| Description |
xi, 415 pages : illustrations, maps ; 29 cm |
| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: I. Introduction -- 1. Overview -- 2. Geophysical Techniques in Tectonics -- Ii. Plate Tectonics -- 3. Principal Tectonic Features of the Earth -- 4. Plate Tectonics -- 5. Divergent Margins and Rifting -- 6. Transform Faults, Strike Slip Faults, and Related Fracture Zones -- 7. Convergent Margins -- 8. Tectonics and Geology of Selected Triple Junctions -- 9. Collisions -- Interlude: The Scientific Method And The Plate Tectonic Revolution -- The Scientific Method -- The Normal Progress of Science and the Scientific Revolution -- The Development of Plate Tectonics: A Scientific Revolution -- Iii. Tectonic History -- 10. Anatomy of Orogenic Belts -- 11. Neotectonics -- 12. Case Studies of Orogenic Belts -- 13. Tectonics of Terrestrial Planets -- Appendix: Map Projections -- A.1 Introduction -- A.2 Types of Projections -- Table of Projections -- References and Illustration Sources |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 392-402) and index |
| Subject |
Geology, Structural.
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Plate tectonics.
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| Author |
Twiss, Robert J.
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| LC no. |
95010975 |
| ISBN |
0716724375 |
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