Reade's Theory of Mountain Building
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Mountain building and mantle dynamics
[1] Mountain building at convergent margins requires tectonic forces that can overcome frictional resistance along large-scale thrust faults and support the gravitational potential energy stored within the thickened crust of the orogen. A general, dynamic model for this process is still lacking. Here we propose that mountain belts can be classified between two end-members. First, those of “slab...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Geological Magazine
سال: 1892
ISSN: 0016-7568,1469-5081
DOI: 10.1017/s0016756800139469