Extending a continent : architecture, rheology and heat budget / edited by U. Ring and B. Vernicke.

Author/creator Geological Society of America Penrose Conference
Other author Ring, Uwe.
Other author Wernicke, Brian P., 1958-
Other author Geological Society of London.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLondon : Geological Society, ©2009.
Description1 online resource (viii, 256 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color).
Supplemental ContentGeoScienceWorld
Subjects
Morphotectonics--Congresses.
Metamorphism (Geology)--Congresses.
Rheology--Congressess.
Heat budget (Geophysics)--Congresses.

SeriesGeological Society special publication, 0305-8719 ; no. 321
Geological Society special publication ; no. 321. ^A465527
Summary Over the last three decades, there has been a growing appreciation of the role of extensional tectonics in convergent orogens. The opening contribution to this book provides a flavour of how this 'detachment era' has changed our views on tectono-metamorphic relationships in mountain belts. Other papers provide a mix of new, innovative and controversial ideas that may help to solve the mechanical paradox on slip on shallowly dipping extensional detachments and quantitative case studies from New Zealand, the Aegean extensional province, the Alps and Finland.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Spec. audience char. Specialized.
Source of descriptionDescription based on print version record.
Issued in other formPrint version : 9781862392847
ISBN9781862395695 (ebook) :

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