Plate-tectonics principles have been routinely applied to the study of Phanerozoic orogenic belts and, more controversially, to Precambrian orogens as far back as the Early Archaean. Recent advances in a variety of fields have vastly improved our understanding of ancient orogenic belts, so that realistic modern analogues can be entertained. This volume presents up-to-date syntheses of some classic modern and ancient orogenic belts as well as examples of some of the processes responsible for their evolution.

Many mountains are the expression of fold-and-thrust belts and are of great interest to both mountaineers and geologists (who are often also mountaineers). They are fascinated by the peaks, volcanoes, valleys, and glaciers, which provoke the desire to either climb them or understand their genesis. The Andes, with a length of more than 8000 kilometers, constitute the longest mountain chain in the world, with several Cordilleras and diverse climates throughout. Early naturalists were captivated by them and began to carry out expeditions from the 19th century. These expeditions brought some of the earliest geological cross-sections depicting parts of the Andes (Fig. 1).

These bibliographies and the notes that accompany them have been prepared to aid the economic geologist in his study of ore deposits; they certainly will not do all his work for him. I have tried to include all ore districts in Africa, Asia (exclusive of the U.S.S.R.) and Australasia for which sufficient material is available in print to permit a student of ore deposits to obtain a real understanding of any one of the deposits. I have tried to include as many references as possible in languages other than English. <...>

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