Since the 1960s, the general theory of plate tectonics has provided
a clear link between the geological processes of seafloor
spreading, subduction and mountain building. However, details of
how this theory relates to continental tectonics are still unclear;
the nature of the theory itself may depend upon the recent
interpretation of tectonostratigraphic terranes, areas where
geologic relations are uncertain, suspect and possibly unrelated.
This book introduces the reader to the principles of terrane
analysis, and describes how accretion tectonics relates to classic
plate tectonic theory and what this represents in terms of mountain
building and continental growth processes. A forensic-like
investigation of continental geology is detailed, integrating many
different sub-disciplines of the Earth Sciences. The concepts
outlined have a practical bent and help to explain the nature and
occurrences of petroleum and metallic mineral deposits. Written in
a lively manner, the author conveys his enthusiasm for the subject
and puts across complex ideas in a way that is easy to comprehend.
Senior undergraduates and graduate students will find this a useful
synthesis of structural geology and tectonics. Petroleum and
mineral explorationists, paleogeographers, structural geologists
and earthquake seismologists will also find the ideas condensed in
this advanced text invaluable.
General
| Imprint: |
Chapman and Hall
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
October 1994 |
| First published: |
1994 |
| Authors: |
D.G. Howell
|
| Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 14mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
246 |
| Edition: |
2nd ed. 1994 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-412-54640-2 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Earth & environment >
Earth sciences >
General
|
| LSN: |
0-412-54640-X |
| Barcode: |
9780412546402 |
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