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"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 A…
"Earth Structure introduces the basic principles of structural geology and tectonics to undergraduate students. It covers the description and analysis of geological structures in the Earth's crust; guides students through the principles of stress, strain, and rheology; and descr…
Tectonics of sedimentary basins: recent advances
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Intraplate strike-slip deformation belts are common tectonic features, particularly at convergent plate boundaries, where they are produced by both oblique convergence and continental indentation. This volume contains 13 papers from an international field of contributors. Studie…
A combination of review and research papers are presented in this publication, which highlight some of the issues and problems associated with the characterization and modelling of continental reactivation and reworking.