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The Precambrian Earth : tempos and events /
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 extra...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam ; Boston :
Elsevier,
2004.
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| Colección: | Developments in Precambrian geology ;
12. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 1. The Early Earth.
- 2. Generation of Continental Crust.
- 3. Tectonism and Mantle Plumes through Time.
- 4. Precambrian Volcanism: an independent Variable through Time.
- 5. Evolution of the Hydrosphere and Atmosphere.
- 6. Evolution of Life and Precambrian Bio-Geology.
- 7. Sedimentation through Time.
- 8. Sequence Stratigraphy and the Precambrian.
- 9. Synthesis.
- The early earth / editor, D.R. Nelson. Earth's formation and first billion years / D.R. Nelson. The early Precambrian stratigraphic record of large extraterrestrial impacts / B.M. Simonson, G.R. Byerly and D.R. Lowe. Strategies for finding the record of early Precambrian impact events / D.H. Abbott and J.T. Hagstrum
- Generation of continental crust / editors, D.R. Nelson and W.U. Mueller. Isua enigmas : illusive tectonic, sedimentary, volcanic and organic features of the> 3.7 Ga Isua Greenstone Belt, southwest Greenland / J.S. Myers. Geochemical diversity in volcanic rocks of the> 3.7 Ga Isua Greenstone Belt, southern West Greenland : implications for mantle composition and geodynamic processes / A. Polat, A.W. Hofmann and P.W.U. Appel. Abitibi Greenstone Belt plate tectonics : the diachrononous history of arc development, accretion and collision / R. Daigneault, W.U. Mueller and E.H. Chown. Granite formation and emplacement as indicators of Archaean tectonic processes / T.E. Zegers. Diapiric processes in the formation of Archaean continental crust, East Pilbara granite-greenstone terrane, Australia / A.H. Hickman and M.J. Van Kranendonk. Early Archaean crustal collapse structures and sedimentary basin dynamics / W. Nijman and S.T. de Vries. Crustal growth rates / N.T. Arndt
- Tectonism and mantle plumes through time / editors, P.G. Eriksson and O. Catuneanu. Precambrian superplume events / K.C. Condie. Large Igneous Province record through time / R.E. Ernst, K.L. Buchan and A. Prokoph. Episodic crustal growth during catastrophic global-scale mantle overturn events / D.R. Nelson. An unusual Palaeoproterozoic magmatic event, the ultrapotassic Christopher Island Formation, Baker Lake Group, Nunavut, Canada : Archaean mantle metasomatism and Palaeoproterozoic mantle reactivation / B.L. Cousens, J.R. Chiarenzelli and LB. Aspler. A commentary on Precambrian plate tectonics / P.G. Eriksson and O. Catuneanu. Precambrian ophiolites / J.R. Chiarenzelli and E.M. Moores. The Limpopo Belt of southern Africa : a Neoarchaean to Palaeoproterozoic orogen / A.J. Bumby and R. van der Merwe. Geodynamic crustal evolution and long-lived supercontinents during the Palaeoproterozoic : evidence from granulite-gneiss belts, collisional and accretionary orogens / M.V. Mints and A.N. Konilov. Formation of a late Mesoproterozoic supercontinent : the South Africa-East Antarctica connection / H.E. Frimmel. A mechanism for explaining rapid continental motion in the late Neoproterozoic / J.G. Meert and E. Tamrat
- Precambrian volcanism : an independent variable through time / editor, W.U. Mueller. Terminology of volcaniclastic and volcanic rocks / W.U. Mueller and J.D.L. White. Komatiites : volcanology, geochemistry and textures. Physical volcanology of komatiites / W.U. Mueller. Komatiite geochemistry / J. Dostal and W.U. Mueller. Textures in komatiites and variolitic basalts / N.T. Arndt and A.D. Fowler. Archaean and Proterozoic greenstone belts' setting and evolution / P.C. Thurston and L.D. Ayres. Explosive subaqueous volcanism / J.D.L. White. Archaean calderas / W.U. Mueller [and others]
- The evolution of the Precambrian atmosphere : carbon isotopic evidence from the Australian continent / editors, P.G. Eriksson and W. Altermann. Archaean atmosphere, hydrosphere and biosphere / H. Ohmoto. Evolution of the Precambrian atmosphere : carbon isotopic evidence from the Australian continent / J.F. Lindsay and M.D. Brasier. Precambrian iron-formation / A.F. Trendall and J.G. Blockley. The Precambrian sulphur isotope record of evolving atmospheric oxygen / T.W. Lyons, L.C. Kah and A.M. Gellatly. Earth's two great Precambrian glaciations : aftermath of the "Snowball Earth" hypothesis / G.M. Young. The paradox of Proterozoic glaciomarine deposition, open seas and strong seasonality near the palaeo-equator : global implications / G.E. Williams. Neoproterozoic sedimentation rates and timing of glaciations
- a southern African perspective / H.E. Frimmel. Earth's Precambrian rotation and the evolving lunar orbit : implications of tidal rhythmite data for palaeogeophysics / G.E. Williams. Ancient climatic and tectonic settings inferred from palaeosols developed on igneous rocks / H.W. Nesbitt and G.M. Young. Aggressive Archaean weathering / P.L Corcoran and W.U. Mueller
- Evolution of life and Precambrian bio-geology / editor, W. Altermann. Earth's earliest biosphere : status of the hunt / J.W. Schopf. Evolving life and its effect on Precambrian sedimentation / W. Altermann. Microbial origin of Precambrian carbonates : lessons from modern analogues / J. Kazmierczak, S. Kempe and W Altermann. Precambrian stromatolites : problems in definition, classification, morphology and stratigraphy / W. Altermann. Precambrian geology and exobiology / F. Westall
- Sedimentation through time / editor, P.G. Eriksson. Introduction / P.G. Eriksson, A.J. Bumby and M. Popa. Sedimentary structures : an essential key for interpreting the Precambrian rock record / J.A. Donaldson, L.B. Aspler and J.R. Chiarenzelli. Archaean sedimentary sequences / P.L. Corcoran and W.U. Mueller. Discussion of selected techniques and problems in the field mapping and interpretation of Archaean clastic metasedimentary rocks of the Superior Province, Canada / J.R. Devaney. Precambrian tidalites : recognition and significance / K.A. Eriksson and E.L. Simpson. Sedimentary dynamics of Precambrian aeolianites / E.L. Simpson [and others] Early Precambrian epeiric seas / P.G. Eriksson, A.J. Bumby and P. Mostert. Precambrian rivers / D.G.F. Long. Microbial mats in the siliciclastic rock record : a summary of diagnostic features / J. Schieber. Microbial mat features in sandstones illustrated / S. Sarkar, S. Banerjee and P.G. Eriksson. Sedimentation rates / P.G. Eriksson [and others] Commentary / P.G. Eriksson and M.A. Martins-Neto
- Sequence stratigraphy and the Precambrian / editor, O. Catuneanu. Concepts of sequence stratigraphy / O. Catuneanu, A.F. Embry and P.G. Eriksson. Development and sequences of the Athabasca Basin, early Proterozoic, Saskatchewan and Alberta, Canada / P. Ramaekers and O. Catuneanu. Third-order sequence stratigraphy in the Palaeoproterozoic Daspoort Formation (Pretoria Group, Transvaal Supergroup), Kaapvaal Craton / P.G. Eriksson and O. Catuneanu
- Towards a synthesis / P.G. Eriksson [and others].