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Languages : en
Pages : 82
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Communications of the Geological Survey of Namibia
Author: Communications of the Geological Survey of Namibia
Author: Communications of the Geological Survey of South West Africa/Namibia
Author: A Fossil History of Southern African Land Mammals
Author: D. Margaret AveryPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108480888
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 325
Book Description
A comprehensive reference on the taxonomy and distribution in time and space of all currently recognized southern African fossil mammals. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.
Communications of the Geological Survey of Namibia
Author: Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World
Author: Alan Robert WoolleyPublisher: Geological Society of London
ISBN: 9781862390836
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
This text describes and provides ready access to the literature for all known occurrences of alkaline igneous rocks and carbonatites of Africa. Over 1000 occurrences are described from 40 countries. The descriptions include geographical co-ordinates and information of structure, general geology, rock types, petrography, mineralogy, ages, economic aspects and principal references. There are 348 geological and distribution maps and a locality index.
The Geological Record of Neoproterozoic Glaciations
Author: Emmanuelle ArnaudPublisher: Geological Society of London
ISBN: 9781862393349
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 750
Book Description
In recent years, interest in Neoproterozoic glaciations has grown as their pivotal role in Earth system evolution has become increasingly clear. One of the main goals of the IGCP Project number 512 was to produce a synthesis of newly available information on Neoproterozoic successions worldwide. This Memoir consists of a series of overview chapters followed by site-specific chapters. The overviews cover key topics including the history of research on Neoproterozoic glaciations, identification of glacial deposits, chemostratigraphic techniques and datasets, palaeomagnetism, biostratigraphy, geochronology and climate modelling. The site specific chapters include reviews of the history of research on these rocks and up-to-date syntheses of the structural framework, tectonic setting, palaeomagnetic & geochronological constraints, physical, biological, and chemical stratigraphy, and descriptions of the glaciogenic and associated strata, including economic deposits.
Fluvial Megafans on Earth and Mars
Author: Justin WilkinsonPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 110842337X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 417
Book Description
An inventory of nearly 300 megafans across five continents, describing the major morphological attributes of megafans and multi-megafan landscapes. It examines the controls on megafan development and discusses the application of megafan research to aquifers as well as economic and planetary geology, including layered deposits on Mars.
Pannotia to Pangaea
Author: B. MurphyPublisher: Geological Society of London
ISBN: 1786204924
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 666
Book Description
Special Publication 503 celebrates the career of R. Damian Nance. It features 27 articles, with more than 110 authors based in 18 different countries. These articles include contributions on the processes responsible for the formation and breakup of supercontinents, the controversies concerning the status of Pannotia as a supercontinent, the generation and destruction of Paleozoic oceans, and the development of the Appalachian-Ouachitan-Caledonide-Variscan orogens. In addition to field work, the approaches to gain that understanding include examining the relationships between stratigraphy and structural geology, precise geochronology, geochemical and isotopic fingerprinting, geodynamic modelling, regional syntheses, palaeogeographic modelling, and good old-fashioned arm-waving! The wide range of topics mirrors the breadth and depth of Damian’s contributions, interests and expertise. Like Damian’s papers, the contributions range from the predominantly conceptual to detailed field work, but all are targeted at understanding important tectonic processes. Their scope not only varies in scale from global to regional to local, but also in the range of approaches required to gain that understanding.
The Formation and Evolution of Africa
Author: Douwe J. J. van HinsbergenPublisher: Geological Society of London
ISBN: 9781862393356
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
The African continent preserves a long geological record that covers almost 75% of Earth's history. The Pan-African orogeny (c. 600-500 Ma) brought together old continental kernels (West Africa, Congo, Kalahari and Tanzania) to form Gondwana and subsequently the supercontinent Pangaea by the late Palaeozoic. The break-up of Pangaea since the Jurassic and Cretaceous, primarily through opening of the Central Atlantic, Indian, and South Atlantic oceans, in combination with the complicated subduction history to the north, gradually shaped the African continent. This volume contains 18 contributions that discuss the geology of Africa from the Archaean to the present day.