][9]
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