The Jurassic of the Circum-Pacific

The Jurassic of the Circum-Pacific
Author: Gerd Ernst Gerold Westermann
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 696
Release: 2005-09-15
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780521019927


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In this work, 60 specialists come together to discuss the regional occurrences of Jurassic rocks. Not only is this the first comprehensive synthesis of Jurassic geology and palaeontology, but it is in fact the only one of its kind for any geological system.

Continental Tectonics

Continental Tectonics
Author: Conall Mac Niocaill
Publisher: Geological Society of London
Total Pages: 358
Release: 1999
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9781862390515


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Brings together a series of papers which explore various aspects of the deformation of continental lithosphere, covering different tectonic settings from the Palaeozoic to the present day. These include terrane accretion and juxtaposition, the exhumation of high-pressure terrains, and mechanisms of crustal extension and rifting.

Middle American Terranes, Potential Correlatives, and Orogenic Processes

Middle American Terranes, Potential Correlatives, and Orogenic Processes
Author: J. Duncan Keppie
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 416
Release: 2008-04-09
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1420073737


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Consisting of papers that have appeared recently in International Geology Review, Middle American Terranes, Potential Correlatives, and Orogenic Processes focuses on Middle American terranes in which tectonic processes, including flat-slab subduction, for orogenic development are examined at various times since the late Mesoproterozoi