Scientists Decode the Ancient Geological Story Behind the Ladakh Range
Scientists from the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, an autonomous institute under the Department of Science and Technology (DST), have now reconstructed this ancient geological story by examining the chemistry of rocks from across the region. Their research shows that the Ladakh Magmatic Arc was formed due to the northward subduction of the Neo-Tethyan oceanic plate beneath the Eurasian margin, a process that unfolded over tens of millions of years.
