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The '''Main Central Thrust''' is one of the north-dipping and NW—SE strike thrust faults along the Himalaya<ref>Upreti, B. N. "An overview of the stratigraphy and tectonics of the Nepal Himalaya." Journal of Asian Earth Sciences 17.5 (1999): 577-606.</ref>. Generally speaking, the Main Central Thrust is the ductile shear zone, along which the Great Himalayan Crystalline complex was placed over the Lesser Himalayan Sequence.<ref name=":2">Helm, A., and A. Gansser. "Central Himalaya, Geological observations of the Swiss expedition 1936." Mdmoires de la Socidtd Helvdtique des Sciences Naturelles 73.1,245 (1939).</ref><br />
==Geologic background==
The Himalayan orogen is the production of the collision between continents of India and Asia. It is structurally dominated by three north-dipping, fault—bound units stacked by, from north to south, the Southern Tibetan Detachment, the Main Central Thrust, the Main Boundary Thrust and the Main Frontal Thrust<ref name=":2"/>. These units, from south to north, are:
[[File:Himal tecto units.png|thumbnail|Figure 1. Simplified geological map showing the tectonic units of Himalaya. The Main Central Thrust is indicated by solid line and triangles.]]
==References==
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==Geologic background==
The Himalayan orogen is the production of the collision between continents of India and Asia. It is structurally dominated by three north-dipping, fault—bound units stacked by, from north to south, the Southern Tibetan Detachment, the Main Central Thrust, the Main Boundary Thrust and the Main Frontal Thrust<ref name=":2"/>. These units, from south to north, are:
[[File:Himal tecto units.png|thumbnail|Figure 1. Simplified geological map showing the tectonic units of Himalaya. The Main Central Thrust is indicated by solid line and triangles.]]
==References==
{{reflist}}