Orogenesis: The Making of Mountains - Hardcover
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Availability:In StockContributor:Michael R. W. Johnson, Simon L. HarleyPublish date:2012-04-09Pages:398
Language:EnglishPublisher:Cambridge University PressISBN-13:9780521765565ISBN-10:521765560UPC:9780521765565Book Category:ScienceBook Subcategory:Earth SciencesBook Topic:GeologySize:9.70 x 7.60 x 0.90 inchesWeight:2.3016Product ID:SCA34TY4EW
Orogenesis: The Making of Mountains
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...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Cambridge University PressISBN-13:9780521765565ISBN-10:521765560UPC:9780521765565Book Category:ScienceBook Subcategory:Earth SciencesBook Topic:GeologySize:9.70 x 7.60 x 0.90 inchesWeight:2.3016Product ID:SCA34TY4EW
Johnson, Michael R. W.: - "Michael Johnson is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and taught structural geology and tectonics in the University of Edinburgh for forty years. He has undertaken research on orogenic belts in many parts of the world - Scotland, North America, the Alps and the Himalayas - and has continued his researches since his retirement in 1997. Dr Johnson has written over...
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