Orogeny through time

by Burg, J.-P., (Jean-Pierre) Ford, M., (Mary)

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Full title :Orogeny through time / edited by J.-P. Burg and M. Ford.

Summary

"This book presents a series of review articles on nine important ancient orogens on Earth. Comparison of these mountain belts provides a wealth of information for the debate on whether there has been a change in mountain-building processes through the history of the Earth. As a precursor to these papers, the rheology of the Earth's lithosphere through time is reviewed. Theoretical analysis and insight into the behaviour of the lithosphere of other planets constrain mechanical considerations of the Earth's lithosphere." "It is clear from these overviews that geodynamic concepts and modelling, and new techniques such as deep seismic profiling and geochronology are having a profound impact on orogenic studies."--Jacket.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:1997.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Geological Society
Place of Publication:London
Language:eng
Publication Date:1997.

The Physical Object

Description:270 pages, 1 folded leaf of plates : : illustrations, maps (1 color) ; : 26 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:1897799756, 9781897799758
oclc:ocm36461988
LC Classification:QE621
Dewey Decimal:551.82

Orogeny through time : an overview / J.-P. Burg & M. Ford -- Rheology of the lithosphere in space and time / G. Ranalli -- Rheology of planetary lithospheres : a review from impact cratering mechanics / P.G. Thomas, P. Allemand & N. Mangold -- Archaean crustal growth and tectonic processes : a comparison of the Superior Province, Canada and the Dharwar Craton, India / P. Choukroune [and others] -- Geodynamic evolution of the Proterozoic Mount Isa terrain / M.G. O'Dea [and others] -- Contraction, extension and timing in the South Norwegian Caledonides : the Sognefjord transect / Milnes. A.G. [and others] -- Tectonics of the southeastern Australian Lachlan Fold belt : structural and thermal aspects / Gray, D.R. -- The Scandanavian Caledonides and the relationship to the Variscan belt / Rey, P., Burg. J.-P. & Casey, M. -- Structure and geodynamics of the Uralian orogen / Puchkov, V.N. -- Cenozoic evolution of the Central Andes in Bolivia and northern Chile / Lamb, S. [and others].