Tethyan Himalaya

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Tethyan Himalaya is the northernmost tectonostratigraphic zone of the Himalayas, composed mainly of marine sedimentary rocks that record the evolution and closure of the ancient Tethys Ocean.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geological region
tectonostratigraphic zone
affectedBy India–Asia collision
linked to: Himalayan orogeny
boundedToNorthBy Indus–Tsangpo Suture Zone
boundedToSouthBy Greater Himalaya
linked to: Greater Himalayas
composedMostlyOf marine sedimentary rocks
contains fossiliferous strata
depositionalEnvironment deep marine basin
marine shelf
extendsAcross Bhutan
India
Nepal
Pakistan
Tibet
formedAlong northern margin of the Indian Plate
fossilContentIncludes marine invertebrates
microfossils
geologicalAgeRange Mesozoic
linked to: Mesozoic Era

Paleozoic
early Cenozoic
hasEconomicImportance hosts sedimentary basins with hydrocarbon potential in some sectors
lithologyIncludes conglomerate
limestone
sandstone
shale
volcaniclastic rocks
locatedIn Asia
northern Himalayas
namedAfter Tethys Ocean
overlies Indian continental crust
paleogeographicSetting passive continental margin of northern India
partOf Himalayas
records closure of the Tethys Ocean
evolution of the Tethys Ocean
relatedTo Tethys Ocean
researchField paleontology
stratigraphy
tectonics
significance key archive of Tethys Ocean stratigraphy
records pre-collisional history of the Indian Plate
structuralStyle fold-and-thrust belt features
tectonicSetting northernmost tectonostratigraphic zone of the Himalayas

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Himalayan orogeny relatedTo Tethyan Himalaya