Orogenesis : the making of mountains /
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 Andes. Integrating the...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Autores principales: | Johnson, M. R. W. (Michael Raymond Walter) (Autor), Harley, Simon L. (Autor) |
Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
[2012]
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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