Orogenesis : the making of mountains /

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Author / Creator:	Johnson, M. R. W. (Michael Raymond Walter)
Imprint:	Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012.
Description:	x, 388 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 26 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Orogeny. Orogenic belts. Plate tectonics. Geology, Structural. Geology, Structural. Orogenic belts. Orogeny. Plate tectonics.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8739793

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Other authors / contributors:	Harley, Simon L. 1956-
ISBN:	9780521765565 0521765560
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	"Orogenesis, the process of mountain building, occurs when two tectonic plates collide - either forcing material upwards to form mountain belts such as the Alps or Himalayas or causing one plate to be subducted below the other, resulting in volcanic mountain chains such as the Andes. Integrating the approaches of structural geology and metamorphism, this book provides an up-to-date overview of orogenic research and an introduction to the physico-chemical properties of mountain belts. Global examples are explored, the interactioning roles of temperature and deformation in the orogenic process are reviewed, and important new concepts such as channel flow are explained. This book provides a valuable introduction to this fast-moving field for advanced undergraduate and graduate students of structural geology, plate tectonics and geodynamics, and will also provide a vital overview of research for academics and researchers working in related fields including petrology geochemistry and sedimentology"--

Table of Contents:

Preface
1. Major features of the Earth and plate tectonics
2. Driving mechanisms for plates, slab retreat and advance, a reason for orogenesis
3. Physical and chemical principles: rock deformation and heat production in the lithosphere
4. Large scale features of orogenic belts: thrusts, folds, orogenic wedges
5. Evolution of orogens
6. Lateral spreading of orogens: foreland propagation, channel flow and weak zones in the crust
7. Orogenic metamorphism
8. The erosion, uplift and exhumation of orogens
9. The sedimentary history of foreland basins
10. Deep structure: the support of mountains and the importance of phase changes
11. Mountains and climate
12. Precambrian orogenesis
References
Index

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