Pre Mesozoic Geology Of Iberia

Author : R. David Dallmeyer,Enrique Martinez Garcia
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 415 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783642839801

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Pre-Mesozoic Geology of Iberia by R. David Dallmeyer,Enrique Martinez Garcia Pdf

Pre-Mesozoic Geology of Iberia is a major reference for current understanding of the overall tectonostratigraphic evolution of the Iberian Massif. It represents a comprehensive overview which systematically describes characteristics of the seven major lithotectonic elements of the Iberian Massif in terms of: - stratigraphy, - paleontology, - sedimentology, - structural geology, - igneous activity, - metamorphic evolution, - metallogenesis, and - tectonic significance. These data are compiled in several concluding summary chapters which discuss the overall geodynamic evolution of the Iberian Massif and outline its tectonic setting within the overall circum-Atlantic region. Readers will benefit by this comprehensive review of an important tectonostratigraphic element in the circum-Atlantic realm.

Author : Cecilio Quesada,José Tomás Oliveira
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 544 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2019-08-20
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030105198

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The Geology of Iberia: A Geodynamic Approach by Cecilio Quesada,José Tomás Oliveira Pdf

Taking a new global approach, this unique book provides an updated review of the geology of Iberia and its continental margins from a geodynamic perspective. Owing to its location close to successive plate margins, Iberia has played a pivotal role in the geodynamic evolution of the Gondwanan, Rheic, Pangea, Tethys s.l. and Eurasian plates over the last 600 Ma of Earth's history. The geological record starts with the amalgamation of Gondwana in the Neoproterozoic succeeded by the rifting and spreading of the Rheic ocean; its demise, which led to the amalgamation of Pangea in the late Paleozoic; the rifting and spreading of several arms of the Neotethys ocean in the Mesozoic Era and their ongoing closure, which was responsible for the Alpine orogeny. The significant advances in the last 20 years have attracted international research interest in the geology of the Iberian Peninsula. This volume presents the most comprehensive, careful and updated description of the variscan cycle in Iberia. This volume focuses in the different geological events since the Cambrian-Early Ordovician rift until the late variscan orocline formations including magmatic and metamorphic evolution.

Author : Cecilio Quesada,José Tomás Oliveira
Publisher : Springer
Page : 568 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2019-06-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030112950

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The Geology of Iberia: A Geodynamic Approach by Cecilio Quesada,José Tomás Oliveira Pdf

Taking a new global approach, this unique book provides an updated review of the geology of Iberia and its continental margins from a geodynamic perspective. Owing to its location close to successive plate margins, Iberia has played a pivotal role in the geodynamic evolution of the Gondwanan, Rheic, Pangea, Tethys s.l. and Eurasian plates over the last 600 Ma of Earth's history. The geological record starts with the amalgamation of Gondwana in the Neoproterozoic succeeded by the rifting and spreading of the Rheic ocean; its demise, which led to the amalgamation of Pangea in the late Paleozoic; the rifting and spreading of several arms of the Neotethys ocean in the Mesozoic Era and their ongoing closure, which was responsible for the Alpine orogeny. The significant advances in the last 20 years have attracted international research interest in the geology of the Iberian Peninsula. This volume presents the most comprehensive, and updated description of the Alpine cycle in Iberia. This volume focuses in the different geological events during the Alpine orogeny as well as the lithological succession . This book is of interest not only for scientists of Portugal and Spain but also for geoscientists searching for analogies for oil and gas as well as tourists visiting the main mountain ridges of Iberia such as the Pyrenees.

Author : Cecilio Quesada,José Tomás Oliveira
Publisher : Springer
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2019-05-11
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9783030109318

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The Geology of Iberia: A Geodynamic Approach by Cecilio Quesada,José Tomás Oliveira Pdf

Adopting a global approach, this unique book provides an updated review of the geology of Iberia and its continental margins from a geodynamic perspective. Owing to its location close to successive plate margins, Iberia has played a pivotal role in the geodynamic evolution of the Gondwanan, Rheic, Pangea, Tethys and Eurasian plates over the last 600 Ma of Earth’s history. The geological record starts with the amalgamation of Gondwana in the Neoproterozoic, which was succeeded by the rifting and spreading of the Rheic ocean; its demise, which led to the amalgamation of Pangea in the late Paleozoic; and the rifting and spreading of several arms of the Neotethys ocean in the Mesozoic Era and their ongoing closure, which was responsible for the Alpine orogeny. The significant advances in the last 20 years have increasingly attracted international interest in exploring the geology of the Iberian Peninsula. This final volume of the Geology of Iberia focuses on the active geological processes in Iberia including seismicity and active faulting as well as the modern landscapes in the Iberian Peninsula.

