Mountains

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Mountains

• Ripples on the Earths surface

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Applying stress (compression) to a rock sample.
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Rock deformations
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Rock deformation. A sample of metamorphic rock.
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Another example of permanently deformed rock.
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Some terms
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Syncline
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Anticline
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Asymmetrical Anticline
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Overturned Anticline
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Overturned Syncline
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Recumbent Folds
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Basin
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Dome
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Another Dome
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Normal Fault
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Normal Fault
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Another Normal Fault
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Reverse Fault
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Reverse Fault
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Another Reverse Fault
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Yet Another Reverse Fault
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Thrust Fault
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Thrust Fault
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Another Thrust Fault
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Transform Fault (strike-slip)
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Rock Joints
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Volcanic Mountains
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Folded (collisional) mountains
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Himalayas
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Fault-Block Mountains
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Fault-Block Mountains
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Isostasy