Exhumation Processes: Normal Faulting, Ductile Flow and Erosion (Geological Society Special Publication)

Uwe Ring

ISBN 10: 1862390320 / ISBN 13: 9781862390324

Published by Geological Society of London, 1999

About this Item

The book will be a broad interest to any student of mountain belts and orogenesis, including those in tectonics, structural geology, geodynamics, metamorphic petrology, sedimentology and geomorphology. Field geology is, by definition, the geology of exhumed rocks. This book provides a broad range of examples of deep exhumation and emphasizes the competition between the various exhumation processes: normal faulting, ductile thinning and erosion. The papers include examples from all parts of the world and from a variety of tectonic settings, including oceanic subduction zones, continental collision zones and continental rifts. The volume explores the relationship between climate, erosion and tectonics. It provides innovative applications of thermochronology to understanding the rates and geometry of normal faulting, and the interaction between erosion and tectonics.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Exhumation Processes: Normal Faulting, Ductile Flow and Erosion (Geological Society Special Publication)
• Publisher: Geological Society of London
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1862390320
• ISBN 13: 9781862390324
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New
• Dimensions: 18.42W x 26.04H x 2.54D centimeters 18.42 centimeters width by 26.04 centimeters height by 2.54 centimeters depth
• Weight: 930 grams

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Synopsis

The book will be a broad interest to any student of mountain belts and orogenesis, including those in tectonics, structural geology, geodynamics, metamorphic petrology, sedimentology and geomorphology.Field geology is, by definition, the geology of exhumed rocks. This book provides a broad range of examples of deep exhumation and emphasizes the competition between the various exhumation processes: normal faulting, ductile thinning and erosion. The papers include examples from all parts of the world and from a variety of tectonic settings, including oceanic subduction zones, continental collision zones and continental rifts. The volume explores the relationship between climate, erosion and tectonics. It provides innovative applications of thermochronology to understanding the rates and geometry of normal faulting, and the interaction between erosion and tectonics.

Also available:

Extensional Tectonics: Faulting and Fault-Related Processes (Key Issues in Earth Sciences) - ISBN 1862391157
The Internal Structure of Fault Zones: Implications for Mechanical & Fluid-Flow Properties - Special Publication no 299 - ISBN 1862392536

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