The geological record of neoproterozoic glaciations

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Halverson, Galen P., Contributor.

Shields-Zhou, Graham, Contributor.

Arnaud, Emmanuelle, Contributor.

Series:

Geological Society memoir The geological record of neoproterozoic glaciations

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Glacial landforms.

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] Geological Society 2011

Language Note:

English

Contents:

Introductory chapters. The geological record of Neoproterozoic ice ages / E. Arnaud, G.P. Halverson & G. Shields-Zhou ; A history of Neoproterozoic glacial geology, 1871-1997 / P.F. Hoffman ; Recognition of glacial influence in Neoproterozoic sedimentary successions / E. Arnaud & J.L. Etienne ; Chemostratigraphy and the Neoproterozoic glaciations / G.P. Halverson & G. Shields-Zhou ; Chemical sediments associated with Neoproterozoic glaciation : iron formation, cap carbonate, barite and phosphorite / P.F. Hoffman, F.A. MacDonald, & G.P. Halverson ; A review of the Chemical Index of Alteration (CIA) and its application to the study of Neoproterozoic glacial deposits and climate transitions / H. Bahlburg & N. Dobrzinski ; Neoproterozoic glacial Palaeolatitudes : a global update / D.A.D. Evans & T.D. Raub ; Biostratigraphy and stratigraphic subdivision of Cryogenian successions of Australia in a global context / K. Grey, A.C. Hill & C. Calver ; A user's guide to Neoproterozoic geochronology / D.J. Condon & S.A. Bowring ; Modelling the snowball Earth / Y. Goddéris, G. Le Hir & Y . Donnadieu

Africa. The record of Neoproterozoic glaciation in the Taoudéni Basin, NW Africa / G.A. Shields-Zhou, M. Deynoux & L. Och ; Neoproterozoic glaciogenic diamictites of the Katanga Supergroup, Central Africa / S. Master & M. Wendorff ; Neoproterozoic sequences of the West Congo and Lindi/Ubangi Supergroups in the Congo Craton, Central Africa / J. Tait ... [et al.] ; Glaciogenic and associated strata of the Otavi carbonate platform and foreslope, northern Namibia : evidence for large base-level and glacioeustatic changes / P.F. Hoffman ; The Witvlei Group of east-central Namibia / A.R. Prave ... [et al.] ; The Chameis Gate Member, Chameis Group, Marmora Terrane, Namibia / H.E. Frimmel ; The Kaigas and Numees Formations, Port Nolloth Group, in South Africa and Namibia / H.E. Frimmel ; The Karoetjes Kop and Bloupoort Formations, Gifberg Group, South Africa / H.E. Frimmel

Eurasia-Nubian Shield.The Ayn Formation of the Mirbat Group, Dhofar, Oman / P.A. Allen ... [et al.] ; The Abu Mahara Group (Ghubrah and Fiq Formations), Jabal Akhdar, Oman / P.A. Allen ... [et al.] ; The Tambien Group, northern Ethiopia (Tigre) / N.R. Miller ... [et al.] ; Evidence for Early and Mid-Cryogenian glaciation in the northern Arabian-Nubian Shield (Egypt, Sudan, and western Arabia) / R.J. Stern ... [et al.] ; Glacial deposits of the Bokson Group, east Sayan Mountains, Buryatian Republic, Russian Federation / N.M. Chumakov ; The Neoproterozoic glacial formations of the north and middle Urals / N.M. Chumakov ; Glacial deposits of the Nichatka Formation, Chara River basin and review of Upper Precambrian diamictites of central Siberia / N.M. Chumakov ; Glacial deposits of the Baykonur Formation, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan / N.M. Chumakov ; The glaciogenic Bol'shoy Patom Formation, Lena River, central Siberia / N.M. Chumakov, B.G. Pokrovsky & V.A. Melezhik ; Late Cryogenian (Vendian) glaciogenic deposits in the Marnya Formation, Oselok Group, in the foothills of the east Sayan Range, southwestern Siberian Craton / J.K. Sovetov ; The Tsagaan Oloom Formation, southwestern Mongolia / F.A. MacDonald ; The Khubsugul Group, northern Mongolia / F.A. MacDonald & D.S. Jones ; The Blaini Formation of the Lesser Himalaya, NW India / J.L. Etienne ... [et al.] ; Neoproterozoic glacial records in the Yangtze Region, China / Q.-R. Zhang, X.-L Chu & L.-J Feng ; Neoproterozoic glaciogenic diamictites of the Tarim Block, NW China / M. Zhu & H. Wang

