num_pages: 177
description: When crustal plates collide on land, the type of deformation of the lithosphere is generally divided into thin-skinned and thick-skinned, but within these broad categories, a wide range of phenomena can be observed. Mostly Italian geologists survey some of these styles. Their topics include the structural pattern of the Zagros fold-and-thrust belt in the Dezful Embayment in southwestern Iran, the role of repeated gravitational collapse in Appalachian orogenesis, and styles of basement involvement in the Moine Thrust Belt in northwestern Scotland. There is no index. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
language: English
title: Styles of Continental Contraction (SPECIAL PAPER
titlecomplete: Styles of Continental Contraction (SPECIAL PAPER (GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA))
publisher: Geological Society of Amer