Geology of Southwest Gondwana /

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Imprint:Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2018]
Description:1 online resource (xxviii, 688 pages) : color illustrations, color maps.
Language:English
Series:Regional geology reviews, 2364-6446
Regional geology reviews,
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Format: E-Resource Map Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11543401
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Other authors / contributors:Siegesmund, Siegfried, editor.
Basei, Miguel Angelo Stipp, editor.
Oyhantçabal, Pedro, editor.
Oriolo, Sebastian, editor.
ISBN:9783319689203
3319689207
9783319689197
3319689193
Digital file characteristics:text file PDF
Notes:Includes bibliographical references.
Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed February 6, 2018).
Summary:"This book focuses on the geological evolution of Southwest (SW) Gondwana and presents state-of-the-art insights into its evolution. It addresses the diachronic assembly of continental fragments derived from the break-up of the Rodinia supercontinent later amalgamated to build SW Gondwana during the Neoproterozoic-Cambrian transition, which on a global scale includes parts of present-day South America, Africa and Madagascar. The book presents 24 state-of-the-art reviews including the most crucial controversies. Most experienced scientists about the geology of SW Gondwana from Europe, Africa, South America and Australia present contributions on key areas addressing the interactions between the main cratons and fold belts on both sides of the South Atlantic Ocean. Chapters related to the geology of the major Archean- Paleoproterozoic cratons and Neoproterozoic Brasiliano/Pan-African fold belts enable readers to gain an in-depth understanding of the tectonometamorphic and magmatic evolution of SW Gondwana. The book covers a wide range of issues including metallogenetic, sedimentary, paleobiological and paleoclimatic processes and allows a deep insight into this key period of the Earth's evolution."--Publisher's description.
This book highlights the geological evolution of Southwest (SW) Gondwana and presents state-of-the-art insights into its evolution. It summarizes the geological evolution of Southwest (SW) Gondwana, which comprises parts of South America, Africa, Madagascar, Antarctica, India and Australia and describes the diachronic assembly of continent fragments derived from the break-up of the Rodinia supercontinent during the Neoproterozoic-Cambrian transition. Reviews written by experts in the geology of key areas in the major Paleoproterozoic-Archean Cratons and Neoproterozoic Brasiliano (Pan-African) fold belts on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean enable readers to gain an in-depth understanding of the evolution of Southwest Gondwana. The book also provides a basis for reconstructing the tectonic regimes associated with the different stages that led to the establishment of Southwest Gondwana.
Other form:Print version: Geology of Southwest Gondwana. Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2018] 3319689193 9783319689197
Standard no.:10.1007/978-3-319-68920-3
Table of Contents:
  • Part I. Paleomagnetism, geophysics and Adamastor. 1. The assembly of Western Gondwana : reconstruction based on paleomagnetic data / Augusto E. Rapalini ; 2. An integrated geophysical and geological interpretation of the Southern African lithosphere / Branko Corner and Raymond J. Durrheim ; 3. The tectonic history of the Southern Adamastor Oceaqn based on a correlation of the Kaoko and Dom Feliciano Belts / Miguel Angelo Stipp Basei, Hartwig Ernest Frimmel, Mario da Costa Campos Neto, Carlos Eduardo Ganade de Araujo, Neivaldo Araujo de Castro, and Claudia Regina Passarelli
  • Part II. Old continental landmasses. 4. The Río de la Plata Craton of Argentina and Uruguay / Pedro Ohyantçabal, Carlos A. Cingolani, Klaus Wemmer, and Siegfried Siegesmund ; 5. A geological and isotopic framework of Precambrian terrains in Western Central Africa : an introduction / Denis Thiéblemont, Yannick Callec, Max Fernandez-Alonso, and Frédéric Chène ; 6. The Kalahari Craton, Southern Africa : from Archean crustal evolution to Gondwana amalgamation / Sebastián Oriolo and Thomas Becker ; 7. The Nico Pérez Terrane of Uruguay and Southeastern Brazil / Pedro Oyhantçabal, Sebastián Oriolo, Ruy Paulo Philipp, Klaus Wemmer, and Siegfried Siegesmund ; 9. The Luis Alves asnd Curitiba Terranes : continental fragments in the Adamastor Ocean / Claudia Regina Passarelli, Miguel Angelo Stipp Basei, Oswaldo Siga Jr., and Ossama Mohamed Milah Harara ; 9. The geology and evolution of the Angolan Shield, Congo Craton / Hielke A. Jelsma, Steve McCourt, Samantha H. Perritt, and Richard A. Armstrong
  • Part III. Neoproterozoic fold belts related to Western Gondwana Formation. 10. The tectonic evolution of the São Gabriel Terrane, Dom Feliciano Belt, Southern Brazil : the closure of the Charrua Ocean / Ruy Paulo Philipp, Marcio Martins Pimentel, and Miguel Angelo Stipp Basei ; 11. The Dom Feliciano Belt in Southern Brazil and Uruguay / Mathias Hueck, Pedro Oyhantçabal, Ruy Paulo Philipp, Miguel Angelo Stipp Basei, and Siegfried Siegesmund ; 12. The evolution of the Damara Orogenic System : a record of West Gondwana assembly and crustal response / Ben Goscombe, David A. Foster, David Gray, and Ben Wade ; 13. The Gariep Belt / Hartwig Ernest Frimmel ; 14. The stratigraphy and structure of the Western Saldania Belt, South Africa and geodynamic implications / Alexander Kisters and Richard Belcher ; 15. Suturing Gondwana in the Cambrian : the orogenic events of the final amalgamation / Renata da Silva Schmitt, Rafael de Araújo Fragoso, and Alan Stephen Collins ; 16. Untangling the Neoproterozoic-Early Paleozoic tectonic evolution of the Eastern Sierras Pampeanas hidden in the isotopical record / Mónica G. López de Luchi, Carmen I. Martínez Dopico, Klaus Wemmer, and Siegfried Siegesmund
  • Part IV. Special topics. 17. The iron formations of Southern Africa / Albertus J.B. Smith ; 18. The iron formations of the South American platform / Carlos Alberto Rosière, Adriana Heimann, Pedro Oyhantçabal, and João Orestes Schneider Santos ; 19. The glaciations in South America / Daniel G. Poiré, Lucía E. Gómez Peral, and María J. Arrouy ; 20. The Ediacaran-Earlyh Cambrian fossil record in Southwest Gondwana / Claudio Gaucher ; 21. The provenance of selected Neoproterozoic to Lower Paleozoic Basin successions of Southwest Gondwana : a review and proposal for further research / Udo Zimmermann ; 22. Shear zones in Brasiliano-Pan-African belts and their role in the amalgamation and break-up of Southwest Gondwana / Sebastián Oriolo, Mathias Hueck, Pedro Oyhantçabal, ben Goscombe, Klaus Wemmer, and Siegfried Siegesmund ; 23. The African metallotects of Southwest Gondwana / Gregor Borg and Christoph Gauert ; 24. The impact record of Southwest Gondwana / Wolf Uwe Reimold, Natalia Hauser, and Alvaro P. Crósta.