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Description / Table of Contents: Mineral deposits are not only primary sources of wealth generation, but also act as windows through which to view the evolution and interrelationships of the Earth system. Deposits formed throughout the last 3.8 billion years of the Earth’s history preserve key evidence with which to test fundamental questions about the evolution of the Earth. These include: the nature of early magmatic and tectonic processes, supercontinent reconstructions, the state of the atmosphere and hydrosphere with time, and the emergence and development of life. The interlinking processes that form mineral deposits have always sat at the heart of the Earth system and the potential for using deposits as tools to understand that evolving system over geological time is increasingly recognized. This volume contains research aimed both at understanding the origins of mineral deposits and at using mineral deposits as tools to explore different long-term Earth processes.

Description / Table of Contents: The Neuquén Basin of northern Patagonia provides an excellent case study in basin analysis and sequence stratigraphy. The basin is one of the largest petroleum provinces in South America and includes a dramatic record of relative sea-level changes as well as a unique and globally important palaeontological record. Understanding this region is also central to unravelling the history of the Andes. The latest developments in the study of the area have been combined in this volume to give an integrated series of case studies that document the structural, igneous, sedimentological and palaeontological history of the region from the Triassic to the Recent. This publication provides an introduction into this fascinating region as well as a resource that includes the most complete and up-to-date studies of the area.

Description / Table of Contents: Often regarded as the ‘Cinderella’ of palaeontological studies, palaeobotany has a history that contains some fascinating insights into scientific endeavour, especially by palaeontologists who were perusing a personal interest rather than a career. The problems of maintaining research facilities in universities, especially in the modern era, are described and reveal a noticeable absence of a national UK strategy to preserve centres of excellence in an avowedly specialist area. Accounts of some of the pioneers demonstrate the importance of collaboration between taxonomists and illustrators. The importance of palaeobotany in the rise of geoconservation is outlined, as well as the significant and influential role of women in the discipline. Although this volume has a predominantly UK focus, two very interesting studies outline the history of palaeobotanical work in Argentina and China.

Description / Table of Contents: Statistical Seismology aims to bridge the gap between physics-based and statistics-based models. This volume provides a combination of reviews, methodological studies, and applications, which point to promising efforts in this field. The volume will be useful to students and professional researchers alike, who are interested in using stochastic modeling for probing the nature of earthquake phenomena, as well as an essential ingredient for earthquake forecasting.

Description / Table of Contents: The sustainable development of minerals, whick are non-renewable resources, is a major challenge in today's world. In this regard the true definition of sustainability' is a debating point itself: can such a concept exist with respect to non-renewable resources? Perhaps the ideal sustainability model is one that minimizes negative environmental impact and maximizes benefits to society, the economy and regional/national development. Developed and near-developed economies rely for commodity supplies on developing countries where major mining operations are often a mainstay of the domestic economy. Limited environmental regulation and low wages lead to charges of exploitation. also, large numbers of people have no alternative to living ny informal, often dangerous, 'artisanal' mining. This Special Publication gives examples from developing countries at all scales of mineral extraction. The volume reviews environmental, economic, health and social problems and highlights the need to solve these before sustainability can be achieved. The better solutions require mutual understanding, through full involvement of all stakeholders, education, training and investment so that small-scale ansd artisinal mines can grow into well-managed operations. At larger scales, most major interantional mining companies have now inoproved their practices and are monitoring their [rogress, although there is no room for complacency in this rapidly changing are.

Description / Table of Contents: Alluvial fans: geomorphology, sedimentology, dynamics — introduction. A review of alluvial-fan research / Adrian M. Harvey, Anne E. Mather and Martin Stokes / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 251, 1-7, 1 January 2005, https://doi.org/10.1144/GSL.SP.2005.251.01.01 --- Flow events on a hyper-arid alluvial fan: Quebrada Tambores, Salar de Atacama, northern Chile / Anne E. Mather and Adrian Hartley / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 251, 9-24, 1 January 2005, https://doi.org/10.1144/GSL.SP.2005.251.01.02 --- Fans with forests: contemporary hydrogeomorphic processes on fans with forests in west central British Columbia, Canada / D. J. Wilford, M. E. Sakals, J. L. Innes and R. C. Sidle / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 251, 25-40, 1 January 2005, https://doi.org/10.1144/GSL.SP.2005.251.01.03 --- The fluvial megafan of Abarkoh Basin (Central Iran): an example of flash-flood sedimentation in arid lands / Nasser Arzani / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 251, 41-59, 1 January 2005, https://doi.org/10.1144/GSL.SP.2005.251.01.04 --- Climate and tectonically controlled river style changes on the Sajó-Hernád alluvial fan (Hungary) / Gyula Gábris and Balázs Nagy / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 251, 61-67, 1 January 2005, https://doi.org/10.1144/GSL.SP.2005.251.01.05 --- Quaternary telescopic-like alluvial fans, Andean Ranges, Argentina / F. Colombo / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 251, 69-84, 1 January 2005, https://doi.org/10.1144/GSL.SP.2005.251.01.06 --- Morphometry and depositional style of Late Pleistocene alluvial fans: Wadi Al-Bih, northern UAE and Oman / Asma Al-Farraj and Adrian M. Harvey / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 251, 85-94, 1 January 2005, https://doi.org/10.1144/GSL.SP.2005.251.01.07 --- Climatic controls on alluvial-fan activity, Coastal Cordillera, northern Chile / Adrian J. Hartley, Anne E. Mather, Elizabeth Jolley and Peter Turner / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 251, 95-116, 1 January 2005, https://doi.org/10.1144/GSL.SP.2005.251.01.08 --- Differential effects of base-level, tectonic setting and climatic change on Quaternary alluvial fans in the northern Great Basin, Nevada, USA / Adrian M. Harvey / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 251, 117-131, 1 January 2005, https://doi.org/10.1144/GSL.SP.2005.251.01.09 --- Reconciling the roles of climate and tectonics in Late Quaternary fan development on the Spartan piedmont, Greece / Richard J.J. Pope and Keith N. Wilkinson / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 251, 133-152, 1 January 2005, https://doi.org/10.1144/GSL.SP.2005.251.01.10 --- Luminescence dating of alluvial fans in intramontane basins of NW Argentina / R. A. J. Robinson, J. Q. G. Spencer, M. R. Strecker, A. Richter and R. N. Alonso / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 251, 153-168, 1 January 2005, https://doi.org/10.1144/GSL.SP.2005.251.01.11 --- Factors controlling sequence development on Quaternary fluvial fans, San Joaquin Basin, California, USA / G. S. Weissmann, G. L. Bennett and A. L. Lansdale / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 251, 169-186, 1 January 2005, https://doi.org/10.1144/GSL.SP.2005.251.01.12 --- Tertiary alluvial fans at the northern margin of the Ebro Basin: a review / Gary Nichols / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 251, 187-206, 1 January 2005, https://doi.org/10.1144/GSL.SP.2005.251.01.13 --- Source area and tectonic control on alluvial-fan development in the Miocene Fohnsdorf intramontane basin, Austria / Michael Wagreich and Philipp E. Strauss / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 251, 207-216, 1 January 2005, https://doi.org/10.1144/GSL.SP.2005.251.01.14 --- Upper Cretaceous-Palaeocene basin-margin alluvial fans documenting interaction between tectonic and environmental processes (Provence, SE France) / S. Leleu, J.-F. Ghienne and G. Manatschal / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 251, 217-239, 1 January 2005, https://doi.org/10.1144/GSL.SP.2005.251.01.15

Description / Table of Contents: The Early-Middle Pleistocene transition (around 1.2 to 0.5 Ma) marks a profound shift in Earth’s climate state. Low-amplitude 41 ka climate cycles, dominating the earlier part of the Pleistocene, gave way progressively to a 100 ka rhythm of increased amplitude that characterizes our present glacial—interglacial world. This volume assesses the biotic and physical response to this transition both on land and in the oceans: indeed it examines the very nature of Quaternary climate change. Milankovitch theory, palaeoceanography using isotopes and microfossils, marine organic geochemistry, tephrochronology, the record of loess and soil deposition, terrestrial vegetationa! change, and the migration and evolution of hominins as well as other large and small mammals, are all considered. These themes combine to explore the very origins of our present biota.

