Paradoxes in Geology (eBook)

U. Briegel, Wen-Jiao Xiao (Herausgeber)

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2001 | 1. Auflage
478 Seiten
Elsevier Science (Verlag)
978-0-08-053836-5 (ISBN)

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An interesting volume presenting the papers collected for the Festschrift Paradoxes in Modern Geology in honor of Professor Ken Jinghwa Hsu on the occasion of his 70th birthday.

Paradox, as defined in a dictionary, is a statement contrary to accepted opinion. That a broad discussion of paradoxes is fruitful for the advancement of science in general, and geosciences in particular, has been amply demonstrated by Professor Hsu throughout his distinguished career. Not only has he propelled the geoscience community forward with his controversial statements, a number of his former students, who are currently in key positions at universities and in industry, are influencing in a similar open minded way the present day thinking. The wide scope this reasoning encompasses is demonstrated by the contributions to this book, delineating paradoxes and problems in the fields of tectonics, basic and applied geosciences, petrology, paleoceanography, paleoclimatology and paleogeography, kinematics and modelling.

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An interesting volume presenting the papers collected for the Festschrift "e;Paradoxes in Modern Geology"e; in honor of Professor Ken Jinghwa Hsu on the occasion of his 70th birthday.Paradox, as defined in a dictionary, is a statement contrary to accepted opinion. That a broad discussion of paradoxes is fruitful for the advancement of science in general, and geosciences in particular, has been amply demonstrated by Professor Hsu throughout his distinguished career. Not only has he propelled the geoscience community forward with his controversial statements, a number of his former students, who are currently in key positions at universities and in industry, are influencing in a similar open minded way the present day thinking. The wide scope this reasoning encompasses is demonstrated by the contributions to this book, delineating paradoxes and problems in the fields of tectonics, basic and applied geosciences, petrology, paleoceanography, paleoclimatology and paleogeography, kinematics and modelling.

Inhalt

Cover 1
Contents 10
Foreword 6
Introduction 12
Part I: Tectonics 16
Chapter 1. The paradox of geosyncline hypothesis and orogenic analysis 18
Chapter 2. Early Mesozoic collapse of the Late Paleozoic archipelago in South China 26
Chapter 3. Mesozoic tectonics of Fujian, Eastern China 50
Chapter 4. Songpan–Garze belt: fore-arc accretion or back-arc collapsing? 66
Chapter 5. Rotational collision and the Tan–Lu transform fault 76
Chapter 6. The paradox of an ocean-dipping Benioff zone: example from Taiwan 88
Chapter 7. Thin-skinned plate tectonics: the re-invention of a crazy idea 112
Chapter 8. Oil in 'holes-in-the-continent' (relict oceanic basins) 124
Chapter 9. Structural rocks: stratigraphic implications 142
Part II: Mechanics of Overthrusting and Landsliding 240
Chapter 10. Rock mechanics and the paradox of overthrusting tectonics . 242
Chapter 11. The flow of giant rock landslides 256
Part III: Petrology 278
Chapter 12. Concepts that led to mechanisms of movement of mass and energy in earth 280
Chapter 13. Crystallization histories of alkaline intrusions in West Texas: some paradoxes and answers 288
Chapter 14. A paradox: the ultramafic rock belt (UMRB) as a metamorphosed tectonic mélange in northern Dabie Mountains, eastern central China 334
Chapter 15. Nd isotopes vs. Ken Hsü's tectonic facies: a case study of crust evolution in South China 354
Part IV: Paleogeography, Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology 362
Chapter 16. The Messinian salinity crisis in the Mediterranean 364
Chapter 17. A review of the catastrophic extinction at the end of the Cretaceous and its scientific implication 372
Chapter 18. The oldest biogenous pelagic sediments above Mesozoic oceanic basement: a review 384
Chapter 19. Unveiling secrets locked in Great Ghost Lake in Taiwan 398
Part V: Applied and Basic Sciences 422
Chapter 20. At a turning point in petroleum geology 424
Chapter 21. Exploitation of lithium in brines by Hsü's method 432
Chapter 22. Preliminary report on experiments to monitor C-14 beta-decay 440
Part VI: Postscript 448
Chapter 23. The career of a frustrated conformist 450
Author index 464
Subject index 466

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 6.12.2001
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geologie
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Meteorologie / Klimatologie
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Mineralogie / Paläontologie
• Themenwelt: Technik
• ISBN-10: 0-08-053836-3 / 0080538363
• ISBN-13: 978-0-08-053836-5 / 9780080538365