Kinematics of the crust in southern Tibet and Higher Himalayan Crystalline –a paleomagnetic approach

Secondary pyrrhotite remanences from the Tethyan Himalaya acquired during Eocene (western Himalaya) and Oligocene to early Miocene (central and eastern Himalaya) were evaluated for block rotations. Oroclinal bending is well reflected by paleomagnetic data in the western part of the Himalaya also showing a uniform counterclockwise rotation of India versus the Tethyan Himalaya. In contrast, data from the central part and preliminary results from the eastern part indicate an abrupt change to unexpected clockwise rotations versus India where oroclinal bending would predict no rotation or..