Description / Table of Contents: This collection of research and review papers addresses the question of structural evolution during deformation to high strains and the physical properties of rocks that have been affected by high-strain zones. The discussions range from natural examples at outcrop to microscopic studies. They include experiments and numerical models based on the active processes in high-strain zones as well as studies on the physical properties of highly strained rocks in the field and laboratory. Specific questions addressed include magnetotelturic imaging of faults, magnetic fabrics, fabric development, seismic properties of highly strained rocks, change of theology with strain, influence of melt on the localization of deformation, the relationship between deformation and metamorphism as well as new methods in the analysis of deformation. The book is aimed at an interdisciplinary group of readers interested in the effects of high strain in rocks.

Description / Table of Contents: In Materials Science, investigations aiming to prepare new types of molecular sieves (porous materials) have opened a productive field of research inspired by the crystal structures of minerals. These new molecular sieves are distinct from zeolites in that they have different kinds of polyhedra that build up their structures. Of particular interest are the new molecular sieves characterized by a mixed "octahedral"-tetrahedral framework (heteropolyhedral frameworks), instead of a purely tetrahedral framework as in zeolites. Heteropolyhedral compounds have been extensively studied since the early 1990's, with particular attention having been focused on titanosilicates, such as ETS-4 (synthetic analog of the mineral zorite) and ETS-10. However, titanosilicates are not the only representatives of novel microporous mineral phases. The search for "octahedral"-tetrahedral silicates was extended to metals other than titanium, for instance, the zirconosilicates with the preparation of synthetic counterparts of the minerals gaidonnayite, petarasite and umbite. Many microporous heteropolyhedral compounds containing metals such as Nb, V, Sn, Ca and lanthanides, have been reported and a wide number of distinct structural types (e.g., rhodesite-delhayelite and tobermorite) have been synthesized and structurally characterized. Moreover, the potential applications of these novel materials have been evaluated, particularly in the areas of catalysis, separation of molecular species, ion exchange and optical and magnetic properties. A comprehensive review of the mineralogical, structural, chemical and crystal-chemical studies carried on natural phases may be extremely useful to inspire and favor investigations on analogs or related synthetic materials. A similar synergy between mineralogists and materials scientists already occurred in the "classical" case of zeolites, in which the wide and deep structural and crystal-chemical knowledge accumulated in the study of the natural phases was extraordinarily useful to the chemists who are active in the field of molecular sieves. In particular, the structural investigation of the natural phases may be extremely rewarding and helpful in orienting the work of synthesis and in understanding the nature of the synthetic products, for the following reasons: Whereas rarely the crystalline synthetic products are suitable for single-crystal structural investigations, the natural counterparts are often well crystallized. Crystallization in nature occurs from chemical systems characterized by a wide compositional range, thus producing compounds with a very rich and variable crystal chemistry, which may provide precious information, suggesting possible substituting elements and addressing the synthetic work in a very productive way. The present volume follows a meeting on "Micro- and mesoporous mineral phases" (Rome, December 6-7, 2004) that was jointly organized by the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei (ANL) and the International Union of Crystallography (IUCr) via its Commission on Inorganic and Mineral Structures (CIMS). The meeting was convened by Fausto Calderazzo, Giovanni Ferraris, Stefano Merlino and Annibale Mottana and financially supported by several other organizations representing both Mineralogy (e.g., the International Mineralogical Association and the European Mineralogical Union) and Crystallography (e.g., the European Crystallographic Association and the Italian Association of Crystallography). To participants, ANL staff, organizations, and, in general, all involved persons, our sincere acknowledgments; in particular, we are grateful to Annibale Mottana who was able to convince the ANL Academicians to schedule and support the meeting. This volume of the RiMG series highlights the present knowledge on micro- and mesoporous mineral phases, with focus on their crystal-chemical aspects, occurrence and porous activity in nature and experiments. As zeolites are the matter of numerous ad hoc meetings and books - including two volumes in this series - they do not specifically appear in the present volume. The phases of the sodalite and cancrinite-davyne groups, which mineralogists consider distinct from zeolites, are instead considered (in the order, chapter 7 by W. Depmeier and part of chapter 8 by E. Bonaccorsi and S. Merlino, respectively). The first two chapters of the volume cover general aspects of porous materials. This includes the application of the IUPAC nomenclature developed for ordered porous materials to non-zeolite mineral phases (L.B. McCusker, chapter 1) and the extension to heteropolyhedral structures of a topological description by using nodes representing the coordination polyhedra (S.V. Krivovichev, chapter 2). Chapters from 3 to 7 are dedicated to various groups of heteropolyhedral porous structures for which the authors emphasize some of the more general aspects according to their research specialization. G. Ferraris and A. Gula (chapter 3) put the emphasis on the modular aspects of well-known porous phases (such as sepiolite, palygorskite and rhodesite-related structures) as well as on heterophyllosilicates that may be not strictly porous phases (according to the definition given in chapter 1) but could be the starting basis for pillared materials. The porous mineral phases typical of hyperalkaline rocks (such as eudialytes and labuntsovites) are discussed by N.V. Chukanov and I.V. Pekov under their crystal-chemical (chapter 4) and minerogenetic (chapter 5) aspects showing the role of ion exchange during the geological evolution from primary to later phases, with experimental cation exchange data also being reported. J. Rocha and Z. Lin (chapter 6) emphasize how research on the synthesis of octahedral-pentahedral-tetrahedral framework silicates has been inspired and motivated by the many examples of such materials provided by nature; synthesis, structure and possible technological applications of a wide number of these materials are also described. Following chapters 7 and 8 - which besides the cancrinite-davyne group, presents the crystallographic features of the minerals in the tobermorite and gyrolite groups - M. Pasero (chapter 9) illustrates the topological and polysomatic aspects of the "tunnel oxides," a historical name applied to porous oxides related to MnO2, and reviews their main technological applications. The next two chapters (10 and 11) draw attention to "unexpected" porous materials like apatite and sulfides. T.J. White and his team (chapter 10) convincingly show that the apatite structure type displays porous properties, some of which are already exploited. Chapter 10 also contains two appendices that report crystal and synthesis data for hundreds of synthetic apatites, a number that demonstrates how wide the interest is for this class of compounds. E. Makovicky (chapter 11) analyzes the structures of natural and synthetic sulfides and selenides showing that, even if experimental work proving porous activity is practically still missing, several structure types display promising channels. Chapter 12, by M. Mellini, is the only one dedicated to mesoporous mineral phases - which are crystalline compounds with pores wider than 2 nm. Examples discussed are carbon nanotubes, fullerenes - which occur also in nature - chrysotile, opal and, moving from channels to cages, clathrates.

