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| Author | : N.M.W. Roberts |
| Publisher | : Geological Society of London |
| Total Pages | : 356 |
| Release | : 2015-02-16 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 1862393753 |
The continental crust is our archive of Earth history, and the store of many natural resources; however, many key questions about its formation and evolution remain debated and unresolved: What processed are involved in the formation, differentiation and evolution of continental crust, and how have these changed throughout Earth history?How are plate tectonics, the supercontinent cycle and mantle cooling linked with crustal evolution?What are the rates of generation and destruction of the continental crust through time?How representative is the preserved geological record? A range of approaches are used to address these questions, including field-based studies, petrology and geochemistry, geophysical methods, palaeomagnetism, whole-rock and accessory-phase isotope chemistry and geochronology. Case studies range from the Eoarchaean to Phanerozoic, and cover many different cratons and orogenic belts from across the continents.
| Author | : Alfred Wegener |
| Publisher | : Courier Corporation |
| Total Pages | : 276 |
| Release | : 2012-07-25 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 0486143899 |
A source of profound influence and controversy, this landmark 1915 work explains various phenomena of historical geology, geomorphy, paleontology, paleoclimatology, and similar areas in terms of continental drift. 64 illustrations. 1966 edition.
| Author | : Lauri J. J Pesonen |
| Publisher | : Elsevier |
| Total Pages | : 664 |
| Release | : 2021-10-06 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 0128185341 |
Ancient Supercontinents and the Paleogeography of Earth offers a systematic examination of Precambrian cratons and supercontinents. Through detailed maps of drift histories and paleogeography of each continent, this book examines topics related to Earth's tectonic evolution prior to Pangea, including plate kinematics, orogenic development, and paleoenvironments. Additionally, this book discusses the methodologies used, principally paleomagnetism and tectonostratigraphy, and addresses geophysical topics of mantle dynamics and geodynamo evolution over billions of years. Structured clearly with consistent coverage for Precambrian cratons, this book combines state-of-the-art paleomagnetic and geochronologic data to reconstruct the paleogeography of the Earth in the context of major climatic events such as global glaciations. It is an ideal, up-to-date reference for geoscientists and geographers looking for answers to questions surrounding the tectonic evolution of Earth. - Provides robust paleogeographies of Precambrian cratons based on high-quality paleomagnetic and geochronologic data and critically tested by global geological datasets - Includes links to updated databases for the Precambrian such as PALEOMAGIA and the Global Paleomagnetic Database (GPMDB) - Presents full-color maps of the drift histories of each continent as well as their paleogeographies - Discusses key questions regarding continental drift, the supercontinent cycle, and the geomagnetic dipole hypothesis and analyzes palaeography in the context of Earth's holistic evolution
| Author | : W. Jacquelyne Kious |
| Publisher | : Geological Survey (USGS) |
| Total Pages | : 84 |
| Release | : 1996 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : |
In the early 1960s, the emergence of the theory of plate tectonics started a revolution in the earth sciences. Since then, scientists have verified and refined this theory, and now have a much better understanding of how our planet has been shaped by plate-tectonic processes. We now know that, directly or indirectly, plate tectonics influences nearly all geologic processes, past and present. Indeed, the notion that the entire Earth's surface is continually shifting has profoundly changed the way we view our world.
| Author | : Trond H. Torsvik |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 329 |
| Release | : 2017 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 1107105323 |
This book provides a complete Phanerozoic story of palaeogeography, using new and detailed full-colour maps, to link surface and deep-Earth processes.
| Author | : Nick M. W. Roberts |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 362 |
| Release | : 2015 |
| Genre | : Continental crust |
| ISBN | : 9781862396654 |
The continental crust is our archive of Earth history, and the store of many natural resources; however, many key questions about its formation and evolution remain debated and unresolved: What processes are involved in the formation, differentiation and evolution of continental crust, and how have these changed throughout Earth history? How are plate tectonics, the supercontinent cycle and mantle cooling linked with crustal evolution? What are the rates of generation and destruction of the continental crust through time? How representative is the preserved geological record? A range of approaches are used to address these questions, including field-based studies, petrology and geochemistry, geophysical methods, palaeomagnetism, whole-rock and accessory-phase isotope chemistry and geochronology. Case studies range from the Eoarchaean to Phanerozoic, and cover many different cratons and orogenic belts from across the continents.
| Author | : John James William Rogers |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 364 |
| Release | : 1998-03-13 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 9780521568722 |
This book discusses the basic components of human interaction with the earth, and speculates on what the future may hold.
| Author | : Steven Earle |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 628 |
| Release | : 2016-08-12 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9781537068824 |
This is a discount Black and white version. Some images may be unclear, please see BCCampus website for the digital version.This book was born out of a 2014 meeting of earth science educators representing most of the universities and colleges in British Columbia, and nurtured by a widely shared frustration that many students are not thriving in courses because textbooks have become too expensive for them to buy. But the real inspiration comes from a fascination for the spectacular geology of western Canada and the many decades that the author spent exploring this region along with colleagues, students, family, and friends. My goal has been to provide an accessible and comprehensive guide to the important topics of geology, richly illustrated with examples from western Canada. Although this text is intended to complement a typical first-year course in physical geology, its contents could be applied to numerous other related courses.
| Author | : Ted Nield |
| Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
| Total Pages | : 320 |
| Release | : 2007 |
| Genre | : Body, Mind & Spirit |
| ISBN | : 9780674026599 |
Explores the Supercontinent Cycle from the earliest recorded time to the geological discoveries of today including the drifting of the continents and the evolution of dinosaurs.
| Author | : Douwe J. J. van Hinsbergen |
| Publisher | : Geological Society of London |
| Total Pages | : 392 |
| Release | : 2011 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 9781862393356 |
The African continent preserves a long geological record that covers almost 75% of Earth's history. The Pan-African orogeny (c. 600-500 Ma) brought together old continental kernels (West Africa, Congo, Kalahari and Tanzania) to form Gondwana and subsequently the supercontinent Pangaea by the late Palaeozoic. The break-up of Pangaea since the Jurassic and Cretaceous, primarily through opening of the Central Atlantic, Indian, and South Atlantic oceans, in combination with the complicated subduction history to the north, gradually shaped the African continent. This volume contains 18 contributions that discuss the geology of Africa from the Archaean to the present day.
