Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Contributors vii
4. Part I. General
5. Chapter 1. Introduction: Comparative Anatomy in Geology 3
6. Chapter 2. Differences between Mountain Ranges 11
7. Chapter 3. Tectonic Framework of Precambrian Belts 19
8. Part II. Europe
9. Chapter 4. A Tectonic Model for the Crustal Evolution of the Baltic Shield 31
10. Chapter 5. The Lower Allochthon in Southern Norway: An Exhumed Analog of the Southern Appalachians Deep Detachment? 59
11. Chapter 6. The Structure and Evolution of the Hercynian Fold Belt in the Iberian Peninsula 65
12. Part III. Africa
13. Chapter 7. Evolution and Structure of the High Atlas of Morocco 107
14. Chapter 8. The Pan-African Belt of West Africa from the Sahara Desert to the Gulf of Benin 129
15. Part IV. South America
16. Chapter 9 Tectonic Evolution of the Southern Andes, Tierra del Fuego: A Summary 173
17. Chapter 10. Structure and Evolution of the Peruvian Andes 179
18. Chapter 11. The Kinematic Puzzle of the Neogene Northern Andes 211
19. Chapter 12. The Tectonics of Táchira: A Sample of North Andean Tectonics 229
20. Part V. North America
21. Chapter 13. The Appalachian Geosyncline 241
22. Part VI. Asia
23. Chapter 14. Comparative Studies on Profiles across the Northwest Himalayas 261
24. Chapter 15. The Active Taiwan Mountain Belt 277
25. INDEX 295
26. Backmatter 299