Autore	Rogers John J. W (John James William), <1930-2015, >
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Oxford, [England] : , : Oxford University Press, , 2004
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (298 p.)
Disciplina	551.1/36
Collana	Oxford scholarship online
Soggetto topico	Continents Continental drift Plate tectonics
ISBN	0-19-756214-0 1-280-53295-5 1-4237-2050-4 0-19-534733-1 1-60256-919-3
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Contents; 1. Continental Drift-The Road to Plate Tectonics; 2. Plate Tectonics Now and in the Past; 3. Creation, Destruction, and Changes in Volume of Continental Crust Through Time; 4. Growth of Cratons and their Post-Stabilization Histories; 5. Assembly of Continents and Establishment of Lower Crust and Upper Mantle; 6. Assembly and Dispersal of Supercontinents; 7. Supercontinents Older than Gondwana; 8. Gondwana and Pangea; 9. Rifting of Pangea and Formation of Present Ocean Basins; 10. History of Continents after Rifting from Pangea 11. Effects of Continents and Supercontinents on Climate12. Effects of Continents and Supercontinents on Organic Evolution; Appendix A. Seismic Methods; Appendix B. Heat Flow and Thermal Gradients; Appendix C. Paleomagnetism; Appendix D. Isotopic Systems; Appendix E. Cratons; Appendix F. Anorogenic Magmatic Suites; Appendix G. Orogenic Belts of Grenville Age; Appendix H. Orogenic Belts of 2.1-1.3-Ga Age; Appendix I. Orogenic Belts of Pan-African-Brasiliano Age; References; Author Index; Subject Index
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910783677703321

Autore	McCrory Patricia Alison
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Washington : , : Government Printing Office, , 2002
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (47 pages) : illustrations, (some color), maps (some color)
Collana	Earthquake hazards of the Pacific Northwest coastal and marine regions U.S. Geological Survey professional paper
Soggetto topico	Faults (Geology) - Oregon - Oregon Coast Range Faults (Geology) - Washington (State) Geology, Stratigraphic - Quaternary Geology, Structural - Oregon - Oregon Coast Range Geology, Structural - Washington (State) Plate tectonics - Oregon - Oregon Coast Range Plate tectonics - Washington (State) Faults (Geology) Geology, Stratigraphic Geology, Structural Plate tectonics Quaternary Geologic Period
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Altri titoli varianti	Crustal Deformation at the Leading Edge of the Oregon Coast Range Block, Offshore Washington
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910708340903321

Autore	Pickering K. T (Kevin T.)
Edizione	[First edition.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa	West Sussex, England : , : Wiley : , : American Geophysical Union, , 2016
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (1393 p.)
Disciplina	551.46/86
Collana	Wiley Works
Soggetto topico	Marine sediments Plate tectonics
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-118-86541-3 1-118-86542-1 1-118-86548-0
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910460835303321

Pubbl/distr/stampa	[Place of publication not identified], : American Geophysical Union, 1980
Disciplina	551.1/36
Collana	Geodynamics series Dynamics of plate interiors
Soggetto topico	Plate tectonics Geodynamics Earth movements Geology Earth & Environmental Sciences Dynamic & Structural Geology
ISBN	1-118-67017-5
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910130939303321

Autore	Condie Kent C
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Elsevier Academic Press, c2005
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (469 p.)
Disciplina	551.1
Altri autori (Persone)	CondieKent C
Soggetto topico	Plate tectonics
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-281-01078-2 9786611010782 0-08-049458-7
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Front Cover; Earth as an Evolving Planetary System; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1. Earth Systems; Earth as a Planetary System; Structure of the Earth; Plate Tectonics; Is the Earth Unique?; Interacting Earth Systems; Further Reading; Chapter 2. The Crust; Introduction; Crustal Types; Continent Size; Seismic Crustal Structure; Heat Flow; Exhumation and Cratonization; Processes in the Continental Crust; Crustal Composition; Crustal Provinces and Terranes; Crustal Province and Terrane Boundaries; The United Plates of America; Supercontinents; Further Reading Chapter 3. Tectonic SettingsIntroduction; Ocean Ridges; Tectonic Settings Related to Mantle Plumes.; Continental Rifts; Cratons and Passive Margins; Arc Systems; Orogens; Uncertain Tectonic Settings; Mineral and Energy Deposits; Plate Tectonics with Time; Further Reading; Chapter 4. The Mantle; Introduction; Seismic Structure of the Mantle; Mantle Upwellings and Geoid Anomalies; Temperature Distribution in the Mantle; The Lithosphere; The Low-Velocity Zone; The Transition Zone; The Lower Mantle; Plate-Driving Forces; Mantle Plumes; Mantle Geochemical Components; Convection in the Mantle Further ReadingChapter 5. The Core; Introduction; Core Temperature; The Inner Core; Composition of the Core; Age of the Core; Generation of the Earth's Magnetic Field; Origin of the Core; Where Do We Go From Here?; Further Reading; Chapter 6. The Atmosphere and Oceans; Introduction; General Features of the Atmosphere; The Primitive Atmosphere; The Secondary Atmosphere; The Carbon Cycle; The Precambrian Atmosphere; The Origin of Oxygen; Phanerozoic Atmospheric History; The Oceans; Paleoclimates; Conclusions; Further Reading; Chapter 7. Living Systems; General Features; Origin of Life First FossilsOrigin of Photosynthesis; Tree of Life; Stromatolites; Appearance of Eukaryotes; Origin of Metazoans; Neoproterozoic Multicellular Organisms; Evolution of Phanerozoic Life Forms; Biologic Benchmarks; Mass Extinctions; Further Reading; Chapter 8. Crustal and Mantle Evolution; Introduction; Earth's Thermal History; Earth's Primitive Crust; Earth's Oldest Rocks and Minerals; Crustal Origin; How Continents Grew; Continental Growth Rates; Secular Changes in the Crust; Secular Changes in the Mantle; Evolution of the Crust...Mantle System; Further Reading Chapter 9. The Supercontinent Cycle and Mantle-Plume EventsIntroduction; Supercontinent Cycle; Supercontinents, Mantle Plumes, and Earth Systems; Mantle-Plume Events Through Time; What Causes a Mantle-Plume Event?; Mantle-Plume Events and Supercontinents; Further Reading; Chapter 10. Comparative Planetary Evolution; Introduction; Impact Chronology in the Inner Solar System; Members of the Solar System; Chemical Composition of the Earth and the Moon; Age and Early Evolution of the Earth; Comparative Evolution of the Atmospheres of the Earth, Venus, and Mars; Continuously Habitable Zone Condensation and Accretion of the Planets
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910458740703321