Evolution of the Himalayan orogen – India-Asia collision

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Table of contents

Introduction 
1 Geological setting 
1.1 Evolution of the Himalayan orogen – India-Asia collision
1.2 Major tectonic units
1.3 Foreland basin sediments – Pre-Siwaliks/ Siwaliks
1.3.1 Joginder Nagar, Jawalamukhi and Haripur Kolar sections, Himachal Pradesh, NW India
1.3.2 Kameng section, Arunachal Pradesh, NE India
2 Lateral climatic variation in the Himalaya since the Miocene: aWest – East comparison 
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Geological Setting and methods
2.3 Results
2.4 Discussion and conclusions
3 Weathering regime in the Eastern Himalaya since the mid-Miocene: Implication from detrital geochemistry and clay mineralogy of the Kameng River Section, Arunachal Pradesh, India 
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Geological Setting
3.2.1 Himalayan Geology
3.2.2 Foreland basin sediments – The Siwalik Group
3.3 Sampling and Methods
3.3.1 Sampling strategy
3.3.2 Methods
3.3.2.1 Heavy Minerals and petrography
3.3.2.2 Clay minerals
3.3.2.3 Major elements
3.4 Results
3.4.1 Heavy minerals and petrography
3.4.2 Clay minerals
3.4.3 Major elements and H2O+
3.5 Discussion
3.5.1 Provenance evolution of the Kameng sediments
3.5.2 Diagenesis
3.5.3 Weathering in the Eastern Himalaya since 13 Ma
3.6 Conclusion
3.7 Supplementary Information
3.7.1 Heavy mineral and petrography: report
3.7.1.1 Method: Sand/stone petrography
3.7.1.2 Method: Heavy minerals
3.7.1.3 Results
3.7.2 n-alkane analysis on the Kameng river section
3.7.2.1 Introduction
3.7.2.2 Method
3.7.2.3 Results
3.7.2.4 Discussion
3.8 Appendices
4 Weathering in the Himalayas, an East-West comparison: Indications from major elements and clay mineralogy 
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Geological Setting
4.3 Sampling and Methods
4.3.1 Sampling strategy
4.3.2 Methods
4.3.2.1 Clay mineralogy
4.4 Results
4.4.1 Clay mineralogy
4.4.2 Major elements
4.5 Discussion
4.5.1 Provenance and diagenesis in the western sections
4.5.2 West-east comparison of weathering regimes
4.6 Conclusions
5 Lithium isotope record of the Siwalik Group- a new approach to studying paleo-weathering regimes 
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Sampling and methods
5.2.1 Sampling
5.2.2 Method
5.3 Results
5.4 Discussion
5.5 Preliminary conclusions and perspectives
Conclusions and perspectives 
Bibliographie 
A Sampling points
A.1 Kameng
A.2 Joginder Nagar
A.3 Jawalamukhi
A.4 Haripur Kolar
A.5 Modern Rivers
B Water Analysis of Eastern Himalayan Rivers