Talk:Fold mountains

Alps & Himalayas, Fold mountains?
These mountain ranges are not caused by the folding of the earth's crust. The main mechanism that has caused a thickening of the crust at these sites of continent-continent collision along a convergent boundary is thrust faulting. Folding is a secondary mechanism, associated with the thrusting. The sources used for this article are a school geography website and the junior Encylopedia Britannica. The first of these shows a poor understanding of the geological processes associated with mountain building. The second is referring to folds formed in the hanging wall of a thrust fault developed along a weak layer. As the fault moves, the overlying sediments may be thrown into a series of folds, as in the Jura mountains, which are genuine 'fold mountains'. Mikenorton (talk) 10:48, 9 June 2008 (UTC)


 * Feel free to edit the article and make the necessary changes. I have seen the Himalayas being referred to as fold mountains in other publications, but those were directed towards students. Joshua Issac (talk) 11:06, 9 June 2008 (UTC)


 * Thanks, Joshua. Unfortunately, a lot of the teaching of geology at school level in the UK leaves a lot to be desired. I'll try to find time to provide some input. Mikenorton (talk) 11:37, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

Dumbifiy
Can someone please dumbify some of the words? I need a dictionary for this article. Albertgenii12 (talk) 01:26, 13 January 2009 (UTC)


 * Fair enough, I'll have a try when I get a moment. Mikenorton (talk) 23:32, 13 January 2009 (UTC)

Fold mountains
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