Geological Evolution Of The Earth During The Precambrian

Author : L.J. Salop
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 471 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783642686849

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Geological Evolution of the Earth During the Precambrian by L.J. Salop Pdf

Progress in Precambrian geology has been exceptionally great, indeed quite striking for geologists of the older generation; only some 30-40 years ago the Precambrian appeared as an uncertain and even mystic prelude to geologic evolution. Even the very name - Precambrian - means some indi visible unit in the early history of the Earth, the beginning of which is poorly known. At the same time it was obvious that the Precambrian formations are of extremely varied and complex composition and poor knowledge and lack of reliable methods of division and correlation were to blame for the lack of significant progress in studies of this early evolutionary stage of the planet. Certainly, even at the very start of Precambrian studies, the results obtained were quite promising, lifting as they did the mysterious veil over the regional Precambrian; but they presented no general realistic picture of this early stage in the Earth's evolution at that time. Recently, this situation has completely changed, due to new methods of study of the older forma tions, and due also to the refinement of some well-known methods, in particular of division, dating, and correlation of "silent" metamorphic strata. Application of different isotope methods of dating was most impor tant in providing objective rock age and thereby the age of geologic events recorded in these rocks. Thus it became possible to reconstruct the oldest geologic period of our planet.

Author : Lazarʹ Iosifovich Salop
Publisher : Springer
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Science
ISBN : UOM:39015004838697

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Geological Evolution of the Earth During the Precambrian by Lazarʹ Iosifovich Salop Pdf

Author : L J Salop,V P Grudina
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1982-12-01
Category : Geology, Stratigraphic
ISBN : 3642686850

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Geological Evolution of the Earth During the Precambrian by L J Salop,V P Grudina Pdf

Author : Alan M. Goodwin
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 339 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1996-06-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780080539690

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Principles of Precambrian Geology by Alan M. Goodwin Pdf

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 : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1963
Category : Geology, Stratigraphic
ISBN : LCCN:63016901

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The Precambrian by Anonim Pdf

Author : Alan M. Goodwin
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 681 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2016-02-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781483288550

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Precambrian Geology by Alan M. Goodwin Pdf

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 : Cyril Ponnamperuma
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2013-10-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781483269771

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Chemical Evolution of the Early Precambrian by Cyril Ponnamperuma Pdf

Chemical Evolution of the Early Precambrian is a collection of papers presented at the Second College Park Colloquium on Chemical Evolution, held at the University of Maryland in October 1975. The book presents the discussions on the processes that led to the beginning of life on earth based on information gathered from the study of the Early Precambrian period. Topics on the origin of the atmosphere; early Precambrian weathering and sedimentation; carbon contents of early Precambrian rocks; and the establishment of the earliest date in the Precambrian period at which unambiguous living forms existed are expounded in the text. Geologists, biologists, chemists, paleobiologists, and students will find the book insightful and interesting.

Author : M.E.A. Mondal
Publisher : Springer
Page : 749 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2018-05-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319896984

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Geological Evolution of the Precambrian Indian Shield by M.E.A. Mondal Pdf

This book presents findings from research into the Precambrian history of the Indian shield obtained using state-of-the-art technology. It demonstrates a paradigm shift towards studying the Precambrian shield regions using petrological, geochemical, structural, metallogenic, sedimentological and paleobiological data from the rocks in the Precambrian shield area, and presents a collection of contributions on these diverse topics that help to reconstruct the Precambrian evolution of the Indian Shield.

Author : P.G. Eriksson,Wladyslaw Altermann,D.R. Nelson,W.U. Mueller,O. Catuneanu,Octavian Catuneanu
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 966 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2004-03-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780080542591

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The Precambrian Earth by P.G. Eriksson,Wladyslaw Altermann,D.R. Nelson,W.U. Mueller,O. Catuneanu,Octavian Catuneanu Pdf

In this book the editors strive to cover all primary (i.e. non-applied) topics in Precambrian geology in a non-partisan way, by using a large team of international authors to present their datasets and highly divergent viewpoints. The chapters address: celestial origins of Earth and succeeding extraterrestrial impact events; generation of continental crust and the greenstone-granite debate; the interaction of mantle plumes and plate tectonics over Precambrian time; Precambrian volcanism, emphasising komatiite research; evolution and models for Earth's hydrosphere and atmosphere; evolution of life and its influence on Precambrian ocean chemistry and chemical sedimentation; sedimentation through Precambrian time; the application of sequence stratigraphy to the Precambrian rock record. Each topic is introduced and a non-partisan closing commentary provided at the end of each chapter. The final chapter blends the major geological events and rates at which important processes occurred into a synthesis, which postulates a number of "event clusters" in the Precambrian when significant changes occurred in many natural systems and geological environments. Also available in paperback, ISBN: 0-444-51509-7

Author : Kent C. Condie,Robert Evan Sloan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Historical geology
ISBN : UCSD:31822025902446

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Origin and Evolution of Earth by Kent C. Condie,Robert Evan Sloan Pdf

Examples are the nature of Earth's oldest rocks, the origin of continents, extraterrestrial impact and mass extinctions of organisms, rates of organic evolution, and recent developments on the origin of humans.

