Orogenesis
Orogenesis
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USDOrogenesis, 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.
- Assesses the key concepts that have arisen from improved modelling of processes over recent years
- Includes links to the underlying principles and approaches on which the most recent concepts have been built, enabling readers to understand the progression of the subject
- Combines the approaches of structural geology and metamorphism with a strongly evidence-based overview of modelling
Reviews & endorsements
"Mike Johnson and Simon Harley have produced a book that provides an overview of orogenic research and an introduction to the physico-chemical properties of mountain belts. Both are leading authorities in their fields and their excellent understanding of the issues involved comes though in the clearly-structured text. ... this book deserves to be widely read." - Chris Hawkesworth, Geoscientist August 2012
"is an excellent in-depth, up-to-date, well-written overview of the various proposed processes and mechanisms involved in mountain building..Summing Up: Essential" - M.E. McCallum, CHOICE, December 2012
"Overall, this book offers plenty of food for thought...would be a useful addition to the library of a geologist desiring an overview of the diverse array of topics associated with modern approaches to mountain building and orogenic tectonics." - Rebecca A. Jamieson, Elements, December 2012
"...Logical arrangement, attractive narrative style, that leads a reader through complex topic of the formation of mountains without weariness, legible and very well prepared illustrations, makes this volume an important position for geologists, geophysicists, petrologists and geochemists." - Marek Lewandowski, Polish Academy of Sciences, Pure and Applied Geophysics
Product details
June 2012Adobe eBook Reader
9781139227483
0 pages
0kg
130 b/w illus. 12 colour illus. 5 tables
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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.
