Geology and Submarine Resources of the Tonga-Lau-Fiji Region
Author: Andrew J. Stevenson
Publisher: Sopac Secretariat
Published: 1994
Total Pages: 374
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Author: Andrew J. Stevenson
Publisher: Sopac Secretariat
Published: 1994
Total Pages: 374
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Published: 2003
Total Pages: 392
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Iain S. Stewart
Publisher: Geological Society of London
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 390
ISBN-13: 9781862390249
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Robert D. Larter
Publisher: Geological Society of London
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 362
ISBN-13: 9781862391475
DOWNLOAD EBOOKRecycling of oceanic plate back into the Earth's interior at subduction zones is one of the key processes in Earth evolution. Volcanic arcs, which form above subduction zones, are the most visible manifestations of plate tectonics, the convection mechanism by which the Earth loses excess heat. They are probably also the main location where new continental crust is formed, the so-called 'subduction factory' About 400f modern subduction zones on Earth are intra-oceanic. These subduction systems are generally simpler than those at continental margins as they commonly have a shorter history of subduction and their magmas are not contaminated by ancient sialic crust. They are therefore the optimum locations for studies of mantle processes and magmatic addition to the crust in subduction zones.
Author: Geological Survey (U.S.)
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Published: 2002
Total Pages: 470
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Published: 2002
Total Pages: 78
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: David W. Steadman
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 2006-10-15
Total Pages: 609
ISBN-13: 0226771423
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Author: Conall Mac Niocaill
Publisher: Geological Society of London
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 358
ISBN-13: 9781862390515
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBrings together a series of papers which explore various aspects of the deformation of continental lithosphere, covering different tectonic settings from the Palaeozoic to the present day. These include terrane accretion and juxtaposition, the exhumation of high-pressure terrains, and mechanisms of crustal extension and rifting.
Author: R. R. Hillis
Publisher: Geological Society of America
Published: 2003-01-01
Total Pages: 440
ISBN-13: 9780813723723
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Geoffrey Richard Clark
Publisher: ANU E Press
Published: 2009-12-01
Total Pages: 444
ISBN-13: 1921666072
DOWNLOAD EBOOKI enjoyed reading this volume. It is rare to see such a comprehensive report on hard data published these days, especially one so insightfully contextualised by the editors' introductory and concluding chapters. These scholars and the others involved in the work really know their stuff, and it shows. The editors connect the preoccupations of Pacific archaeologists with those of their colleagues working in other island regions and on "big questions" of colonisation, migration, interaction and patterns and processes of cultural change in hitherto-uninhabited environments. These sorts of outward-looking, big-picture contextual studies are invaluable, but all too often are missing from locally- and regionally-oriented writing, very much to its detriment. In sum, the work strongly advances our understanding of the early prehistory of Fiji through its well-integrated combination of original research and the reinterpretation of existing knowledge in the context of wider theoretical and historical concerns. In doing so The Early Prehistory of Fiji makes a truly substantial contribution to Pacific and archaeological scholarship. Professor Ian Lilley, The University of Queensland