Precambrian Geology of Sri Lanka
Author : Percival Gerald Cooray
Publisher :
Page : 46 pages
File Size : 14,5 MB
Release : 1987
Category : Geology
ISBN :
Author : Percival Gerald Cooray
Publisher :
Page : 46 pages
File Size : 14,5 MB
Release : 1987
Category : Geology
ISBN :
Author : C.H. Fernando
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 511 pages
File Size : 13,41 MB
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9400965451
When the late Professor Joachim Illies suggested in 1980 that I edit a volume of the Monographiae Biologicae on Sri Lanka, I was glad to accept the challenge. Although I had spent only six years of my research and teaching career in Sri Lanka, I had made personal contact or corresponded with many scientists who had worked in, still work in, or who have studied material from Sri Lanka. The present domicile of the authors of the chapters in this volume shows the wide geographic spread of interest in Sri Lanka, and indicates also the dispersion of Sri Lankan scientists like myself. Sri Lanka has had a relatively long history of indigenous scientific research in the natural sciences. From the early work of Kelaart (1852, Prodromous Fauna Zeylanicae, Ceylon Govt. Press, 250 pp.) to the present time, there has been a more or less sustained research effort in the natural sciences. The Colombo Museum, which celebrated its centenary only a few years ago, and the world famous Peradeniya Botanical Gardens, served as repositories and bases for continued research on the fauna and flora. There are a number of land marks in these studies.
Author : Alan M. Goodwin
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 339 pages
File Size : 47,92 MB
Release : 1996-06-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 0080539696
Principles of Precambrian Geologyis an update to the 1991 book, Precambrian Geology: The Dynamic Evolution of the Continental Crust, by the same author. The new edition covers the same topics in a more concise and accessible format and is replete with explanatory figures, tables, and illustrations. The book serves as a modern comprehensive statement on the Earth's Precambrian crust, covering the main aspects of distribution, lithiostratigraphy, age, and petrogenesis of Precambrian rocks by continent within the context of the Earth's evolving continental crust. Principles of Precambrian Geology provides a suitable framework for assessing various Earth dynamic and biospheric hypotheses, including the modern plate tectonic paradigm and the Gaian hypothesis. Despite the concise format, the new edition provides extensive updated references to support the information presented. It is designed to serve the needs of student, teacher, explorationist and general student of the continental crust. - Updated to provide more concise accessible information - Extensive illustrations, tabulations, and maps - Provides a framework for assessing recent hypothesis on Earth dynamics - Covers main aspects of distribution, lithostratigraphy, age, and protogenesis of Precambrian rocks
Author : Alan M. Goodwin
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 681 pages
File Size : 16,97 MB
Release : 2016-02-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 1483288552
The main goal of this book is to provide a modern comprehensive statement on the Earth's Precambrian crust. It uses geographic and tectonic location, lithostratigraphy, geochronology, and petrogenesis as a basis for considering Precambrian coastal evolution--including the role of plate tectonics. Detailed consideration is given to the endogenic and exogenic processes which formed the continental crust and also to its subsequent secular evolution across Precambrian time**An essential reference volume for every Precambrian geologist.
Author : Masaru Yoshida
Publisher : Geological Society of London
Page : 486 pages
File Size : 18,85 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781862391253
This volume focuses on Late Mesoproterozoic to early Cambrian events related to Gondwana assembly and break up. The nineteen papers provide a comprehensive review including advanced knowledge and new data from all critical areas of East Gondwana. The recent knowledge of the evolution of East Gondwana, which was regarded as an integral part of the Mesoproterozoic supercontinent Rodinia, is the major theme of the volume, which is reinforced by highlighting this radical and new understanding of the evolution of this region.
Author : C. B. Dissanayake
Publisher : Cifeg
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 26,13 MB
Release : 1985
Category : Science
ISBN :
Author : Ranjith B. Mapa
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,87 MB
Release : 2020-05-16
Category : Nature
ISBN : 303044144X
This book presents a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the soils of Sri Lanka. Including sections on the soil research history, climate, geology, geomorphology, major soil types, soil maps, soil properties, soil classification, soil fertility, land use and vegetation, soil management, soils and humans, soils and industry, and future soil issues, the book summarizes the current state of knowledge in a concise and highly reader-friendly way.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 94 pages
File Size : 31,35 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Earth sciences
ISBN :
Author : Percival Gerald Cooray
Publisher :
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 38,79 MB
Release : 1984
Category : Geology
ISBN :
Author : C. B. Dissanayake
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 13,50 MB
Release : 2009-09-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 3642004857
Over two billion people live in tropical lands. Most of them live in intimate contact with the immediate geological environment, obtaining their food and water directly from it. The unique geochemistry of these tropical environments have a marked influence on their health, giving rise to diseases that affect millions of people. The origin of these diseases is geologic as exemplified by dental and skeletal fluorosis, iodine deficiency disorders, trace element imbalances to name a few. This book, one of the first of its kind, serves as an excellent introduction to the emerging discipline of Medical Geology.