Earth Accretionary Systems in Space and Time

Earth Accretionary Systems in Space and Time
ISBN-10
1862392781
ISBN-13
9781862392786
Category
Science
Pages
430
Language
English
Published
2009
Publisher
Geological Society of London
Authors
Alfred Kröner, Peter Anthony Cawood

Description

Accretionary orogens form at convergent plate boundaries and include the supra-subduction zone forearc, magmatic arc and backarc components. They can be broken into retreating and advancing types, based on their kinematic framework and resulting geological character. This volume presents fourteen papers dealing with general aspects of accretion and metamorphism and discuss examples of accretionary orogens and crustal growth through Earth history, from the Archaean to the Cenozoic.

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