ON SOME PHYSICAL ASPECTS OF THE THEORY OF THE ORIGIN OF MOUNTAIN BELTS AND ISLAND ARCS

1 November 1953

journal article
Published by Canadian Science Publishing in Canadian Journal of Physics

Vol. 31 (7) , 1148-1155
https://doi.org/10.1139/p53-099

Abstract

It is shown that a physical explanation can be given within the framework of the contraction hypothesis of orogenesis for the four types of junctions of island arcs and mountain belts observed by geologists.

Keywords

PHYSICAL ASPECTS
ISLAND ARCS
MOUNTAIN BELTS
BELTS OBSERVED
CONTRACTION HYPOTHESIS
PHYSICAL EXPLANATION

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