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When Continents Collide: Geodynamics and Geochemistry of Ultrahigh-Pressure Rocks

Part of the book series: Petrology and Structural Geology (PESG, volume 10)

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
  2. Active Crustal Subduction and Exhumation in Taiwan

    • C. H. Lin, S. W. Roecker
    Pages 1-25
  3. Melting of Crustal Rocks During Continental Collision and Subduction

    • Alberto E. Patiño Douce, T. C. McCarthy
    Pages 27-55
  4. Rheology of Crustal Rocks at Ultrahigh Pressure

    • Bernhard Stöckhert, Jörg Renner
    Pages 57-95
  5. Exhumation of Ultrahigh-Pressure Rocks: Thermal Boundary Conditions and Cooling History

    • Bernhard Grasemann, Lothar Ratschbacher, Bradley R. Hacker
    Pages 117-139
  6. Active Tectonics and Ultrahigh-Pressure Rocks

    • Ann E. Blythe
    Pages 141-160
  7. Tracing the Extent of a UHP Metamorphic Terrane: Mineral-Inclusion Study of Zircons in Gneisses from the Dabie Shan

    • Hirokazu Tabata, Kazuhiro Yamauchi, Shigenori Maruyama, Juhn G. Liou
    Pages 261-273
  8. H2O Recycling During Continental Collision: Phase-Equilibrium and Kinetic Considerations

    • W. Gary Ernst, Jed L. Mosenfelder, Mary L. Leech, Jun Liu
    Pages 275-295
  9. Back Matter

    Pages 325-325

About this book

2Gpa has increased to more than 15.
This indicates that subduction of continental fragments to depths of 100-150 km may have played a significant role in the formation of mountain belts.
This volume brings together the geochemical, geophysical and geodynamical approaches to study the processes active during ultrahigh-pressure (UHP) tectonics.
The collection of papers demarkates the frontier of our understanding of the creation, preservation, and exhumation of ultrahigh-pressure rocks.
Audience: This volume will be of interest to any earth scientist interested in ultrahigh pressure processes and the formation and modification of continental crust.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Geological Sciences, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA

    Bradley R. Hacker

  • Geological and Environmental Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, USA

    Juhn G. Liou

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: When Continents Collide: Geodynamics and Geochemistry of Ultrahigh-Pressure Rocks

  • Editors: Bradley R. Hacker, Juhn G. Liou

  • Series Title: Petrology and Structural Geology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-9050-1

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1998

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-412-82420-3Published: 31 October 1998

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-4028-2Published: 04 December 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-015-9050-1Published: 11 November 2013

  • Series ISSN: 0924-1957

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 325

  • Topics: Mineralogy, Geophysics/Geodesy, Geochemistry

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Softcover Book USD 169.99
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