The Key to Earth History An Introduction to Stratigraphy

Doyle, Peter & Matthew R. Bennett & Alistair N. Baxter

Language: English

Published by Wiley, Chichester, 2001

0471492167 / 9780471492160

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Slightest wear. Crisp NEW old stock hardcover. ; "introduces students to the basic tools used by geologists to reconstruct the Earth's history, and shows how these tools can be used to chart the pattern of global environmental change since the formation of the Earth some 4600 million years ago. It tells a story of mouintain building, climate change and of the evolution of life ." Table of Contents: Preface. Illustrations. Introduction: What is Stratigraphy? PRINCIPLES. Uniformitarianism or Actualism. Establishing the Sequence of Events. Geological Time. Interpreting the Stratigraphical Record. The Evolution and Closure of Sedimentary Basins: The Role of Plate Tectonics. The Stratigraphical Tool Kit: Case Studies. Summary of Part One: The Stratigraphical Tool Kit. THE PATTERN OF EARTH HISTORY. Introduction to Part Two. The Stratigraphical Record and Global Rhythm. The North Atlantic Region: A Journey Through Time. The Precambrian: Peering into Deep Time. Pangaea: Birth of a Giant. Pangaea and the Opening of the Atlantic. Summary of Part Two: The Pattern of Earth History. Lexicon of Stratigraphical Terms. Index.; 304 pages.

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Title
The Key to Earth History An Introduction to Stratigraphy
Author
Doyle, Peter & Matthew R. Bennett & Alistair N. Baxter
Publisher
Wiley, Chichester
Publication year
2001
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Near Fine
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Hardcover
Language
English
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0471492167
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9780471492160
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2nd Edition
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