Quantitative Geology Of Late Jurassic Epicontinental Sediments In The Jura Mountains Of Switzerland

Author : Reinhart A. Gygi
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783034801362

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Quantitative Geology of Late Jurassic Epicontinental Sediments in the Jura Mountains of Switzerland by Reinhart A. Gygi Pdf

The book summarizes about 40 years of the author’s research on sedimentary geology in an epicontinental (shelf) sea during the Late Jurassic in northern Switzerland. It presents a synopsis of the interplay of varying paleoclimate, of sea level variations, of varying water depth, of sea floor topography, of vertical and lateral facies changes, of processes of sedimentation like aggradation and progradation, of compaction, of the great regional differences in rates of sedimentation and in isostatic equilibration of the lithosphere under load, and of concomitant synsedimentary tectonics. Regional variation in isostatic adjustment of the lithosphere to the increasing load of sediments is analyzed by means of time correlations based on a detailed biochronology of ammonites in combination with mineral stratigraphy using the comparatively stable clay mineral kaolinite, and with sequence stratigraphy.

Author : Lothar A. Beck,Ulrich Joger
Publisher : Springer
Page : 573 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2018-11-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319774015

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Paleontological Collections of Germany, Austria and Switzerland by Lothar A. Beck,Ulrich Joger Pdf

This book is devoted to 250 years of collecting, organizing and preserving paleontological specimens by generations of scientists. Paleontological collections are a huge resource for modern research and should be available for national and international scientists and institutions, as well as prospective public and private customers. These collections are an important part of the scientific enterprise, supporting research, public education, and the documentation of past biodiversity. Much of what we are beginning to understand about our world, we owe to the collection, preservation, and ongoing study of natural specimens. Properly preserved collections of fossil marine or terrestrial plants and animals are archives of Earth's history and vital to our ability to learn about our place in its future. The approach employed by the editors involves not only an introduction to the paleontological collections in general, but also information on the international and national collection networks. Particular attention is given to new exhibition concepts and approaches of sorting, preserving and researching in paleontological collections and also their neglect and/or threat. In addition, the book provides information on all big public museums, on important state museums and regional Museums, and also on university collections. This is a highly informative and carefully presented book, providing scientific insight for readers with an interest in fossil record, biodiversity, taxonomy, or evolution, as well as natural history collections at large.

Author : Abdul Shakoor,Kerry Cato
Publisher : Springer
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2018-08-25
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319931333

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IAEG/AEG Annual Meeting Proceedings, San Francisco, California, 2018 - Volume 4 by Abdul Shakoor,Kerry Cato Pdf

This book is one out of six IAEG XIII Congress and AEG 61st Annual Meeting proceeding volumes, and deals with topics related to dams, tunnels, groundwater resources, and climate change. The theme of the IAEG/AEG Meeting, held in San Francisco from September 17-21, 2018, is Engineering Geology for a Sustainable World. The meeting proceedings analyze the dynamic role of engineering geology in our changing world. The meeting topics and subject areas of the six volumes are: Slope Stability: Case Histories, Landslide Mapping, Emerging Technologies; Geotechnical and Environmental Site Characterization; Mining, Aggregates, Karst; Dams, Tunnels, Groundwater Resources, Climate Change; Geologic Hazards: Earthquakes, Land Subsidence, Coastal Hazards, and Emergency Response; and Advances in Engineering Geology: Education, Soil and Rock Properties, Modeling.

Author : Reinhart A. Gygi
Publisher : Birkhäuser
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2013-12-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783034877787

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Integrated Stratigraphy of the Oxfordian and Kimmeridgian (Late Jurassic) in northern Switzerland and adjacent southern Germany by Reinhart A. Gygi Pdf

