Mountain Building

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Orogenesis
Forming of Mountains

Classification
We classify mountains by how
they are formed

Folded Mountains
Created by the folding of the layers
in the upper part of the crust

Examples

Fault-block mountains
Large blocks of crust are raised
along normal faults

Examples

Fault-block Mountains
Grabens are formed by the downward
displacement of fault-bounded blocks.
Horsts are elongated, uplifted blocks of
crust bounded by faults.

Domes and Basins

Caused by an upward warping of
underlying rock
Magma rising (but not reaching the
surface)