Foreland Compressional Tectonics

Author : Elizabeth J. Catlos,Ibrahim Cemen
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 357 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2023-06-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781119773849

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Compressional Tectonics by Elizabeth J. Catlos,Ibrahim Cemen Pdf

A synthesis of current knowledge on collisional and convergent plate boundaries worldwide Major mountain belts on Earth, such as the Alps, Himalayas, and Appalachians, have been built by compressional tectonic processes during continent-continent and arc-continent collisions. Understanding their formation and evolution is important because of the hazards associated with convergent and collisional plate boundaries, and because these mountain belts contain resources such as precious metals, rare earth elements, oil, gas, and coal. Compressional Tectonics: Plate Convergence to Mountain Building reviews our present-day knowledge of the tectonic evolution of the Alpine-Himalayan and Appalachian belts. Volume highlights include: overview of terminology relating to compressional and contractional tectonics discussion of subduction zone dynamics debates over the timing of the collision and convergence of particular subduction and suture zones examples of the different stages in the development of orogenic belts This book is one of a set of three Tectonic Processes: A Global View The American Geophysical Union promotes discovery in Earth and space science for the benefit of humanity. Its publications disseminate scientific knowledge and provide resources for researchers, students, and professionals.

Author : W. G. Brown
Publisher : American Association of Petroleum Geologists
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : UCSD:31822000483180

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Basement Involved Tectonics, Foreland Areas by W. G. Brown Pdf

Author : Cathy Busby,Antonio Azor Pérez
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 1034 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2011-12-07
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781444347142

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Tectonics of Sedimentary Basins by Cathy Busby,Antonio Azor Pérez Pdf

Investigating the complex interplay between tectonics and sedimentation is a key endeavor in modern earth science. Many of the world's leading researchers in this field have been brought together in this volume to provide concise overviews of the current state of the subject. The plate tectonic revolution of the 1960's provided the framework for detailed models on the structure of orogens and basins, summarized in a 1995 textbook edited by Busby and Ingersoll. Tectonics of Sedimentary Basins: Recent Advances focuses on key topics or areas where the greatest strides forward have been made, while also providing on-line access to the comprehensive 1995 book. Breakthroughs in new techniques are described in Section 1, including detrital zircon geochronology, cosmogenic nuclide dating, magnetostratigraphy, 3-D seismic, and basin modelling. Section 2 presents the new models for rift, post-rift, transtensional and strike slip basin settings. Section 3 addresses the latest ideas in convergent margin tectonics, including the sedimentary record of subduction intiation and subduction, flat-slab subduction, and arc-continent collision; it then moves inboard to forearc basins and intra-arc basins, and ends with a series of papers formed under compessional strain regimes, as well as post-orogenic intramontane basins. Section 4 examines the origin of plate interior basins, and the sedimentary record of supercontinent formation. This book is required reading for any advanced student or professional interested in sedimentology, plate tectonics, or petroleum geoscience. Additional resources for this book can be found at: www.wiley.com/go/busby/sedimentarybasins.

Author : Christopher J. Schmidt,William J. Perry
Publisher : Geological Society of America
Page : 637 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780813711713

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Interaction of the Rocky Mountain Foreland and the Cordilleran Thrust Belt by Christopher J. Schmidt,William J. Perry Pdf

This volume emphasizes the interaction of the Cordilleran thrust belt and Rocky Mountain foreland in studies of regional structural geology, geophysics, and sedimentology from west-central Montana to Arizona. The volume outlines how the nature of the Rocky mountain foreland and its deformation affect the geometry of the Cordilleran thrust belt. Many of the structural and geophysical studies reported in this volume also address the question of which structures - forland or thrust belt - developed first in a specific region and how early formed structures influenced later ones. Several chapters address the nature and style of foreland development.

Author : Christopher J. Schmidt,Ronald B. Chase,Eric A. Erslev
Publisher : Geological Society of America
Page : 391 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1993-01-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780813722801

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Laramide Basement Deformation in the Rocky Mountain Foreland of the Western United States by Christopher J. Schmidt,Ronald B. Chase,Eric A. Erslev Pdf

Author : Institut français du pétrole
Publisher : Editions TECHNIP
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Nature
ISBN : 2710805790

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Petroleum and Tectonics in Mobile Belts by Institut français du pétrole Pdf

Author : Robert D. Hatcher,William A. Thomas,Geological Society of America
Publisher : Geological Society of America
Page : 473 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1990-01-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780813722535

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Centennial Articles by Robert D. Hatcher,William A. Thomas,Geological Society of America Pdf

Author : Olivier Lacombe,Jérôme Lavé,Francois M. Roure,Jaume Verges
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 498 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2007-08-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783540694267

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Thrust Belts and Foreland Basins by Olivier Lacombe,Jérôme Lavé,Francois M. Roure,Jaume Verges Pdf

What is the important geologic information recorded in Thrust Belts and Foreland Basins (TBFB) on the evolution of orogens? How do they transcript the coupled influence of deep and surficial geological processes? Is it still worth looking for hydrocarbons in foothills areas? These and other questions are addressed in the volume edited by Lacombe, Lavé, Roure and Vergés, which constitutes the Proceedings of the first meeting of the new ILP task force on "Sedimentary Basins", held in December 2005 at the Institut Français du Pétrole, on behalf of the Société Géologique de France and the Sociedad Geologica de España. This volumes spans a timely bridge between recent advances in the understanding of surface processes, field investigations, high resolution imagery, analogue-numerical modelling, and hydrocarbon exploration in TBFB. With 25 thematic papers including well-documented regional case studies, it provides a milestone publication as a new in-depth examination of TBFB.

