Journal of the Czech Geological Society
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 49,82 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Geology
ISBN :
The Terrane Puzzle
Author : Robert B. Blodgett
Publisher : Geological Society of America
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 25,34 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Science
ISBN : 0813724422
Book Description
"Displaced or tectonostratigraphic terranes comprise a huge portion of real estate in the North American Cordillera. Terranes are discrete, fault-bound blocks of regional extent, with rocks and fossils that differ to a great extent from those of adjacent blocks. The allochthonous nature of most terranes, relative to adjacent craton, is well established. When mapped, they resemble a collage of mixed rock types, tectonic styles, metamorphism, and volcanic origins--each part resembling the pieces of a puzzle. Terrane studies remain integral to understanding the geological evolution of western North America. Since the initiation of the concept summarized in 1979 by the late David L. Jones, the significance of fossils and stratigraphy has been key to solving the puzzle. Chapters of this book written by experts in their field, provide a sense of the diversity of approaches in paleontology and stratigraphy. Contributions span geologic time from the Precambrian (Vendian) to Cretaceous and address over 20 Cordilleran terranes."--Publisher's website.
The Variscan Orogeny
Author : K. Schulmann
Publisher : Geological Society of London
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 40,76 MB
Release : 2014-07-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 1862396582
Book Description
This volume summarizes the state of the art of Variscan geology from Iberia to the Bohemian Massif. The European Variscan belt consists of two orogens: the older, northern and the younger, southern. The northern Variscan realm was dominated by Late Devonian–Carboniferous rifting, subduction and collisional events as defined by sedimentary records, crustal growth, recycling of continental crust and large-scale deformations. In contrast, the southern European crust was reworked by major Late Carboniferous collision followed by Permian wrenching. The Late Carboniferous–Permian orogeny overprinted the previously accreted system in the north, but with much lower intensity, resulting in magmatic recycling and extensional tectonics. These two main orogenic cycles do not reflect episodic evolution of a single orogenic system but a complete change in orientation of stress field, thermal regime, degree of reworking and recycling of European crust, reflecting a major switch in plate configurations at the Early–Late Carboniferous boundary.
The Geology of Central Europe
Author : Tom McCann
Publisher : Geological Society of London
Page : 806 pages
File Size : 47,67 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781862392465
Book Description
Volume 1 focuses on the evolution of Central Europe from the Precambrian to the Permian, a dynamic period which traces the formation of Central Europe from a series of microcontinents that separated from Gondwana through to the creation of Pangaea. Separate summary chapters on the Cadomian, Caledonian and Variscan orogenic events as well as on Palaeozoic magmatism provide an overview of the tectonic and magmatic evolution of the region. These descriptions sometimes extend beyond the borders of Central Europe to take in the Scottish and Irish Caledonides as well as the Palaeozoic successions in the Baltic region.
Biology and Evolution of the Mollusca, Volume 2
Author : Winston Frank Ponder
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 1127 pages
File Size : 47,9 MB
Release : 2020-02-14
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1351115235
Book Description
This volume provides individual treatments of the major molluscan taxa. Each chapter provides an overview of the evolution, phylogeny and classification of a group of molluscs, as well as more specific and detailed coverage of their biology (reproduction, feeding and digestion, excretion, respiration etc.), their long fossil record and aspects of their natural history. The book is illustrated with hundreds of colour figures. In both volumes, concepts are summarised in colour-coded illustrations. Key selling features: Comprehensively reviews molluscan biology and evolutionary history Includes a description the anatomy and physiology of anatomical systems Up to date treatment with a comprehensive bibliography Reviews the phylogenetic history of the major molluscan lineages
Tectonics
Author : Evgenii Sharkov
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 27,19 MB
Release : 2012-07-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 9535106759
Book Description
This book is devoted to different aspects of tectonic researches, especially to modern geodynamic processes. Syntheses of recent and earlier works, combined with new results and interpretations, are presented here for diverse tectonic settings. Most of chapters include up-to-date materials of detailed geological-geophysical investigations, which can help more clearly understand the essence of mechanisms of different tectonic processes. Among general problems of tectonics are discussed processes in axes of slow-spreading mid-ocean ridges on example of central part of Mid-Atlantic Ridge and in continental collision zones. Formation of sedimentary basins are considered on examples of Niger Delta, Triassic Cuyana Basin (Argentina), and Mesozoic and Cenozoic basins of the Alpine margin (Tunisia); neotectonic processes examined in Turkey and Morocco; tectonic evolution of the southern margin of Laurasia in the Paleozoic discussed as well as interrelation of western Troms-Lofoten and the Lewisian complexes in the Midle Paleoproterozoic.
Ichnology
Author : Luis A. Buatois
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 371 pages
File Size : 10,8 MB
Release : 2011-08-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 1139500643
Book Description
Ichnology is the study of traces created in the substrate by living organisms. This is the first book to systematically cover basic concepts and applications in both paleobiology and sedimentology, bridging the gap between the two main facets of the field. It emphasizes the importance of understanding ecologic controls on benthic fauna distribution and the role of burrowing organisms in changing their environments. A detailed analysis of the ichnology of a range of depositional environments is presented using examples from the Precambrian to the recent, and the use of trace fossils in facies analysis and sequence stratigraphy is discussed. The potential for biogenic structures to provide valuable information and solve problems in a wide range of fields is also highlighted. An invaluable resource for researchers and graduate students in paleontology, sedimentology and sequence stratigraphy, this book will also be of interest to industry professionals working in petroleum geoscience.
Palaeozoic Amalgamation of Central Europe
Author : J. A. Winchester
Publisher : Geological Society of London
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 25,32 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781862391185
Book Description
Fifth Hutton Symposium
Author : Shuns? Ishihara
Publisher : Geological Society of America
Page : 391 pages
File Size : 18,34 MB
Release : 2005-01-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 0813723892
Book Description
The Evolution of the Rheic Ocean
Author : Ulf Linnemann
Publisher : Geological Society of America
Page : 642 pages
File Size : 47,2 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Science
ISBN : 0813724236
Book Description
Geological evolution of middle to late Paleozoic rocks in the Avalon terrane of northern mainland Nova Scotia, Canadian Appalachians: a record of tectonothermal activity along the northern margin of the Rheic Ocean in the Appalachian-Caledonide orogen.
