Main Central Thrust

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The Main Central Thrust is a major Himalayan tectonic fault that marks the boundary between high-grade metamorphic rocks of the Higher Himalaya and lower-grade rocks of the Lesser Himalaya.

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Main Central Thrust canonical 8
Main Central Thrust system 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Himalayan tectonic feature
geological structure
tectonic fault
thrust fault
age Cenozoic
associatedWith ductile deformation
metamorphic grade increase towards the hanging wall
regional metamorphism
shear zone development
displacementSense southward transport of Higher Himalayan rocks over Lesser Himalayan rocks
extendsThrough Bhutan
India
Nepal
Pakistan‑administered Himalayan region
faultType north‑dipping thrust
formedDuring Himalayan orogeny
hasSignificance key marker for Himalayan tectonic evolution
major crustal‑scale discontinuity in the Himalaya
lithologyAbove high‑grade gneisses and schists
lithologyBelow low‑ to medium‑grade metasedimentary rocks
locatedIn Himalayas
marksBoundaryBetween high‑grade metamorphic rocks of the Higher Himalaya
lower‑grade rocks of the Lesser Himalaya
movementType compressional
namedAfter its position as a major central thrust within the Himalayan belt
overlies Lesser Himalayan Sequence
linked to: Lesser Himalayas
parallelTo Main Boundary Thrust
South Tibetan Detachment System
partOf Himalayan orogenic belt
region Central Himalaya
linked to: Central Himalayas
relatedConcept orogenic wedge
thrust belt
relatedTo India–Eurasia plate collision
separates Higher Himalaya
linked to: Greater Himalayas

Lesser Himalaya
linked to: Lesser Himalayas
studiedInDiscipline metamorphic petrology
structural geology
tectonics
tectonicSetting continent‑continent collision zone
underlies Higher Himalayan Crystalline Sequence

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Main Boundary Thrust zone youngerThan Main Central Thrust
Main Boundary Thrust zone relatedStructure Main Central Thrust
Main Boundary Thrust youngerThan Main Central Thrust
Main Boundary Thrust linkedWith Main Central Thrust system
linked to: Main Central Thrust
South Tibetan Detachment System overlies Main Central Thrust
South Tibetan Detachment System relatedTo Main Central Thrust
South Tibetan Detachment System parallelTo Main Central Thrust
MBT parallelTo Main Central Thrust
Himalayan Frontal Thrust parallelTo Main Central Thrust