Geology of the Himalayas ( 2 Volumes set)

Author: Li Guangcen
Language: English
ISBN/ISSN: 7116007482
Published on: 1991-01
Hardcover

Vol.1 contains 21 Papers on Geophysics

Vol.2 contains 43 papers on Geology

This volume of professional papers concentratedly reports the achievements in geology obtained by the joint Sino-French geoscientists in Himalayan region and its vicinity, and especially provides new information for the study on the structure of the crust and upper mantle as well as the formation and evolution in the Himalayas. It also reports the fruitful results obtained by the Chinese geologist through the wide investigation on the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau, and also offers us a lot of valuable information for the study on the plateau's formation and evolution. In theses professional papers the research results obtained by the geoscientists from India, Turkey, American and France in the Himalayas and the karakorum region are also reported.