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==Geologic background==
 
==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:
 
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.]]
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[[File:2 2 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.]]
     

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