Download or read book Rifted Basins and Aulacogens written by S. M. Casshyap and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Selected papers presented at the Indo-Soviet Symposium on Rifted Basins and Aulacogens: Sedimentation, Crustal Evolution, and Mineralisation, organized by the Dept. of Geology, Aligarh Muslim University and sponsored by the Akademii︠a︡ nauk SSSR and Indian National Science Academy, Jan. 22-30, 1990.
Download or read book Geodynamics of Rifting written by P.A. Ziegler and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2015-12-04 with total page 914 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume contains papers giving an interdisciplinary review of 12 major rift systems from North and South America, Africa, Europe and Asia. These papers are written by an international group of academic and industrial specialists each of whom is most knowledgeable about the respective rift. The analyzed rifts were selected on the basis of availability of an as-complete-as-possible geological and geophysical data base. Thirteen papers deal with geodynamic processes governing the evolution of rifts.A comprehensive digest of the available stratigraphic, structural, geophysical and petrological data, together with an extensive list of references, is provided for each of the analyzed rift systems. The megatectonic setting and dynamics of evolution of each basin is discussed. Geodynamic models are tested against the record of the analyzed rifts.The question of "active" as against "passive" rifting is addressed. The rifts analyzed range in age from Precambrian to Recent and cover a wide spectrum of megatectonic settings. There is discussion of the evolution of rifts in a plate-tectonic frame. The case histories are followed by discussions addressing the global setting of rifts and geodynamic processes active during the development of rifted basins.
Download or read book Tectonics of Sedimentary Basins written by Cathy Busby and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-12-07 with total page 1034 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Investigating the complex interplay between tectonics and sedimentation is a key endeavor in modern earth science. Many of the world's leading researchers in this field have been brought together in this volume to provide concise overviews of the current state of the subject. The plate tectonic revolution of the 1960's provided the framework for detailed models on the structure of orogens and basins, summarized in a 1995 textbook edited by Busby and Ingersoll. Tectonics of Sedimentary Basins: Recent Advances focuses on key topics or areas where the greatest strides forward have been made, while also providing on-line access to the comprehensive 1995 book. Breakthroughs in new techniques are described in Section 1, including detrital zircon geochronology, cosmogenic nuclide dating, magnetostratigraphy, 3-D seismic, and basin modelling. Section 2 presents the new models for rift, post-rift, transtensional and strike slip basin settings. Section 3 addresses the latest ideas in convergent margin tectonics, including the sedimentary record of subduction intiation and subduction, flat-slab subduction, and arc-continent collision; it then moves inboard to forearc basins and intra-arc basins, and ends with a series of papers formed under compessional strain regimes, as well as post-orogenic intramontane basins. Section 4 examines the origin of plate interior basins, and the sedimentary record of supercontinent formation. This book is required reading for any advanced student or professional interested in sedimentology, plate tectonics, or petroleum geoscience. Additional resources for this book can be found at: www.wiley.com/go/busby/sedimentarybasins.
Download or read book Aulacogens of North America I written by William a Szary and published by . This book was released on 2019-11-09 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aulacogens of North America I is the first of a two book series presenting the aulacogens of the United States that failed to develop during the Proterozoic and Paleozoic Erathems. Chapter 1 provides an introduction to active rift zone development, and defines the aulacogen. The chapter also presents examples of global and U.S. aulacogens, defines basin classification of an intracratonic basin according to the USGS. Chapter 2 begins the detailed descriptions of Proterozoic aulacogens which include the Midcontinental Rift, East Continental and Fort Wayne Rifts, and the New Madrid Seismic Zone (Reelfoot Rift). Chapter 3 presents Paleozoic aulacogens, discussing the Southern Oklahoma Aulacogen including its various components, the Ouachita Rift Zone, the Southern Oklahoma Fault System, the Anardarko Basin, Palo Duro Basin of Texas, the Rome Trough, the New Mexico Aulacogen, and the Delaware Aualcogen of New Mexico.Aulacogens of North American II is the second book of the series which presents the Mesozoic and Cenozoic failed rift systems including the Yellowstone Hotspot Theory and the Columbia River flood basalt conundrum.
