Week 5 Himalayas Mike Bruno

This week I decided to travel to the Himalayas. The Himalayas are a mountainous region that was created millions of years ago when the Indian landmass collided with Eurasia. This collision was a continent to continent collision. While the two continents were approaching one another the oceanic crust between them was being pushed downward to make room. While this collision took place millions of years ago, today the Himalayas serve as a natural barrier between China and India. the point of stress in this region would have been where the Indian-Australian plate was moving downwards into the ground while the Eurasian plate was pushing into it. This spot is where the mountain range has risen. This spot is also where the Indian and Eurasian minerals will be deposited. The stress involved in this process was characterized as compression because the two landmasses were pushing into one another. Compression stress is known for forming two geologic features. The first feature at shallower depths is reverse or thrust faulting. The second feature is folding and this takes place at deeper depths. This land masses thrust faulting is what caused the Himalayas mountain range.