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This book examines the process of mountain building on a range of scales from thin sections to entire mountain ranges. It draws on a wide range of techniques for interpreting the mechanical and thermal histories of deformed rocks. It illustrates orogenic processes, using examples from Scotland and the Alps to the Himalaya and Tibet. It asks the question In the case of orogenic belts, is the present really the key to the past?Product Identifiers
PublisherOpen University Worldwide
ISBN-139780749235512
eBay Product ID (ePID)88199783
Product Key Features
Number of Pages166 Pages
Publication NameMountain Building: Block 4
LanguageEnglish
SubjectGeography & Geosciences
Publication Year2001
TypeTextbook
AuthorJ. Whalley, N. Harris
SeriesUnderstanding the Continents
Dimensions
Item Height275 mm
Item Width218 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorJ. Whalley, N. Harris