Open AccessModel Experimentation of the Effect of Gravity on Tectonic Processes
Author(s) -
Ramberg H.
Publication year - 1967
Publication title -
geophysical journal of the royal astronomical society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1365-246X
pISSN - 0016-8009
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-246x.1967.tb06247.x
Subject(s) - mantle (geology) , tectonics , geology , crust , mantle convection , geophysics , geodynamics , plate tectonics , earth science , convection , seismology , subduction , mechanics , physics
Summary It seems likely that many of the tectonic phenomena in the Earth's crust are generated by processes within the mantle. Our view of such a large‐scale tectonic phenomenon as the evolution of orogenic belts consequently ought to reflect on the theorizing of the behaviour of the mantle. The author finds it therefore appropriate to present in this symposium some results from experimental model studies related to the origin of geosynclines and orogens. Some models simulating convection currents in the mantle are also discussed.