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Structure and Tectonics of the Naga Hills

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A Petrographic Atlas of Ophiolite

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The evolution of the NHO is linked with the fragmentation and dispersion of Gondwana (protocontinent of the southern hemisphere) and its subsequent collision and amalgamation with Eurasia during Meso-Cenozoic time. The post-fragmentation history of Gondwana and its unification with Eurasia is responsible for shaping the present physiographic configuration of southern Europe and Southeast Asia, including larger tracts of the Russian Federation and China.

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  1. Geological Society of India, Raheja Residency, Koramangala, 3rd Block, G-608 Spruce, Bengaluru, 560034, India

    Naresh Chandra Ghose

  2. Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Massachusetts Avenue 77, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA

    Nilanjan Chatterjee

  3. PPOD Division, SR, Geological Survey of India, Eshwar Nagar, Banashankri II Stage, Kumaraswamy layout, Bengaluru, 560070, India

    Fareeduddin

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Ghose, N.C., Chatterjee, N., Fareeduddin (2014). Structure and Tectonics of the Naga Hills . In: A Petrographic Atlas of Ophiolite. Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-1569-1_4

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