Lato-Miru-Upshi road, Leh District, Ladakh, Indiai
Regional Level Types | |
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Lato-Miru-Upshi road | Outcrop (Paleo feature) |
Leh District | District |
Ladakh | Union Territory |
India | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 41' 21'' North , 77° 44' 13'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Outcrop (Paleo feature) - last checked 2010
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Leh | 37,475 (2014) | 54.7km |
Mindat Locality ID:
409412
Long-form identifier:
1:2:409412:1
GUID (UUID V4):
95012e42-b246-4c7b-aec5-414b31a8b28a
Spectacular outcrops along the Lato-Miru-Upshi road, green and red sandstone of the Late Oligocene-Miocene Rong Formation.
Quartz is common in the green sandstone.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: Mario Lazzerini Denchi Collection
"'Mario Lazzerini Denchi' Collection" |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Henderson, A.L., Najman, Y., Parrish, R., Mark, D.F., Foster, G.L. (2011) Constraints to the timing of India-Eurasia collision; a re-evaluation of evidence from the Indus Basin sedimentary rocks of the Indus-Tsangpo Suture Zone, Ladakh, India. Earth Science Review [doi:10.1016/j.earscirev.2011.02.006].
Kharya, A., Sachan, H.K., Santosh, M., Singh, S.K., Tiwari, S.K. (2019) Isotopic fingerprinting of fluid circulation at the terminal stage of the Himalayan orogeny: An example from the Himalayan forearc basin, Indus Tsangpo suture zone, Ladakh, India. Journal of Earth System Science, Indian Academy of Sciences, 128:5, 17 pages.
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Lato-Miru-Upshi road, Leh District, Ladakh, India