{"product_id":"compressional-tectonics-isbn-9781119773849","title":"Compressional Tectonics","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA synthesis of current knowledge on collisional and convergent plate boundaries worldwide\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMajor mountain belts on Earth, such as the Alps, Himalayas, and Appalachians, have been built by compressional tectonic processes during continent-continent and arc-continent collisions. Understanding their formation and evolution is important because of the hazards associated with convergent and collisional plate boundaries, and because these mountain belts contain resources such as precious metals, rare earth elements, oil, gas, and coal.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCompressional Tectonics: Plate Convergence to Mountain Building \u003c\/i\u003ereviews our present-day knowledge of the tectonic evolution of the Alpine-Himalayan and Appalachian belts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVolume highlights include:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eOverview of terminology relating to compressional and contractional tectonics\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscussion of subduction zone dynamics\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDebates over the timing of the collision and convergence of particular subduction and suture zones\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamples of the different stages in the development of orogenic belts\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book is one of a set of three in the collection \u003ci\u003eTectonic Processes: A Global View\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe American Geophysical Union promotes discovery in Earth and space science for the benefit of humanity. Its publications disseminate scientific knowledge and provide resources for researchers, students, and professionals.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Contributors vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Plate Convergence\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 When Plates Collide 3\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eElizabeth J Catlos and İbrahim Çemen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Subduction and Obduction Processes: The Fate of Oceanic Lithosphere Revealed by Blueschists, Eclogites, and Ophiolites 21\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePhilippe Agard, Mathieu Soret, Guillaume Bonnet, Dia Ninkabou, Alexis Plunder, Cécile Prigent, and Philippe Yamato\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Lateral Heterogeneity in Compressional Mountain Belt Settings 47\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBibek Giri and Mary Hubbard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 A Review of the Dynamics of Subduction Zone Initiation in the Aegean Region 87\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eElizabeth J Catlos and İbrahim Çemen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Alpine-Himalayan Collision\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Genesis of Himalayan Stratigraphy and the Tectonic Development of the Thrust Belt 121\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDelores M Robinson and Aaron J Martin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Records of Himalayan Metamorphism and Contractional Tectonics in the Central Himalayas (Darondi Khola, Nepal) 155\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eElizabeth J Catlos\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Tectonics of the Southeast Anatolian Orogenic Belt 203\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eYücel Yılmaz, Erdinç Yiğitbaş, and İbrahim Çemen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Tectonics of Eastern Anatolian Plateau: Final Stages of Collisional Orogeny in Anatolia 223\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eYücel Yılmaz, İbrahim Çemen, and Erdinç Yiğitbaş\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 When and Why the NeoTethyan Subduction Initiated Along the Eurasian Margin: A Case Study From a Jurassic Eclogite in Southern Iran 245\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBo Wan, Yang Chu, Ling Chen, Zhiyong Zhang, Songjian Ao, and Morteza Talebian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III North America Mountain Building\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Stratigraphic and Thermal Maturity Evidence for a Break- Back Thrust Sequence in the Southern Appalachian Thrust Belt, Alabama, USA 263\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJack C Pashin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Strain Partitioning in Foreland Basins: An Example From the Ouachita Fold- Thrust Belt Arkoma Basin Transition Zone in Southeastern Oklahoma and Western Arkansas 281\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eİbrahim Çemen and Donald J Yezerski\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Extensional Collapse of Orogens: A Review and Example From the Southern Appalachian Orogen 301\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDavid A Foster, Chong Ma, Ben D Goscombe, and Paul A Mueller\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 321 \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eElizabeth J. Catlos, \u003c\/b\u003eThe University of Texas at Austin, USA \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIbrahim Çemen, \u003c\/b\u003eThe University of Alabama, USA   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCompressional Tectonics\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlate Convergence to Mountain Building \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMajor mountain belts on Earth, such as the Alps, Himalayas, and Appalachians, have been built by compressional tectonic processes during continent-continent and arc-continent collisions. 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