Source and Sediment: A Case Study of Provenance and Mass Balance at an Active Plate Margin - Calabria, Southern Italy - Hardcover

Ibbeken, Hillert; Schleyer, Ruprecht

 
9783540532828: Source and Sediment: A Case Study of Provenance and Mass Balance at an Active Plate Margin - Calabria, Southern Italy
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 354053282X ISBN 13: 9783540532828
Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K, 1991

Synopsis

This is the study of how far the geology, geomorphology and climate of a source, a mountainous area, can be reconstructed from erosion products that have been released to the sea and from gravel, sand, silt and clay which have recombined to form a new cycle of rocks. The purpose of the book is to offer a quantitative picture of both source and sediment and the masses involved. The book is based on a case study in Calabria, southern Italy, a mountain range which is part of an active plate margin. High erosion rates in the past (200mm/ka), and dramatic ones at present (1500mm/ka), make the area a good source of sediment, comparable to the orogenic conditions of the geological past. This monograph on sedimentology, petrology and physical geology is intended for teachers, researchers, and students as well as practitioners in the oil industry.

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Product Description

IBBEKEN, H. / R. SCHLEYER SOURCE AND SEDIMENT. A CASE STUDY OF PROVENANCE AND MASS BALANCE AT AN ACTIVE PLATE MARGIN (CALABRIA, SOUTHERN ITALY) [HARDCOVER] . BERLIN, 1991, x 286 p.,figuras. Encuadernacion original. Nuevo.

Synopsis

This is the study of how far the geology, geomorphology and climate of a source, a mountainous area, can be reconstructed from erosion products that have been released to the sea and from gravel, sand, silt and clay which have recombined to form a new cycle of rocks. The purpose of the book is to offer a quantitative picture of both source and sediment and the masses involved. The book is based on a case study in Calabria, southern Italy, a mountain range which is part of an active plate margin. High erosion rates in the past (200mm/ka), and dramatic ones at present (1500mm/ka), make the area a good source of sediment, comparable to the orogenic conditions of the geological past. This monograph on sedimentology, petrology and physical geology is intended for teachers, researchers, and students as well as practitioners in the oil industry.

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Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Publication date
1991
Language
English
ISBN 10 
354053282X
ISBN 13 
9783540532828
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
296

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