Thursday, October 21, 2010

Fault-Block Mountains

Fault-Block Mountains-formed when faults/cracks in earth's crust forces rocks up and down. There are no folds but many fractures and blocks of rock.

EXAMPLES:

Franklin Mountains-not formed near any plate boundary, the result of tensional stress in the crust












Ruby Mountains-not formed near any plate boundaries, the result of tensional stress in the crust

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