Sedimentary rocks found high in the Himalayan Mountains have been found with fossils of clams and other marine life. What does this indicate about the origin of the Himalayan Mountains?

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Answer:  The Earth's crust that formed these mountains was once covered with an ocean

There are different kinds of rocks. Sedimentary rocks found high in the Himalayan Mountains  indicate that The Earth's crust that formed these mountains was once covered with an ocean.

What type of rocks is formed the central part of the Himalayan mountains?

The Higher Himalaya is known to be the framework of the Himalayan mountains. It is said to be composed of  10-20 km-thick metamorphic rocks (e.g. schist and gneiss) and granites.

They are found at altitudes of 3000 m to about 8000 m. These rocks are known to be of Proterozoic-Cambrian age called about 2,000-500 Ma.

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