Large-scale geologic structures

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This text is a translation of "Les Grandes Structures Geologiques," Paris 1997. It is devoted to the study of major geological features such as oceanic ridges, continental margins, sedimentary basins and mountain chains.

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Full title :Large-scale geologic structures / Jacques Debelmas, Georges Mascle ; translated from French by N. Venkat Rao.

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Publication Date:1998.

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Publisher(s):Balkema
Place of Publication:Rotterdam
Language:eng
Publication Date:1998.

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Description:1 online resource (xii, 317 pages : : illustrations, maps.)

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ISBN:9781003078036, 1003078036
oclc:on1330985631
LC Classification:QE601
Dewey Decimal:551

Introduction: Notions on the Earth's Crust and Lithosphere -- pt. 1. Oceanic Structures. Ch. 1. Seismically Active Oceanic Reliefs. Ridges. Island Arcs. Ch. 2. Seismically Inactive Oceanic Reliefs. Volcanic Reliefs. Non-volcanic Reliefs -- pt. 2. Extensional Structures of the Continents. Ch. 1. Sedimentary Basins. Rift Valleys. Basins Proper (Cratonic Basins). Mixed Basins. Molassic Basins. Ch. 2. Crustal Fractures. Red Sea-Afars-Gulf of Aden Group. Gulf of California. Gulf of Genoa. Gulf of Gascogne (Bay of Biscay). Ch. 3. Continental Margins. Passive Margins. Active Margins and Derived Island Arcs -- pt. 3. Compressional Structures of the Continents. Ch. 1. Intracontinental Chains. Chains Resulting from an Uplift of their Basement. Chains Resulting from Intracrustal Cleavage. Ch. 2. Subduction Chains. Andes of Northern and Central Peru. Andes of Southern Peru and Northern Bolivia. Ch. 3. Obduction Chains. Oman Mountains. New Caledonia Chain. New Guinea Chain. Ch. 4. Collision Chains. Liminary Chains.