In:
International Journal of Research and Review, Galore Knowledge Publication Pvt. Ltd., Vol. 9, No. 11 ( 2022-11-3), p. 120-129
Abstract:
The Photang thrust sheet is a distinct complex of rocks that lies under the Spongtang ophiolite, showing almost complete ophiolite sequences. The pre-collision tectonic setting, emplacement age, mechanism of association of diverse litho-units within Spongtang klippe, and their regional correlation is still debatable and partially known. The controversy exists as to whether the ophiolite was obducted onto the northern passive margin of the Indian plate during the Eocene or the late Cretaceous. Moreover, the fundamental question emerges whether the Photang thrust sheet is a part of the independent Spong arc, has been tectonically derived from the Ophiolitic Melange Zone in the Dras island arc, or is a representative of the accreted seamounts of the Indus suture zone. This paper presents the application of fundamentals of field geology and petrography to understand the pre-collision tectonic setting of the Photang thrust sheet, Spongtang ophiolite, and associated rock sequences in the Photoksar region of the Zanskar Himalaya.
Keywords: Photang thrust sheet, Spongtang ophiolite, Tectonic setting, Obduction, Ophiolitic Melange Zone, Indus suture zone, Himalaya
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
2349-9788
,
2454-2237
DOI:
10.52403/ijrr.20221119
Language:
English
Publisher:
Galore Knowledge Publication Pvt. Ltd.
Publication Date:
2022
