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Tectonics / edited by Damien Closson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Damien Closson
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Geology.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (372 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- IntechOpen 2011
- [Place of publication not identified] : IntechOpen, 2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The term tectonics refers to the study dealing with the forces and displacements that have operated to create structures within the lithosphere. The deformations affecting the Earth's crust are result of the release and the redistribution of energy from Earth's core. The concept of plate tectonics is the chief working principle. Tectonics has application to lunar and planetary studies, whether or not those bodies have active tectonic plate systems. Petroleum and mineral prospecting uses this branch of knowledge as guide. The present book is restricted to the structure and evolution of the terrestrial lithosphere with dominant emphasis on the continents. Thirteen original scientific contributions highlight most recent developments in seven relevant domains: Gondwana history, the tectonics of Europe and the Near East; the tectonics of Siberia; the tectonics of China and its neighbourhood; advanced concepts on plate tectonics are discussed in two articles; in the frame of neotectonics, two investigation techniques are examined; finally, the relation between tectonics and petroleum researches is illustrated in one chapter.
- Notes:
- Description based on: online resource; title from PDF information screen (InTech, viewed October 22, 2022).
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 953-51-4518-5
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