Principles Of Terrane Analysis

Download or read book Principles of Terrane Analysis written by D.G. Howell and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 1994-10-31 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book introduces the reader to the principles of terrrane analysis, and describes how accretion tectonics relates to classic plate tectonics theory and what this represents in terms of mountain building and continental growth processes. A forensic-like investigation of continental geology is detailed, integrating many different sub-disciplines of the Earth Sciences. The concepts outlined have a practical bent and help to explain the nature and occurrences of petroleum and metallic mineral deposits.