UID:
almafu_9960120031702883
Umfang:
1 online resource (xvii, 266 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
0-511-88136-3
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0-511-62890-0
Serie:
World and regional geology ; 5
Inhalt:
Glacial deposits provide a long-term record of climate and sea level changes on Earth. Detailed study of sedimentary rocks deposited during and immediately after glacial episodes is paramount to accurate palaeoclimatic reconstructions and for our understanding of global climatic and eustatic changes. This book presents new information and interpretations of the ancient glacial record, looking in particular at the Late Proterozoic and Late Paleozoic eras. The influence of global tectonics on the origins and distribution of ice masses and the character of glacial deposits through geologic time is emphasised. Sequence stratigraphic techniques are applied to glaciogenic successions, and explanations for possible low-latitude glaciation during the Late Proterozoic era and the association of carbonate deposits with glaciogenic rocks are put forward. Early interglacial conditions, represented by dark grey mudrocks and ice keel scour features are discussed. These studies, from key workers in International Geological Correlation Program Project 260, will aid the understanding of the Earth's climatic history.
Anmerkung:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
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1. Geodynamic controls on glaciation in Earth history / N. Eyles and G.M. Young -- 2. Glacial-marine facies in a continental rift environment: Neoproterozoic rocks of the western United States Cordillera / P.K. Link, J.M.G. Miller and N. Christie-Blick -- 3. The Neoproterozoic Konnarock Formation, southwestern Virginia, USA: glaciolacustrine facies in a continental rift / J.M.G. Miller -- 4. Glaciogenic deposits of the Permo-Carboniferous Dwyka Group in the eastern region of the Karoo Basin, South Africa / V. Von Brunn -- 5. Itarare Group: Gondwanan Carboniferous-Permian of the Parana Basin, Brazil / A.B. Franca -- 6. The interpretation of massive rain-out and debris-flow diamiclites from the glacial marine environment / J.N.J. Visser -- 7. Neoproterozoic tillite and tilloid in the Aksu area, Tarim Basin, Uygur Xinjiang Autonomous Region, Northwest China / Lu Songnian and Gao Zhenjia.
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English
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 0-521-54803-9
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 0-521-42022-9
Sprache:
Englisch
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511628900
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