Tectonics And Geophysics Of Continental Rifts

Author : I.B. Ramberg,E.R. Neumann
Publisher : Springer
Page : 464 pages
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Release : 1978-08-31
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ISBN : 9789027708670

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Tectonics and Geophysics of Continental Rifts by I.B. Ramberg,E.R. Neumann Pdf

The NATO Advanced Study Institute "Paleorift Systems with Emphasis on the Permian Oslo Rift" was held at Sundvollen near Oslo, Norway, 26. July - 5. August, 1977. The meeting included 6 field trips to various parts of the Oslo Region. 70 official participants and 16 observers from 14 countries attended the meeting. The majority of the invited lectures, short research papers and progress reports presented at the meeting are published in two volumes, of which this is volume No. II. A table of con tents for both volumes is include8 herein. The field trip guide is being published in the Nor~gian Geological Survey Series, Vol. 327 (1978). We are especially pleased to acknowledge the efforts of the many authors of contributed papers, and the able assistance of secretaries, proof-readers and other staffmembers without whose help these volumes would not have been possible. Oslo, 20. February 1978. Ivar B. Ramberg Else-Ragnhild Neumann xi Organizing Committee members: O. Eldholm Department of Geology, University G. Gr¢nlie of Oslo J. Naterstad I.B. Ramberg (chairman) J.A. Dons Mineralogical-Geological Museum, B.T. Larsen (secretary) University of Oslo E.-R. Neumann (secretary) K.S. Heier (chairman) Norwegian Geological Survey S. Huseby B. Sundvoll M.A. Sellevoll Seismological Observatory, University of Bergen K. Storetvedt Geophysics Institute, University of Bergen P.M. Ihlen Geological Institute, University of Chr. Oftedahl Trondheim F.M. Vokes E.S. Husebye NTNF/NORSAR, 2007 Kjeller This volume is Scientific Report No. 40 of the Geodynamics Project.

Author : Achyuta Ayan Misra,Soumyajit Mukherjee
Publisher : Springer
Page : 88 pages
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Release : 2015-06-25
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319205762

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Tectonic Inheritance in Continental Rifts and Passive Margins by Achyuta Ayan Misra,Soumyajit Mukherjee Pdf

This work reviews the mechanism of rifting with a focus on pre-existing tectonic weaknesses in pre-rift and/or basement rocks, i.e., on tectonic inheritance. The passive margins that are studied in this book are the Norwegian Continental Shelf, the Eastern North America and the East and West Indian Continental Margins. The continental rifts that have been analysed are the East African Rift System, the Brazilian Continental Rift Systems and the European Cenozoic Rift System. It states how rifts and passive margins serve as valuable locations for hydrocarbon exploration. Tectonic inheritance/heritage examines the influence of pre-existing/pre-rift elements on the geometry, genesis and propagation of rift-related faults. Such elements include anisotropies in the shallow crustal levels, as well as the rheology of the lithosphere. Inheritance greatly influences the architecture of rifted passive margins including the attitude of faults and geometry of horsts, (half-) grabens, transfer zones etc. Inheritance is also a determining factor in the width of rifts and rift shoulder topography.

Author : I.B. Ramberg,E.R. Neumann
Publisher : Springer
Page : 444 pages
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Release : 2011-10-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9400998082

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Tectonics and Geophysics of Continental Rifts by I.B. Ramberg,E.R. Neumann Pdf

Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute, Oslo, Norway, July 27-August 5, 1977

Author : K.H. Olsen
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 463 pages
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Release : 1995-11-24
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780080529837

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Continental Rifts: Evolution, Structure, Tectonics by K.H. Olsen Pdf

This multi-author book has been prepared by an international group of geoscientists that have been active in rift research since the late 1960s. In 1984, an informal, grass-roots study group was initiated to compare individual research results and to explore in greater depth the apparent differences and similarities in the interpretations from various rift systems. The group became known as the CREST working group, an acronym of Continental Rifts: Evolution, Structure and Tectonics, which not surprisingly became the title of this book. Continental Rifts: Evolution, Structure, Tectonics presents an overview of the present state of understanding and knowledge of the processes of continental rifting from a multidisciplinary, lithospheric scale perspective. The chapters have been structured on each rift system in approximately the same synoptic sequence, so as to facilitate comparisons of rifts by the reader. The book complements its predecessors by presenting a more unified picture. It succeeds in presenting the status of a representative majority of the continental rift systems that have been at the forefront of recent research. For students and experienced researchers alike, this book will be of significant value in assessing the current state of knowledge and in serving as a framework for future research.