Author : Cecilio Quesada,José Tomás Oliveira
Publisher : Springer
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2019-05-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030111908

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The Geology of Iberia: A Geodynamic Approach by Cecilio Quesada,José Tomás Oliveira Pdf

Pursuing an innovative, global approach, this unique book provides an updated review of the geology of Iberia and its continental margins from a geodynamic perspective. Owing to its location close to successive plate margins, Iberia has played a pivotal role in the geodynamic evolution of the Gondwanan, Rheic, Pangea, Tethys and Eurasian plates over the last 600 Ma of Earth’s history. The geological record starts with the amalgamation of Gondwana in the Neoproterozoic, which was succeeded by the rifting and spreading of the Rheic ocean; its demise, which led to the amalgamation of Pangea in the late Paleozoic; the rifting and spreading of several arms of the Neotethys ocean in the Mesozoic Era and their ongoing closure, which was responsible for the Alpine orogeny. The significant advances in the last 20 years have increasingly attracted international interest in exploring the geology of the Iberian Peninsula. This volume focuses on the Cenozoic basins of the Iberian Geology and consequently the most recent sedimentary features in the Iberian Geology apart of the active ones. In this book, you will find a detailed explanation of the alpine foreland basins, the extension of the west Mediterranean as well as the latest magmatism in Iberia.

Author : Cecilio Quesada,José Tomás Oliveira
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : SCIENCE
ISBN : 3030109321

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The Geology of Iberia by Cecilio Quesada,José Tomás Oliveira Pdf

Adopting a global approach, this unique book provides an updated review of the geology of Iberia and its continental margins from a geodynamic perspective. Owing to its location close to successive plate margins, Iberia has played a pivotal role in the geodynamic evolution of the Gondwanan, Rheic, Pangea, Tethys and Eurasian plates over the last 600 Ma of Earths history. The geological record starts with the amalgamation of Gondwana in the Neoproterozoic, which was succeeded by the rifting and spreading of the Rheic ocean; its demise, which led to the amalgamation of Pangea in the late Paleozoic; and the rifting and spreading of several arms of the Neotethys ocean in the Mesozoic Era and their ongoing closure, which was responsible for the Alpine orogeny. The significant advances in the last 20 years have increasingly attracted international interest in exploring the geology of the Iberian Peninsula. This final volume of the Geology of Iberia focuses on the active geological processes in Iberia including seismicity and active faulting as well as the modern landscapes in the Iberian Peninsula.

Author : J. Javier Álvaro,Cecilio Quesada,José Tomás Oliveira
Publisher : Springer
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2024-09-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 3030103978

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The Geology of Iberia: A Geodynamic Approach by J. Javier Álvaro,Cecilio Quesada,José Tomás Oliveira Pdf

Pursuing a new global approach, this unique book provides an updated review of the geology of Iberia and its continental margins from a geodynamic perspective. Owing to its location close to successive plate margins, Iberia has played a pivotal role in the geodynamic evolution of the Gondwanan, Rheic, Pangea, Tethys s.l. and Eurasian plates over the last 600 Ma of Earth’s history. The geological record begins with the amalgamation of Gondwana in the Neoproterozoic, followed by the rifting and spread of the Rheic ocean; its demise, which led to the amalgamation of Pangea in the late Paleozoic; the rifting and spread of several arms of the Neotethys ocean in the Mesozoic Era; and concludes with their ongoing closure, which was responsible for the Alpine orogeny. The significant advances made in the past 20 years have attracted considerable international research interest in the geology of the Iberian Peninsula. This volume is the only one of the whole series of books composing the Geology of Iberian separated in two parts: Introduction to the Geology of Iberian and the Cadomian Cycle. The first part presents a general introduction to the Geology of Iberian, presented in five different volumes. The second part focuses in the Cadomian orogenic cycle and the oldest geological records in the Iberian Peninsula.

