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The Transantarctic Mountains, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2011
Rocks, Ice, Meteorites and Water
Authors: Faure Gunter, Mensing Teresa M.
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? The subject matter in this book is presented in chronological order starting about 750 million years ago and continuing to the present time.
? The chapters can be read selectively because the introduction to each chapter identifies the context that gives relevance to the subject matter to be discussed.
? The text is richly illustrated with 330 original line drawings as well as with 182 color maps and photographs.
? The book contains indexes of both subject matter and of authors? names that allow it to be used as an encyclopedia of the Transantarctic Mountains and of the East Antarctic ice sheet.
? Most of the chapters are supplemented by Appendices containing data tables, additional explanations of certain phenomena (e.g., the formation and seasonal destruction of stratospheric ozone), and illustrative calculations (e.g., 38Cl dates of meteorites).
? The authors have spent a combined total of fourteen field seasons between 1964 and 1995 doing geological research in the Transantarctic Mountains with logistical support by the US Antarctic Program.
? Although Antarctica is remote and inaccessible, tens of thousands of scientists of many nationalities and their assistants have worked there and even larger numbers of investigators will work there in the future.
Prolog
Preface
Acknowledgements
Part I: EXPLORATION AND CHARACTERIZATION
1. The Exploration of Antarctica
2. Antarctica: The Continent
Part II: THE BASEMENT ROCKS
3. Southern Victoria Land; Basement Rocks
4. Northern Victoria Land
5. Central Transantarctic Mountains
6. The Queen Maud Mountains
7. Horlick Mountains
8. The Far-Eastern Mountains
9. From Rodinia to Gondwana
Part III: GONDWANA: GROWTH AND DISINTEGRATION
10. The Beacon Supergroup
11. Beacon Supergroup: Special topics
12. The Ferrar Group: Kirkpatrick Basalt
13. Ferrar Group: Dolerite sills and the Dufek intrusion
14. Kirwan Volcanics, Queen Maud Land
15. Break-up of Gondwana and Assembly of Antarctica
Part IV: FIRE AND ICE
16. Cenozoic Volcanoes
17. The East Antarctic Ece Sheet
18. Meteorites on Ice
19. Glaciation of Southern Victoria Land
20. Antarctica in Retrospect
Author Index
Subject Index
Geologic Time Scale
Comprehensive overview, covers all major aspects of the Transantarctic Mountains Each of the ten chapters is self-contained with extensive references and data tables Well illustrated with original diagrams and color photographs including the artwork of D. Molenaar
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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