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Catastrophes and Lesser Calamities - The causes of mass extinctions (Paperback, New ed): Tony Hallam Catastrophes and Lesser Calamities - The causes of mass extinctions (Paperback, New ed)
Tony Hallam
R295 Discovery Miles 2 950 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This is a book about the dramatic periods in the Earth's history called mass extinctions - short periods (by geological standards) when life nearly died out on Earth. The most famous is the mass extinction that happened about 65 million years ago, and that caused the death of the dinosaurs. But that was not the worst mass extinction: that honour goes to the extinction at the end of the Permian Period, about 250 million years ago, when over 90% of life is thought to have become extinct. What caused these catastrophes? Was it the effects of a massive meteorite impact? There is evidence for such an impact about 65 million years ago. Or was it a period of massive volcanic activity? There is evidence in the rocks of huge lava flows at periods that match several of the mass extinctions. Was it something to do with climate change and sea level? Or was it a combination of some or all of these? The question has been haunting geologists for a number of years, and it forms one of the most exciting areas of research in geology today. In this book, Tony Hallam, a distinguished geologist and writer, looks at all the different theories and also what the study of mass extinctions might tell us about the future. If climate change is a key factor, we may well, as some scientists have suggested, be in a period of mass extinction of our own making.

Treasure Under the Tundra - Canada's Arctic Diamonds (Paperback): L.d Cross Treasure Under the Tundra - Canada's Arctic Diamonds (Paperback)
L.d Cross
R304 R275 Discovery Miles 2 750 Save R29 (10%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

It is said that the sparkle from Canadian diamonds mimics the awesome and seductive radiance of the northern lights, and yet, until 1991, no one thought diamonds could even be found in Canada. No one except two geologists who went in search of diamonds and found them on the Lac de Gras Barren Grounds at Point Lake near Yellowknife in Canada's Arctic. The discovery by Chuck Fipke and his partner, Dr Stu Blusson, caused great excitement in international diamond circles. Today, Canada is the world's third-largest producer, by value, of rough stones. Why? In contrast to gems mined in Africa, Canada's stones are considered pure 'ice' and they are also 'clean' - not tainted by bloodshed and war as they are in such parts of the world as Sierra Leone and Angola. The discovery of diamonds in Canada's Arctic is an amazing story of perseverance in the face of immense odds. And the story has a very happy ending.

Pennsylvania Mania - An Explorer's Guide to the Keystone State's Amazing Boulders & Rock Formations (Paperback):... Pennsylvania Mania - An Explorer's Guide to the Keystone State's Amazing Boulders & Rock Formations (Paperback)
Russell Dunn
R657 Discovery Miles 6 570 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Beitreage Zur Petrographie Islands (German, Paperback): Wetzel, Wenk, Schwander, Stern Beitreage Zur Petrographie Islands (German, Paperback)
Wetzel, Wenk, Schwander, Stern
R1,136 R943 Discovery Miles 9 430 Save R193 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Bei den gegenwartigen Diskussionen iiber globalgeologische und petrologi- sche Probleme des mittelatlantischen Riickens spielt Island eine ausschlagge- bende Rolle. Gemessen an der Bedeutung der Vulkaninsel fUr diese zentralen Fragen sind die Gesteine Islands jedoch sehr selektiv erforscht. Relativ gut bekannt sind vor allem die Produkte der heute tatigen Vulkane. Uber den Chemismus, die mineralogische Zusammensetzung und den Autbau der prahistorischen und vor allem der tertiaren Vulkanite, welche die Offnung des Atlantiks miterlebt haben, sind wir jedoch bloss punktuell informiert. Riesige Areale der Insel bilden in petrographischer und petrochemischer Hinsicht heute noch terra incognita. Da sich nur wenige Forscher dauemd mit dem Thema Island beschaftigen konnen und da sich diese Kollegen immer wieder Fragestellungen der Vulkaneruptionen des Tages zuwenden miissen, sollte sich die grosse Zahl von Erdwissenschaftem, welche die Insel fUr kurze Zeit besuchen, verpfiichtet flihlen, nach Moglichkeit Beitrage zu liefem und Liicken in unserer Kenntnis auszufUllen. In diesem Sinne ist unser Beitrag zu verstehen. Er entstand im Anschluss an Islandexkursionen in den Sommem 1971 und 1973 und befasst sich mit Material, das damals sowie auf friiheren Reisen des einen von uns (E. W.) gesammelt wurde. Die zwei genannten Exkursionen dienten der Einflihrung vorgeriickter Studierender und wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter von schweizerischen Hochschulen in Probleme des Vulkanismus.

