'Continent collision' presentation slideshows

Processes of Lithosphere

Processes of Lithosphere. Lithosphere. Rigid outermost shell of a rocky planet On earth, comprises the crust and the upper mantle. The Rock Cycle. Thinking about relationships among the major rock groups. Major Rock Groups. Igneous Formed from a melt (molten rock)

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Plate Tectonics

Plate Tectonics. Chapter 17. Great Idea: The entire earth is still changing, due to the slow convection of soft, hot rocks deep within the planet. Chapter Outline. The Dynamic Earth Plate Tectonics: A Unifying View of Earth Another Look at Volcanoes and Earthquakes. The Dynamic Earth.

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Evolution of the Pacific Margin: Progress and Future

Evolution of the Pacific Margin: Progress and Future. Jeremy Hourigan, Yale University Sergei D. Sokolov, GIN-RAS Moscow Aleksandr I. Khanchuk, FEGI-RAS, Vladivostok. Outline of Progress. Pre-Late Cretaceous Pacific Convergent Margin Sea of Okhotsk Olyutorsky Arc-Collision zone, Kamchatka

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Plate Tectonics and the Ocean Floor

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Cuernos Del Paine, Andes Mountains Gabriel Callaghan

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The Cambrian System of Wyoming

The Cambrian System of Wyoming. 1.3-1.0 Ga. Grenville orogen : Continent-continent collision of Laurentia with African and South American cratons ; SE transfer of Caborca block. 1.3-0.95 Ga. Grenville orogen : Granitoids intrude juvenile belts as far west as Colorado.

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Plate Tectonics

Plate Tectonics. Earth Structure Quick review. Earth is made up of four main layers; crust, mantle, outer core and inner core. Crust- on the outside, very thin and hard. Mantle- The largest part making up 2/3 of the earth.

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