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The Geology of Australia
Robert Henderson
David Johnson
出版
Cambridge University Press
, 2016-09-06
主題
Science / Earth Sciences / General
Science / Environmental Science
Science / Earth Sciences / Geography
Science / Earth Sciences / Geology
Science / Paleontology
Science / Earth Sciences / Sedimentology & Stratigraphy
ISBN
1107432413
9781107432413
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=DV7WDAAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋
This book documents the rich and spectacular heritage of the Australian continent over the last 4400 million years. Now in its third edition, The Geology of Australia provides a comprehensive overview of Australia's geology, landscapes and Earth resources. Beginning with the Precambrian rocks that hold clues to the origins of life and the development of an oxygenated atmosphere, it goes on to cover the warm seas, volcanism and episodes of mountain building that formed the eastern third of the Australian continent. This illuminating history details the breakup of the supercontinents Rodinia and Gondwana, the times of previous glaciations, the development of climates and landscapes in modern Australia, and the creation of the continental shelves and coastlines. This third edition features two new chapters on geological time and Paleozoic orogenic rock systems and mountain building, and new and updated illustrations and full-colour images.