Browsing by Subject "plate tectonics"

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Geologiczna wędrówka przez Orkady i Szetlandy
(2010) Latocha, Agnieszka
The main features of the landscape of the Orkney and the Shetland islands are presented in the article in the context of their geological and geomorphic development. The paper describes sites where rocks and landforms reflecting various stages of geological development appear at the surface. These include, among others, the oldest rocks on the European continent (remnants of the Caledonian orogen), rocks of an ancient ocean floor, granite intrusions, traces of former volcanic activity, landforms resulting from tectonics and glacial modelling. Also contemporary processes shaping the dynamic, rocky coastline are discussed, with attention paid to the influence of lithofacial variety of sediments on diversity of landforms within the cliffs and shore zone. The relationships between diversified geology, cultural and economic development of the islands and animate nature are mentioned, as well (eg., rocks used in the Neolithic buildings, oil and aggregate exploitation, nature resources and bird sanctuaries on the cliffs).
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Główne elementy paleogeograficzne Zachodnich Karpat zewnętrznych w późnej jurze i wczesnej kredzie
(Wydawnictwa AGH, 2008) Golonka, Jan; Krobicki, Michał; Waśkowska, Anna; Vašíček, Zdenĕk; Skupien, Petr
The present paper concentrates on the elements important to understanding the paleogeography of the West Carpathians during Late Jurassic and Early Cretaceous times. These elements are linked to the lithostratigraphy of the various facies zones as well as occurrence of hydrocarbon source rocks. Several paleogeographic elements have been described: the Alpine Tethys, Magura Basin, Silesian Ridge, Severin-Moldavidic Basin and North European Platform. The uplifted and basinal zones were distinguished within the platform. The Baska-Inwałd Ridge and Pavlov Carbonate Platform belong to the uplifted elements, while Bachowice and Mikulov basins represent the basinal zones.
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Palaeogeografia Arktyki w jurze
(Wydawnictwa AGH, 2009) Golonka, Jan
Four maps illustrate geodynamic evolution and development palaeoenvironment and palaeolithofacies of the circum-Arctic region during Jurassic times. Plate tectonic process involved break-up of the supercontinent Pangea, rifting and spreading, closure on Mongol-Okhock and Anui oceans, collision of terranes with North America. Clastic sedimentation prevailed during Jurassic in the region. Important source rocks were deposited during Late Jurassic-Early Cretaceous times.
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Phanerozoic paleoenvironment and paleolithofacies maps. Cenozoic
(Wydawnictwa AGH, 2009) Golonka, Jan
The paper presents the detailed plate tectonic, paleogeographic, paleoenvironment and plaeolithofacies maps for seven Cenozoic time intervals. Thirty five maps, generated using PLATES and PALEOMAP programs, contain information about plate tectonics, paleoenvironment, and paleolithofacies during Paleocene, Eocene, Oligocene, Miocene and Pliocene, time slices. The spatial reconstruction of basin architectures during their origin, expansion, closure and inversion as well as the dynamic of intrabasinal ridges were obtained by palinspastic modeling. This modeling utilized paleomagnetic data and stratigraphic-facies analysis of basins and ridges. Information contained within global and regional papers were selected and posted on the maps. The detailed paleoenvironment and plaeolithofacies zones were distinguished within the basins. The paleogeographic maps illustrate the geodynamic evolution of Earth from Late Cretaceous to Neogene, spreading and origin of new oceans, oceans closing, collisions, continents accretion and origin of new supercontinents.
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Phanerozoic paleoenvironment and paleolithofacies maps. Early Paleozoic
(Wydawnictwa AGH, 2009) Golonka, Jan
The paper presents the detailed plate tectonic, paleogeographic, paleoenvironment and plaeolithofacies maps for eight Early Paleozoic time intervals. Forty maps, generated using PLATES and PALEOMAP programs, contain information about plate tectonics, paleoenvironment, and plaeolithofacies during Cambrian, Ordovician and Silurian. Disintegration of supercontinent Pannotia and origin of Gondwana, Laurentia and Baltica occur during Early Cambrian. Oceans spreading continued during Late Cambrian and Early Ordovician, vast platform flooded by shallow seas existed on the continents. The plate tectonic reorganization happened during Middle Ordovician. Silurian was a time of Caledonian orogeny, closing of Early Paleozoic oceans and origin of supercontinent Laurussia as a result of Laurentia and Baltica collision. Information contained within global and regional papers were posted on the maps and the detailed paleoenvironment and plaeolithofacies zones were distinguished within the platforms, basins and ridges.
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Phanerozoic paleoenvironment and paleolithofacies maps. Late Palezoic
(Wydawnictwa AGH, 2007) Golonka, Jan
The paper presents the detailed plate tectonic, paleogeographic, paleoenvironment and paleolithofacies maps for eight Late Paleozoic time intervals. These maps are dealing with the Devonian, Carboniferous and Permian time slices. The relationship of the continental configuration, lithofacies, tectonics and climate from the disassembly of Oldredia to the assembly of Pangea is clearly depicted on this series of reconstructions. The distribution of lithofacies shows climatic change associated with continental disassembly and assembly. The breakup of continents and origin of oceans generated basins related to rifting and passive margin development. The assembly of continents contributed to the formation of foreland basins. The subduction zones are related to the back--arc basins. The biological extinction events were perhaps related to the plate reorganization and mantle plume activity.
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Phanerozoic paleoenvironment and paleolithofacies maps. Mesozoic
(Wydawnictwa AGH, 2007) Golonka, Jan
The paper presents the detailed plate tectonic, paleogeographic, paleoenvironment and paleolithofacies maps for eight Mesozoic time intervals. The most significant Triassic convergent event was the Indosinian orogeny, the collision of Indochina and Indonesia with South China, and consolidation of Chinese blocks. The continued northward drift of the Cimmerian continents corresponded with the closing of the Paleotethys and opening of the Neotethys Ocean. Plate tectonic activity around the Triassic-Jurassic boundary caused paleogeographic and paleoclimatic change, which triggered mass extinction. The rifting in the Atlantic during the Early Jurassic was followed by Middle and Late Jurassic spreading. Cretaceous was the time of the farther spreading of Central Atlantic, as well as origin of South Atlantic and Indian oceans. These events were leading to the maximum dispersion of continents during Phanerozoic times.
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Tectonics and magmatism in Northwest Vietnam
(Wydawnictwa AGH, 2009) Khương, Thế Hưng
Na tle tektoniki płyt Azji południowo-wschodniej przedstawiono położenie północno-wschodniego Wietnamu i pięć grup skał magmowych genetycznie związanych z tą tektoniką. Najstarsza związana jest z powstawaniem Gondwany, druga obejmuje granitoidy związane z kolizjami i powstawaniem struktur kaledońsko-hercyńskich, trzecia zawiera ofiolity Paleotetydy, czwarta to anorogeniczne, jurajsko-kredowe granitoidy wewnątrzpłytowe, piąta, kenozoiczna, reprezentowana jest przez granitoidy - efekt uskoków po kolizji Indii z Azją.