North America. The Hula Hula Diamictite and Katakturuk Dolomite, Arctic Alaska / F.A. MacDonald ; The Tatonduk inlier, Alaska-Yukon border / F.A. MacDonald & P.A. Cohen ; Neoproterozoic glacial record in the Mackenzie Mountains, northern Canadian Cordillera / P.F. Hoffman & G.P. Halverson ; The record of Neoproterozoic glaciations in the Windermere Supergroup, southern Canadian Cordillera / M.D. Smith ... [et al.] ; Neoproterozoic strata of southeastern Idaho and Utah : record of Cryogenian rifting and glaciation / P.K. Link & N. Christie-Blick ; The Edwardsburg Formation and related rocks, Windermere Supergroup, central Idaho, USA / K. Lund, J.N. Aleinikoff & K.V. Evans ; The Kingston Peak Formation in the eastern Death Valley Region / D. Mrofka & M. Kennedy ; Glaciogenic and related strata of the Neoproterozoic Kingston Peak Formation in the Panamint Range, Death Valley region, California / R. Petterson, A.R. Prave & B.P. Wernicke ; The deep-marine glaciogenic Gaskiers Formation, Newfoundland, Canada / S.L. Carto & N. Eyles ; The Squantum Member of the Boston Basin, Massachusetts, USA / S.L. Carto & N. Eyles

South America. The Chiquerío Formation, southern Peru / D. Chew & C. Kirkland ; Glacially influenced sedimentation of the Puga Formation, Cuiabá Group and Jacadigo Group, and associated carbonates of the Araras and Corumbá groups, Paraguay Belt, Brazil / C.J.S. Alvarenga ... [et al.] ; The Serra Azul Formation, Paraguay Belt, Brazil / M.F. Figueiredo, M. Babinski & C.J.S. Alvarenga ; The Bebedouro Formation, Una Group, Bahia (Brazil) / J.T. Guimarães ... [et al.] ; Neoproterozoic successions of the São Francisco Craton, Brazil: The Bambuí, Una, Vazante and Vaza Barris/Miaba groups and their glaciogenic deposits / A. Misi ... [et al.] ; The Neoproterozoic Macaúbas Group (Araçuaí orogen, SE Brazil) / A.C. Pedrosa-Soares ... [et al.] ; Moema laminites : a newly recognized Neoproterozoic (?) glaciogenic unit São Francisco Basin, Brazil / A.C. Rocha-Campos ... [et al.] ; The Glaciogenic Jequitaí Formation, southeastern Brazil / A. Uhlein ... [et al.] ; The Playa Hermosa Formation, Playa Verde Basin, Uruguay / P.J. Pazos ... [et al.] ; Las Ventanas and San Carlos formations, Maldonado Group, Uruguay / E. Pecoits, M.K. Gingras, & K.O. Konhauser ; The controversial stratigraphy of the glacial deposits in the Tandilia System, Argentina / P.J. Pazos & A. Rapalini

Europe. Glacial sediments and associated strata of the Polarisbreen Group, northeastern Svalbard / G.P. Halverson ; Neoproterozoic (Cryogenian-Ediacaran) deposits in east and north-east Greenland / S. Stouge ... [et al.] ; Glaciogenic rocks of the Neoproterozoic Smalfjord and Mortensnes Formations, Vestertana Group, E. Finnmark, Norway / A.H.N. Rice ... [et al.] ; Evidence of late Neoproterozoic glaciation in the Caledonides of NW Scandinavia / F. Stodt ... [et al.] ; Neoproterozoic glaciation of south Norway : from continental interior to rift and pericratonic basins in western Baltica / J.P. Nystuen & J.T. Lamminen ; Evidence for late Neoproterozoic glaciation in the central Scandinavian Caledonides / R.A. Kumpulainen & R.O. Greiling ; The Neoproterozoic glaciogenic Lillfjället Formation, southern Swedish Caledonides / R.A. Kumpulainen ; The Port Askaig Formation, Dalradian Supergroup, Scotland / E. Arnaud & I.J. Fairchild ; The Neoproterozoic glaciogenic deposits of Scotland and Ireland / A.R. Prave & A.E. Fallick

Australia. Neoproterozoic glacial deposits of Tasmania / C.R. Calver ; Neoproterozoic glacial deposits of the Kimberly Region and northwestern Northern Territory, Australia / M. Corkeron ; Mid-Ediacaran ice-rafting in the Adelaide Geosyncline and Officer Basin, South Australia / V.A. Gostin ... [et al.] ; Neoproterozoic glacial deposits of central Australia / A.C. Hill, P.W. Haines & K. Grey ; Billy Springs Glaciation, south Australia / R.J.F. Jenkins ; The glacial succession of Sturtian age in South Australia : the Yudnamutana Subgroup / W.V. Preiss ... [et al.] ; The Elatina glaciation (late Cryogenian), South Australia / G.E. Williams ... [et al.].

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

ISBN:

1-78620-199-2