Overview
- Provides a straightforward introduction to orogenesis and plate tectonics
- Richly illustrated with photos and color graphics
- Ideal travel preparation for hikers, climbers and students of the geosciences and geography
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Mountains as we know them were formed by a wide range of processes. This vivid introduction explains the course of orogeny (mountain formation) and the resulting structures, the cycles of plate tectonics and the evolution of landforms. It also presents surprising findings from the latest research. Popular travel destinations are described in detail – ideal when preparing for a trip – while a wealth of photos and graphics illustrate the text. Why are mountains as tall as they are? How does high-pressure rock come to the surface? Is there feedback between tectonics and the climate? How can mountains form without continental collision, far away from any plate boundaries? And how do we know all this? These and many other questions will be answered.
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Florian Neukirchen is a geoscientist and non-fiction author. After completing his studies in Freiburg, he worked on alkaline rocks at the University of Tübingen. Research trips led him to Oldoinyo Lengai in Tanzania, through the High Atlas in Morocco and to the Ilimaussaq intrusion in Greenland. On his travels around the world he has visited many mountain ranges, climbed quite a few peaks or carried a backpack and camera on long-distance treks to capture the best views. He currently lives and writes in Berlin. He has published The World of Mineral Deposits (2020), as well as several books on geology in German.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Formation of Mountains
Authors: Florian Neukirchen
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-11385-7
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-11384-0Published: 29 November 2022
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-11387-1Published: 29 November 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-11385-7Published: 28 November 2022
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 533
Number of Illustrations: 8 b/w illustrations, 504 illustrations in colour
Topics: Geology, Geomorphology