Author : Nancy D. Naeser,Thane H. McCulloh
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 555 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781461234920

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Thermal History of Sedimentary Basins by Nancy D. Naeser,Thane H. McCulloh Pdf

The collection of papers in this volume is a direct result of the Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists Research Symposium on "Thermal History of Sedimentary Basins: Methods and Case Histories" held as part of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists Annual Convention in New Orleans in March 1985. The original goal of the sym posium was to provide a forum where specialists from a variety of dis ciplines could present their views of methods that can be used to study the thermal history of a sedimentary basin or an important portion of a basin. An explicit part of that goal was to illustrate each method by presentation of a case history application. The original goal is addressed by the chapters in this volume, each of which emphasizes a somewhat different approach and gives field data in one way or another to illustrate the practical useful ness ofthe method. The significance of our relative ignorance of the thermal conductivities of sedimentary rocks, especially shales, in efforts to understand or model sedimentary basin thermal histories and maturation levels is a major thrust of the chapter by Blackwell and Steele. Creaney focuses on variations in kerogen composition in source rocks of different depositional environments and the degree to which these chem- . ically distinct kerogens respond differently to progressive burial heating.

Author : Tom McCann,Aline Saintot
Publisher : Geological Society of London
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1862391297

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Tracing Tectonic Deformation Using the Sedimentary Record by Tom McCann,Aline Saintot Pdf

The study of sediments and sedimentary basins in terms of their tectonic environment requires a multidisciplinary approach and has increasingly drawn both techniques and objectives from fields outside sedimentology. Studies presented in this volume range across a wide spectrum from the analysis of sedimentary sequence architecture at basin scale down to the chemical properties of individual grains, and include studies from a range of tectonic settings.

Author : Yoseph Bar-Cohen,Kris Zacny
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 827 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2009-08-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783527626632

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Drilling in Extreme Environments by Yoseph Bar-Cohen,Kris Zacny Pdf

Uniquely comprehensive and up to date, this book covers terrestrial as well as extraterrestrial drilling and excavation, combining the technology of drilling with the state of the art in robotics. The authors come from industry and top ranking public and corporate research institutions and provide here real-life examples, problems, solutions and case studies, backed by color photographs throughout. The result is a must-have for oil companies and all scientists involved in planetary research with robotic probes. With a foreword by Harrison "Jack" Schmitt -- the first geologist to drill on the moon.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 5604 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2015-04-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780444538031

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Treatise on Geophysics by Anonim Pdf

Treatise on Geophysics, Second Edition, is a comprehensive and in-depth study of the physics of the Earth beyond what any geophysics text has provided previously. Thoroughly revised and updated, it provides fundamental and state-of-the-art discussion of all aspects of geophysics. A highlight of the second edition is a new volume on Near Surface Geophysics that discusses the role of geophysics in the exploitation and conservation of natural resources and the assessment of degradation of natural systems by pollution. Additional features include new material in the Planets and Moon, Mantle Dynamics, Core Dynamics, Crustal and Lithosphere Dynamics, Evolution of the Earth, and Geodesy volumes. New material is also presented on the uses of Earth gravity measurements. This title is essential for professionals, researchers, professors, and advanced undergraduate and graduate students in the fields of Geophysics and Earth system science. Comprehensive and detailed coverage of all aspects of geophysics Fundamental and state-of-the-art discussions of all research topics Integration of topics into a coherent whole

Author : Russell S. Harmon,Carlos W. Rapela
Publisher : Geological Society of America
Page : 319 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780813722658

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Andean Magmatism and Its Tectonic Setting by Russell S. Harmon,Carlos W. Rapela Pdf

Author : L.L. Sloss
Publisher : Geological Society of America
Page : 525 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2024-07-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780813754499

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Sedimentary Cover—North American Craton: U.S. by L.L. Sloss Pdf

The 'sedimentary cover' refers to the stratified rocks of youngest Proterozoic and Phanerozoic age that rest upon the largely crystalline basement rocks of the continental interior. This volume presents data and interpretations of the geophysics of the craton and summarizes the craton's tectonic evolution. It also presents the stratigraphy, structural history, and economic geology of specific sedimentary basins (e.g. Appalachian basin) and regions (e.g. Rocky Mountains). It concludes with a discussion of the currently popular theories of cratonal tectonics, & unresolved questions are identified.

Author : Dengliang Gao
Publisher : AAPG
Page : 429 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2013-02-20
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780891813811

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Tectonics and Sedimentation by Dengliang Gao Pdf