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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Alan E.M. Nairn , Francis G. StehliPublisher: Springer Science+Business Media Imprint: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers Edition: 1985 ed. Weight: 0.001kg ISBN: 9780306377778ISBN 10: 0306377772 Pages: 733 Publication Date: 31 December 1985 Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of Contents1. North Pacific Sediments.- I. Introduction.- II. Framework of Sedimentation.- III. Prior Mapping and Studies.- IV. Sediment Characterization.- V. Distribution of Major Sediment Types.- VI. Distribution of Dominant Sedimentary Components.- VII. Summary: The Sedimentary Processes and Provinces of the North Pacific Ocean.- References.- 2. Mesozoic and Cenozoic Sedimentation in the Pacific Ocean Basin.- I. Introduction.- II. Framework of Sedimentation.- III. Mesozoic Sedimentation.- IV. Cenozoic Sedimentation.- V. Summary and Conclusions.- References.- 3. Pacific Plate Motion Recorded by Linear Volcanic Chains.- I. Introduction.- II. Late Tertiary Volcanic Chains.- III. Late Cretaceous to Early Tertiary Volcanic Chains.- IV. Pacific Plate Motion in the Hot Spot Reference Frame.- V. Conclusions.- References.- 4. Mid-America: Tectonic Setting for the Pacific Margin from Southern Mexico to Northwestern Colombia.- I. Introduction.- II. Regional Tectonic Framework.- III. Tectonic Plates and Crustal Blocks.- IV. Regional Tectonic History: Interpretations and Problems.- References.- 5. The Northern Andes: A Review of the Ecuadoran Pacific Margin.- I. Introduction.- II. Geological Framework.- III. Correlation and Geological History.- IV. Summarized Tectonic Interpretation.- References.- 6. The Central Andes: Peru and Bolivia.- I. Introduction.- II. Crystalline Basement.- III. The Eastern Cordillera.- IV. Paleozoic Sediments and Plutonism in the Arequipa Massif.- V. Development of the West Peruvian Trough.- VI. Discussion: Comparision of the Geotectonic Cycles in the Eastern and Western Cordilleras.- VII. Conclusion.- References.- 7. The Southern Andes.- I. Introduction.- II. The Pre-Andean Basement.- III. Characteristic Features of the Pre-Andean Basement.- IV. Geotectonic Interpretation of the Paleozoic Evolution.- V. The Andean Orogenic Evolution.- References.- 8. The Sea of Okhotsk—Kuril Islands Ridge and Kuril—Kamchatka Trench.- I. Introduction.- II. The Sea of Okhotsk.- III. The Kuril Islands Ridge and Kuril—Kamchatka Trench.- References.- 9. Sea of Japan and Ryukyu Trench-Arch Back-Arc System.- I. Introduction.- II. Crustal and Mantle Structures of the Sea of Japan.- III. Paleoenvironment of the Sea of Japan in the Late Neogene and Quaternary.- IV. Models and Age Constraints for Formation of the Sea of Japan.- V. Structures and Tectonics of the Ryukyu Arc and the Okinawa Trough.- References.- 10. The Bonin Arc.- I. Introduction.- II. Bottom Topography.- III. Geophysical Data.- IV. Stratigraphy and Structure.- V. Possibility of Active Back-Arc Spreading.- VI. Tectonics of the Junction Area in the Northern Margin.- VII. Discussion and Summary.- References.- 11. Taiwan: Geology, Geophysics, and Marine Sediments.- I. Introduction.- II. Geology.- III. Geophysics.- IV. Marine Sediment Distribution.- References.- 12. New Guinea and the Western Melanesian Arcs.- I. Introduction.- II. Major Subdivisions.- III. History of Geological Investigations.- IV. Geological Evolution.- V. Marine Basins.- VI. Plate Tectonic Evolution.- VII. Further Work.- References.- 13. The Solomon Islands.- I. Introduction.- II. History of Investigations.- III. Geology of the Solomon Islands.- IV. Marine Geology.- References.- 14. The Vanuata Island Arc: An Outline of the Stratigraphy, Structure and Petrology.- I. Introduction.- II. Stratigraphical and Structural Subdivisions.- III. Outline of the Stratigraphy.- IV. Arc Structure.- V. Resumé—Brief Geodynamic History of Vanuata.- VI. Petrological Survey of the Volcanic Rocks.- VII. Discussion.- References.ReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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