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Title The Geology of Antarctica / edited by Robert J. Tingey
Published Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1991

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Description xxiv, 680 pages : illustrations, maps (some color) ; 26 cm
Series Oxford monographs on geology and geophysics ; no. 17
Oxford monographs on geology and geophysics ; no. 17
Contents Machine derived contents note: 1. The Regional Geology of Archaen and Proterozoic Rocks in Antarctica, R.J. Tingey -- 2. The Late Proterozoic-Middle Palaeozoic Rocks of Antarctica, Malcolm G. Laird -- 3. The Devonian to Triassic Beacon Supergroup of the Transantarctic Mountains and Other Correlatives in Other Parts of Antarctica, P.J. Barrett -- 4. Mesozoic Tholeiitic Igneous Rocks in Antarctica: The Ferrar (Super) Group and Related Rocks, R. J. Tingey -- 5. Geology and Crystallization of the Dufek Intrusion, Arthur B. Ford and Glen R. Himmel -- 6. Tectonic Development of the Scotia Arc Region, Peter F. Barker, Ian W.D. Dalziel, and Bryan C. Storey -- 7. The Marie Byrd Land Volcanic Province and Its Relation to the Cainozoic West Antarctic Rift System, Wesley E. LeMasurier and D.C. Rex -- 8. The Antarctic Continental Shelf: Results From Marine Geological and Geophysical Investigations, John B. Anderson -- 9. Configuration and Structure of the Subglacial Crust, Charles R. Bentley -- 10. Cainozoic History of the Antarctic Ice Sheet, George H. Denton, Michael L. Prentice, and Lloyd H. Burckle -- 11. The Cainozoic Glacial Record in South Victoria Land - A Geological Evaluation of the McMurdo Sound Drilling Projects, B.C. McKelvey -- 12. Palaeozoic Invertebrates of Antarctica, Roger A. Cooper and John H. Shergold -- 13. Antarctic Invertebrate Fossils: The Mesozoic-Cainozoic Record, M.R.A. Thompson -- 14. Antarctica: A History of Terrestrial Vegetation, Elizabeth M. Truswell -- 15. Fossil Fishes From Antarctica, G.C. Young -- 16. Mesozoic and Cainozoic Tetrapod Fossils from Antarctica, Edwin H. Colbert -- 17. Scientific Studies Relevant to the Question of Antarctica's Petroleum Resource Potential, John C. Behrendt -- 18. Metallic and Non-Metallic Mineral Resources of Antarctica, Peter D. Rowley, Paul L. Williams, and Douglas E. Pride -- 19. Meteorites from Antarctica, W.A. Cassidy
Analysis Antarctic Geological features
Notes One map in pocket
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Geology -- Antarctica.
Geology -- Antarctica.
Geology -- Antarctica.
Author Tingey, Robert J.
LC no. 90043600
ISBN 0198544677
Other Titles Tectonic map of the Scotia arc