Orogenesis: the making of mountains/ Michael R.W. Johnson and Simon H. Harley.
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Science Library, Sikkim University Science Library General Section | 551.82 JOH/O (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | Books For SU Science Library | P41320 |
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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