Tag: Tectonic

Free Download A Streetcar to Subduction and Other Plate Tectonic Trips by Public Transport in San Francisco By
2013 | 87 Pages | ISBN: 0875902340 | PDF | 3 MB
Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Special Publications Series.It is hard to be unaware of the earth in San Francisco. Built on rocky hills, the city is surrounded on three sides by bay and ocean that can be seen from nearly everywhere within it. Precipitous cliffs face the city from across the Golden Gate, and the skyline to the north, east, and south is dominated by mountains. Occasional tremors from the San Andreas and related faults nearby remind us that the earth here is active. Until recently the rocks so abundantly exposed in San Francisco baffled geologists. Jumbled together without apparent order and lacking visible fossils, they defied explanation. The theory of plate tectonics has changed all that. We now have an explanation for the origin of the rocks of San Francisco, although it is anything but simple.Content: Chapter 1 Trip 1. A Streetcar to Subduction (pages 10-17): Chapter 2 Trip 2. To Fort Mason and Subducted Sandstone (pages 17-19): Chapter 3 Trip 3. Baker’s Beach and Fort Point: A Trip to Melange and Serpentine (pages 19-25): Chapter 4 Trip 4. A Sedentary Survey of the Structure of the City (With Side Trips Afoot) (pages 25-38): Chapter 5 Trip 5. Marin Headlands: Pillow Basalt and Chert (pages 38-45): Chapter 6 Trip 6. A Boat Trip to the Blueschist Facies: Angel Island and the Metamorphosed Franciscan (pages 45-55): Chapter 7 Trip 7. After Subduction is Over: A BART Trip to a Transform Fault (pages 55-63):

Free Download The Geology and Tectonic Settings of China’s Mineral Deposits By Franco Pirajno (auth.)
2013 | 682 Pages | ISBN: 9400744439 | PDF | 22 MB
Extensive descriptions of a wide range of key or world-class mineral deposits of China are presented in the context of the country’s general geology, tectonic units and mineral systems and their geodynamic evolution within the tectonic framework of the Asian continent. This comprehensive overview, incorporating the latest geological concepts, is the first such coverage written in English by a western expert, and will be of benefit to mineral explorers and miners, as well as to research scientists and students in institutions of higher education. In his compilation of this compendium of Chinese geology and mineral systems, Franco Pirajno draws on first-hand knowledge of China’s geology and mineral deposits gained in numerous field visits and research projects with Chinese colleagues from various academic institutions over the past 18 years.First time that a western-based book on China’s geology and mineral deposits is published Appropriate for use by the mineral exploration industry Modern English-language geological and mineral deposits information on China Most useful to Western (and Chinese) geoscientists

Free Download Eric R. Force, "Impact of Tectonic Activity on Ancient Civilizations: Recurrent Shakeups, Tenacity, Resilience, and Change"
English | ISBN: 1498514278 | 2015 | 212 pages | EPUB | 2 MB
Impact of Tectonic Activity on Ancient Civilizations: Recurrent Shakeups, Tenacity, Resilience, and Change observes a remarkable spatial correspondence of zones of active tectonism (i.e. plate boundaries in the earth’s crust) with the most complex cultures of antiquity ("great ancient civilizations"), and continues to explore the meaning of this relationship from a number of independent angles. Due to resulting site damage, this distribution is counter-intuitive. Nevertheless, systematic differences between "tectonic" and "quiescent" cultures show that tectonic activity corresponded in antiquity with more cultural dynamism. Data of several independent types support direct cultural influence of tectonism, including vignettes of the impact of tectonism in specific ancient cultures. An expectation of change seems to be a feature such tectonic cultures shared, and led to an acceleration of development. These dynamics continue though much obscured in the present day.

Free Download Carmela R. Nanton, "Tectonic Boundaries: Negotiating Convergent Forces in Adult Education: New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, Number 149 (J-B ACE Single Issue Adult & Continuing Education)"
English | 2016 | pages: 115 | ISBN: 1119248140 | PDF | 16,5 mb
Much like how tectonic plates interact, this volume explores the convergent, divergent, and transforming interaction of multiple forces pressing against adult contemporary education. Presenting multiple perspectives and environments, topics covered include: