Johnson, Michael R.W. <br/><br/>
Orogenesis: the making of mountains/ 
Michael R.W. Johnson and Simon H. Harley. 
 - 1st ed. 
 - Cambridge:  Cambridge University Press,  2012. 
 - x, 388 p. :  ill. ;  25 cm. 
<br/><br/>1. Major features of the Earth and plate tectonics;<br/>2. Driving mechanisms for plates, slab retreat and advance, a reason for orogenesis; <br/>3. Physical and chemical principles: rock deformation and heat production in the lithosphere; <br/>4. Large scale features of orogenic belts: thrusts, folds, orogenic wedges; <br/>5. Evolution of orogens; <br/>6. Lateral spreading of orogens: foreland propagation, channel flow and weak zones in the crust; <br/>7. Orogenic metamorphism; <br/>8. The erosion, uplift and exhumation of orogens; <br/>9. The sedimentary history of foreland basins;<br/>10. Deep structure: the support of mountains and the importance of phase changes; <br/>11. Mountains and climate;<br/>12. Precambrian orogenesis; References; Index. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0521765560 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Orogeny<br/>Plate tectonics<br/>Orogenic belts<br/>Geology, Structural
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>551.82  / JOH/O