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Description / Table of Contents: General Topics and Reviews --- S. R. Taylor: Geochemical and Petrological Significance of the Archaean-Proterozoic Boundary / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 33:3-8, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1987.033.01.01 --- R. P. Hall, D. J. Hughes, C. R. L. Friend, and G. L. Snyder: Proterozoic Mantle Heterogeneity: Geochemical Evidence from Contrasting Basic Dykes / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 33:9-21, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1987.033.01.02 --- D. Rickard: Proterozoic Volcanogenic Mineralization Styles / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 33:23-35, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1987.033.01.03 --- Early Proterozoic Volcanic Suites of the Baltic Shield --- T. C. Pharaoh, A. Warren, and N. J. Walsh: Early Proterozoic Metavolcanic Suites of the Northernmost Part of the Baltic Shield / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 33:41-58, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1987.033.01.04 --- M. Honkamo: Geochemistry and Tectonic Setting of Early Proterozoic Volcanic Rocks in Northern Ostrobothnia, Finland / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 33:59-68, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1987.033.01.05 --- Waldo Vivallo and Lars-Åke Claesson: Intra-Arc Rifting and Massive Sulphide Mineralization in an Early Proterozoic Volcanic Arc, Skellefte District, Northern Sweden / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 33:69-79, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1987.033.01.06 --- Joanna Parr and David Rickard: Early Proterozoic Subaerial Volcanism and Its Relationship to Broken Hill-type Mineralization in Central Sweden / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 33:81-93, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1987.033.01.07 --- H. Colley and L. Westra: The Volcano-Tectonic Setting and Mineralization of the Early Proterozoic Kemiö-Orijärvi-Lohja Belt, SW Finland / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 33:95-107, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1987.033.01.08 --- Early and Middle Proterozoic Volcanic Suites of the Laurentian and North Atlantic Shields --- W. R. A. Baragar and R. F. J. Scoates: Volcanic Geochemistry of the Northern Segments of the Circum-Superior Belt of the Canadian Shield / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 33:113-131, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1987.033.01.09 --- N. T. Arndt, G. E. Brügmann, K. Lehnert, C. Chauvel, and B. W. Chappell: Geochemistry, Petrogenesis and Tectonic Environment of Circum-Superior Belt Basalts, Canada / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 33:133-145, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1987.033.01.10 --- J. F. Lewry, R. MacDonald, C. Livesey, M. Meyer, R. Van Schmus, and M. E. Bickford: U-Pb Geochronology of Accreted Terranes in the Trans-Hudson Orogen, Northern Saskatchewan, Canada / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 33:147-166, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1987.033.01.11 --- B. R. Watters and J. A. Pearce: Metavolcanic Rocks of the La Ronge Domain in the Churchill Province, Saskatchewan: Geochemical Evidence for a Volcanic Arc Origin / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 33:167-182, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1987.033.01.12 --- J. W. Gaskarth and G. R. Parslow: Proterozoic Volcanism in the Flin Flon Greenstone Belt, East-Central Saskatchewan, Canada / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 33:183-200, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1987.033.01.13 --- Charles F. Gower and Bruce Ryan: Two Stage Felsic Volcanism in the Lower Proterozoic Upper Aillik Group, Labrador, Canada: Its Relationship to Syn- and Post-Kinematic Plutonism / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 33:201-210, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1987.033.01.14 --- K. C. Condie: Early Proterozoic Volcanic Regimes in Southwestern North America / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 33:211-218, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1987.033.01.15 --- A. N. LeCheminant, A. R. Miller, and G. M. LeCheminant: Early Proterozoic Alkaline Igneous Rocks, District of Keewatin, Canada: Petrogenesis and Mineralization / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 33:219-240, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1987.033.01.16 --- A. B. Ryan, W. R. A. Baragar, and D. J. Kontak: Geochemistry, Tectonic Setting, and Mineralization of High-Potassium Middle Proterozoic Rocks in Central Labrador, Canada / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 33:241-254, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1987.033.01.17 --- Y. A. Johnson, R. G. Park, and J. A. Winchester: Geochemistry, Petrogenesis and Tectonic Significance of the Early Proterozoic Loch Maree Group Amphibolites of the Lewisian Complex, NW Scotland / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 33:255-269, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1987.033.01.18 --- Proterozoic Volcanic Suites of the Guiana Shield --- A. K. Gibbs: Proterozoic Volcanic Rocks of the Northern Guiana Shield, South America / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 33:275-288, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1987.033.01.19 --- R. Renner and A. K. Gibbs: Geochemistry and Petrology of Metavolcanic Rocks of the Early Proterozoic Mazaruni Greenstone Belt, Northern Guyana / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 33:289-309, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1987.033.01.20 --- Proterozoic Volcanic Suites of Africa --- R. E. Myers, R. G. Cawthorn, T. S. McCarthy, and C. R. Anhaeusser: Fundamental Uniformity in the Trace Element Patterns of the Volcanics of the Kaapvaal Craton from 3000 to 2100 Ma: Evidence for the Lithospheric Origin of These Continental Tholeiites / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 33:315-325, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1987.033.01.21 --- D. L. Reid, A. J. Erlank, H. J. Welke, and A. Moyes: The Orange River Group: a Major Proterozoic Calcalkaline Volcanic Belt in the Western Namaqua Province, Southern Africa / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 33:327-346, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1987.033.01.22 --- G. Borg and K. J. Maiden: Alteration of Late Middle Proterozoic Volcanics and its Relation to Stratabound Copper-Silver-Gold Mineralization Along the Margin of the Kalahari Craton in Swa/Namibia and Botswana / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 33:347-354, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1987.033.01.23 --- J. H. Breitkopf and K. J. Maiden: Geochemical Patterns of Metabasites in the Southern Part of the Damara Orogen, SWA/Namibia: Applicability to the Recognition of Tectonic Environment / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 33:355-361, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1987.033.01.24 --- P. M. Klemenic: The Geochemistry of Upper Proterozoic Lavas From the Red Sea Hills, NE Sudan / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 33:363-372, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1987.033.01.25 --- Proterozoic Volcanic Suites of Australia --- L. A. I. Wyborn, R. W. Page, and A. J. Parker: Geochemical and Geochronological Signatures in Australian Proterozoic Igneous Rocks / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 33:377-394, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1987.033.01.26 --- S. D. James, J. A. Pearce, and R. A. Oliver: The Geochemistry of the Lower Proterozoic Willyama Complex Volcanics, Broken Hill Block, New South Wales / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 33:395-408, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1987.033.01.27 --- I. H. Wilson: Geochemistry of Proterozoic Volcanics, Mount Isa Inlier, Australia / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 33:409-423, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1987.033.01.28 --- L. A. I. Wyborn: The Petrology and Geochemistry of Alteration Assemblages in the Eastern Creek Volcanics, as a Guide to Copper and Uranium Mobility Associated with Regional Metamorphism and Deformation, Mount Isa, Queensland / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 33:425-434, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1987.033.01.29 --- Proterozoic Volcanic Suites of Asia --- Jia Chengzao: Geochemistry and Tectonics of the Xionger Group in the Eastern Qinling Mountains of China—a mid Proterozoic Volcanic arc Related to Plate Subduction / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 33:436-448, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1987.033.01.30 --- Middle to Late Proterozoic Volcanic Suites of the North Atlantic Borderlands --- T. E. Smith and P. E. Holm: The Trace Element Geochemistry of Metavolcanics and Dykes From the Central Metasedimentary Belt of the Grenville Province, Southeastern Ontario, Canada / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 33:453-470, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1987.033.01.31 --- T. S. Brewer and B. P. Atkin: Geochemical and Tectonic Evolution of the Proterozoic Telemark Supracrustals, Southern Norway / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 33:471-487, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1987.033.01.32 --- J. A. Winchester, M. D. Max, and C. B. Long: Trace Element Geochemical Correlation in the Reworked Proterozoic Dalradian Metavolcanic Suites of the Western Ox Mountains and NW Mayo Inliers, Ireland / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 33:489-502, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1987.033.01.33 --- G. J. Lees, R. A. Roach, M. M. Shufflebotham, and N. H. Griffiths: Upper Proterozoic Basaltic Volcanism in the Northern Massif Armoricain, France / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 33:503-523, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1987.033.01.34 --- B. Cabanis, J. Chantraine, and D. Rabu: Geochemical Study of the Brioverian (late Proterozoic) Volcanic Rocks in the Northern Armorican Massif (France). Implications for Geodynamic Evolution During the Cadomian / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 33:525-539, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1987.033.01.35 --- T. C. Pharaoh, P. C. Webb, R. S. Thorpe, and R. D. Beckinsale: Geochemical Evidence for the Tectonic Setting of Late Proterozoic Volcanic Suites in Central England / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 33:541-552, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1987.033.01.36

Description / Table of Contents: INTRODUCTION Over the past 18 years the author and several colleagues have developed a mathematical model designed to predict the propagation characteristics of acoustic waves in marine sediments. The model is based on the classical work of Maurice Biot who developed a comprehensive theory for the mechanics of porous, deformable media in a series of papers spanning the time period from 1941 to 1973. Since our objective was to develop a practical working model that could be used as a guide in planning and interpreting experimental work, we began with the simplest possible form of the model and added various complexities only as they were needed to explain new variations in the data that were obtained. Thus the number of material parameters that had to be measured or assumed at any stage in the development of the model was kept to a minimum. Since the first version of the model was introduced in 1970, we have published over twenty technical papers covering various stages of its development and many papers have been published by colleagues who have utilized our work in various ways. This monograph is an attempt to summarize the development and use of the model to date. Acoustic waves in ocean sediments may be considered as a limiting case in the more general category of mechanical waves that can propagate in fluid-saturated porous media. The general problem of wave motion in this kind of material has been studied extensively over the past thirty years by engineers, geophysicists and acousticians for a variety of reasons. In some cases, interest is focused on low-frequency waves of rather large amplitude, such as those that arise near the source of an earthquake or near a building housing heavy, vibrating machinery. At other times, the main interest is in waves of low frequency and amplitude that have traversed long distances through the sediment. In still another category, high-frequency waves that are able to resolve thin layering and other fine structural details are of interest in studying near-bottom sediments. Thus the full spread of frequency and amplitude has been studied for geological materials ranging from soft, unconsolidated sediments to rock. Because of the almost limitless combinations of different types of sediment, stratification and structure, accurate mathematical description of the wave field produced by a particular source can be constructed only if accurate descriptions of the acoustic properties of individual components can be specified. These properties depend on the geological history of the sediment deposit, on the frequency content of the wave field and on a number of other factors that depend on the environment in situ. A survey of the literature suggests that there are a number of parameters that play principal roles in controlling the dynamic response of saturated sediments...