Overview

This book is intended for Earth scientists who want to do fieldwork in the Transantarctic Mountains or who are interested in the geology of this region. The Transantarctic Mountains are relevant even from a global perspective because most of the rocks of which they are composed formed at a time when Antarctica was an integral part of the supercontinent of Gondwana, which subsequently broke apart during the Mesozoic Era to form the continents of the southern hemisphere. The first two chapters summarize the history of exploration of Antarctica leading up to the signing of the Antarctic Treaty (Chapter 1) and describe the present environmental conditions including the ozone hole (Chapter 2). The geology of the Transantarctic Mountains is described in the next five chapters: Basement rocks (Chapter 3), Beacon Supergroup (Chapter 4), Ferrar Supergroup (Chapter 5), Break-up of Gondwana (Chapter 6), and McMurdo Volcanics (Chapter 7). The descriptions of the present state and past history of the East Antarctic ice sheet (Chapter 8) is followed by presentations of the glacial geomorphology and aqueous geochemistry of the ice-free areas of the Transantarctic Mountains (Chapter 9).The book concludes with a review of the occurrence and relevance of the tens of thousands of meteorite specimens that have been recovered on the bare ice of the ablation areas of the East Antarctic ice sheet adjacent to the Transantarctic Mountains (Chapter 10). The ten chapters are each self-contained and include extensive lists of references and tables of relevant data in the form of appendices. The book ends with author and subject indexes that will enhance its use as an encyclopedia of the diverse subjects that constitute the Transantarctic Mountains. In addition, the book is illustrated with a largenumber of original diagrams and photographs, and it features the water-color art of D.Molenaar.

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Author:   Gunter Faure ,  Teresa M. Mensing
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition:   2011 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 19.30cm , Height: 4.10cm , Length: 26.00cm
Weight:   2.149kg
ISBN:  

9781402084065

ISBN 10:   1402084064
Pages:   600
Publication Date:   12 October 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Prolog.- Preface.- Acknowledgements.- Part I: EXPLORATION AND CHARACTERIZATION.- 1. The Exploration of Antarctica.- 2. Antarctica: The Continent.- Part II: THE BASEMENT ROCKS. - 3. Southern Victoria Land; Basement Rocks.- 4. Northern Victoria Land.- 5. Central Transantarctic Mountains.- 6. The Queen Maud Mountains.- 7. Horlick Mountains.- 8. The Far-Eastern Mountains.- 9. From Rodinia to Gondwana.- Part III: GONDWANA: GROWTH AND DISINTEGRATION.- 10. The Beacon Supergroup.- 11. Beacon Supergroup; Special topics.- 12. The Ferrar Group: Kirkpatrick Basalt.- 13. Ferrar Group: Dolerite sills and the Dufek intrusion.- 14. Kirwan Volcanics, Queen Maud Land.- 15. Break-up of Gondwana and Assembly of Antarctica.- Part IV: FIRE AND ICE.- 16. Cenozoic volcanoes.- 17. East Antarctic Ice Sheet.-18. Meteorites on Ice.- 19. Glaciation of Southern Victoria Land.- 20. Antarctica in Retrospect.- Author Index.- Subject Index.- Geologic Time Scale.

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"From the reviews: ""An ambitiously broad subject matter that has been aimed at an equally wide audience, ranging from active researchers to those who visit Antarctica 'to be inspired by its natural beauty'. ! an important resource for anyone wishing to plan a field campaign to this mountain region ! . This book will be valuable addition to any Antarctic research centre's library, but given the increased prominence of Antarctic science it should also find a place in the Earth Science section of most university libraries."" (Mike Curtis, Geological Magazine, April, 2011)"

From the reviews: An ambitiously broad subject matter that has been aimed at an equally wide audience, ranging from active researchers to those who visit Antarctica 'to be inspired by its natural beauty'. ! an important resource for anyone wishing to plan a field campaign to this mountain region ! . This book will be valuable addition to any Antarctic research centre's library, but given the increased prominence of Antarctic science it should also find a place in the Earth Science section of most university libraries. (Mike Curtis, Geological Magazine, April, 2011)

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