Ancient orogens and modern analogues

"Plate tectonics provide a unifying conceptual framework for the under-standing of Phanerozoic orogens. More controversially, recent syntheses apply these principles as far back as the Early Archaean. Many ancient orogens are, however, poorly preserved and the processes responsible for them are not well understood. The effects of processes such as delamina-tion, subduction of oceanic and aseismic ridges, overriding of plumes and subduction erosion are rarely identified in ancient orogens, although they have a profound effect on Cenozoic orogens. However, deeply eroded ancient orogens provide insights into the hidden roots of modern orogens. Recent advances in analytical techniques, as well as in fields such as geo-dynamics, have provided fresh insights into ancient orogenic belts, so that realistic modern analogies can now be applied. This Special Publication offers up-to-date reviews and models for some of the most important oro-genic belts developed over the past 2.5 billion years of Earth history."--Pub. desc.

Year

2009

Language

English

Series

Geological Society special publication -- no. 327

Publisher

Geological Society

Editions

1

Pages

488

ISBN

9781862392892

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