9780444426888 - The Origin of Arcs: International Conference Papers (DEVELOPMENTS IN GEOTECTONICS) (3 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Good. 590 pp., hardcover, ex library, else text and binding clean and tight. - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very good +. Developments in Geotectonics 21. xx, [2], 567 p. 25 cm. Numerous b&w figures. Hardcover. Cloth faded, corners a little worn, rear board a bit soiled with dent in top edge. Invited papers presented at the International Conference "The Origin of Arcs", held at the University of Urbino, Italy, Sept. 22-25, 1986. Topics include geotectonic concepts, geophysics and geochemistry, and papers specific to the Alpine-Mediterranean region, the Caribbean, the Pacific.

orig. boards. 26x17cm, xx,567 pages., Some small stains to spine. Weighs 1.4 kilos. Series: Developments in Geotectonics, 21. Contains 23 papers. Full title reads: "The Origin of Arcs : Invited Papers Presented at the International Conference 'The Origin of Arcs', Held at the University of Urbino, Urbino, Italy, September 22nd-25th, 1986". Contents: I. Geotectonic Concepts. 1. Diapiric krikogenesis (S.W. Carey). 2. Arcuate crustal structures (V.V. Beloussov). 3. Regularities in the pattern of major fault zones of the earth and the origin of arcs (N. Pavoni). 4. Global neotectonics, arcs and geoid configuration (N.-A. Morner). II. Geophysics and Geochemistry. 1. Evidence of a deep-reaching lithospheric root under the Alpine Arc (S. Mueller, G.F. Panza). 2. On the dynamics of convergent plate boundaries and stress in the lithosphere (M.J.R. Wortel, S.A.P.L. Cloetingh). 3. Paleomagnetism in arcuate mountain belts (W. Lowrie, A.M. Hirt). 4. Geochemical and isotopic systematics of Eastern Sunda Arc volcanics: Implications for mantle sources and mantle mixing processes (R. Varne, J.D. Foden). III. The Alpine-Mediterranean Region. 1. Mechanism of formation of fold belts: The Alpine-Carpathian region (E.V. Artyushkov, M.A. Baer). 2. The western Alpine arc: New data and hypothesis (J. Debelmas). 3. Southalpine versus Po Plain Apenninic arcs (A. Castellarin, G.B. Vai). 4. Betic-Rifian and Tyrrhenian arcs: Distinctive features, genesis and development stages (J.-P. Bouillin et al.). 5. Neotectonics of the Calabrian arc and Apennines (Italy): An example of Plio-Quaternary evolution from island arcs to collisional stages (J.C. Bousquet, H. Philip). ., Name on flyleaf. Minor wear. Spine faded. Good.