On Malignite, a Family of Basic Plutonic Orthoclase Rocks Rich in Alkalies and Lime, Intrusive in the Coutchiching Schists of... On Malignite, a Family of Basic Plutonic Orthoclase Rocks Rich in Alkalies and Lime, Intrusive in the Coutchiching Schists of Poohbah Lake [microform] (Paperback)
Andrew C (Andrew Cowper) 18 Lawson
R381 Discovery Miles 3 810 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Meet the T-Rex Family - See Dinosaurs in Real (Paperback): Minimuthu Sasa Minimuthu Meet the T-Rex Family - See Dinosaurs in Real (Paperback)
Minimuthu Sasa Minimuthu
R289 Discovery Miles 2 890 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Experimentelle Untersuchung Des Laminar-Turbulenten Umschlags an Einer Parallel Angestroemten Konkaven Wand (German, Paperback,... Experimentelle Untersuchung Des Laminar-Turbulenten Umschlags an Einer Parallel Angestroemten Konkaven Wand (German, Paperback, Softcover Reprint of the Original 1st 1972 ed.)
Hans Bippes
R1,582 Discovery Miles 15 820 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In Erganzung zu den bisher durchgefuhrten experimentellen Unter- suchungen an konkaven Wanden wurde hier besonders angestrebt, den unmittelbaren Einfluss der Langswirbelstoerung auf den laminar-tur- bulenten Umschlag herauszufinden. Es musste daher versucht werden, andere Stoerungen, wie die Tollmien-Schlichting-Wellen, moeglichst zu vermeiden. Dies gelang weitgehend durch die Wahl besonders stark gekrummter Wande (R=O,5mund R= I m), in deren Grenzschicht die durch die Zentrifugalkraft hervorgerufene Instabilitat so stark ist, dass bei kleinen Geschwindigkeiten die laminare Stroemung bereits ge- gen gegenlaufig rotierende Langswirbelpaare instabil wird und in Tur- bulenzumschlagt, ehe sienach der linearisierten Theorie gegenTollmien- Schlichting-Wellen instabil wird. Beider Durchfuhrung der Versuche wurden zunachst mit der Wasser- stoffblaschenmethode die Stoerungen sichtbar gemacht, die sich auf naturliche Weise in der instabilen Grenzschicht entwickeln. Sie zeigen dreidimensionalen Charakterund weisen die inderTheorieangenommene Periodizitat in Spannweitenrichtung auf. Dasselbe Ergebnis stellte sich ein, alsderAnstroemungdurch einSieb vor dem Modell beliebigeAnfangs- stoerungen in isotroper Verteilung uberlagert wurden. Die durch diese Anordnung erwirkte groessere Regelmassigkeit des Stroemungsfeldes er- moeglichte es, zu den jeweiligen Versuchsbedingungen die Wellenlange der Langswirbelstoerung zu bestimmen. Es konnte dazu eine durch die linearisierte Theorie erklarbare Abhangigkeit der Wellenlange von der Anstroemgeschwindigkeit und der Modellkrummung festgestellt werden.

