The Tectonic Setting Of The Belingwe Greenstone Belt Zimbabwe

Author : M.J. Bickle,A. Martin,E.G. Nisbet,J.L. Orpen
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2020-08-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781000099638

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The Geology of the Belingwe Greenstone Belt, Zimbabwe by M.J. Bickle,A. Martin,E.G. Nisbet,J.L. Orpen Pdf

A study on the Bellingwe Greenstone Belt, presenting the stratigraphy of the belt, its structure and tectonic setting, the sedimentology of what may be a rift basin, the geochemistry of the freshest Archaean komatiites yet found, and models of the evolution of the region.

Author : T.M. Kusky
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 772 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2004-10-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 0080473938

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Precambrian Ophiolites and Related Rocks by T.M. Kusky Pdf

Recent developments have shown that many full and partial ophiolites are preserved in Precambrian cratons. This book provides a comprehensive description and discussion of the field aspects, geochemistry, geochronology and structure of the best of these ophiolites. It also presents syntheses of the characteristics of ophiolites of different ages, and an analysis of what the characteristics of these ophiolites mean for the thermal and chemical evolution of the earth. This title emphasizes new studies of Precambrian Geology that have documented ophiolites, ophiolitic fragments, and ophiolitic melanges in many Precambrian terranes. Each chapter focuses on individual Precambrian ophiolites or regions with numerous Precambrian ophiolites, and covers field aspects, petrology, geochemistry, geochronology, and other descriptive aspects of these ophiolites, it also delves into more theoretical and speculative aspects about the interpretation of the significance of these ancient ophiolites.

Author : New York Academy of Sciences,Timothy M. Kusky
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 529 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2014-05-14
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781438110042

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Encyclopedia of Earth Science by New York Academy of Sciences,Timothy M. Kusky Pdf

Presents an illustrated A to Z reference with approximately 700 entries on topics in the earth sciences including hydrology, geology, atmospheric sciences, oceanography, and more.

Author : K.C. Condie
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 527 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1994-11-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 0080869106

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Archean Crustal Evolution by K.C. Condie Pdf

The integration of Tectonics/Geochemistry, up-to-date reviews by leading scientists as well as a broad topical coverage of the Archean, are some of the features of this particular volume. As geochronology has progressed in the last 20 years, the Archean has continued to attract interest. Advancements in the understanding of Archean crustal and mantle evolution have progressed rapidly since the first International Archean Symposium in Western Australia (1970). The landmark for the Archean was the NATO Advanced Study Institute at Leicester (1975). At this meeting the Archean truly "came of age". Investigators from many different disciplines focused their expertise on the early history of the earth. For the first time, the nature of the atmosphere, oceans, and life during the Archean was an important part of an Archean symposium. During the most recent Archean Symposium in Perth in 1990, there was a shift in interest from field and trace element data to the new rapidly evolving high-precision U/Pb geochronology of Archean rocks and to detailed structural studies of both low and high grade Archean terrains. The terrane concept so widely applied to the Phanerozoic was proposed for the Archean Yilgarn Province in Western Australia and is now widely accepted for the Archean (as evident by the articles in this book). Plate tectonics is now widely accepted as the principal process that controls the history of continents and oceans. There are, though, well substantiated differences between Archean and post-Archean rocks that indicate that Archean tectonic regimes must have differed in some respects from modern ones. The question of how and to what degree did Archean plate tectonics differ from modern plate tectonics is treated in many of the chapters of this book. Altogether, the editor has presented a selection of articles that provide a fascinating insight into the latest observations in this field.

Author : P.G. Eriksson,Wladyslaw Altermann,D.R. Nelson,W.U. Mueller,O. Catuneanu,Octavian Catuneanu
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 966 pages
File Size : 50,7 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 : C. M. R. Fowler,Cindy J. Ebinger,C. J. Hawkesworth
Publisher : Geological Society of London
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Science
ISBN : 1862391092

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The Early Earth by C. M. R. Fowler,Cindy J. Ebinger,C. J. Hawkesworth Pdf

Author : Timothy M. Kusky,Mingguo Zhai,Wenjiao Xiao
Publisher : Geological Society of London
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Continental crust
ISBN : 1862393036

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The Evolving Continents by Timothy M. Kusky,Mingguo Zhai,Wenjiao Xiao Pdf

This volume honours the career of Brian F. Windley, who has been hugely influential in helping to achieve our current understanding of the evolution of the continental crust, and who has inspired many students and scientists to pursue studies on the evolution of the continents. Brian has studied processes of continental formation and evolution on most continents and of all ages, and has educated and inspired two generations of geologists to undertake careers in studies of continental evolution. The volume is organized into six sections, including: oceanic and island arc systems and continental growth; tectonics of accretionary orogens and continental growth; growth and stabilization of continental crust; collisions and intraplate processes; Precambrian tectonics and the birth of continents; and active tectonics and geomorphology of continental collision and growth zones.

