12.

Parts of the Rocky Mountain, the Alps, the Himalaya, and even parts of the Appalachian Mountains consist of sedimentary rocks.  The sedimentary rocks are now exposed at the surface as weathered continental crust.  In conjunction with the removal of overlying rocks by erosion, how do you suppose this happened?


Geologic Processes


Erosion,
Transportation,
Deposition
Burial and
Cementation
(DIAGENESIS)
METAMORPHISM
(exposure to High P
and High T)
MELTING in the crust, beneath a Continent
or an Island Arc
MELTING in
Asthenosphere
INTRUSION
EXTRUSION
COOLING
and CRYSTALLIZATION
UPLIFT or
OBDUCTION
(Folding/Faulting)
SUBDUCTION