Stages of Mountain Building

Beyond the edge of the

continents, the sediments of
mountain belts are lithified to
form shales, limestones, and
sandstones that make up the
continental shelves, slopes,
and rise.

Stage One

In this stage, the accumulated sediments

become deformed by compressional forces
from the collision of tectonic plates.

Stage Two
This stage occurs at the end of the plate convergence. During
this, crustal uplift occurs due to isostatic rebound (crust bends
the lithosphere into the asthenosphere) and block-faulting.

Stage Three