Author : Philip Kearey,Keith A. Klepeis,Frederick J. Vine
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 496 pages
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Release : 2013-05-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781118688083

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Global Tectonics by Philip Kearey,Keith A. Klepeis,Frederick J. Vine Pdf

The third edition of this widely acclaimed textbook provides acomprehensive introduction to all aspects of global tectonics, andincludes major revisions to reflect the most significant recentadvances in the field. A fully revised third edition of this highly acclaimed textwritten by eminent authors including one of the pioneers of platetectonic theory Major revisions to this new edition reflect the mostsignificant recent advances in the field, including new andexpanded chapters on Precambrian tectonics and the supercontinentcycle and the implications of plate tectonics for environmentalchange Combines a historical approach with process science to providea careful balance between geological and geophysical material inboth continental and oceanic regimes Dedicated website available at ahref="http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/kearey/"www.blackwellpublishing.com/kearey//a

Author : I.B. Ramberg,E.R. Neumann
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 444 pages
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Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789400998063

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Tectonics and Geophysics of Continental Rifts by I.B. Ramberg,E.R. Neumann Pdf

Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute, Oslo, Norway, July 27-August 5, 1977

Author : National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications,Geophysics Research Board,Assembly of Mathematical and Physical Sciences,Geophysics Study Committee
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 211 pages
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Release : 1980-02-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309029285

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Continental Tectonics by National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications,Geophysics Research Board,Assembly of Mathematical and Physical Sciences,Geophysics Study Committee Pdf

Author : P.A. Ziegler
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 914 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2015-12-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781483295084

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Geodynamics of Rifting by P.A. Ziegler Pdf

This volume contains papers giving an interdisciplinary review of 12 major rift systems from North and South America, Africa, Europe and Asia. These papers are written by an international group of academic and industrial specialists each of whom is most knowledgeable about the respective rift. The analyzed rifts were selected on the basis of availability of an as-complete-as-possible geological and geophysical data base. Thirteen papers deal with geodynamic processes governing the evolution of rifts. A comprehensive digest of the available stratigraphic, structural, geophysical and petrological data, together with an extensive list of references, is provided for each of the analyzed rift systems. The megatectonic setting and dynamics of evolution of each basin is discussed. Geodynamic models are tested against the record of the analyzed rifts. The question of "active" as against "passive" rifting is addressed. The rifts analyzed range in age from Precambrian to Recent and cover a wide spectrum of megatectonic settings. There is discussion of the evolution of rifts in a plate-tectonic frame. The case histories are followed by discussions addressing the global setting of rifts and geodynamic processes active during the development of rifted basins.

Author : Albert Mathieson Quennell
Publisher : Van Nostrand Reinhold Company
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Science
ISBN : UCSD:31822002096360

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Continental Rifts by Albert Mathieson Quennell Pdf

Author : Webster Mohriak,Manik Talwani
Publisher : American Geophysical Union
Page : 355 pages
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Release : 2000-01-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780875900988

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Atlantic Rifts and Continental Margins by Webster Mohriak,Manik Talwani Pdf

This reference on the geology and geophysics of continental margins contains a total of 15 papers developed from a session of the Fifth International Congress of the Brazilian Geophysical Society held in Sao Paulo, Brazil in 1997, as well as a number of other contributions. Subjects include the roots of the southeastern continental margin of Brazil, the mosaic of Terranes in central Europe, the evolution of the Angolan passive margin; geological and geophysical interpretation of the San Julian Basin offshore Argentina; and the tectonic evolution of the equatorial South Atlantic. Of likely interest to academic geoscientists working in basin analysis and those engaged in petroleum exploration. Member price, $52.50. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : VSP
Page : 398 pages
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Release : 1984-12
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9067640166

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Tectonics by Anonim Pdf

Author : Eldridge M. Moores,Robert J. Twiss
Publisher : Waveland Press
Page : 427 pages
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Release : 2014-07-23
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781478626602

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Tectonics by Eldridge M. Moores,Robert J. Twiss Pdf

Deformation of the Earth’s crust happens at a multitude of scales, ranging from submicroscopic to planetary. Tectonics explores structures and processes from regional to global, differentiating itself from the material covered in most structural geology textbooks. Moores and Twiss emphasize basic principles and methodologies of tectonics, embracing the time-honored perspective of using present processes to understand the past. Comprehensive in scope and detail, coverage includes the effects of plate motions and reconstructions and the resultant structures associated with active rift, transform, and subduction boundaries as well as triple junctions and collision zones; deformations of both the ocean basins and the continents; and orogenic belts. Moores and Twiss present tectonics as an open-ended field of study in which assumptions can be challenged and interpretations changed. The authors emphasize the use of models as a means of understanding observations and putting them in context to maintain a distinction between what we know from observing the Earth and what we infer from interpretation.