Author : Reed Wicander,James Stewart Monroe
Publisher : Brooks Cole
Page : 612 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105028539489

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Historical Geology by Reed Wicander,James Stewart Monroe Pdf

HISTORICAL GEOLOGY: EVOLUTION OF EARTH AND LIFE THROUGH TIME, THIRD EDITION, teaches students the basic principles of the physical and biological events of Earth's history, as well as how scientists apply these principles to unravel the history of Earth. Authors Wicander and Monroe present a balanced overview of both the geological and biological history of the Earth as a continuum of inter-related events. These events reflect the underlying principles and processes that have shaped our planet. The authors also explain the historical development of these basic principles and processes, and their importance in deciphering the history of Earth. Three major themes - time, evolutionary theory, and plate tectonics - are woven throughout the book. These themes help readers link what may seem like unrelated material and are essential for understanding historical geology. Included with every new copy of this edition is In-TERRA-Active(tm) 2.0 CD-ROM.

Author : John Watson Cowie,M. D. Brasier
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Science
ISBN : UCAL:B4978810

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The Precambrian-Cambrian Boundary by John Watson Cowie,M. D. Brasier Pdf

Events across the Precambrian-Cambrian boundary brought about the most dramatic geological change in Earth's history: the appearance of invertebrates, including animals with hard parts, that began the Phanerozoic fossil record. This book provides an up-to-date review of the "Precambrian-Cambrian boundary problem" as seen by a group of experts active in this controversial area of research. For more than a decade, international groups have been unearthing new information about the sequence of events during this period, centered around the question of where to fix the actual boundary point. Using a chronological framework, the book gathers together information essential to the understanding of the evolutionary extinctions and events that brought the Precambrian period to an end.

Author : Peter Doyle,Matthew R. Bennett,Alistair N. Baxter
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2001-06-08
Category : Science
ISBN : UCSD:31822034392662

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The Key to Earth History by Peter Doyle,Matthew R. Bennett,Alistair N. Baxter Pdf

The Key to Earth History introduces students to the basic tools used by geologists to reconstruct the Earth's history, and shows how these tools can be used to chart the pattern of global environmental change since the formation of the Earth some 4600 million years ago. It tells a story of mountain building, climate change and of the evolution of life, and uses the North Atlantic region (Europe and North America) as a study area to illustrate this story. Divided into two parts, the book shows how stratigraphy is the key to understanding the history of the Earth. The first part examines the basic stratigraphical methods used to establish, date and interpret the rock record as the product of a series of events whithin Earth history. The second part presents the results obtained by geologists, who have used these stratigraphical tools to reconstruct the pattern of global environmental change through geological time and focuses on the geological evolution of the North Atlantic region. The Key to Earth History is essential reading for geologists, geographers and environmental scientists, as well as to all those interested in the story of the planet. "The authors provide no one with an alibi for bad stratigraphic teaching!" —Geoscientist "The aims of this introductory textbook are to explain the process and pattern of Earth history, to generate interest and enthusiasm, to make stratigraphy fun and exciting! These aims are admirably achieved." —The Holocene "This is a great little book! I found that, not only was everything covered, but that it was covered in a refreshing, readable, no-nonsense fashion." —Earth Science Reviews "The Key to Earth History really should be compulsory reading for all ... geology students." —Geologie

Author : Stefan Bengtson
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 642 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Evolutionary paleobiology
ISBN : 9780231080880

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Early Life on Earth by Stefan Bengtson Pdf

This study is organized around three themes: the origin and early diversification of life during the Archean Eon; the maturation of life and the Earth during the long Proterozoic Eon; and the explosive diversification of multicellular life that marks the dawn of the Phanerozoic Eon. The contributors discuss the coherence of history, the combinatorial generation of taxonomic diversity, early Metazoan evolution, and the Cambrian explosion.

Author : Nikolay O. Sorokhtin,Nikolay E. Kozlov,Viktor N. Glaznev,Eugeny V. Martynov
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 608 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2020-08-25
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781119651215

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A Study in Earth's Geological Evolution by Nikolay O. Sorokhtin,Nikolay E. Kozlov,Viktor N. Glaznev,Eugeny V. Martynov Pdf

Like N. O. Sorokhtin’s most recent book, The Origins of Natural Diamonds, also available from Wiley-Scrivener at www.wiley.com, this is not just the story of the origin and evolution of the Baltic Shield, but a story about the evolution of the Earth’s geology in general. Important to geologists, geophysicists, and engineers across multiple disciplines, written by an expert in the field and an expert on the Earth’s geological evolution, this volume represents the state-of-the-art in major Earth geological processes. Of particular importance to mining engineers and petroleum engineers, it is also a practical guide for those who work in the mining or petroleum industry. Before presenting the most in-depth discussion of the Baltic Shield available and its implications for study by geologists and various industries such as the petroleum industry, the author presents a theory for how the Earth, as we know it, came into existence and developed. He bases this theory on scientific evidence and mathematical models, using this as a basis for further explanation of the Earth’s geological evolution. Valuable as either a learning tool for the student or as a reference or refresher for the veteran scientist or engineer, the author explains important geological processes, such as the Earth’s origin, composition, and structure, the Earth’s energy balance, continental drift, tectonic activity, the evolution of the Earth’s crust, and others. It is within this geological framework that the author offers practical guidance for engineers and scientists who work in industry or academia. It is a must-have for any geologist, geophysicist, or engineer working in mining or petroleum engineering.