The Formation and Evolution of Africa: A Synopsis of 3.8 Ga of Earth History
Author:   D. J. J. van Hinsbergen ,  S. J. H. Buiter ,  T. H. Torsvik ,  C. Gaina
Publisher:   Geological Society
Edition:   New ed.
Volume:   357
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9781862393356


Pages:   384
Publication Date:   October 2011
Format:   Hardback
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The Formation and Evolution of Africa: A Synopsis of 3.8 Ga of Earth History


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The African continent preserves a long geological record that covers almost 75% of Earth's history. The Pan-African orogeny (c. 600-500 Ma) brought together old continental kernels (West Africa, Congo, Kalahari and Tanzania) to form Gondwana and subsequently the supercontinent Pangaea by the late Palaeozoic. The break-up of Pangaea since the Jurassic and Cretaceous, primarily through opening of the Central Atlantic, Indian, and South Atlantic oceans, in combination with the complicated subduction history to the north, gradually shaped the African continent. This volume contains 18 contributions that discuss the geology of Africa from the Archaean to the present day.

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Author:   D. J. J. van Hinsbergen ,  S. J. H. Buiter ,  T. H. Torsvik ,  C. Gaina
Publisher:   Geological Society
Imprint:   Geological Society
Edition:   New ed.
Volume:   357
ISBN:  

9781862393356


ISBN 10:   1862393354
Pages:   384
Publication Date:   October 2011
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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