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hbsimmons88

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Describe the plate tectonics processes and associated stresses that have led to the formation of the
  Himalayas, the world's largest mountain range? What will be an ideal response?



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What is an orogeny? What does a theory of orogeny need to explain? What will be an ideal response?


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Reply #1 on: Jul 15, 2018
Answer to Question 1

The Indian plate has moved northward into Eurasia, causing compression. First, there was subduction
of the seafloor that separated the two continents, which formed continental arc volcanoes. Then, when
the continental plates met, India continued to push into Eurasia. The motions resulted in thrust
faulting, reverse faulting, and folding, which thickened the crust to make the mountains.



Answer to Question 2

An orogeny is an episode of mountain building. A theory of mountain building must account for many
things: the long narrow ranges that occur at plate boundaries, intense deformation, granitic plutons and
regional metamorphism, and the uplift of shallow and deep marine sedimentary rocks



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