Description / Table of Contents: As geomicrobiologists, we seek to understand how some of nature's most complex systems work, yet the very complexity we seek to understand has placed many of the insights out of reach. Recent advances in cultivation methodologies, the development of ultrahigh throughput DNA sequencing capabilities, and new methods to assay gene expression and protein function open the way for rapid progress. In the eight years since the first Geomicrobiology volume (Geomicrobiology: Interactions between microbes and minerals; volume 35 in this series) we have transformed into scientists working hand in hand with biochemists, molecular biologists, genome scientists, analytical chemists, and even physicists to reveal the most fundamental molecular-scale underpinnings of biogeochemical systems. Through synthesis achieved by integration of diverse perspectives, skills, and interests, we have begun to learn how organisms mediate chemical transformations, the ways in which the environment determines the architecture of microbial communities, and the interplay between evolution and selection that shapes the biodiversity of the planet. This volume presents chapters written by leaders in the rapidly maturing field we refer to as molecular geomicrobiology. Most of them are relatively young researchers who share their approaches and insights and provide pointers to exciting areas ripe for new advances. This volume ties together themes common to environmental microbiology, earth science, and astrobiology. The resesarch presented here, the associated short course, and the volume production were supported by funding from many sources, notably the Mineralogical Society of America, the Geochemical Society, the US Department of Energy Chemical Sciences Program and the NASA Astrobiology Institute.

Description / Table of Contents: The publication of this volume occurs at the one-hundredth anniversary of 1905, which has been called the annus mirabilus because it was the year of a number of enormous scientific advances. Among them are four papers by Albert Einstein explaining (among other things) Brownian motion, the photoelectric effect, the special theory of relativity, and the equation E = mc2. Also of significance in 1905 was the first application of another major advance in physics, which dramatically changed the fields of Earth and planetary science. In March of 1905 (and published the following year), Ernest Rutherford presented the following in the Silliman Lectures at Yale: "The helium observed in the radioactive minerals is almost certainly due to its production from the radium and other radioactive substances contained therein. If the rate of production of helium from known weights of the different radioelements were experimentally known, it should thus be possible to determine the interval required for the production of the amount of helium observed in radioactive minerals, or, in other words, to determine the age of the mineral." Rutherford E (1906) Radioactive Transformations. Charles Scriber's Sons, NY Thus radioisotopic geochronology was born, almost immediately shattering centuries of speculative conjectures and estimates and laying the foundation for establishment of the geologic timescale, the age of the Earth and meteorites, and a quantitative understanding of the rates of processes ranging from nebular condensation to Quaternary glaciations. There is an important subplot to the historical development of radioisotopic dating over the last hundred years, which, ironically, arises directly from the subsequent history of the U-He dating method Rutherford described in 1905. Almost as soon as radioisotopic dating was invented, it was recognized that the U-He [or later the (U-Th)/He method], provided ages that were often far younger than those allowed by stratigraphic correlations or other techniques such as U/Pb dating. Clearly, as R.J. Strutt noted in 1910, He ages only provided "minimum values, because helium leaks out from the mineral, to what extent it is impossible to say" (Strutt, 1910, Proc Roy Soc Lond, Ser A 84:379-388). For several decades most attention was diverted to U/Pb and other techniques better suited to measurement of crystallization ages and establishment of the geologic timescale. Gradually it became clear that other radioisotopic systems such as K/Ar and later fission-track also provided ages that were clearly younger than formation ages. In 1910 it may have been impossible to say the extent to which He (or most other elements) leaked out of minerals, but eventually a growing understanding of thermally-activated diffusion and annealing began to shed light on the significance of such ages. The recognition that some systems can provide cooling, rather than formation, ages, was gradual and diachronous across radioisotopic systems. Most of the heavy lifting in this regard was accomplished by researchers working on the interpretation of K/Ar and fission-track ages. Ironically, Rutherford¹s He-based radioisotopic system was one of the last to be quantitatively interpreted as a thermochronometer, and has been added to K/Ar (including 40Ar/39Ar) and fission-track methods as important for constraining the medium- to low-temperature thermal histories of rocks and minerals. Thermochronology has had a slow and sometimes fitful maturation from what were once troubling age discrepancies and poorly-understood open-system behaviors, into a powerful branch of geochronology applied by Earth scientists from diverse fields. Cooling ages, coupled with quantitative understanding of crystal-scale kinetic phenomena and crustal- or landscape-scale interpretational models now provide an enormous range of insights into tectonics, geomorphology, and subjects of other fields. At the same time, blossoming of lower temperature thermochronometric approaches has inspired new perspectives into the detailed behavior of higher temperature systems that previously may have been primarily used for establishing formation ages. Increased recognition of the importance of thermal histories, combined with improved analytical precision, has motivated progress in understanding the thermochronologic behavior of U/Pb, Sm/Nd, Lu/Hf, and other systems in a wide range of minerals, filling out the temperature range accessible by thermochronologic approaches. Thus the maturation of low- and medium-temperature thermochronology has led to a fuller understanding of the significance of radioisotopic ages in general, and to one degree or another has permeated most of geochronology. Except in rare cases, the goal of thermochronology is not thermal histories themselves, but rather the geologic processes responsible for them. Thermochronometers are now routinely used for quantifying exhumation histories (tectonic or erosional), magmatism, or landscape evolution. As thermochronology has matured, so have model and interpretational approaches used to convert thermal histories into these more useful geologic histories. Low-temperature thermochronology has been especially important in this regard, as knowledge of thermal processes in the uppermost few kilometers of the crust require consideration of coupled interactions of tectonic, geodynamic, and surface processes. Exciting new developments in these fields in turn drive improved thermochronologic methods and innovative sampling approaches.

Description / Table of Contents: I. Nature and Formation of Oceanic Lithosphere --- Magma Chambers: Products and Processes --- J. A. Orcutt, M. Burnett, and J. S. McClain: Evolution of the ocean crust: results from recent seismic experiments / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 13:7-16, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.013.01.01 --- M. R. Fisk: Depths and temperatures of mid-ocean-ridge magma chambers and the composition of their source magmas / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 13:17-23, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.013.01.02 --- M. F. J. Flower: Spreading-rate parameters in ocean crust: analogue for ophiolite? / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 13:25-40, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.013.01.03 --- J. D. Smewing, N. I. Christensen, I. D. Bartholomew, and P. Browning: The structure of the oceanic upper mantle and lower crust as deduced from the northern section of the Oman ophiolite / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 13:41-53, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.013.01.04 --- R. T. Gregory: Melt percolation beneath a spreading ridge: evidence from the Semail peridotite, Oman / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 13:55-62, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.013.01.05 --- J. S. Pallister: Parent magmas of the Semail ophiolite, Oman / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 13:63-70, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.013.01.06 --- P. Browning: Cryptic variation within the Cumulate Sequence of the Oman ophiolite: magma chamber depth and petrological implications / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 13:71-82, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.013.01.07 --- D. Elthon, J. F. Casey, and S. Komor: Cryptic mineral-chemistry variations in a detailed traverse through the cumulate ultramafic rocks of the North Arm Mountain massif of the Bay of Islands ophiolite, Newfoundland / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 13:83-97, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.013.01.08 --- Fracture Zones --- R. S. White: Atlantic oceanic crust: seismic structure of a slow-spreading ridge / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 13:101-111, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.013.01.09 --- J. M. Auzende, G. Ceuleneer, G. Cornen, T. Juteau, Y. Lagabrielle, G. Lensch, C. Mevel, A. Nicolas, H. Prichard, A. Ribeiro, E. Ruellan, and J. R. Vanney: Intraoceanic tectonism on the Gorringe Bank: observations by submersible / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 13:113-120, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.013.01.10 --- J. Honnorez, C. Mevel, and R. Montigny: Occurrence and significance of gneissic amphibolites in the Vema fracture zone, equatorial Mid-Atlantic Ridge / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 13:121-130, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.013.01.11 --- J. A. Karson: Variations in structure and petrology in the Coastal Complex, Newfoundland: anatomy of an oceanic fracture zone / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 13:131-144, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.013.01.12 --- Mantle Structures --- A. Nicolas and M. Rabinowicz: Mantle flow pattern at oceanic spreading centres: relation with ophiolitic and oceanic structures / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 13:147-151, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.013.01.13 --- Lavas and Sediments --- J. Malpas and G. Langdon: Petrology of the Upper Pillow Lava suite, Troodos ophiolite, Cyprus / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 13:155-167, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.013.01.14 --- J. F. Boyle and A. H. F. Robertson: Evolving metallogenesis at the Troodos spreading axis / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 13:169-181, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.013.01.1--- Isotope Studies & Metamorphism --- D. Elthon, J. R. Lawrence, R. E. Hanson, and C. Stern: Modelling of oxygen-isotope data from the Sarmiento ophiolite complex, Chile / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 13:185-197, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.013.01.16 --- D. S. Stakes, H. P. Taylor , jr, and R. L. Fisher: Oxygen-isotope and geochemical characterization of hydrothermal alteration in ophiolite complexes and modern oceanic crust / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 13:199-214, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.013.01.17 --- M. J. Thirlwall and B. J. Bluck: Sr-Nd isotope and chemical evidence that the Ballantrae ‘ophiolite’, SW Scotland, is polygenetic / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 13:215-230, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.013.01.18 --- M. A. Menzies: Chemical and isotopic heterogeneities in orogenic and ophiolitic peridotites / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 13:231-240, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.013.01.19 --- Zulfiqar Ahmed and A. Hall: Petrology and mineralization of the Sakhakot-Qila ophiolite, Pakistan / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 13:241-252, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.013.01.20 --- II. Emplacement (Obduction) of Ophiolites --- Ophiolite Emplacement and Obduction --- J. G. Spray: Possible causes and consequences of upper mantle decoupling and ophiolite displacement / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 13:255-268, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.013.01.21 --- J. F. Casey and J. F Dewey: Initiation of subduction zones along transform and accreting plate boundaries, triple-junction evolution, and forearc spreading centres—implications for ophiolitic geology and obduction / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 13:269-290, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.013.01.22 --- Y. Ogawa and J. Naka: Emplacement of ophiolitic rocks in forearc areas: Examples from central Japan and Izu-Mariana-Yap island arc system / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 13:291-301, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.013.01.23 --- M. P. Searle and R. K. Stevens: Obduction processes in ancient, modern and future ophiolites / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 13:303-319, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.013.01.24 --- N. H. Woodcock and A. H. F. Robertson: The structural variety in Tethyan ophiolite terrains / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 13:321-330, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.013.01.25 --- Regional Studies --- H. Colley: An ophiolite suite in Fiji? / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 13:333-340, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.013.01.26 --- H. L. Davies and A. L. Jaques: Emplacement of ophiolite in Papua New Guinea / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 13:341-349, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.013.01.27 --- J. S. Milsom: The gravity field of the Marum ophiolite complex, Papua New Guinea / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 13:351-357, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.013.01.28 --- R. G. Coleman: Ophiolites and the tectonic evolution of the Arabian Peninsula / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 13:359-366, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.013.01.29 --- G. Wadge, G. Draper, and J. F. Lewis: Ophiolites of the northern Caribbean: A reappraisal of their roles in the evolution of the Caribbean plate boundary / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 13:367-380, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.013.01.30 --- B. A. Sturt, H. Furnes, and D. Roberts: A conspectus of Scandinavian Caledonian ophiolites / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 13:381-391, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.013.01.31 --- R. Hall: Ophiolites: Figments of Oceanic Lithosphere? / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 13:393-403, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.013.01.32 --- D. A. Rothery: The role of Landsat Multispectral Scanner (MSS) imagery in mapping the Oman ophiolite / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 13:405-413, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.013.01.33