Author : Dennis Brown,Paul D. Ryan
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 492 pages
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Release : 2011-06-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783540885580

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Arc-Continent Collision by Dennis Brown,Paul D. Ryan Pdf

Arc-continent collision has been one of the important tectonic processes in the formation of mountain belts throughout geological time, and it continues to be so today along tectonically active plate boundaries such as those in the SW Pacific or the Caribbean. Arc-continent collision is thought to have been one of the most important process involved in the growth of the continental crust over geological time, and may also play an important role in its recycling back into the mantle via subduction. Understanding the geological processes that take place during arc-continent collision is therefore of importance for our understanding of how collisional orogens evolve and how the continental crust grows or is destroyed. Furthermore, zones of arc-continent collision are producers of much of the worlds primary economic wealth in the form of minerals, so understanding the processes that take place during these tectonic events is of importance in modeling how this mineral wealth is formed and preserved. This book brings together seventeen papers that are dedicated to the investigation of the tectonic processes that take place during arc-continent collision. It is divided into four sections that deal firstly with the main players involved in any arc-continent collision; the continental margin, the subduction zone, and finally the volcanic arc and its mineral deposits. The second section presents eight examples of arc-continent collisions that range from being currently active through to Palaeoproterozoic in age. The third section contains two papers, one that deals with the obduction of large-slab ophiolites and a second that presents a wide range of physical models of arc-continent collision. The fourth section brings everything that comes before together into a discussion of the processes of arc-continent collision.

Author : Wolfgang Frisch,Martin Meschede,Ronald C. Blakey
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 247 pages
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Release : 2022-11-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030889999

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Plate Tectonics by Wolfgang Frisch,Martin Meschede,Ronald C. Blakey Pdf

This textbook explains how mountains are formed and why there are old and young mountains. It provides a reconstruction of the Earths paleogeography and shows why the shapes of South America and Africa fit so well together. Furthermore, it explains why the Pacific is surrounded by a ring of volcanos and earthquake-prone areas while the edges of the Atlantic are relatively peaceful. This thoroughly revised textbook edition addresses all these questions and more through the presentation and explanation of the geodynamic processes upon which the theory of continental drift is based and which have led to the concept of plate tectonics. It is a source of information for students of geology, geophysics, geography, geosciences in general, general natural sciences, as well as professionals, and interested layman.

Author : Arthur A. Meyerhoff,I. Taner,A.E.L. Morris,W.B. Agocs,M. Kamen-Kaye,Mohammad I. Bhat,N. Christian Smoot,Dong R. Choi
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789400917385

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Surge Tectonics: A New Hypothesis of Global Geodynamics by Arthur A. Meyerhoff,I. Taner,A.E.L. Morris,W.B. Agocs,M. Kamen-Kaye,Mohammad I. Bhat,N. Christian Smoot,Dong R. Choi Pdf

TECTONlCS AND PHYSICS Geology, although rooted in the laws of physics, rarely has been taught in a manner designed to stress the relations between the laws and theorems of physics and the postulates of geology. The same is true of geophysics, whose specialties (seismology, gravimetIy, magnetics, magnetotellurics) deal only with the laws that govern them, and not with those that govern geology's postulates. The branch of geology and geophysics called tectonophysics is not a formalized discipline or subdiscipline, and, therefore, has no formal laws or theorems of its own. Although many recent books claim to be textbooks in tectonophysics, they are not; they are books designed to explain one hypothesis, just as the present book is designed to explain one hypothesis. The textbook that comes closest to being a textbook of tectonophysics is Peter 1. Wyllie's (1971) book, The Dynamic Earth. Teachers, students, and practitioners of geology since the very beginning of earth science teaching have avoided the development of a rigorous (but not rigid) scientific approach to tectonics, largely because we earth scientists have not fully understood the origin of the features with which we are dealing. This fact is not at all surprising when one considers that the database for hypotheses and theories of tectonics, particularly before 1960, has been limited to a small part of the exposed land area on the Earth's surface.