1. 1 Geographical and 1. 2 Previous work palaeogeographical setting Stratigraphic exploration of the Swiss Jura range began before The measuring of detailed sections and the excavation of fossils 1820. MERIAN (1821) described the Jurassic sediments in the ar were done in an area which is confined to the west by a line be ea of Basel for the first time and gave a short and appropriate tween Boncourt in Canton Jura and Biel in Canton Bern description of the principal lithostratigraphic units. Merian (fig. 1). The belt of outcrops becomes narrower towards the east was aware that fossils were a means for correlation, but he stated and then runs northeast from Canton Aargau to Mohringen on that fossils were not known well enough at the time for this the Danube river in southern Germany. This whole area is purpose. Therefore he correlated strictly lithostratigraphically. where the Burgundy platform (PuRSER 1979) interfingers with He correlated the marls of the Biirschwil Formation of the early sediments of the rhodano-swabian epicontinental sea which and middle Oxfordian in the central Jura with the marls of the was situated adjacent to northern Tethys (fig. 63). The whole Effingen Member of the middle and late Oxfordian in the east area was transformed into an epicontinental sea (fig. 2) by the ern Jura range (fig. 3)."

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1752 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Petroleum
ISBN : STANFORD:36105016280005

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Petroleum Abstracts by Anonim Pdf

Author : O. Adrian Pfiffner
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2014-06-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781118708125

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Geology of the Alps by O. Adrian Pfiffner Pdf

The Alps, with their outstanding outcrop conditions, represent a superb natural laboratory for many geological processes, and have played a crucial role in the history of geology. This book gives an up-to-date and holistic overview of the key aspects of Alpine geology. After a brief presentation of the plate tectonic framework, the rock suites are discussed, starting with the pre-Triassic crystalline basement, followed by Paleozoic, Mesozoic and Cenozoic sedimentary sequences. The lithological description of the rock types is supplemented by a discussion of their paleogeographic and plate tectonic contexts. The book goes on to describe the structure of the Alps (including the Jura Mountains and the Alpine foreland to the north and south) illustrated by numerous cross-sections. The evolution of the Alps as a mountain chain incorporates a discussion of the Alpine metamorphic history and a compilation of orogenic timetables. The final sections cover the evolution of Alpine drainage patterns and the region’s glacial history. Readership: The book is essential reading for students and lecturers on Alpine courses and excursions, and all earth-scientists interested in the geology of the region.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Paleontology
ISBN : CHI:82261994

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Acta palaeontologica Polonica by Anonim Pdf

Author : Jan Golonka,Frank J. Picha
Publisher : AAPG
Page : 816 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2006-09-01
Category : Hydrocarbon reservoirs
ISBN : 9780891813651

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The Carpathians and Their Foreland by Jan Golonka,Frank J. Picha Pdf

Accompanying CD-ROM contains ... "the full paper [version] for all 30 chapters as .pdf files."--Page 4 of cover.

Author : Tom McCann
Publisher : Geological Society of London
Page : 804 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Science
ISBN : 1862392455

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The Geology of Central Europe: Precambrian and Palaeozoic by Tom McCann Pdf

Publishers Weekly Top 10 Best of the Year In her new collection, Story Prize finalist Maureen F. McHugh delves into the dark heart of contemporary life and life five minutes from now and how easy it is to mix up one with the other. Her stories are post-bird flu, in the middle of medical trials, wondering if our computers are smarter than us, wondering when our jobs are going to be outsourced overseas, wondering if we are who we say we are, and not sure what we'd do to survive the coming zombie plague. Praise for Maureen F. McHugh: "Gorgeously crafted stories."—Nancy Pearl, NPR "Hauntingly beautiful."—Booklist "Unpredictable and poetic work."—The Plain Dealer Maureen F. McHugh has lived in New York; Shijiazhuang, China; Ohio; Austin, Texas; and now lives in Los Angeles, California. She is the author of a Story Prize finalist collection, Mothers & Other Monsters, and four novels, including Tiptree Award-winner China Mountain Zhang and New York Times editor's choice Nekropolis. McHugh has also worked on alternate reality games for Halo 2, The Watchmen, and Nine Inch Nails, among others. io9 Best SF&F Books of 2011 Tiptree Award Honor List Philip K. Dick Award finalist Story Prize Notable Book

Author : Fabio Cediel,Robert Peter Shaw
Publisher : Springer
Page : 1001 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2018-08-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319761329

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Geology and Tectonics of Northwestern South America by Fabio Cediel,Robert Peter Shaw Pdf