Description / Table of Contents: Introduction --- D. A. V. Stow and D. J. W. Piper: Deep-water fine-grained sediments; history, methodology and terminology / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 15:3-14, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.015.01.01 --- Processes --- D. S. Gorsline: A review of fine-grained sediment origins, characteristics, transport and deposition / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 15:17-34, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.015.01.02 --- I. N. McCave: Erosion, transport and deposition of fine-grained marine sediments / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 15:35-69, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.015.01.03 --- S. L. Eittreim: Methods and observations in the study of deep-sea suspended particulate matter / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 15:71-82, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.015.01.04 --- Kate Kranck: Grain-size characteristics of turbidites / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 15:83-92, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.015.01.05 --- Terrigenous Turbidites and Associated Facies --- T. C. E. van Weering and J. van Iperen: Fine-grained sediments of the Zaire deep-sea fan, southern Atlantic Ocean / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 15:95-113, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.015.01.06 --- A. Monaco and Y. Mear: Sedimentary sequences on the north-west Mediterranean margin during the Late Quaternary: a dynamic interpretation / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 15:115-125, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.015.01.07 --- D. A. V. Stow, M. Alam, and D. J. W. Piper: Sedimentology of the Halifax Formation, Nova Scotia: Lower Palaeozoic fine-grained turbidites / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 15:127-144, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.015.01.08 --- R. B. Kidd and R. C. Searle: Sedimentation in the southern Cape Verde Basin: regional observations by long-range sidescan sonar / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 15:145-152, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.015.01.09 --- G. A. Auffret, R. Le Suave, R. Kerbrat, B. Sichler, S. Roy, C. Laj, and C. Muller: Sedimentation in the southern Cape Verde Basin: seismic and sediment facies / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 15:153-167, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.015.01.10 --- H. Got: Sedimentary processes on the west Hellenic Arc margin / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 15:169-183, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.015.01.11 --- S. K. Chough: Fine-grained turbidites and associated mass-flow deposits in the Ulleung (Tsushima) Back-arc Basin, East Sea (Sea of Japan) / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 15:185-196, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.015.01.12 --- Carbonate Turbidites and Associated Facies --- K. C. Heath and H. T. Mullins: Open-ocean, off-bank transport of fine-grained carbonate sediment in the Northern Bahamas / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 15:199-208, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.015.01.13 --- J.-C. Faugères, M. Cremer, E. Gonthier, M. Noel, and J. Poutiers: Late Quaternary calcareous clayey-silty muds in the Obock Trough (Gulf of Aden): hemipelagites or fine-grained turbidites? / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 15:209-222, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.015.01.14 --- D. A. V. Stow, S. C. R. Rainey, G. Angell, F. C. Wezel, and D. Savelli: Depositional model for calcilutites: Scaglia Rossa limestones, Umbro-Marchean Apennines / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 15:223-241, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.015.01.15 --- Contourites --- D. A. V. Stow and J. A. Holbrook: North Atlantic contourites: an overview / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 15:245-256, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.015.01.16 --- A. N. Shor, D. V. Kent, and R. D. Flood: Contourite or turbidite?: magnetic fabric of fine-grained Quaternary sediments, Nova Scotia continental rise / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 15:257-273, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.015.01.17 --- E. G. Gonthier, J.-C. Faugères, and D. A. V. Stow: Contourite facies of the Faro Drift, Gulf of Cadiz / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 15:275-292, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.015.01.18 --- J. D. Halfman and T. C. Johnson: The sediment texture of contourites in Lake Superior / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 15:293-307, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.015.01.19 --- Hemipelagites and Associated Facies of Slopes and Slope Basins --- P. R. Hill: Facies and sequence analysis of Nova Scotian Slope muds: turbidite vs ‘hemipelagic’ deposition / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 15:311-318, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.015.01.20 --- B. A. McGregor, T. A. Nelsen, W. L. Stubblefield, and G. F. Merrill: The role of canyons in late Quaternary deposition on the United States mid-Atlantic continental rise / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 15:319-330, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.015.01.21 --- P. F. Ballance, M. R. Gregory, G. W. Gibson, G. C. H. Chaproniere, A. P. Kadar, and T. Sameshima: A late Miocene and early Pliocene upper slope-to-shelf sequence of calcareous fine sediment from the Pacific margin of New Zealand / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 15:331-342, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.015.01.22 --- K. T. Pickering: Facies, facies-associations and sediment transport/deposition processes in a late Precambrian upper basin-slope/pro-delta,, Finnmark, N. Norway / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 15:343-362, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.015.01.23 --- L. A. Krissek: Continental source area contributions to fine-grained sediments on the Oregon and Washington continental slope / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 15:363-375, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.015.01.24 --- S. E. Thornton: Basin model for hemipelagic sedimentation in a tectonically active continental margin: Santa Barbara Basin, California Continental Borderland / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 15:377-394, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.015.01.25 --- D. S. Gorsline, R. L. Kolpack, H. A. Karl, D. E. Drake, S. E. Thornton, J. R. Schwalbach, C. E. Savrda, and P. Fleischer: Studies of fine-grained sediment transport processes and products in the California Continental Borderland / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 15:395-415, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.015.01.26 --- R. Bourrouilh and D. S. Gorsline: Fine-grained sediments associated with fan lobes: Santa Paula Creek, California / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 15:417-433, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.015.01.27 --- Pelagites and Organic-Rich Sediments --- A. H. F. Robertson: Origin of varve-type lamination, graded claystones and limestone-shale ‘couplets’ in the lower Cretaceous of the western North Atlantic / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 15:437-452, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.015.01.28 --- A. B. Hayward: Hemipelagic chalks in a clastic submarine fan sequence: Miocene SW Turkey / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 15:453-467, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.015.01.29 --- P. D. Crevello, J. W. Patton, T. W. Oesleby, W. Schlager, and A. Droxler: Source rock potential of Bahamian Trough carbonates / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 15:469-480, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.015.01.30 --- C. M. Isaacs: Hemipelagic deposits in a Miocene basin, California: toward a model of lithologic variation and sequence / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 15:481-496, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.015.01.31 --- George C. Anastasakis and Daniel Jean Stanley: Sapropels and organic-rich variants in the Mediterranean: sequence development and classification / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 15:497-510, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.015.01.32 --- A. Thickpenny: The sedimentology of the Swedish Alum Shales / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 15:511-525, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.015.01.33 --- M. A. Arthur, W. E. Dean, and D. A. V. Stow: Models for the deposition of Mesozoic-Cenozoic fine-grained organic-carbon-rich sediment in the deep sea / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 15:527-560, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.015.01.34 --- Internal Characteristics --- R. W. Faas: Plasticity and compaction characteristics of the Quaternary sediments penetrated on the Guatemalan Transect—DSDP Leg 67 / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 15:563-577, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.015.01.35 --- C. F. Moon and C. W. Hurst: Fabric of muds and shales: an overview / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 15:579-593, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.015.01.36 --- A. Wetzel: Bioturbation in deep-sea fine-grained sediments: influence of sediment texture, turbidite frequency and rates of environmental change / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 15:595-608, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.015.01.37 --- Facies Models: Synthesis --- D. A. V. Stow and D. J. W. Piper: Deep-water fine-grained sediments: facies models / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 15:611-646, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.015.01.38

Description / Table of Contents: Processes --- Richard V. Fisher: Submarine volcaniclastic rocks / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 16:5-27, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.016.01.02 --- Eizo Yamada: Subaqueous pyroclastic flows: their development and their deposits / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 16:29-35, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.016.01.03 --- Steven Carey and Haraldur Sigurdsson: A model of volcanogenic sedimentation in marginal basins / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 16:37-58, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.016.01.04 --- Andrew D. Saunders and John Tarney: Geochemical characteristics of basaltic volcanism within back-arc basins / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 16:59-76, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.016.01.05 --- J. A. Pearce, S. J. Lippard, and S. Roberts: Characteristics and tectonic significance of supra-subduction zone ophiolites / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 16:77-94, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.016.01.06 --- Western Pacific Region --- E. C. Leitch: Marginal basins of the SW Pacific and the preservation and recognition of their ancient analogues: a review / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 16:97-108, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.016.01.07 --- J. W. Cole: Taupo-Rotorua Depression: an ensialic marginal basin of North Island, New Zealand / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 16:109-120, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.016.01.08 --- K. B. Lewis and H. M. Pantin: Intersection of a marginal basin with a continent: structure and sediments of the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 16:121-135, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.016.01.09 --- D. S. Cronan, R. Hodkinson, S. A. Moorby, G. P. Glasby, K. Knedler, and J. Thomson: Hydrothermal and volcaniclastic sedimentation on the Tonga-Kermadec Ridge and in its adjacent marginal basins / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 16:137-149, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.016.01.10 --- H. Colley and W. H. Hindle: Volcano-tectonic evolution of Fiji and adjoining marginal basins / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 16:151-162, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.016.01.11 --- I. E. Smith and J. S. Milsom: Late Cenozoic volcanism and extension in Eastern Papua / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 16:163-171, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.016.01.12 --- P. M. Sychev and A. Y. Sharaskin: Heat flow and magmatism in the NW Pacific back-arc basins / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 16:173-181, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.016.01.13 --- South America & Antarctica --- G. Åberg, L. Aguirre, B. Levi, J. O. Nyström, and L. Aguirre: Spreading-subsidence and generation of ensialic marginal basins: an example from the early Cretaceous of central Chile / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 16:185-193, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.016.01.14 --- D. S. Bartholomew and J. Tarney: Crustal extension in the Southern Andes (45–46°S) / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 16:195-205, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.016.01.15 --- B. C. Storey and D. I. M. Macdonald: Processes of formation and filling of a Mesozoic back-arc basin on the island of South Georgia / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 16:207-218, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.016.01.16 --- G. W. Farquharson, R. D. Hamer, and J. R. Ineson: Proximal volcaniclastic sedimentation in a Cretaceous back-arc basin, northern Antarctic Peninsula / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 16:219-229, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.016.01.17 --- Lower Palaeozoic --- D. Roberts, T. Grenne, and P. D. Ryan: Ordovician marginal basin development in the central Norwegian Caledonides / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 16:233-244, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.016.01.18 --- B. P. Kokelaar, M. F. Howells, R. E. Bevins, R. A. Roach, and P. N. Dunkley: The Ordovician marginal basin of Wales / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 16:245-269, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.016.01.19 --- B. E. Lorenz: Mud-magma interactions in the Dunnage Mélange, Newfoundland / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 16:271-277, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.016.01.20 --- Guoqiang Pan: The Late Precambrian and early Palaeozoic marginal basin of South China / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 16:279-284, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.016.01.21 --- Zhijin Zhang: Lower Palaeozoic volcanism of northern Qilianshan, NW China / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 16:285-289, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.016.01.22 --- B. P. Kokelaar, M. F. Howells, R. E. Bevins, and R. A. Roach: Volcanic and associated sedimentary and tectonic processes in the Ordovician marginal basin of Wales: a field guide / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 16:291-322, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.016.01.23

