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1 online resource (xxiii, 466 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
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computer c rdamedia |
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online resource cr rdacarrier |
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Developments in geotectonics ; 25 |
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Publication no. 264 of the International Lithosphere Program |
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Developments in geotectonics ; 25.
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Publication (International Lithosphere Program) ; no. 264.
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| Summary |
This multi-author book has been prepared by an international group of geoscientists that have been active in rift research since the late 1960s. In 1984, an informal, <Q>grass-roots</Q> study group was initiated to compare individual research results and to explore in greater depth the apparent differences and similarities in the interpretations from various rift systems. The group became known as the CREST working group, an acronym of Continental Rifts: Evolution, Structure and Tectonics, which not surprisingly became the title of this book. <IT>Continental Rifts: Evolution, Structure, Tectonics</IT> presents an overview of the present state of understanding and knowledge of the processes of continental rifting from a multidisciplinary, lithospheric scale perspective. The chapters have been structured on each rift system in approximately the same synoptic sequence, so as to facilitate comparisons of rifts by the reader. The book complements its predecessors by presenting a more <Q>unified</Q> picture. It succeeds in presenting the status of a representative majority of the continental rift systems that have been at the forefront of recent research. For students and experienced researchers alike, this book will be of significant value in assessing the current state of knowledge and in serving as a framework for future research. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Contents |
Front Cover; Continental Rifts: Evolution, Structure, Tectonics; Copyright Page; Preface; The CREST International Research Group; List of Collaborating Authors; List of peer reviewers; Contents; Contents; Part I: Introduction and Overview; Chapter 1. Introduction: Progress in Understanding Continental Rifts; Chapter 2. Mechanisms of Rifting: Geodynamic Modeling of Continental Rift Systems; Part II: Methods of Investigation: Multi-disciplinary Perspectives; Chapter 3A. Petrology, Geochemistry, Isotopes; Chapter 3B. Seismic Techniques; Chapter 3C. Potential Field Methods. |
| Language |
English. |
| Subject |
Rifts (Geology)
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Continents.
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Plate tectonics.
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Fossés (Géologie)
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Continents.
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Tectonique des plaques.
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continents.
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SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- Geography.
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SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- Geology.
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Continents
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Plate tectonics
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Rifts (Geology)
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Falhas (geologia estrutural)
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Tectônica de placas.
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| Indexed Term |
Rocks Fracture |
| Added Author |
Olsen, Kenneth H. (Kenneth Harold), 1930-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Continental rifts. Amsterdam ; New York : Elsevier, 1995 0444895663 9780444895660 (DLC) 96113376 (OCoLC)33973851 |
| ISBN |
9780444895660 |
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0444895663 |
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9780080529837 |
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0080529836 |
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9786611057558 |
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6611057552 |
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0444895671 (paperback) |
| Standard No. |
AU@ 000048129443 |
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DEBBG BV039831732 |
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DEBBG BV042309003 |
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DEBSZ 36777254X |
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DEBSZ 482436808 |
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NZ1 12432778 |
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NZ1 15191534 |
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