Fold Fault Denudation
... Volcanism is the term used to describe the movement of molten rock beneath or above the earth’s surface (covered in another unit) ...
... Volcanism is the term used to describe the movement of molten rock beneath or above the earth’s surface (covered in another unit) ...
STATE GEOLOGICAL MAP OF UKRAINE
... includes portions of Lvivska and Zakarpatska (Trans-Carpathian) Oblasts of Ukraine, bounded by the 23o00’ E longitude and 49o20’ N latitude, and the State borders with Poland, Slovakia, Hungary and Romania. This is a segment of the Eastern (Ukrainian or Forest) Carpathians and Trans-Carpathian Plain ...
... includes portions of Lvivska and Zakarpatska (Trans-Carpathian) Oblasts of Ukraine, bounded by the 23o00’ E longitude and 49o20’ N latitude, and the State borders with Poland, Slovakia, Hungary and Romania. This is a segment of the Eastern (Ukrainian or Forest) Carpathians and Trans-Carpathian Plain ...
ABSTRACT The gneiss complex around and north of Pouso Alegre
... uniformitarian principie, a perusal of the literature will show that the theories set up for the formation of the early crust boil down to at the most three or four models which themselves prove to be slight variations of each other. Some of these models have been listed by Collerson and Bridgwater ...
... uniformitarian principie, a perusal of the literature will show that the theories set up for the formation of the early crust boil down to at the most three or four models which themselves prove to be slight variations of each other. Some of these models have been listed by Collerson and Bridgwater ...
Lithostratigraphy of the Mesoproterozoic Vemork formation, central
... flow-banded Skardfoss and Homvatnet metarhyolite members occur in the lower part of the Vemork formation. Zircon U-Pb dating of the Skardfoss metarhyolite constraints the beginning of deposition of the Vemork formation at around 1495 ± 2 Ma. In the north, the Vemork basalts are overlain by volcanicl ...
... flow-banded Skardfoss and Homvatnet metarhyolite members occur in the lower part of the Vemork formation. Zircon U-Pb dating of the Skardfoss metarhyolite constraints the beginning of deposition of the Vemork formation at around 1495 ± 2 Ma. In the north, the Vemork basalts are overlain by volcanicl ...
ORIGINAL PAPER
... indicate that the addition of Fe should be expected to expand the stability field of hypersolvus Mg-Fe-rich calcite and narrow the dolomite field until it disappears completely at ~70 mol.% CaFe(CO3)2 (equivalent to 29 wt.% FeCO3). The maximum CaFe(CO3)2 content in the composition of natural dolomit ...
... indicate that the addition of Fe should be expected to expand the stability field of hypersolvus Mg-Fe-rich calcite and narrow the dolomite field until it disappears completely at ~70 mol.% CaFe(CO3)2 (equivalent to 29 wt.% FeCO3). The maximum CaFe(CO3)2 content in the composition of natural dolomit ...
Structure, Construction, and Emplacement of the Yosemite Valley
... flow. The plutons have steep, dominantly NE-‐striking magmatic foliations, some of which are discordant to contacts and record regional strain that contrasts with the regional strain field interpreted from ...
... flow. The plutons have steep, dominantly NE-‐striking magmatic foliations, some of which are discordant to contacts and record regional strain that contrasts with the regional strain field interpreted from ...
The Influence of Lithospheric Flexure Induced by Volcano Loading
... The Bird-Erebus flexural basin has an overall wedge-shaped fill that thickens toward the volcanoes of Ross Island, typical of the geometry of other basins formed by volcano loads in ocean basins. The Erebus Basin is underfilled, with only ~325 m of infill, compared with >2000 m of fill typically fo ...
... The Bird-Erebus flexural basin has an overall wedge-shaped fill that thickens toward the volcanoes of Ross Island, typical of the geometry of other basins formed by volcano loads in ocean basins. The Erebus Basin is underfilled, with only ~325 m of infill, compared with >2000 m of fill typically fo ...
Tourmaline Isotopes: No Element Left Behind
... The isotopically heavy B found in tourmaline formed from subduction-related fluids implies that 11B enrichment could be used to identify subduction-related tourmaline. This hypothesis is important for studies of ancient crust, where most of the evidence of active continental margins has been lost to ...
