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A Note on the Significance of Granite Clasts in a Diamictite of the Thango Formation (Lower Silurian) Zanskar Valley, Ladakh Himalaya


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The presence of tourmaline bearing granite clasts in the diamictite of the Thango Formation (Lower Silurian) of the Haimanta Group, in Zanskar Valley of Ladakh, J&K State, suggests the existence of Pre-Silurian tourmaline granite in the Higher Himalaya.
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  • A Note on the Significance of Granite Clasts in a Diamictite of the Thango Formation (Lower Silurian) Zanskar Valley, Ladakh Himalaya

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S. V. Srikantia
Geological Survey of India, Nilofar Building, Raj Bagh, Srinagar 190008, India
T. M. Ganesan
Geological Survey of India, Nilofar Building, Raj Bagh, Srinagar 190008, India
P. K. Sinha
Geological Survey of India, Nilofar Building, Raj Bagh, Srinagar 190008, India
B. Tirkey
Geological Survey of India, Nilofar Building, Raj Bagh, Srinagar 190008, India

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The presence of tourmaline bearing granite clasts in the diamictite of the Thango Formation (Lower Silurian) of the Haimanta Group, in Zanskar Valley of Ladakh, J&K State, suggests the existence of Pre-Silurian tourmaline granite in the Higher Himalaya.