When Continents Collide: Geodynamics and Geochemistry of Ultrahigh-Pressure Rocks
Editors: Hacker, Bradley, Liou, J.G. (Eds.)
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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.
- Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Active Crustal Subduction and Exhumation in Taiwan
Pages 1-25
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Melting of Crustal Rocks During Continental Collision and Subduction
Pages 27-55
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Rheology of Crustal Rocks at Ultrahigh Pressure
Pages 57-95
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Thermal Controls on Slab Breakoff and the Rise of High-Pressure Rocks During Continental Collisions
Pages 97-115
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Exhumation of Ultrahigh-Pressure Rocks: Thermal Boundary Conditions and Cooling History
Pages 117-139
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- When Continents Collide: Geodynamics and Geochemistry of Ultrahigh-Pressure Rocks
- Editors
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- Bradley Hacker
- J.G. Liou
- Series Title
- Petrology and Structural Geology
- Series Volume
- 10
- Copyright
- 1998
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Copyright Holder
- Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht
- eBook ISBN
- 978-94-015-9050-1
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-94-015-9050-1
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-0-412-82420-3
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-90-481-4028-2
- Series ISSN
- 0924-1957
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- X, 325
- Topics