Erosion and tectonics
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The interaction between erosion and tectonics has been a topic of debate since the early 1990s. While the tectonic effects on surface processes such as erosion have long been recognized, the opposite
A natural arch produced by erosion of differentially weathered rock in Jebel Kharaz (Jordan)
Talus cones produced by mass wasting, north shore of Isfjord, Svalbard, Norway.
Interactions and feedback pathways for tectonics and erosional processes
Formation of a river anticline
Tectonics
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Tectonics are the processes that result in the structure and properties of Earth's crust and its evolution through time. The field of planetary tectonics extends the concept to other planets and moons
San Andreas transform fault on the Carrizo Plain
The Tectonic Network of Earth. Legend: Brown: Terrane (microplate) boundaries in the continents and Mobile Belts, Cyan: Terranes of the Oceanic Plates, Blue: Oceanic transform faults; Red and orange: Fault zones in the Continental and Mountain belt domain; Purple: Main subduction zones and suture zones; Green: Continental margins