Orogenesis [electronic resource] : the making of mountains / Michael R.W. Johnson, Simon L. Harley.

9781139230452 (electronic bk.)
0521765560
9780521765565

Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012.

English

1 online resource (x, 388 p.) : ill. (some col.), maps.

QE621 .J64 2012eb

551.8/2

"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."-- Provided by publisher.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 343-374) and index.

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