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Encyclopedia of Structural Geology and Plate Tectonics

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  • Sep 2006
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  1. C. Seyfert
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Part of the book series: Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series (EESS)

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Table of contents (126 entries)

  1. Front Matter

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  2. A

    1. Allochthon

      • John M. Bird
      Pages 1-3

    2. Appalachian orogenic belt

      • John Rodgers
      Pages 4-13

    3. Apparent dip and the use of the travis apparent dip calculators

      • Russell B. Travis
      Pages 13-15

    4. Apparent polar wander

      • Rob Van Der Voo
      Pages 15-18

    5. Aulacogen

      • A. M. Celal Sengör
      Pages 18-25

  3. B

    1. Basement

      • Ronald A. Burwash
      Pages 26-29

    2. Benioff zone

      • Kent C. Condie
      Pages 29-33

    3. Boudinage

      • Barry Voight
      Pages 33-41

  4. C

    1. Cataclastic rocks

      • Terry Engelder
      Pages 42-44

    2. Cauldron subsidence

      • Charles J. Vitaliano
      Pages 44-46

    3. Chaos structure

      • B. C. Burchfiel
      Pages 46-48

    4. Cleavage and schistosity

      • John G. Dennis
      Pages 48-53

    5. Continental drift, morphological evidence

      • A. G. Smith
      Pages 54-58

    6. Continental drift, paleoclimatological evidence

      • A. E. M. Nairn
      Pages 58-62

    7. Continental drift, paleomagnetic evidence

      • Carl K. Seyfert
      Pages 62-81

    8. Continental drift, structural evidence

      • Carl K. Seyfert
      Pages 81-98

    9. Contraction tectonic hypothesis, thermal history evaluation

      • Paul H. Reitan
      Pages 98-99

    10. Convection and the movement of plates

      • Carl K. Seyfert
      Pages 99-113

    11. Cordilleran metamorphic core complexes

      • Carl K. Seyfert
      Pages 113-132
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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Encyclopedia of Structural Geology and Plate Tectonics

  • Editors: C. Seyfert

  • Series Title: Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-31080-0

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1987

  • Series ISSN: 1388-4360

  • Series E-ISSN: 1871-756X

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Topics: Structural Geology

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