The Distribution of Ancient Volcanic Rocks Along the Eastern Border of North America [microform] (Paperback): George... The Distribution of Ancient Volcanic Rocks Along the Eastern Border of North America [microform] (Paperback)
George Huntington] 1856-1894 [Williams
R384 Discovery Miles 3 840 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Correlation of the Animikie and Huronian Rocks of Lake Superior [microform] (Paperback): Peter B 1838 McKellar, Royal... The Correlation of the Animikie and Huronian Rocks of Lake Superior [microform] (Paperback)
Peter B 1838 McKellar, Royal Society of Canada
R377 Discovery Miles 3 770 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Upper Peninsula, 1893-1897; v.1 (Paperback): Alfred C (Alfred Church) 1863 Lane, Michigan. Geological Survey. Upper Peninsula, 1893-1897; v.1 (Paperback)
Alfred C (Alfred Church) 1863 Lane, Michigan. Geological Survey.
R721 Discovery Miles 7 210 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Rocks and Rock Structures [microform] (Paperback): Willet G (Willet Green) 186 Miller Rocks and Rock Structures [microform] (Paperback)
Willet G (Willet Green) 186 Miller
R377 Discovery Miles 3 770 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Crystal Haiku - Nature Poetry That ROCKS! (Paperback): Brenda DeHaan Crystal Haiku - Nature Poetry That ROCKS! (Paperback)
Brenda DeHaan
R299 Discovery Miles 2 990 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Dinosaur Coloring Book for Kids with Facts - Gifts for Boys Who Like Dinosaurs - Paperback Coloring to (Paperback): Family... Dinosaur Coloring Book for Kids with Facts - Gifts for Boys Who Like Dinosaurs - Paperback Coloring to (Paperback)
Family Coloring Funny
R195 Discovery Miles 1 950 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Igneous Minerals and Rocks (Hardcover): Ernest Eugene 1909- Wahlstrom Igneous Minerals and Rocks (Hardcover)
Ernest Eugene 1909- Wahlstrom
R1,030 Discovery Miles 10 300 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Petrographic Analyses of the Insoluble Residue of the Permian Chase and Council Grove Limestones With Regard to the Origin of... Petrographic Analyses of the Insoluble Residue of the Permian Chase and Council Grove Limestones With Regard to the Origin of Chert (Paperback)
Robert Olds Wilbur
R454 Discovery Miles 4 540 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Limestone Resources of Illinois; Illinois State Geological Survey Bulletin No. 46 (Paperback): Frank Krey Limestone Resources of Illinois; Illinois State Geological Survey Bulletin No. 46 (Paperback)
Frank Krey; Created by J E Joint Author Lamar
R735 Discovery Miles 7 350 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Diamond and Gem Stone Industrial Production (Paperback): Paul Grodzinski Diamond and Gem Stone Industrial Production (Paperback)
Paul Grodzinski
R658 Discovery Miles 6 580 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Batholith and Associated Rocks of Corona, Elsinore, and San Luis Rey Quadrangles, Southern California (Hardcover): Esper S... Batholith and Associated Rocks of Corona, Elsinore, and San Luis Rey Quadrangles, Southern California (Hardcover)
Esper S (Esper Signius) 187 Larsen
R894 Discovery Miles 8 940 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Petrology and Palaeontology of the Methy Formation (Paperback): Hugo Robert Greiner The Petrology and Palaeontology of the Methy Formation (Paperback)
Hugo Robert Greiner
R551 Discovery Miles 5 510 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Petrology of the Paleozoic Shales of Illinois; Report of Investigations No. 203 (Paperback): Ralph E (Ralph Early) 1902- Grim Petrology of the Paleozoic Shales of Illinois; Report of Investigations No. 203 (Paperback)
Ralph E (Ralph Early) 1902- Grim
R384 Discovery Miles 3 840 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Preliminary Report on the Variations in Differential Thermal Curves of Low-iron Dolomites; Report of Investigations No. 161... Preliminary Report on the Variations in Differential Thermal Curves of Low-iron Dolomites; Report of Investigations No. 161 (Paperback)
Donald L (Donald Lee) Graf
R380 Discovery Miles 3 800 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The First Book of Stones (Hardcover): Maribelle 1902-1984 Cormack The First Book of Stones (Hardcover)
Maribelle 1902-1984 Cormack
R798 Discovery Miles 7 980 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Modern Concepts of Clay Materials; Report of Investigations No. 80 (Paperback): Ralph E (Ralph Early) 1902- Grim Modern Concepts of Clay Materials; Report of Investigations No. 80 (Paperback)
Ralph E (Ralph Early) 1902- Grim
R441 Discovery Miles 4 410 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Among the Rocks (Hardcover): Terry Shannon Among the Rocks (Hardcover)
Terry Shannon
R786 Discovery Miles 7 860 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Petrology and Sedimentation of Upper Chester Sandstones (Paperback): Raymond Siever Petrology and Sedimentation of Upper Chester Sandstones (Paperback)
Raymond Siever
R378 Discovery Miles 3 780 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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