Download or read book Aulacogens of North America II written by William a Szary and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-11-09 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aulacogens of North America II is the second of a two book series presenting the aulacogens of the United States that failed to develop during the Mesozoic and Cenozoic Erathems. Chapter 1 provides an introduction to rift and transtensional basins including intracratonic aulacogens. The chapter presents Cenozoic and Mesozoic Era Basin and Aulacogens identified by the USGS. Chapter 2 begins the detailed descriptions of Mesozoic aulacogens which include the Connecticut River Valley's Hartford Basin, The Newark Basin, Eastern North American Rift System, and the South Georgia Rift. Chapter 3 presents aulacogens, discussing the Great Basin, the Rio Grande Rift which includes the Albuquerque Basin and Quaternary extension of the rift. Chapter 4 presents the Yellowstone Hotspot Theory and its relations to the Columbia River Plateau and the Nevada-Oregon Rift Zone.Aualacogens of North America I is the first book of the series which presents the Proterozoic and Paleozoic failed rift systems .
Download or read book Geology and Hydrocarbon Potential of Neoproterozoic Cambrian Basins in Asia written by G. M. Bhat and published by Geological Society of London. This book was released on 2012 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume provides a comprehensive overview of the geology and hydrocarbon potential of the major Neoproterozoic Cambrian basins of Asia from Oman, across the Middle East and the Indian Subcontinent, to China and SE Siberia, along with new research on the region.
Download or read book Global Sedimentology of the Ocean written by Christian M. Robert and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2008-09-17 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A great deal of information has been gained during the past 20 years about the deep ocean. This book synthesizes new information in marine sedimentology, applying concepts to case studies, and integrating the information in a context of plate tectonics, global circulation, and sedimentary processes. The potential of sediment series as archives of past environments is highlighted.* complete update of synthetic information in marine sedimentology.* association of information on the origin and transport of sediment particles, the evolution of sediment series and their role as archives of past environments.
Download or read book S o Francisco Craton Eastern Brazil written by Monica Heilbron and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-12-05 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The region of the São Francisco river valley in eastern Brazil encompasses two main components of the geologic framework of the South American continent: the São Francisco craton and its marginal orogenic belts. Cratons, as the oldest, differentiated and relatively stable pieces of the continental lithosphere, preserve a substantial part of the Earth's memory. Orogenic belts, on the other hand, record collisional processes that occurred during a limited time span. Because of their topographic relief, mountain belts developed along craton margins provide however access to rock successions not exposed in the low lands of the adjacent cratons. The combination of geologic information obtained in cratonic domains and their marginal orogenic belts thus form the basis for deciphering substantial periods of Earth’s history. Corresponding to the most intensively studied portion of the Precambrian nucleus of the South American plate, the São Francisco craton and its margins host a rock record that spans from the Paleoarchean to the Cenozoic. Precambrian sedimentary successions that witness ancient Earth processes - many of them of global significance - are especially well preserved and exposed in this region. With all these attributes the São Francisco craton together with its fringing orogenic belts can be viewed as a ‘continent within a continent’ or a ‘continent in miniature’.
Download or read book Proterozoic and Paleozoic Rifts written by William a Szary and published by . This book was released on 2020-09-17 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Proterozoic and Paleozoic Rifts is the first of a two book series presenting the aulacogens of the United States that failed to develop during the Proterozoic and Paleozoic Erathems. Chapter 1 provides an introduction to active rift zone development and defines the aulacogen. The chapter also presents examples of global and U.S. aulacogens, defines the basin classification of an intracratonic basin according to the USGS. Chapter 2 begins the detailed descriptions of Proterozoic aulacogens which include the Midcontinental Rift, East Continental & Fort Wayne Rifts, and the New Madrid Seismic Zone (Reelfoot Rift). Chapter 3 presents Paleozoic aulacogens, discussing the Southern Oklahoma Aulacogen including its various components, the Ouachita Rift Zone, the Southern Oklahoma Fault System, Anardarko Basin, Palo Duro Basin of Texas, the Rome Trough, the New Mexico Aulacogen, and the Delaware Aulacogen of New Mexico.
