Tectogenesis

Tectogenesis (from Greek τεκτονικός tektonikós , 'relating to architecture ', + " -genesis ") is generally a structure- forming process of tectonic overprinting of areas of the earth's crust or the earth's surface in geology . The respective affected by tectogenesis zones are called according tektogen , bearing in mind that technical terminology as the crust itself is called tektogen.

Especially in historical geology , mountains and other reliefs created by tectogenesis are referred to as geomorphogenesis , these processes accordingly as geomorphogenesis (from ( old ) Greek γεω geo , ' earth ', + μορφή morphé 'form', 'shape', + "- genesis"). Geomorphogenesis is a branch of geomorphology .

See also

• Geotectonics
• Mountain building (orogenesis)

literature

• Hans Murawski , Wilhelm Meyer : Geological dictionary . 12., revised. u. exp. Edition. Spektrum Akademischer Verlag , Heidelberg 2010, ISBN 978-3-8274-1810-4 , pp. 220 , doi : 10.1007 / 978-3-8274-2244-6 .