Author : Timothy M. Kusky,Katherine E. Cullen
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 916 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781438128597

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Encyclopedia of Earth and Space Science by Timothy M. Kusky,Katherine E. Cullen Pdf

Provides a comprehensive reference for Earth and space sciences, including entries on climate change, stellar evolution, tsunamis, renewable energy options, and mass wasting.

Author : D. Raveendranathan
Publisher : Notion Press
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2017-06-27
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781947202443

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Himalayas Melting and Peninsular India Wilting by D. Raveendranathan Pdf

The great Himalayas are a range containing snow-capped peaks; however, these are melting at a rapid rate due to global warming and climate change. So far, this has already resulted in floods, landslides and other natural disasters.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Earth sciences
ISBN : CHI:59259004

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Journal of African Earth Sciences by Anonim Pdf

Author : A. G. Jones,R.W. Carlson,H.S. Grütter
Publisher : Gulf Professional Publishing
Page : 522 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2004-03-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 044451614X

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A Tale of Two Cratons by A. G. Jones,R.W. Carlson,H.S. Grütter Pdf

Given the established nature of geoscientific knowledge of the Kaapvaal craton compared to the Slave craton, and given the exciting new interdisciplinary results coming from the Kaapvaal Project and from Slave craton studies, scientists working on both cratons were brought together in a workshop to compare and contrast the nature of these two cratons. Of the 54 papers presented at the workshop, 24 are included in this volume. There are clearly major similarities and differences between these two Archean cratons. The crust of both was predominantly formed in the Mesoarchean. Both contain crustal sections consisting of terranes of different ages welded together by Archean accretionary events. Both crustal sections are underlain by lithospheric mantle sections consisting of peridotites that experienced extensive partial melt extraction between 2.9 Ga and 3.2 Ga, but this is where the similarities between the cratons end. One of the most striking differences between the Slave and Kaapvaal cartons is the apparent seismic homogeneity of the Kaapvaal craton's SCLM whereas the Slave craton is seismically layered. The seismic layering in the centre of the craton correlates laterally and with depth with electrical layering and geochemical layering. Taken together, these differences suggest that SCLM formation was different for the two cratons, implying that the search for a single causative formation process is bound to fail. Reprinted from the journal Lithos Volume 71, numbers 2-4.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 688 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Geology
ISBN : UOM:39015072620944

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South African Journal of Geology by Anonim Pdf

Author : W. U. Reimold,Roger Lawrence Gibson
Publisher : Geological Society of America
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2006-01-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780813724058

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Processes on the Early Earth by W. U. Reimold,Roger Lawrence Gibson Pdf

"This Special Paper presents a collection of 19 papers contributed to a joint Field Forum organized by the Geological Society of America and the Geological Society of South Africa in July 2004 in the Barberton Greenstone Belt and the Vredefort Dome, South Africa. The papers cover a wide variety of themes, including Archean and Proterozoic crust formation and geodynamics (with an appraisal of evidence of Archean subduction processes); the significance of impacts in the evolution of the early Earth's crust; traces of early life in Archean environments of Australia and South Africa and related studies of depositional environments; and processes affecting the giant Witwatersrand gold deposit."--Publisher's website.

Author : Hugh R. Rollinson
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2009-03-12
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781444308945

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Early Earth Systems by Hugh R. Rollinson Pdf

Early Earth Systems provides a complete history of the Earth from its beginnings to the end of the Archaean. This journey through the Earth's early history begins with the Earth's origin, then examines the evolution of the mantle, the origin of the continental crust, the origin and evolution of the Earth's atmosphere and oceans, and ends with the origin of life. Looks at the evidence for the Earth's very early differentiation into core, mantle, crust, atmosphere and oceans and how this differentiation saw extreme interactions within the Earth system. Discusses Archaean Earth processes within the framework of the Earth System Science paradigm, providing a qualitative assessment of the principal reservoirs and fluxes in the early Earth. “The book would be perfect for a graduate-level or upper level undergraduate course on the early Earth. It will also serve as a great starting point for researchers in solid-Earth geochemistry who want to know more about the Earth’s early atmosphere and biosphere, and vice versa for low temperature geochemists who want to get a modern overview of the Earth’s interior.” Geological Magazine, 2008

Author : A. Kröner
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 780 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1981-01-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 0080869033

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Precambrian Plate Tectonics by A. Kröner Pdf

Precambrian Plate Tectonics