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the geological evolution of the Northern Andes and contiguous shield areas, with a focus upon Colombia. Updated geological interpretations are supported by modern lithogeochemical, seismic, gravity and magnetic data and radiogenic isotope and radiometric age determinations. The composite data permits a detailed interpretation of the tectono-magmatic history of the Northern Andean Block, including the Andes of Colombia, northern Ecuador, western Venezuela and eastern Panamá. Tectonic reconstructions based upon characterization of more than thirty litho-tectonic and morpho-structural units, terrane assemblages and tectonic realms, and their bounding suture and fault systems, highlight the intimate and complementary Mesozoic-Cenozoic history of the Northern Andean Block and the Pacific and Caribbean Plates. The complex nature of Northern Andean assembly contrasts with ‘‘classical’’ Central Andean ‘‘Cordilleran-type’’ orogenic models. Differences render the application of typical Cordilleran-type models inappropriate for the Colombian Andes. The importance of underlying Proterozoic through mid-Mesozoic elements, in the development of Meso-Cenozoic Northern Andean orogeny-phase tectonic configurations is analyzed in the light of spatial-temporal studies and reconstructions related to basin formation, sedimentation, deformation, uplift mechanisms, structural style and magmatic evolution. The pre-Andean architecture of north western South America has played a pre-determinative role in the development of the Northern Andean orogenic system. 16 contributions analyze key stratigraphic, structural, metamorphic, magmatic and tectonic questions, and provide solutions as far as the most recent published field-based studies permit. The volume provides geological interpretations and tectonic models which contrast with repetitive theoretical proposals frequently found in the available literature.

Author : James R. Hein,Jelena A. Obradovic
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781461234944

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Siliceous Deposits of the Tethys and Pacific Regions by James R. Hein,Jelena A. Obradovic Pdf

Because of the biological origin of many siliceous deposits, their geochemical transformation in the marine environment, and their occurrence in many formations around the world, oceanographers, paleontologists, geologists, geochemists, and sedimentologists are working closely together to trace the evolution of such deposits. In this book, leading experts from all of these disciplines present new data on fine-grained deposits such as chert, primarily of the Tethys region but also of the Pacific. Much of the information presented here was gathered recently in coordinated international research projects and is made available in English for the first time.

Author : P. van den Haute,Frans De Corte
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2013-03-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789401591331

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Advances in Fission-Track Geochronology by P. van den Haute,Frans De Corte Pdf

Since 1980, progress in research on the fission-track dating method and its applications to earth and related sciences has been evaluated during an International Workshop that takes place every four years. This volume contains a selection of papers presented at the International Workshop held in Gent (Belgium) from 26 to 30 August, 1996. Primarily the articles will be of interest to the active fission-track scientists but the combination of research papers and critical reviews that is presented may also provide the interested non-specialist reader with a valuable insight into the fission-track dating method and its role in the earth sciences. This reader will undoubtedly note the evolution that the method has undergone during the last fifteen years, from a technique that was debated in most of its facets to an established chronometric tool with unique qualities in geothermochronology.

Author : Cecilio Quesada,José Tomás Oliveira
Publisher : Springer
Page : 568 pages
File Size : 51,8 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 : Karl B. Föllmi
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Carbonate minerals
ISBN : UOM:39015015311718

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Evolution of the Mid-Cretaceous Triad by Karl B. Föllmi Pdf

Paleoceanographic conditions which led to the formation of the "mid"-cretaceous triad along the northern Tethys margin are elucidated. In the first part, the evolution of this sequence is traced from the demise of the platform to the return of the detritus dominated deposition. The second part includes a discussion of the reconstructed paleoceanographic and tectonic variables, their possible interaction as well as their influence on sediment properties.

Author : Robert N. Ginsburg,B. Beaudoin
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1990-02-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 0792306309

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Cretaceous Resources, Events and Rhythms by Robert N. Ginsburg,B. Beaudoin Pdf

' this volume represents perhaps the best available report on state-of-the-science cretaceous research. Some may query the wisdom of grand schemes such as the GSGP, believing that science is best left to the imaginative individual. This useful volume offers a persuasive counter-argument. That it speaks with many voices (if not languages) is to be expected and indeed adds to its strength.' Cretaceous Research 11, 1990