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Fold Mountains

Fold Mountains is a type of mountain landform characterized by the large-scale folding of the Earth's crust due to compressional tectonic forces acting over geological time periods.

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Folded Mountains

Parents

Publications

57

Rises, trenches, great faults, and crustal blocks

W. Jason Morgan · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1968 · 1.2K citations

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Speculations on the Consequences and Causes of Plate Motions

Dan McKenzie · Geophysical Journal International · 1969 · 1.1K citations

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Development of Chevron Folds

John G. Ramsay · Geological Society of America Bulletin · 1974 · 276 citations

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OÖLITE DEFORMATION IN THE SOUTH MOUNTAIN FOLD, MARYLAND

Ernst Cloos · Geological Society of America Bulletin · 1947 · 265 citations

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE: The Greater Cape Floristic Region

Jan Born, H. P. Linder, Philip Desmet · Journal of Biogeography · 2006 · 252 citations

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Authors

132

  1. CR
    C. R. Twidale

    The University of Adelaide, Australia

    2 publications · 27 citations

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  2. JM
    Jacques Malavieille

    Université de Montpellier, France

    1 publications · 41 citations

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  3. TI
    Takaaki Ikeda

    Tobishima (Japan), Japan

    1 publications · 15 citations

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  4. AW
    Anita Wilkinson

    Stellenbosch University, South Africa

    1 publications · 15 citations

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  5. DR
    D. Rousset

    Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France

    1 publications · 21 citations

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Institutions

62

  1. Stellenbosch University

    Stellenbosch, South Africa

    4 h-index

    7 publications

    281 citations

  2. University of Cape Town

    Rondebosch, South Africa

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    303 citations

  3. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    125 citations

  4. The University of Adelaide

    Adelaide, Australia

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    54 citations

  5. Rhodes University

    Grahamstown, South Africa

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    54 citations

  6. University of Lausanne

    Lausanne, Switzerland

    2 h-index

    7 publications

    251 citations

  7. Saint Louis University

    St Louis, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    276 citations

  8. Geological Survey of Canada

    Ottawa, Canada

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    111 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Structural Geology

    6 publications · 213 citations

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  2. Geological Society of America Bulletin

    5 publications · 666 citations

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  3. Tectonophysics

    4 publications · 166 citations

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  4. The Journal of Geology

    JG · 3 publications · 279 citations

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  5. Journal of Biogeography

    2 publications · 326 citations

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