Download or read book Continental Rifts written by Albert Mathieson Quennell and published by Van Nostrand Reinhold Company. This book was released on 1985 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Interior Rift Basins written by Susan M. Landon and published by Aapg. This book was released on 1994 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Tectonic Evolution of the Anadarko Basin Region Oklahoma written by William J. Perry and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Sedimentary Basins written by Gerhard Einsele and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-06-29 with total page 795 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This completely revised and enlarged second edition provides an up-to-date overview of all major topics in sedimentary geology. It is unique in its quantitative approach to denudation-accumulation systems and basin fillings, including dynamic aspects. The relationship between tectonism and basin evolution as well as the concepts of sequence cycle and event stratigraphy in various depositional environments are extensively discussed. Numerous, often composite figures, a well-structured text, brief summaries in boxes, and several examples from all continents make the book an invaluable source of information for students, researchers and professors in academia as well as for professionals in the oil industry.
Download or read book Regional Geology and Tectonics Phanerozoic Rift Systems and Sedimentary Basins written by David G. Roberts and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2012-04-23 with total page 566 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Expert petroleum geologists David Roberts and Albert Bally bring you Regional Geology and Tectonics: Phanerozoic Rift Systems and Sedimentary Basins, volume two in a three-volume series covering Phanerozoic regional geology and tectonics. Experience in analyzing and assessing rifts—locations where the Earth's outer shell and crust have been stretched over time by seismic activity—is critical for you as an exploration geologist in identifying Earth's most lucrative hydrocarbon locations in which extraction is both efficient and safe. Vast compilations of related industry data present regional seismic lines and cross sections, and summaries of analogue and theoretical models are provided as an essential backdrop to the structure and stratigraphy of various geological settings. - Named a 2013 Outstanding Academic Title by the American Library Association's Choice publication - A practical reference for petroleum geologists that discusses the importance of rift systems and the structural evolution of the Earth - Analyses of active rifts in East Africa, China, Siberia, the Gulf of Suez, and the Russian Arctic provide immediately implementable petroleum exploration applications in regions heavily targeted by oil & gas companies - Presents overviews of sequence stratigraphy in rifts and structural controls on clastic and carbonate sedimentation—critical to the exact mapping of the most lucrative hydrocarbon locations by exploration geologists
Download or read book Modern and Ancient Geosynclinal Sedimentation written by Robert H. Dott and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Under Michigan written by Charles Ferguson Barker and published by Wayne State University Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An exciting trip below the surface of Michigan's rocks and fossils. Most people recognize Michigan by its mitten-shaped Lower Peninsula and the Great Lakes embracing the state. Underneath the earth's surface, however, is equally distinctive evidence of an exciting history. Michigan rests on sedimentary rocks that reach down into the earth's crust more than fourteen thousand feet--a depth three-and-a-half times deeper than the Grand Canyon. Within these layers of rock rest all sorts of ancient fossils and minerals that date back to the eras when tropical seas spread across Michigan and hot volcanoes flung molten rock into its skies--long before mile-thick glaciers bulldozed over Michigan and plowed through ancient river valleys to form the Great Lakes. Under Michigan is the first book for young readers about the geologic history of the state and the structure scientists call the Michigan Basin. A fun and educational journey, Under Michigan explores Earth's geological past, taking readers far below the familiar sights of Michigan and nearby places to explain the creation of minerals and fossils and show where they can be found in the varying layers of rock. Readers will learn about the hard rock formations surrounding Michigan and also discover the tall mountain ridges hidden at the bottom of the Great Lakes. With beautiful illustrations by author Charles Ferguson Barker, a glossary of scientific terms, and charming page to keep field notes, Under Michigan is a wonderful resource for young explorers to use at home, in school, or on a trip across Michigan.
Download or read book Interior Rift Basins written by Susan M. Landon and published by AAPG. This book was released on 1994 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
