Orogenesis: The Making of Mountains (The Making of Mountains)

ผู้เขียน
Johnson, M. R. W.
สำนักพิมพ์
Cambridge University Press
วันที่พิมพ์
20120430
ISBN
9780521765565
พื้นที่จดทะเบียน ISBN
เขตภาษาอังกฤษ (ISBN 978-0)

คำอธิบาย

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...