Description / Table of Contents: Mainland Europe --- K. Weber: Variscan events: early Palaeozoic continental rift metamorphism and late Palaeozoic crustal shortening / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 14:3-22, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.014.01.02 --- R. Meissner, M. Springer, and E. Flüh: Tectonics of the Variscides in North-Western Germany based on seismic reflection measurements / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 14:23-32, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.014.01.03 --- Wolfgang Franke: Late events in the tectonic history of the Saxothuringian zone / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 14:33-45, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.014.01.04 --- J. P. Burg, Ph. Matte, A. Leyreloup, and J. Marchand: Inverted metamorphic zonation and large-scale thrusting in the Variscan Belt: an example in the French Massif Central / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 14:47-61, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.014.01.05 --- Jean-Michel Quenardel and Patrick Rolin: Palaeozoic evolution of the Plateau d’Aigurande (NW Massif Central, France) / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 14:63-70, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.014.01.06 --- S. C. Matthews: Northern margins of the Variscides in the North Atlantic region: comments on the tectonic context of the problem / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 14:71-85, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.014.01.07 --- Britain --- M. P. Coward and S. Smallwood: An interpretation of the Variscan tectonics of SW Britain / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 14:89-102, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.014.01.08 --- B. E. Leveridge, M. T. Holder, and G. A. Day: Thrust nappe tectonics in the Devonian of south Cornwall and the western English Channel / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 14:103-112, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.014.01.09 --- T. J. Chapman, R. L. Fry, and P. T. Heavey: A structural cross-section through SW Devon / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 14:113-118, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.014.01.10 --- J. W. F. Edwards: Interpretations of seismic and gravity surveys over the eastern part of the Cornubian platform / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 14:119-124, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.014.01.11 --- Robert M. Shackleton: Thin-skinned tectonics, basement control and the Variscan front / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 14:125-129, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.014.01.12 --- Russell S. Arthurton: The Ribblesdale fold belt, NW England—a Dinantian-early Namurian dextral shear zone / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 14:131-138, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.014.01.13 --- M. F. Critchley: Variscan tectonics of the Alston block, northern England / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 14:139-146, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.014.01.14 --- Ireland --- David J. Sanderson: Structural variation across the northern margin of the Variscides in NW Europe / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 14:149-165, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.014.01.15 --- M. A. Cooper, D. Collins, M. Ford, F. X. Murphy, and P. M. Trayner: Structural style, shortening estimates and the thrust front of the Irish Variscides / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 14:167-175, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.014.01.16 --- M. D. Max and J. P. Lefort: Does the Variscan front in Ireland follow a dextral shear zone? / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 14:177-183, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.014.01.17 --- D. W. Coller: Variscan structures in the Upper Palaeozoic rocks of west central Ireland / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 14:185-194, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.014.01.18 --- North America --- N. Rast: The Alleghenian orogeny in eastern North America / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 14:197-217, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.014.01.19 --- Jean-Pierre Lefort and Richard T. Haworth: Geophysical evidence for the extension of the Variscan front on to the Canadian continental margin: geodynamic and palaeogeographic consequences / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 14:219-231, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.014.01.20 --- Sharon Mosher and Nicholas Rast: The deformation and metamorphism of Carboniferous rocks in Maritime Canada and New England / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 14:233-243, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.014.01.21 --- R. P. Wintsch and J.-P. Lefort: A clockwise rotation of Variscan strain orientation in SE New England and regional implications / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 14:245-251, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.014.01.22 --- J. A. Brewer: Clues to the deep structure of the European Variscides from crustal seismic profiling in North America / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 14:253-263, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.014.01.23