Author : José Ramón Martínez Catalán
Publisher : Geological Society of America
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Science
ISBN : 0813723647

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Variscan-Appalachian Dynamics by José Ramón Martínez Catalán Pdf

Author : Wes Gibbons,Teresa Moreno (Geologist)
Publisher : Geological Society of London
Page : 670 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Science
ISBN : 1862391106

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The Geology of Spain by Wes Gibbons,Teresa Moreno (Geologist) Pdf

Author : J. C. Gutiérrez-Marco,Isabel Rábano
Publisher : IGME
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Fossils
ISBN : 8478403450

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Proceedings of the Sixth International Graptolite Conference of the GWG (IPA) and the SW Iberia Field Meeting 1998 of the International Subcommission on Silurian Stratigraphy (ICS-IUGS) by J. C. Gutiérrez-Marco,Isabel Rábano Pdf

Author : Susana García-López,Fernando Bastida
Publisher : IGME
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Carbonate rocks
ISBN : 8478404465

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Palaeozoic Conodonts from Northern Spain by Susana García-López,Fernando Bastida Pdf

Author : Pär Weihed
Publisher : Springer
Page : 331 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2015-07-24
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319174280

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3D, 4D and Predictive Modelling of Major Mineral Belts in Europe by Pär Weihed Pdf

This book presents the results of the major EU project Promine. For the first time there is now a European database available on mineral deposits, as well as 3D, 4D and predictive models of major mineral belts in Europe: Fennoscandia (Skellefteå and Vihanti-Pyhäsalmi), the Fore-Sudetic basin (Kupferschiefer deposits in Poland and Germany), the Hellenic belt in northern Greece, and the Iberian Pyrite belt and Ossa Morena zone in Spain and Portugal. The book also describes the modelling techniques applied and how different types of software are used for three- and four-dimensional modelling. Furthermore, fundamental descriptions of how to build the database structure of three-dimensional geological data are provided and both 2D and 3D predictive models are presented for the main mineral belts of Europe.

Author : Robert D. Hatcher
Publisher : Geological Society of America
Page : 641 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780813712000

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4-D Framework of Continental Crust by Robert D. Hatcher Pdf

"This book contains landmark papers on the processes of formation of continental crust from its beginnings in the Archean to modern processes, as well as discussions of several ancient and modern orogenic belts. The book is international in scope, with contributions from geoscientists dealing with crustal processes on five continents, and articles from more than 50 non-U.S. authors and co-authors."--Publisher's website.

Author : D. Blundell,N. Arndt,P.R. Cobbold,C. Heinrich
Publisher : Newnes
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2006-02-07
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780080931340

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Geodynamics and Ore Deposit Evolution in Europe by D. Blundell,N. Arndt,P.R. Cobbold,C. Heinrich Pdf

This book presents a new synthesis of the major metallogenic provinces of Europe and the geodynamic processes involved that can lead to the formation of world-class ore deposits. It represents the culmination of a 5-year research programme, GEODE, set up by the European Science Foundation, that brought together researchers across Europe from a wide range of disciplines into collaborative research projects. They focused on five metallogenic provinces across Europe; the Precambrian Fennoscandian Shield, the Upper Palaeozoic Urals, the Variscides of France and SW Iberia, the Alpine–Balkan–Carpathian–Dinaride belt and sediment-hosted deposits of Europe. Because of the long and well-known tectonic history of Europe and the diversity of ore deposits, linkages between geodynamics and ore deposit evolution have been established and new insights into mineralizing fluids and ore formation processes have been gained. Presented as a set of individual review papers and a final synthesis, this book offers a coherent and structured appraisal of geodynamics and metallogeny in Europe, with valuable lessons for mineral exploration and research throughout the world.

Author : Soumyajit Mukherjee
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 723 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2021-03-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030601430

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Structural Geology and Tectonics Field Guidebook — Volume 1 by Soumyajit Mukherjee Pdf

This book helps a novice to explore the terrain independently. Geoscience fieldwork with a focus on structural geology and tectonics has become more important in the last few years from both academic and industrial perspectives. This book also works as a resource material for batches of students or geological survey professional undergoing training as parts of their course curriculum. Industry persons, on the other hand, can get a first-hand idea about what to expect in the field, in case no academic person is available with the team. This book focused on structural geology and tectonics compiles for the very first time terrains from several regions of the globe.