P. Jospeh, Deep-Water Sedimentation in the Alpine Basie of SE France (Geological Society Special Publication) (No. 221) [ILLUSTRATED]

P. Jospeh, Deep-Water Sedimentation in the Alpine Basie of SE France (Geological Society Special Publication) (No. 221) [ILLUSTRATED]
Geological Society of London | 2004 | ISBN 1862391483 | 484 Pages | 70 MB

This volume offers a multidisciplinary overview and draws up the 'state-of-the-art' of scientific knowledge on this influential turbidite system. Complementary aspects are covered, from structural geology, sedimentology and sequence stratigraphy, to modelling of sedimentary processes and architectures, geochemistry, reservoir characterization, seismic modelling and uses as analogues for deep-marine hydrocarbon fields.

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Norman Herz, Ervan G. Garrison, "Geological Methods for Archaeology"

Norman Herz, Ervan G. Garrison, "Geological Methods for Archaeology"
Oxford University Press, USA | 1997 | ISBN: 0195090241 | 352 pages | PDF | 24,1 MB

This book discusses the application of geological methods and theory to archaeology. Written as a survey text covering appropriate methods and techniques taken from geology, geophysics, geochemistry, and geochronology, it shows the student the practicality and importance of each technique's use in solving archaeological problems. Specific techniques are illustrated by practical results obtained from the authors' use on archaeological digs.
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"Herz and Garrison (p viii) state that the purpose of their book . . . is to 'show archaeologists the many ways that geological sciences can help solve their problems.' The authors divide their book into four major sections with multiple chapters in each section. Part I, 'The Archaeological Site and Its Environment,' presents a discussion of geomorphology, sediments, and soils; Part II, 'Dating Techniques,' covers chemical, radioactive, and other methods of dating; Part III, 'Site Exploration,' addresses geophysical and geochemical applications to archaeology; and Part IV, 'Artifact Analysis,' offers a discussion of the analysis of the raw materials used to manufacture artifacts and features."--Geoarchaeology

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History of Palaeobotany: Selected Essays (Geological Society Special Publication) By C. V. Burek, R. Wilding

History of Palaeobotany: Selected Essays (Geological Society Special Publication) By C. V. Burek, R. Wilding
Publisher Geological Society of London | ISBN: 1862391742 | edition 2005 | PDF | 304 pages | 27,5 mb

Often regarded as the Cinderella of palaeontological studies, palaeobotany has a history that contains some fascinating insights into scientific endeavour, especially by palaeontologists who were perusing a personal interest rather than a career. The problems of maintaining research facilities in universities, especially in the modern era, are described and reveal a noticeable absence of a national UK strategy to preserve centres of excellence in an avowedly specialist area. Accounts of some of the pioneers demonstrate the importance of collaboration between taxonomists and illustrators. The importance of palaeobotany in the rise of geoconservation is outlined, as well as the significant and influential role of women in the discipline. Although this volume has a predominantly UK focus, two very interesting studies outline the history of palaeobotanical work in Argentina and China.

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Patricia Vickers-Rich, "The Rise and Fall of the Ediacaran Biota - Special Publication no 286 (Geological Society Special Publication)".

Patricia Vickers-Rich, "The Rise and Fall of the Ediacaran Biota - Special Publication no 286 (Geological Society Special Publication)".
Publisher: Geological Society of London | english | ISBN: 1862392331 | edition: 2007 | PDF | 470 Pages | 20 Mb

The Proterozoic and early Phanerozoic was a time punctuated by a series of significant events in Earth history. Glaciations of global scale wracked the planet, interfingered with dramatic changes in oceanic and atmospheric chemistry and marked changes in continental configuration. It was during these dynamic and 'weedy' times that metazoans first appeared, diversified, culminating in the appearance of hard tissue skeletons and deep 'farming' of the marine substrate, in late Proterozoic and first few millions of years of the Phanerozoic. This book is the culmination of two symposia of UNESCO International Geological Correlation Project 493, one in Prato (Italy) in 2004, the second in Kyoto (Japan) in 2006. Both dealt specifically with the precise timing of physical events and teasing out of the effects which these changing environments, climates, global chemistry and palaeogeography had on the development and diversification of animals, culminating in the spectacular Ediacaran/Vendian faunas of the late Precambrian.

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A. C. Morton, Seldon P. Todd, P. D. W. Haughton, "Developments in Sedimentary Provenance Studies (Geological Society Special Publication)"

A. C. Morton, Seldon P. Todd, P. D. W. Haughton, "Developments in Sedimentary Provenance Studies (Geological Society Special Publication)"
Geological Society of London | English | 1991 | ISBN: 0903317567 | 370 pages | PDF | 35 MB

The study of sedimentary provenance interfaces several of themainstream geological disciplines (mineralogy, geochemistry,geochronology, sedimentology, igneous and metamorphic petrology).Its remit includes the location and nature of sediment sourceareas, the pathways by which sediment is transferred from sourceto basin of deposition, and the factors that influence the compositionof sedimentary rocks (e.g. relief, climate, tectonic setting).Materials subject to study are as diverse as recent muds inthe Mississipi River basin (Potter et al. 1975), Archaean shales(McLennan et al. 1983), and soils on the Moon (Basu et al. 1988).
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Non-Marine Permian Biostratigraphy and Biochronology - Special Publication No. 265 (Geological Society Special Publication)

Non-Marine Permian Biostratigraphy and Biochronology - Special Publication No. 265 (Geological Society Special Publication)
Publisher: Geological Society of London | ISBN: 1862392064 | edition 2006 | PDF | 352 pages | 35,8 mb

During the Permian, the single supercontinent Pangaea stretched from pole to pole. Early Permian glacial deposits are found in southern Gondwana. Along the sutures of Pangaea, mountain ranges towered over vast tropical lowlands. Interior areas included dry deserts where dune sands accumulated. Gypsum and halite beds document the evaporation of hot, shallow seas that formed the most extensive salt deposits known in thegeological record. The Permian Period (251 to 299 Ma) encompasses nine ages (stages) arranged into three epochs (series). Most of the Permian marine timescale has been defined by global stratotype sections and points for the stage boundaries. This volume presents new data regarding the biostratigraphy and biochronology of the non-marinePermian and provides a basis for temporally ordering Permian geological and biotic history on land, and correlating that history to events in the marine realm.

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