Authors:John J. W. Rogers, M. Santosh,
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Keywords: supercontinents, continents
Number of Pages: 304
Published: 2004-09-16
List price: $54.99
ISBN-10: 0195165896
ISBN-13: 9780195165890

To this day, there is a great amount of controversy about where, when and how the so-called supercontinents--Pangea, Godwana, Rodinia, and Columbia--were made and broken. Continents and Supercontinents frames that controversy by giving all the necessary background on how continental crust is formed, modified, and destroyed, and what forces move plates. It also discusses how these processes affect the composition of seawater, climate, and the evolution of life. Rogers and Santosh begin with a survey of plate tectonics, and go on to describe the composition, production, and destruction of conti

Authors:D A D Evans, S M Reddy, R Mazumder, A S Colli,
Publisher: Geological Society Of Londo
Keywords: london, special, publication, society, geological, supercontinents, global, evolution, palaeoproterozoic
Number of Pages: 272
Published: 2009-10-15
List price: $200.00
ISBN-10: 1862392838
ISBN-13: 9781862392830

The Palaeoproterozoic era (2500-1600 Ma) is a critical period of Earth history, with dynamic evolution from the deep planetary interior to its surface environment. Several lines of geological evidence suggest the existence of at least one pre-Rodinia supercontinent, named Nuna or Columbia, which formed near the end of Palaeoproterozoic time. Prior to this assembly, there may have been an older supercontinent (Kenorland) or perhaps only independently drifting supercratons. The tectonic records of amalgamation and dispersal of these ancient landmasses provide a framework that links processes of