VOLUME BALANCE OF EROSIONAL LOSS AND SEDIMENT DEPOSITION RELATED TO HIMALAYAN UPLIFTS

The volume of sediment in the foreland basins, deltas and fans which a re a consequence or the collision of India and Asia appears to require the removal or a vertical section c.35 km high if the sediments were entirely derived from the Himalaya. It is argued that this is implausi ble and that it is likely that the Himalayan hinterland (e.g. Karakora m and Tibet) was an important source of sediment prior to c. 20 Ma whe n significant Himalayan uplift commenced.