6.
S/C mylonite of Rupal-Chhichi Shear Zone, northwest side of Rupal
valley,
near upper end of Rupal village; view to northeast. Dominantly
thrust-sense
shear in S/C mylonite from granitoid protolith. This ~5km-wide shear
zone
forms the southeastern margin of the central Nanga Parbat massif and is
the eastern fault of the proposed pop-up structure.
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