| Description |
xxiii, 580 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 28 cm + 1 computer optical disc (4 3/4 in.) |
| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: 1. THE DYNAMIC EARTH Prologue / Introduction to Earth Systems / What is Geology? / Historical Geology and the Formulation of Theories / Earth Materials / Earth as a Dynamic Planet / Plate Tectonics / Organic Evolution / Geologic Time and Uniformitarianism / Summary 2. GEOLOGIC TIME: CONCEPTS AND PRINCIPLES Prologue / Introduction / Early Concepts of Geologic Time and the Age of the Earth / Fundamental Geologic Principles / Establishment of Geology as a Science-The Triumph of Uniformitarianism Over Neptunism and Catastrophism / Lord Kelvin and a Crisis in Geology / Absolute-Dating Methods / Summary 3. ROCKS, FOSSILS, AND TIME Prologue / Introduction / Stratigraphy / Fossils / Fossils and Time / The Relative Geologic Time Scale / Stratigraphic Terminology / Correlation / Quantifying the Relative Geologic Time Scale / Summary 4. ORIGIN AND INTERPRETATION OF SEDIMENTARY ROCKS Prologue / Introduction / Features of Sedimentary Rocks / Depositional Environments / Environmental Interpretations and Historical Geology / Paleogeography and Paleoclimates / Summary 5. EVOLUTION Prologue / Introduction / The Evolution of an Idea / Mendel and the Birth of Genetics / The Modern Synthesis / Evidence for Evolution / Summary 6. PLATE TECTONICS: A UNIFYING THEORY Prologue / Introduction / Early Ideas about Continental Drift / Paleomagnetism and Polar Wandering / Magnetic Reversals and Seafloor Spreading / Plate Tectonics and Plate Boundaries / Hot Spots and Mantle Plumes / Plate Movement and Motion / The Driving Mechanism of Plate Tectonics / Plate Tectonics and Mountain Building / Plate Tectonics and Mountain Building / Plate Tectonics and the Distribution of Life / Plate Tectonics and the Distribution of Natural Resources / Summary 7. THE HISTORY OF THE UNIVERSE, SOLAR SYSTEM, AND PLANETS Prologue / Introduction / The Origin of the Universe / The Origin and Early Development of the Solar System / Meteorites-Extraterrestrial Visitors / The Origin and Differentiation of Early Earth / Origin of the Earth-Moon System / The Planets / Summary 8. PRECAMBRIAN HISTORY: THE ARCHEAN EON Prologue / Introduction / Hadean Crustal Evolution / Shields and Cratons / Archean Rocks / Development of Archean Cratons / Archean Plate Tectonics / The Atmosphere and Oceans / Archean Life / Archean Mineral Deposits / Summary 9. PRECAMBRIAN HISTORY: THE PROTEROZOIC EON Prologue / Introduction / Proterozoic Crustal Evolution / Proterozoic Supercontinents / Proterozoic Rocks / The Evolving Atmosphere / Proterozoic Life / Proterozoic Mineral Deposits / Summary 10. GEOLOGY OF THE EARLY PALEOZOIC ERA Prologue / Introduction / Continental Architecture: Cratons and Mobile Belts / Paleozoic Paleogeography / Early Paleozoic Evolution of North America / The Sauk Sequence / The Tippecanoe Sequence / The Appalachian Mobile Belt and the Taconic Orogeny / Early Paleozoic Mineral Resources / Summary 11. GEOLOGY OF THE LATE PALEOZOIC ERA Prologue / Introduction / Late Paleozoic Paleogeography / Late Paleozoic History of North America / The Kaskaskia Sequence / The Absaroka Sequence / History of the Late Paleozoic Mobile Belts / Paleozoic Microplates and the Formation of Pangaea / Late Paleozoic Mineral Resources / Summary 12. LIFE OF THE PALEOZOIC ERA: INVERTEBRATES Prologue / Introduction / The Cambrian Explosions / The Emergence of a Shelly Fauna / Paleozoic Invertebrate Marine Life / Summary 13. LIFE OF THE PALEOZOIC ERA: VERTEBRATES AND PLANTS Prologue / Introduc |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
System requirements for accompanying computer disc: Windows 95: 486/66 MHz or better; SVGA display (min. 256 colors and 640x480 resolution); Macintosh: 68040 or PowerPC platform; MAC OS 7.1 or better; color display (min. 256 colors and 640x480 resolution) |
| Subject |
Historical geology.
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| Author |
Monroe, James S. (James Stewart), 1938-
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| LC no. |
99038895 |
| ISBN |
0534532853 (CD-ROM) |
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0534573487 |
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