Surface uplift, uplift of rocks, and exhumation of rocks

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Research Article| December 01, 1990 Surface uplift, uplift of rocks, and exhumation of rocks Philip England; Philip England 1Department of Earth Sciences, Oxford University, Oxford OX1 3PR, England Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Peter Molnar Peter Molnar 2Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Philip England 1Department of Earth Sciences, Oxford University, Oxford OX1 3PR, England Peter Molnar 2Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (1990) 18 (12): 1173–1177. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1990)018<1173:SUUORA>2.3.CO;2 Article history First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Philip England, Peter Molnar; Surface uplift, uplift of rocks, and exhumation of rocks. Geology 1990;; 18 (12): 1173–1177. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1990)018<1173:SUUORA>2.3.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract Uplift of the surface of mountain belts requires forces that are comparable in magnitude to those associated with plate motion, and therefore determination of rates of surface uplift could provide important information on the dynamics of mountain ranges. Rates of uplift of the surfaces of mountain ranges have not, however, been quantified sufficiently well that they provide useful constraints on those processes. Many reports off surface uplift in mountain ranges are based on mistaking exhumation of rocks or uplift of rocks for surface uplift, and provide no information whatsoever on the rates of surface uplift. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.