... The isotopically heavy B found in tourmaline formed from subduction-related fluids implies that 11B enrichment could be used to identify subduction-related tourmaline. This hypothesis is important for studies of ancient crust, where most of the evidence of active continental margins has been lost to ...
Textural evidence for liquid immiscibility in tholeiites
... that mostly contain a minor opaque phase. In contrast, iron-rich globules that form next to pyroxene grains commonly become attached to these crystals, giving them lobate boundaries. The immiscible silica-rich liquid becomes trapped between these lobes and, with sufficiently slow cooling, results in ...
... that mostly contain a minor opaque phase. In contrast, iron-rich globules that form next to pyroxene grains commonly become attached to these crystals, giving them lobate boundaries. The immiscible silica-rich liquid becomes trapped between these lobes and, with sufficiently slow cooling, results in ...
A Review of the Geochemical Processes
... silicates, carbonates and phosphates. Thorium exists almost entirely as 232Th which has a half-life of 14,050 million years. From its natural state, 232Th decays through a number of stages to eventually form 208Pb, which is stable. Thorium occurs in nature either within minerals or as a tetravalent ...
... silicates, carbonates and phosphates. Thorium exists almost entirely as 232Th which has a half-life of 14,050 million years. From its natural state, 232Th decays through a number of stages to eventually form 208Pb, which is stable. Thorium occurs in nature either within minerals or as a tetravalent ...
Full Text - Tectonic Analysis
... points. The first is that regional syntheses such as this one must be conducted in, as far as possible, a quantitative palinspastic reference frame that retrogressively retracts deformations backwards through time. This requirement is in addition to the definition of a rigorous but more regional pla ...
... points. The first is that regional syntheses such as this one must be conducted in, as far as possible, a quantitative palinspastic reference frame that retrogressively retracts deformations backwards through time. This requirement is in addition to the definition of a rigorous but more regional pla ...
Mantle Convection in the Earth and Planets - U
... convection is the primary mechanism for the transport of heat from the Earth’s deep interior to its surface, it is the underlying cause of plate tectonics, formation and drift of continents, volcanism, earthquakes, and mountain building processes. It also shapes the gravitational and magnetic fields ...
... convection is the primary mechanism for the transport of heat from the Earth’s deep interior to its surface, it is the underlying cause of plate tectonics, formation and drift of continents, volcanism, earthquakes, and mountain building processes. It also shapes the gravitational and magnetic fields ...
emplacement of viscous mushes in the jinchuan ultramafic
... ABSTRACT The Jinchuan ultramafic intrusion in western China has an elongate surface expression of about 6000 by 350 meters. It is one of several mafic–ultramafic intrusions found in the fault-bounded Longshoushan uplifted terrane, of Proterozoic age, located along the southwestern edge of the Sino-K ...
... ABSTRACT The Jinchuan ultramafic intrusion in western China has an elongate surface expression of about 6000 by 350 meters. It is one of several mafic–ultramafic intrusions found in the fault-bounded Longshoushan uplifted terrane, of Proterozoic age, located along the southwestern edge of the Sino-K ...
Mechanisms for folding of high-grade rocks in extensional tectonic
... misinterpreted as implying regional contraction and hence lead to errors in their tectonic interpretation. It is shown that isoclinal recumbent folds refolded by open, upright folds may develop during regional extension in the deep crust. Folds with a thrust sense of asymmetry can develop due to hig ...
... misinterpreted as implying regional contraction and hence lead to errors in their tectonic interpretation. It is shown that isoclinal recumbent folds refolded by open, upright folds may develop during regional extension in the deep crust. Folds with a thrust sense of asymmetry can develop due to hig ...
Table of Contents - Society of Economic Geologists
... Miller, Leach, and Snee (1997) present the regionaJ setting as well as the geochemical, structural, and mineralogical characteristics of the major lode systems in the state. These deposits all formed under mesothennal pressure-temperature conditions in greenschist facies rocks. Mass balance work sup ...
... Miller, Leach, and Snee (1997) present the regionaJ setting as well as the geochemical, structural, and mineralogical characteristics of the major lode systems in the state. These deposits all formed under mesothennal pressure-temperature conditions in greenschist facies rocks. Mass balance work sup ...