Description / Table of Contents: Recent research developments / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 17:xi-xii, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.017.01.01 --- A. H. F. Robertson and J. E. Dixon: Introduction: aspects of the geological evolution of the Eastern Mediterranean / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 17:1-74, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.017.01.02 --- 1. Palaeotethys --- Editor’s introduction / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 17:75-76, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.017.01.03 --- A. M. C. Şengör, Y. Yılmaz, and O. Sungurlu: Tectonics of the Mediterranean Cimmerides: nature and evolution of the western termination of Palaeo-Tethys / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 17:77-112, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.017.01.04 --- Olivier Monod and Ergün Akay: Evidence for a Late Triassic-Early Jurassic orogenic event in the Taurides / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 17:113-122, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.017.01.05 --- I. E. Kerey: Facies and tectonic setting of the Upper Carboniferous rocks of Northwestern Turkey / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 17:123-128, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.017.01.06 --- E. Demirtaşh: Stratigraphic evidence of Variscan and early Alpine tectonics in Southern Turkey / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 17:129-145, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.017.01.07 --- 2. Neoththys --- Levant and North African offshore: Editor’s introduction / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 17:147-149, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.017.01.08 --- M. Delaune-Mayere: Evolution of a Mesozoic passive continental margin: Baër-Bassit (NW Syria) / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 17:151-159, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.017.01.09 --- G. Sestini: Tectonic and sedimentary history of the NE African margin (Egypt—Libya) / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 17:161-175, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.017.01.10 --- Gdaliahu Gvirtzman and Tuvia Weissbrod: The Hercynian Geanticline of Helez and the Late Palaeozoic history of the Levant / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 17:177-186, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.017.01.11 --- Z. Garfunkel and B. Derin: Permian-early Mesozoic tectonism and continental margin formation in Israel and its implications for the history of the Eastern Mediterranean / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 17:187-201, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.017.01.12 --- Yehezkeel Druckman: Evidence for Early-Middle Triassic faulting and possible rifting from the Helez Deep Borehole in the coastal plain of Israel / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 17:203-212, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.017.01.13 --- Abdulkader M. Abed: Emergence of Wadi Mujib (Central Jordan) during Lower Cenomanian time and its regional tectonic implications / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 17:213-216, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.017.01.14 --- F. Hirsch: The Arabian sub-plate during the Mesozoic / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 17:217-223, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.017.01.15 --- Michel Delaloye and Jean-Jacques Wagner: Ophiolites and volcanic activity near the western edge of the Arabian plate / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 17:225-233, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.017.01.16 --- 3. Neotethys: Turkey --- Editor’s introduction / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 17:235-240, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.017.01.17 --- A. Poisson: The extension of the Ionian trough into southwestern Turkey / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 17:241-249, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.017.01.18 --- A. H. F. Robertson and N. H. Woodcock: The SW segment of the Antalya Complex, Turkey as a Mesozoic-Tertiary Tethyan continental margin / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 17:251-271, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.017.01.19 --- J. W. F. Waldron: Structural history of the Antalya Complex in the ‘Isparta angle’, Southwest Turkey / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 17:273-286, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.017.01.20 --- A. B. Hayward: Miocene clastic sedimentation related to the emplacement of the Lycian Nappes and the Antalya Complex, S.W. Turkey / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 17:287-300, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.017.01.21 --- Hubert Whitechurch, Thierry Juteau, and Raymond Montigny: Role of the Eastern Mediterranean ophiolites (Turkey, Syria, Cyprus) in the history of the Neo-Tethys / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 17:301-317, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.017.01.22 --- Ingrid Reuber: Mylonitic ductile shear zones within tectonites and cumulates as evidence for an oceanic transform fault in the Antalya ophiolite, S.W. Turkey / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 17:319-334, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.017.01.23 --- Pınar O. Yılmaz: Fossil and K-Ar data for the age of the Antalya complex, S W Turkey / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 17:335-347, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.017.01.24 --- L. E. Ricou, J. Marcoux, and H. Whitechurch: The Mesozoic organization of the Taurides: one or several ocean basins? / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 17:349-359, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.017.01.25 --- A. Michard, H. Whitechurch, L. E. Ricou, R. Montigny, and E. Yazgan: Tauric subduction (Malatya-Elazıǧ provinces) and its bearing on tectonics of the Tethyan realm in Turkey / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 17:361-373, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.017.01.26 --- G. Aktaş and A. H. F. Robertson: The Maden Complex, SE Turkey: evolution of a Neotethyan active margin / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 17:375-402, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.017.01.27 --- Cahit Helvaci and William L. Griffin: Rb-Sr geochronology of the Bitlis Massif, Avnik (Bingöl) area, S.E. Turkey / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 17:403-413, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.017.01.28 --- Ömer T. Akıncı: The Eastern Pontide volcano-sedimentary belt and associated massive sulphide deposits / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 17:415-428, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.017.01.29 --- A. I. Okay and N. Özgül: HP/LT metamorphism and the structure of the Alanya Massif, Southern Turkey: an allochthonous composite tectonic sheet / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 17:429-439, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.017.01.30 --- Teoman N. Norman: The role of the Ankara Melange in the development of Anatolia (Turkey) / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 17:441-447, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.017.01.31 --- Ayla Tankut: Basic and ultrabasic rocks from the Ankara Melange, Turkey / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 17:449-454, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.017.01.32 --- A. I. Okay: Distribution and characteristics of the north-west Turkish blueschists / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 17:455-466, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.017.01.33 --- N. Görür, F.Y. Oktay, İ. Seymen, and A. M. C. Şengör: Palaeotectonic evolution of the Tuzgölü basin complex, Central Turkey: sedimentary record of a Neo-Tethyan closure / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 17:467-482, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.017.01.34 --- J. P. Lauer: Geodynamic evolution of Turkey and Cyprus based on palaeomagnetic data / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 17:483-491, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.017.01.35 --- 4. Neotethys: Greece and the Balkans --- Editor’s introduction / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 17:493-498, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.017.01.36 --- Robert Hall, M. G. Audley-Charles, and D. J. Carter: The significance of Crete for the evolution of the Eastern Mediterranean / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 17:499-516, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.017.01.37 --- Michel Bonneau: Correlation of the Hellenide nappes in the south-east Aegean and their tectonic reconstruction / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 17:517-527, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.017.01.38 --- M. Okrusch, P. Richter, and G. Katsikatsos: High-pressure rocks of Samos, Greece / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 17:529-536, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.017.01.39 --- Christos G. Katagas: High pressure metamorphism in Ghiaros Island, Cyclades, Greece / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 17:537-544, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.017.01.40 --- John Ridley: The significance of deformation associated with blueschist facies metamorphism on the Aegean island of Syros / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 17:545-550, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.017.01.41 --- Dimitrios J. Papanikolaou: The three metamorphic belts of the Hellenides: a review and a kinematic interpretation / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 17:551-561, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.017.01.42 --- Georgia Pe-Piper and David J. W. Piper: Tectonic setting of the Mesozoic Pindos basin of the Peloponnese, Greece / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 17:563-567, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.017.01.43 --- Alan E. S. Kemp and Andrew M. McCaig: Origins and significance of rocks in an imbricate thrust zone beneath the Pindos ophiolite, northwestern Greece / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 17:569-580, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.017.01.44 --- D. Mountrakis: Structural evolution of the Pelagonian Zone in Northwestern Macedonia, Greece / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 17:581-590, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.017.01.45 --- Volker Jacobshagen and Eckard Wallbrecher: Pre-Neogene nappe structure and metamorphism of the North Sporades and the southern Pelion peninsula / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 17:591-602, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.017.01.46 --- J. E. Dixon and S. Dimitriadis: Metamorphosed ophiolitic rocks from the Serbo-Macedonian Massif, near Lake Volvi, North-east Greece / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 17:603-618, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.017.01.47 --- J. G. Spray, J. Bébien, D. C. Rex, and J. C. Roddick: Age constraints on the igneous and metamorphic evolution of the Hellenic-Dinaric ophiolites / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 17:619-627, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.017.01.48 --- A. G. Smith and J. G. Spray: A half-ridge transform model for the Hellenic-Dinaric ophiolites / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 17:629-644, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.017.01.49 --- Emö Márton: Tectonic implications of palaeomagnetic results for the Carpatho-Balkan and adjacent areas / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 17:645-654, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.017.01.50 --- 5. Neogene --- Editor’s introduction / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 17:655-658, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.017.01.51 --- Fritz F. Steininger and Fred Rögl: Paleogeography and palinspastic reconstruction of the Neogene of the Mediterranean and Paratethys / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 17:659-668, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.017.01.52 --- Catherine Kissel, Carlo Laj, and Marc Jamet: Palaeomagnetic evidence of Miocene and Pliocene rotational deformations of the Aegean Area / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 17:669-679, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.017.01.53 --- D. Kondopoulou and J. P. Lauer: Palaeomagnetic data from Tertiary units of the north Aegean zone / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 17:681-686, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.017.01.54 --- M. Fytikas, F. Innocenti, P. Manetti, A. Peccerillo, R. Mazzuoli, and L. Villari: Tertiary to Quaternary evolution of volcanism in the Aegean region / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 17:687-699, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.017.01.55 --- M. L. Myrianthis: Graben formation and associated seismicity in the Gulf of Korinth (Central Greece) / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 17:701-707, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.017.01.56 --- Nicolas Lybéris: Tectonic evolution of the North Aegean trough / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 17:709-725, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.017.01.57 --- Xavier Le Pichon, Nicolas Lybéris, and Francis Alvarez: Subsidence history of the North Aegean Trough / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 17:727-741, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.017.01.58 --- James Jackson and Dan McKenzie: Rotational mechanisms of active deformation in Greece and Iran / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 17:743-754, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.017.01.59 --- John Ridley: Listric normal faulting and the reconstruction of the synmetamorphic structural pile of the Cyclades / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 17:755-761, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.017.01.60 --- A. Aykut Barka and Paul L. Hancock: Neotectonic deformation patterns in the convex-northwards arc of the North Anatolian fault zone / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 17:763-774, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.017.01.61 --- A. M. Quennell: The Western Arabia rift system / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 17:775-788, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.017.01.62 --- S. Jasko: On the Neogene development of the Eastern Mediterranean basins / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 17:789-794, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.017.01.63 --- P. Chorianopoulou, A. Galeos, and Ch. Ioakim: Pliocene lacustrine sediments in the volcanic succession of Almopias, Macedonia, Greece / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 17:795-806, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.017.01.64 --- A. Cramp, M. B. Collins, S. J. Wakefield, and F. T. Banner: Sapropelic layers in the NW Aegean Sea / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 17:807-813, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.017.01.65 --- E. D. Chiotis: A Middle Miocene thermal event in northern Greece confirmed by coalification measurements / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 17:815-818, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.017.01.66 --- Frank H. Fabricius: Neogene to Quaternary geodynamics of the area of the Ionian Sea and surrounding land masses / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 17:819-824, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.017.01.67

