Palaeogeographic-palaeotectonic atlas of north-eastern Africa, Arabia, and adjacent areas : late Neoproterozoic to Holocene / editors, H. Schandelmeier & P.-O. Reynolds ; co-editor of plates, A.-K. Semtner.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Schandelmeier, Heinz.

Reynolds, P.-O.

Semtner, A.-K.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Paleogeography--Africa, Northeast.

Paleogeography.

Paleogeography--Arabian Peninsula.

Plate tectonics--Africa, Northeast.

Plate tectonics.

Plate tectonics--Arabian Peninsula.

Geology, Stratigraphic.

Arabian Peninsula.

Northeast Africa.

Physical Description:

2 volumes : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 32 cm

Place of Publication:

Rotterdam, Netherlands ; Brookfield, VT : A.A. Balkema, [1997]

Summary:

This atlas summarizes the scientific results of the TU Berlin based Sonderforschungsbereich 69, "Geoscientific Research in Arid and Semiarid Areas," a study spanning 15 years (1981-1995). It provides a condensed overview of the paleogeographic and paleotectonic evolution of NE Africa, the Arabian platform, and adjacent areas from the late Neoproterozoic to the near-present. The region presents an excellent example of the relationship between intraplate dynamic processes, dynamic patterns, and anorogenic magmatic activity throughout the Phanerozoic Eon. A set of 17 paleogreographic-paleotectonic maps, each supported by a global plate tectonic reconstruction of the related time slice, are presented in a clothbound portfolio, with a clothbound volume of explanatory notes. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Contents:

[1] Explanatory notes

[2] Plates.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 127-154) and index.

ISBN:

905410659X

OCLC:

37272820