Mountain Building

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Mountain Building. Earths Major Mountain Belts. Subduction and Mountain Building Island and Continental Arcs. Island Arcs Slab Rollback and Backarc Extension. Island Arcs. Continental Volcanic Arcs-Andean Mountain Building Accretionary Wedge, Forearc Basin and Batholith Formation. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Mountain Building

Earths Major Mountain Belts

Subduction and Mountain Building

Island and Continental Arcs

Island Arcs

Slab Rollback and Backarc Extension

Island Arcs

Continental Volcanic Arcs-Andean Mountain Building

Accretionary Wedge, Forearc Basin and Batholith Formation

Continental Collisions

Formation of the Himalaya Mountains and the Tibetan Plateau

Himalayas-Mount Everest

45 MYO

Formation of the Appalachian Mountains-400 MYA

Accretion and Terrains

“Hogbacks”

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