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Paleomagnetism, Volume 73 - Continents and Oceans (Hardcover, 2nd edition)
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Paleomagnetism, Volume 73 - Continents and Oceans (Hardcover, 2nd edition)
Series: International Geophysics
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Paleomagnetism is the study of the fossil magnetism in rocks. It
has been paramount in determining that the continents have drifted
over the surface of the Earth throughout geological time. The
fossil magnetism preserved in the ocean floor has demonstrated how
continental drift takes place through the process of sea-floor
spreading. The methods and techniques used in paleomagnetic studies
of continental rocks and of the ocean floor are described and then
applied to determining horizontal movements of the Earth's crust
over geological time. An up-to-date review of global paleomagnetic
data enables 1000 million
years of Earth history to be summarized in terms of the drift of
the major crustal blocks over the surface of the Earth.
The first edition of McElhinny's book was heralded as a "classic
and definitive text." It thoroughly discussed the theory of
geomagnetism, the geologic
reversals of the Earth's magnetic field, and the shifting of
magnetic poles. In the 25 years since the highly successful first
edition of Palaeomagnetism and Plate Tectonics (Cambridge, 1973)
the many advances in the concepts, methodology, and insights into
paleomagnetism warrant this new treatment. This completely updated
and revised edition of Paleomagnetism: Continents and Oceans will
be a welcome resource for a broad audience of earth scientists as
well as laypeople curious about magnetism, paleogeography, geology,
and plate tectonics.
Because the book is intended for a wide audience of geologists,
geophysicists, and oceanographers, it balances the mathematical and
descriptive aspects of each topic.
* Details the theory and methodology of rock magnetism, with
particular emphasis onintrepreting crustal movements from
continental and oceanic measurements
* Outlines Earth history for the past 1000 million years, from the
Rodinia super-continent through its breakup and the formation of
Gondwana to the formation and breakup of Pangea and the
amalgamation of Eurasia
* Provides a comprehensive treatment of oceanic
paleomagnetism
* Provides a set of color pateogeographic maps covering the past
250 million years
* Written by two internationally recognized experts in the field
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