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all, mostly without answers or hints. The two bibliographies contain about
640 items of selected, mostly American literature, of which 80% date from
the last two decades. In addition, each chapter includes a short list of “Sug-
gestions for further reading”, totalling 150 items, but ‘“Suggestions for pre-
paratory reading” would have been equally desirable. Misprints are remark-
ably few.
From the scientific point of view, these books are excellent, presenting an
exciting up-to-date account of the achievements within theoretical seismol-
ogy. “Quantitative” is here essentially equivalent to “theoretical”, while
most observations are only briefly mentioned in connection with the theo-
retical developments. The subtitle “Theory and Methods” suggests another
two volumes providing “Results”, as a corresponding summary of modern
observational seismology. After all, the development of theory and methods
does not constitute an end in itself, but the ultimate goal is to reveal the
secrets of the Earth.
From the tutorial viewpoint, the authors have in general succeeded well.
Introductory sections, figures, boxes, and critical comparisons of various
methods facilitate the understanding. In spite of such aids and of being part
of “A Series of Books in Geology”, the present volumes are hardly addressed
to geologists in general. Instead, they are addressed to theoretical and obser-
vational scientists and students, who already possess a solid background in
theoretical seismology and applied mathematics. Even then, the books are
not altogether easy and they are not meant just to provide plain reading, but
rather to be workbooks. Working through all mathematics in detail, includ-
ing the problems, at the rate of 5-10 pages per day would afford the serious
student with a valuable full-time theoretical course for about half a year.
In conclusion, the books by Aki and Richards are a must for geophysical
libraries, for university courses and for research. Aki-Richards deserves to
become a frequently seen seismological reference for decades.
MARKUS BATH (Uppsala)
~e~a~o~~kic Rock Se~~e~ceso~ the Eastern ~~~a~aya. P.K. Verma (Editor).

(With a foreword by J. Haller, 26 pp.) K.P. Bagchi and Comp., Calcutta,
1980,166 pp., $ 25.00
This book gives:

(a) A nice comprehensive account of the geological history of India with
regard to birth of the Himalaya based on the plate-tectonics concept. Haller
(Harvard Univ.), 26 pp.
(b) An in,troduction (pp. 17) by Prof. I.C. Pande (Chandigarh) giving his
view of the general structural geology of Himalayan arc.
(c) A section on structural geology and tectonics of the Eastern Himalaya
with three articles by P.H. Gangopadhyay, S. Sinha Roy and S.K. Acharya.
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They treat the problems of the low and high-grade rocks in Darjeeling region,
their relationship on basis of petrofabrics analysis and the question of separa-
tion of tectonic units on basis of presence of deformation structures (61 pp.).
(d) A discussion of stratigraphy and regional geology by J.K. Tandon,
A.C. Nanda, T. Singh and P.K. Das. They give the latest data on the Miri area,
the Permian of the Siang district and details on metamorphism in the Suban-
siri district (59 pp.).
(e) Reports on petrology and geochemistry by A. Mukherjee - Inversion
of Metamorphism; H.C. Ghose - Hydrothermal melting of high-grade rocks
of Darjeeling, and G.S. Roonwal - Evaluation of gossans over Daling phyl-
lites in Sikkim (Rangpo is the only metal mine in the Eastern Himalaya).
This book bundles together a series of valuable contributions. The area is
still very little known. For the non-Indian geologist the introduction and
foreword are certainly worthwhile. Finally, more and more support for a
two-fold subdivision in deformation ages is coming forth. In the Eastern
Himalaya the present-day workers are less “hindered” by a load of old work
which I feel is not always favourable in the Western Himalaya.
J. RUPKE (Amsterdam)
Shortening Structures in Eastern and North-Western Himalayan Rocks. W.

Schwan. P.S. Saklani (Series Editor). Today and Tomorrow’s Printers and
Publishers, New Delhi, 1980,62 pp., $ 12,OO.
In the Series: Current Trends in Geology, W. Schwan reports on compara-

tive microfabrics studies in three regions of the Himalaya: (a) Darjeeling-Sik-
kim, (b) Kumaun-Garhwal and (c) South-Eastern Himachal-Pradesh. Each
of these chapters consists of a summing up of the general tectonic picture of
the area, in which I note the hand of the editor, and a later part dealing with
a microfabrics study, based on material gathered by the author during two
field trips.
Some of the author’s findings may be briefly mentioned here:
Several types of microstructures of different age are reported: folds, B-
lineations, cleavages, etc. Relationships between large- and small-scale struc-
tures and age sequence of the structures lead to a conclusion on movement
patterns applicable to the orogen as a whole. The deduced chronolo~cal
order of tectonic events in the Himalaya is then arrived at:
D, Intense shortening WNW-ESE
D, Renewed and weaker shortening approx. WNW-ESE
D3 Horizontal transport of rocks NNE-SSW
D4 Intense lateral compression NNE-SSW
D 5 Weak shortening approx. WNW-ESE
When I read these conclusions and compare them with the data presented
in the introductory chapter (7 pp), everything agrees weil. The general tec-

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MARKUS BATH (Uppsala)

~e~a~okic Rock See~ceso~ the Eastern ~~~a~aya. P.K. Verma (Editor).

This book gives:

Shortening Structures in Eastern and North-Western Himalayan Rocks. W.

In the Series: Current Trends in Geology, W. Schwan reports on compara-

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