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Description / Table of Contents: The introduction of the term periglacial by Łoziński in 1909 to describe the cold-climate conditions in the zone adjacent to, but beyond, the Pleistocene glaciers encouraged the separate development of geocryological and glaciological research. Geological and geomorphological processes at the interface between glaciers and permafrost have, as a result, been given less attention than they warrant, and the influence of one on the other has in many respects been neglected. This book includes a collection of papers that emphasize glacier-permafrost interactions. Papers consider permafrost and its influence on glacitectonic processes, glacial meltwater systems and ground-ice development in proglacial and ice-marginal environments. In addition, recent research findings are reported on paraglacial processes, permafrost evolution, rock glaciers, the formation of ice-wedge casts and periglacial slope evolution. It is hoped that this book will stimulate interest in the interface between glacial and periglacial systems, and encourage further collaborative research involving glaciologists and glacial geologists on the one hand, and geocryologists and permafrost scientists on the other.

Description / Table of Contents: The supercontinent-cycle hypothesis attributes planetary-scale episodic tectonic events to an intrinsic self-organizing mode of mantle convection, governed by the buoyancy of continental lithosphere that resists subduction during the closure of old ocean basins, and the consequent reorganization of mantle convection cells leading to the opening of new ocean basins. Characteristic timescales of the cycle are typically 500 to 700 million years. Proposed spatial patterns of cyclicity range from hemispheric (introversion) to antipodal (extroversion), to precisely between those end members (orthoversion). Advances in our understanding can arise from theoretical or numerical modelling, primary data acquisition relevant to continental reconstructions, and spatiotemporal correlations between plate kinematics, geodynamic events and palaeoenvironmental history. The palaeogeographic record of supercontinental tectonics on Earth is still under development. The contributions in this Special Publication provide snapshots in time of these investigations and indicate that Earth's palaeogeographic record incorporates elements of all three end-member spatial patterns.

Description / Table of Contents: Limestone is a highly successful and widely used building material, found in many important historic buildings and new monuments around the world. Whilst its success reflects its durability under a wide range of environmental conditions, there are still important questions surrounding the selection, use and conservation of building limestones. In order to make best use of new limestone today, and to conserve old limestone most effectively, we need to bring modern research methods to bear on understanding the characteristics of different limestones, what mortars to use, and how key limestones have responded to polluted atmospheres. This volume brings together recent inter-disciplinary research on these issues, illustrating the diversity of innovative techniques that are now being applied to furthering our understanding of building limestones.

Description / Table of Contents: Introduction / D. Pereira, B. R. Marker, S. Kramar, B. Cooper and B. Schouenborg / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 407, 1-4, 23 February 2015, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP407.18 --- Procedures and criteria for the definition of Global Heritage Stone Resources / Brian R. Marker / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 407, 5-10, 10 June 2014, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP407.3 --- The ‘Global Heritage Stone Resource’ designation: past, present and future / Barry J. Cooper / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 407, 11-20, 21 May 2014, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP407.5 --- Global stone heritage: Larvikite, Norway / Tom Heldal, G. B. Meyer and R. Dahl / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 407, 21-34, 27 November 2014, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP407.14 --- The Hallandia gneiss, a Swedish heritage stone resource / B. Schouenborg, J. Andersson, M. Göransson and Inger Lundqvist / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 407, 35-48, 4 November 2014, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP407.17 --- The Kolmården serpentine marble in Sweden: a stone found both in castles and people's homes / Anders Wikström and Dolores Pereira / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 407, 49-56, 28 January 2015, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP407.22 --- Global Heritage Stone: Estremoz Marbles, Portugal / Luís Lopes and Ruben Martins / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 407, 57-74, 15 August 2014, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP407.10 --- Contribution of Portuguese two-mica granites to stone built heritage: the historical value of Oporto granite / Angela Almeida and Arlindo Begonha / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 407, 75-91, 27 November 2014, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP407.16 --- Piedra Pajarilla: a candidacy as a global heritage stone resource for Martinamor granite / Dolores Pereira, Ana Gimeno and Santiago Del Barrio / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 407, 93-100, 21 May 2014, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP407.6 --- The Sierra Nevada serpentinites: the serpentinites most used in Spanish heritage buildings / Rafael Navarro, Dolores Pereira, Carlos Rodríguez-Navarro and Eduardo Sebastián-Pardo / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 407, 101-108, 10 June 2014, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP407.7 --- Villamayor Stone (Golden Stone) as a Global Heritage Stone Resource from Salamanca (NW of Spain) / J. Garcia-Talegón, A. C. Iñigo, G. Alonso-Gavilán and S. Vicente-Tavera / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 407, 109-120, 27 November 2014, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP407.19 --- Colmenar Limestone, Madrid, Spain: considerations for its nomination as a Global Heritage Stone Resource due to its long term durability / R. Fort, M. J. Varas-Muriel, M. Alvarez de Buergo and E. M. Perez-Monserrat / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 407, 121-135, 3 September 2014, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP407.8 --- Carrara Marble: a nomination for ‘Global Heritage Stone Resource’ from Italy / P. Primavori / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 407, 137-154, 23 February 2015, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP407.21 --- Rosa Beta granite (Sardinian Pink Granite): a heritage stone of international significance from Italy / N. Careddu and S. Grillo / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 407, 155-172, 21 May 2014, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP407.1 --- Pietra Serena: the stone of the Renaissance / F. Fratini, E. Pecchioni, E. Cantisani, S. Rescic and S. Vettori / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 407, 173-186, 3 September 2014, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP407.11 --- Ornamental stones of the Verbano Cusio Ossola quarry district: characterization of materials, quarrying techniques and history and relevance to local and national heritage / Giovanna A. Dino and Alessandro Cavallo / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 407, 187-200, 15 October 2014, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP407.15 --- Stone materials used for monumental buildings in the historical centre of Turin (NW Italy): architectonical survey and petrographic characterization of Via Roma / Alessandro Borghi, Valentina Berra, Anna d'Atri, Giovanna A. Dino, Lorenzo M. Gallo, Elena Giacobino, Luca Martire, Gianluca Massaro, Gloria Vaggelli, Carlo Bertok, Daniele Castelli, Emanuele Costa, Simona Ferrando, Chiara Groppo and Franco Rolfo / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 407, 201-218, 27 November 2014, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP407.20 --- Podpeč limestone: a heritage stone from Slovenia / S. Kramar, M. Bedjanič, B. Mirtič, A. Mladenović, B. Rožič, D. Skaberne, M. Gutman, N. Zupančič and B. Cooper / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 407, 219-231, 10 June 2014, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP407.2 --- Stone heritage in Southeast Slovenia / M. Golež and B. Mirtič / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 407, 233-242, 27 August 2014, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP407.12 --- Ornamental stone in the history of St Petersburg architecture / A. G. Bulakh / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 407, 243-252, 10 June 2014, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP407.4 --- Natural stone in the built heritage of the interior of Brazil: the use of stone in Minas Gerais / A. G. Costa / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 407, 253-261, 22 July 2014, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP407.13 --- ‘Piedra Mar del Plata’: An Argentine orthoquartzite worthy of being considered as a ‘Global Heritage Stone Resource’ / F. Cravero, M. B. Ponce, M. R. Gozalvez and S. A. Marfil / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 407, 263-268, 8 July 2014, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP407.9