Description / Table of Contents: The 16th ICSMGE held at Osaka, Japan in 2005 responds to the needs of the engineering and construction community, promoting dialog and exchange between academia and practice in various aspects of soil mechanics and geotechnical engineering. This is reflected in the central theme of the conference "Geotechnology in Harmony with the Global Environment". The proceedings of the conference are of great interest for geo-engineers and researchers in soil mechanics and geotechnical engineering. Volume 1 contains 5 plenary session lectures, the Terzaghi Oration, Heritage Lecture, and 3 papers presented in the major project session. Volumes 2, 3, and 4 contain papers with the following topics: Soil mechanics in general; Infrastructure and mobility; Environmental issues of geotechnical engineering; Enhancing natural disaster reduction systems; Professional practice and education. Volume 5 contains the report of practitioner/academic forum, 20 general reports, a summary of the sessions and workshops held during the conference.

Description / Table of Contents: Submarine slopes provide the critical link between shallow-water and deep-water sedimentary environments. They accumulate a sensitive record of sediment supply, accommodation creation/destruction, and tectonic processes during basin filling. There is a complex stratigraphic response to the interplay between parameters that control the evolution of submarine slope systems, e.g. slope gradient, topographic complexity, sediment flux and calibre, base-level change,tectonic setting, and post-depositional sediment remobilization processes. The increased understanding of submarine slope system has been driven partly by the discovery of large hydrocarbon fields in morphologically complex slope settings, such as the Gulf of Mexico and offshore West Africa, and has led to detailed case studies and improved generic models for their evolution. This volume brings together research papers from modern, outcrop and subsurface settings to highlight these recent advances in understanding of the stratigraphic evolution of submarine slope systems.

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: Boreholes are commonly drilled into crystalline rocks to evaluate their suitability for various applications such as waste disposal (including nuclear waste), geothermal energy, hydrology, sequestration of greenhouse gases and for fault analysis. Crystalline rocks include igneous, metamorphic and even some sedimentary rocks. The quantification and understanding of individual rock masses requires extensive modelling and an analysis of various physical and chemical parameters. This volume covers the following aspects of the petrophysical properties of crystalline rocks: fracturing and deformation, oceanic basement studies, permeability and hydrology, and laboratorybased studies. With the growing demands for sustainable and environmentally effective development of the subsurface, the petrophysics of crystalline rocks is becoming an increasingly important field.

Description / Table of Contents: This book consists of 18 papers on deformation mechanisms, theology and tectonics. The main approaches include experimental rock deformation, microstructural analysis, field structural studies, analogue and numerical modelling. New results on various topics are presented, ranging from brittle to ductile deformation and grain-scale to lithosphere-scale mechanisms. The volume will be of interest to academic and industrial researchers in the fields of structural geology, interactions between metamorphism, fluids and deformation, and large-scale tectonic processes.

Description / Table of Contents: More then 20 years of collaboration between European soil scientists has resulted in the publication by the European Commission of the first ever "Soil Atlas of Europe". Based on soil data and information collected within the European Soil Information System (EUSIS) developed by the Joint Research Centre, the atlas illustrates in 128 pages of maps, tables, figures and graphs, the richness of European soil resources and the need for their sustainable management. The Atlas compiles existing information on different soil types in easily understandable maps covering the entire European Union and bordering countries.

Description / Table of Contents: This issue is addressed to researchers dealing with seismic studies as the result of an interactive process as part of macroseismic approaches and an a-priori determination of the elements if the territory is involved in the seismic risk evaluation. The significant features which distinguish the work can be identified in the use of new methods for the evaluation of the damage scenarios of historical earthquakes (the local intensity virtual distribution); the adoption of a quick procedure of 2nd level seismic microzonation, depicted on a reduced number of parameters and in situ surveys; the characterization of an innovative seismic vulnerability evaluation procedure based on the analyses of the safety reducers and social priority levels of the elements of territory. The proposed studies, carried out in Sicily and Calabria (Italy), define an operative level of approaches aimed at engineering and civil protection applications.

Description / Table of Contents: Weather and climate are of concern to virtually all countries worldwide. For many countries the economy depends largely on agriculture, which is significantly affected by variations in weather and climate. This volume contains many original findings on weather and climate related to atmospheric and oceanic processes through mathematical modeling, numerical simulations, and field experiments and it will be useful as a reading material in graduate level courses dealing with weather, climate, boundary layer and air quality. The scientific community at large, especially younger scientists, will find this book a useful addition to their personal and institutional libraries.

Description / Table of Contents: Weather and climate are of concern to virtually all countries worldwide. For many countries the economy depends largely on agriculture, which is significantly affected by variations in weather and climate. This volume contains many original findings on weather and climate related to atmospheric and oceanic processes through mathematical modeling, numerical simulations, and field experiments and it will be useful as a reading material in graduate level courses dealing with weather, climate, boundary layer and air quality. The scientific community at large, especially younger scientists, will find this book a useful addition to their personal and institutional libraries.

Description / Table of Contents: Understanding how fluids flow through though rocks is very important in a number of fields. Almost all of the world's oil and gas are produced from underground reservoirs. Knowledge of how they got where they are, what keeps them there and how they migrate through the rock is very important in the search for new resources, as well as for maximising the extraction of as much of the contained oil/gas as possible. Similar understanding is important for managing groundwater resources and for predicting how hazardous or radioactive waste or carbon dioxide will behave if stored or disposed of underground. Unravelling the complex behaviour of fluids as they flow through rock is difficult, but important. We cannot see through rock, so we need to predict how and where fluids flow. Understanding the type of rock, its porosity, the character and pattern of fractures within it and how fluids flows through it are important. Some contributors to this volume have been trying to understand real rocks in real situations and others have been working on computer models and laboratory simulations. Put together, these approaches have yielded very useful results, many of which are discussed in this volume.

Description / Table of Contents: The Australide orogen, the southern hemisphere Neoproterozoic to Mesozoic terrane accretionary orogen that forms the palaeo-Pacific margin of Gondwana, is one of the largest and longest-lived orogens on Earth. This book brings together a series of reviews and multidisciplinary research papers that comprehensively cover the Australides from the Tasman orogen of eastern Australia to the Neoproterozoic and Palaeozoic orogens of South America, taking in New Zealand and Antarctica along the way. It deals with the evolution of the southern Gondwana margin, as it grew during a series of terrane accretion episodes from the late Proterozoic through to final fragmentation in mid-Cretaceous times. global perspectives are given by comparison with the Palaeozoic northern Gondwana margin and documentation of world-wide terrane accretion episodes in the Late Triassic-Early Jurassic and mid-Cretaceous. The Tasmanides of eastern Australia, and the terrane histories of New Zealand and souther South America are given comprehensive up-to-date reviews.