The Anatomy of Mountain Ranges / John Rodgers, Jean-Paul Schaer.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Rodgers, John, editor.

Schaer, Jean-Paul, editor.

Series:

Princeton Series in Geology and Paleontology

Princeton Series in Geology and Paleontology ; 788

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Orogeny.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (308 p.)

Edition:

Course Book

Place of Publication:

Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2014]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Focusing on mountain ranges that are relatively unfamiliar to most geologists, this work expands our view of tectonics beyond a standardized textbook approach and illustrates both the extraordinary variety of mountain ranges over the world through time and many of the basic similarities they display.Originally published in 1987.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Contributors

Part I. General

Chapter 1. Introduction: Comparative Anatomy in Geology / Schaer, Jean-Paul

Chapter 2. Differences between Mountain Ranges / Rodgers, John

Chapter 3. Tectonic Framework of Precambrian Belts / Wlndley, Brian F.

Part II. Europe

Chapter 4. A Tectonic Model for the Crustal Evolution of the Baltic Shield / Berthelsen, Asger

Chapter 5. The Lower Allochthon in Southern Norway: An Exhumed Analog of the Southern Appalachians Deep Detachment? / Milnes, A. G.

Chapter 6. The Structure and Evolution of the Hercynian Fold Belt in the Iberian Peninsula / Julivert, M.

Part III. Africa

Chapter 7. Evolution and Structure of the High Atlas of Morocco / Schaer, Jean-Paul

Chapter 8. The Pan-African Belt of West Africa from the Sahara Desert to the Gulf of Benin / Caby, R.

Part IV. South America

Chapter 9 Tectonic Evolution of the Southern Andes, Tierra del Fuego: A Summary / Milnes, A. G.

Chapter 10. Structure and Evolution of the Peruvian Andes / Mogard, François

Chapter 11. The Kinematic Puzzle of the Neogene Northern Andes / Laubscher, H. P.

Chapter 12. The Tectonics of Táchira: A Sample of North Andean Tectonics / Meier, B. / Schwander, M. / Laubscher, H. P.

Part V. North America

Chapter 13. The Appalachian Geosyncline / Rodgers, John

Part VI. Asia

Chapter 14. Comparative Studies on Profiles across the Northwest Himalayas / Frank, W. / Baud, A. / Honegger, K. / Trommsdorff, V.

Chapter 15. The Active Taiwan Mountain Belt / Suppe, John

INDEX

Backmatter

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

ISBN:

9781400858644

140085864X

OCLC:

979755656