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Orogenesis : The Making of Mountains, Hardcover by Johnson, Michael R. W.; Ha...
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- Book Title
- Orogenesis : The Making of Mountains
- ISBN
- 9780521765565
- Subject Area
- Science
- Publication Name
- Orogenesis-The Making of Mountains
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Item Length
- 9.9 in
- Subject
- Earth Sciences / Geology
- Publication Year
- 2012
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.8 in
- Item Weight
- 37 Oz
- Item Width
- 7.6 in
- Number of Pages
- 398 Pages
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-10
0521765560
ISBN-13
9780521765565
eBay Product ID (ePID)
109586866
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
398 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Orogenesis-The Making of Mountains
Subject
Earth Sciences / Geology
Publication Year
2012
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Science
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
37 Oz
Item Length
9.9 in
Item Width
7.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2011-029389
Reviews
"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, '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 through in the clearly-structured text … this book deserves to be widely read.' Geoscientist, "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, "...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, 'Logical arrangement, [an] attractive narrative style that leads [the] reader through [the] complex topic of the formation of mountains without weariness, legible and very well prepared illustrations [make] this volume … important … for geologists, geophysicists, petrologists and geochemists.' Marek Lewandowski, Pure and Applied Geophysics, '… 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, "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
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
551.8/2
Table Of Content
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.
Synopsis
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., Providing a valuable introduction to the processes that form mountain belts, this book summarises research in this fast-moving field for advanced undergraduate and graduate students of structural geology, plate tectonics and geodynamics, and academics and researchers working in related fields including petrology geochemistry and sedimentology.
LC Classification Number
QE621 .J64 2012
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