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... regional foliation. According to these assemblages, especially the coexistence of andalusite and K-feldspar in the innermost part of the aureole, maximum pressures of no more than 2 kbar and temperatures between 500 and 6008C can be estimated for the contact aureole. Consequently, the Cardenchosa pl ...
... regional foliation. According to these assemblages, especially the coexistence of andalusite and K-feldspar in the innermost part of the aureole, maximum pressures of no more than 2 kbar and temperatures between 500 and 6008C can be estimated for the contact aureole. Consequently, the Cardenchosa pl ...
The nails
... of the epidermis (the nail fold) on the back of the terminal phalanx of each digit. The matrix runs from the proximal end of the floor of the nail fold to the distal margin of lunule. From this area the nail plate grows forward over the nail bed, ending in a free margin at the tip of the digit. Long ...
... of the epidermis (the nail fold) on the back of the terminal phalanx of each digit. The matrix runs from the proximal end of the floor of the nail fold to the distal margin of lunule. From this area the nail plate grows forward over the nail bed, ending in a free margin at the tip of the digit. Long ...
On the relationship between the Bushveld Complex and its felsic
... Dufek Intrusion of Antarctica, and Bushveld Complex of South Africa. The Bushveld Complex is part of the massive Bushveld Igneous Province that also includes voluminous ferroan granites and other felsic rocks, all of similar age of ≈2.06 Ga. The enormous extent of the Bushveld Complex (250 × 350 km ...
... Dufek Intrusion of Antarctica, and Bushveld Complex of South Africa. The Bushveld Complex is part of the massive Bushveld Igneous Province that also includes voluminous ferroan granites and other felsic rocks, all of similar age of ≈2.06 Ga. The enormous extent of the Bushveld Complex (250 × 350 km ...
Radiogenic isotopes - Department of Geological Sciences
... (4) How can radiogenic isotopes be used as a stratigraphic correlation tool, as a tracer of groundwater and surface water evolution, and as a means of determining the relative and absolute ages of rocks and minerals? This paper will first summarize the principles of radioactive decay, the isotope ev ...
... (4) How can radiogenic isotopes be used as a stratigraphic correlation tool, as a tracer of groundwater and surface water evolution, and as a means of determining the relative and absolute ages of rocks and minerals? This paper will first summarize the principles of radioactive decay, the isotope ev ...
the geology and geothermal activity of the east african rift
... segment. The development of the rift occurred largely within the Late Proterozoic basement of Mozambique belt and close to the eastern margin of the Tanzania craton. The formation of the rift started by up doming and volcanism on the crest of uplift and followed by faulting to form a half graben. Th ...
... segment. The development of the rift occurred largely within the Late Proterozoic basement of Mozambique belt and close to the eastern margin of the Tanzania craton. The formation of the rift started by up doming and volcanism on the crest of uplift and followed by faulting to form a half graben. Th ...
The Southern Mountains Zone, Isle of Rum, Scotland
... Abstract – The Southern Mountains Zone of the Rum Central Complex lies inside a major ring fault and comprises an intricate association of country-rock outcrops, breccias and rhyodacite. The breccias and rhyodacite were long thought to be products of subterranean explosion and intrusion, respectivel ...
... Abstract – The Southern Mountains Zone of the Rum Central Complex lies inside a major ring fault and comprises an intricate association of country-rock outcrops, breccias and rhyodacite. The breccias and rhyodacite were long thought to be products of subterranean explosion and intrusion, respectivel ...
Large igneous province
A large igneous province (LIP) is an extremely large accumulation of igneous rocks, including liquid rock (intrusive) or volcanic rock formations (extrusive), when hot magma extrudes from inside the Earth and flows out. The source of many or all LIPs is variously attributed to mantle plumes or to processes associated with plate tectonics. Types of LIPs can include large volcanic provinces (LVP), created through flood basalt and large plutonic provinces (LPP). Eleven distinct flood basalt episodes occurred in the past 250 million years, creating volcanic provinces, which coincided with mass extinctions in prehistoric times. Formation depends on a range of factors, such as continental configuration, latitude, volume, rate, duration of eruption, style and setting (continental vs. oceanic), the preexisting climate state, and the biota resilience to change.