This web page aims to provide the basic concepts of the processes related to the formation of mountains and their breakdown.

Realization

To meet the stated objective, the student will be able to understand how mountains are formed and degraded by processes including

• Magmatism
• Metamorphism
• Plate Tectonics, Faulting and Folding 
• Weathering and Erosion (see Mountain Breakup) and

• how Ore Deposits are related to Mountain Building.

Prerequisites for this site:

• approximtaly 3rd-year level in geosciences
• previous classes in Geology, Mineralogy, Sedimentology, Petrology, Tectonics, Climatology and Geochemistry

Form:

• Guided, Interactive and Explorative learning
• Blended Learning

Team members of the Mountain Building Group (MBG):

• Raul Becchio
• Eduardo Campos
• Chris Shisanya
• Theofilos Toulkeridis
• Jing-Hong Yang

• supported by Silvio Janetz and Carola Klost (administration and technical support), Sebastián Hernández (animations) and the FU Berlin GeoLearning Group.