
Geosynclines
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Geosynclines is devoted to the geosynclines concept, which states that the most elevated parts of the earth's crust—the mountains—had risen by a gigantic inversion of relief from the more depressed regions where they had originated. This book re-examines the concept in light of further geological evidence. The book is organized into four parts. Part I presents a detailed account of the birth and development of the geosynclinal concept. It shows that only the European (Alpine) concept of the geosyncline involves a fundamental palaeogeographical differentiation of mountain chains, and that it is from this standpoint that the American concept must be considered if it is to be placed in a more general framework. Part II attempts to define the geosynclinal concept in the Alpine sense of the term: i.e., in the light of current views on the Mediterranean chains of the Alpine cycle, which are the best documented. Part III collates the information acquired on the various aspects of geosynclines as exemplified by the Mediterranean chains of the Alpine cycle. Part IV discusses the degree to which the ""Alpine"" concept of the geosyncline may be extended in time.
Table of Contents
List of Figures and Tables
Chapter 1. Introduction
Part I Historical Review: Birth and Development of the Geosynclinal Concept
Chapter 2. The Birth of the Geosynclinal Concept
J. Hall (1859)
J. D. Dana (1866, 1873)
E. Haug(1900)
Conclusions: The American and European Conceptions of the Geosyncline
Chapter 5. The Attempts at Classification of Geosynclines
C. Schuchert (1923)
H. Stille (1913-1940)
M. Kay (1942-1951)
A. V. Peyve and V. M. Sinitzyn (1950)
Conclusions
Part II The Geosynclinal Concept as Illustrated by the Mediterranean Chains of the Alpine Cycle
Chapter 4. The Hellenides
Introduction
Palaeogeographical and Structural Framework
Palaeogeographical Evolution
Conclusions
Chapter 5. The Organizational or Structural Pattern of a Geosyncline
Introduction
The simple (or Elementary) Geosyncline: the Eu-Miogeosyncline Couple
Complex Geosynclines: Divergent (Centrifugal) and Convergent (Centripetal) Symmetry
Furrows, Ridges, Sial and Sima
Chapter 6. The Evolutionary Pattern of a Geosyncline
Introduction
The Evolutionary Pattern at the Level of the Furrow
The Evolutionary Pattern at the Level of the Elementary Geosyncline
The Evolutionary Pattern at the Level of the Complex Geosyncline
Chapter 7. Conclusions
Geosynclinal Organization
Geosynclinal Evolution
Part III Some Characteristics of Geosynclines as Illustrated by the Mediterranean Chains of the Alpine Cycle
Chapter 8. Geosynclinal Sedimentation
Thickness of Geosynclinal Sediments
Geosynclinal Facies
Geosynclinal Subsidence
Chapter 9. Metamorphism and the Geosynclinal Concept
Chapter 10. Igneous Activity and the Geosynclinal Concept
General Considerations
The Ophiolites
Chapter 11. Geosynclinal Tectonics
General Considerations
Intracontinental Chains
Geosynclinal Chains
Clarification of the Term Nappe
Conclusions
Chapter 12. Geosynclinal Orogenesis (and Tectogenesis)
General Considerations
Geosynclinal Orogenesis
Geosynclinal Tectogenesis
The Problem of Embryonic Tectogenesis
Chapter 13. The Siting of Geosynclines
General Considerations
Geosynclinal Migration
The Genesis of Geosynclines
Part IV Extension of the Geosynclinal Concept in the Alpine Sense in Space and Time
Chapter 14. The Geosynclinal Concept and the Present Epoch
General Considerations
The Post-Geosynclinal Period: the Mediterranean
The Late-Geosynclinal Period: the Sunda Islands
The Geosynclinal Period
Chapter 15. The Geosynclinal Concept and the Pre-Alpine Period
The Hercynian (Variscan) Chain in Europe
The Caledonian Chain in Europe: Scandinavia
The Precambrian Chain in Europe: Finland
Part V Synthesis
Chapter 16. General Conclusions
The Geosynclinal Pattern of Organization
The Geosynclinal Pattern of Evolution
Comparison with Older Chains
References
Index
Product details
- No. of pages: 352
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Elsevier 1965
- Published: January 1, 1965
- Imprint: Elsevier
- eBook ISBN: 9781483274935