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British-Scandinavian Caledonides /[Tectonics Studies Group of the Geological Society].
British-Scandinavian Caledonides
Author: British-Scandinavian Caledonides
Author: Geological Society of LondonPublisher:
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Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 40
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New Perspectives on the Caledonides of Scandinavia and Related Areas
Author: F. CorfuPublisher: Geological Society of London
ISBN: 186239377X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 710
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The Caledonides are a major orogenic belt that stretches from the Arctic, through Scandinavia, East Greenland, Britain and Ireland into the Atlantic coast of North America. Following the break-up of Rodinia, the Caledonides formed in the Palaeozoic by the drifting of various continents and their eventual aggregation in the Silurian and Devonian. The orogen subsequently fragmented during the opening of the Atlantic Ocean. This volume brings together 25 papers presenting the results of modern research that investigates the orogenic processes and the provenance of specific components of the belt. The contributions reflect different lines of research, linking traditional field studies with modern analytical techniques. In addition three overview papers summarize the main features of the belts in Scandinavia, Svalbard, East Greenland, Britain and Ireland, highlighting the advances made since the last major synthesis of the Scandinavian Caledonides 30 years ago, and discussing important open questions.
British-Scandinavian Caledonides
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Category : Geology, Stratigraphic
Languages : en
Pages : 25
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Studies of the Scandinavian Caledonides
Author: Sweden
Author: M. B. StephensPublisher: Geological Society of London
ISBN: 1786204606
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 623
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The solid rock mass of Sweden forms a natural field laboratory revealing insight into the westward growth and reworking of one of the planet’s ancient continental nuclei. Three major geological units are exposed in different parts of the country: the western part of the Fennoscandian Shield, mainly sedimentary rocks deposited on this crystalline rock mass and the Caledonide orogen. This volume synthesizes the tectonic evolution of Sweden over more than 2500 million years from the Neoarchean to the Neogene. Following an introduction describing the lithotectonic framework of the country and the organization of the volume, the tectonic evolution is addressed essentially chronologically. Different phases of intracratonic rifting, accretionary orogeny, continent-continent collisional orogeny and platformal sedimentation are identified. Sweden is one of Europe’s major suppliers of metals, and the country’s mineral resources are also presented in the context of the lithotectonic framework. Sweden: Lithotectonic Framework, Tectonic Evolution and Mineral Resources has been designed to interest a professional geoscientific audience and advanced students of Earth Sciences.
National Union Catalog
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Category : Catalogs, Union
Languages : en
Pages : 1030
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Includes entries for maps and atlases.
Fifty Years of the Wilson Cycle Concept in Plate Tectonics
Author: R.W. WilsonPublisher: Geological Society of London
ISBN: 1786203839
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 488
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Fifty years ago, Tuzo Wilson published his paper asking `Did the Atlantic close and then re-open?’. This led to the `Wilson Cycle’ concept in which the repeated opening and closing of ocean basins along old orogenic belts is a key process in the assembly and breakup of supercontinents. The Wilson Cycle underlies much of what we know about the geological evolution of the Earth and its lithosphere, and will no doubt continue to be developed as we gain more understanding of the physical processes that control mantle convection, plate tectonics, and as more data become available from currently less accessible regions. This volume includes both thematic and review papers covering various aspects of the Wilson Cycle concept. Thematic sections include: (1) the Classic Wilson v. Supercontinent Cycles, (2) Mantle Dynamics in the Wilson Cycle, (3) Tectonic Inheritance in the Lithosphere, (4) Revisiting Tuzo’s question on the Atlantic, (5) Opening and Closing of Oceans, and (6) Cratonic Basins and their place in the Wilson Cycle.
The Role of Tectonics in Devonian and Carboniferous Sedimentation in the British Isles
Author: Yorkshire Geological SocietyPublisher:
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Languages : en
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