Earth Sciences

First published January, 2012 Printed in Croatia 659 p.Contents Preface Geology The Expanding International Coal Market Weathering Indices for Assessment of Weathering Effect and Classification of Weathered Rocks: A Cas e Study from NE Turkey The Effectiveness of Petrified Wood as a Geobiological Portal to Increase Public Understanding of Geologic Time, Fossilization, and Evolution Debris Flow Phenomena: A Short Overview? Heat-Transfer-Model Analysis of the Thermal Effect of Intrusive Sills on Organic-Rich Host Rocks in Sedimentary Basins Submarine Mass Movements: Sedimentary Characterization and Controlling Factors Geochemistry Self-Organization of the Khibiny Alkaline Massif (Kola Peninsula, Russia) Seismology Seis mic Imaging of Microblocks and Weak Zones n the Crust Beneath the Southeastern Margin of the Tibetan Plate au Petroleum Geology Hydrology Hydrogeology Minerology Mining Remote Sens ing Environmental Sc ienc es First published January, 2012 Printed in Croatia 659 p. Contents Preface Geology The Expanding International Coal Market Weathering Indices for Assessment of Weathering Effect and Classification of Weathered Rocks: A Cas e Study from NE Turkey The Effectiveness of Petrified Wood as a Geobiological Portal to Increase Public Understanding of Geologic Time, Fossilization, and Evolution Debris Flow Phenomena: A Short Overview? Heat-Transfer-Model Analysis of the Thermal Effect of Intrusive Sills on Organic-Rich Host Rocks in Sedimentary Basins Submarine Mass Movements: Sedimentary Characterization and Controlling Factors Geochemistry Self-Organization of the Khibiny Alkaline Massif (Kola Peninsula, Russia) Seismology Seis mic Imaging of Microblocks and Weak Zones n the Crust Beneath the Southeastern Margin of the Tibetan Plate au Petroleum Geology Hydrology Hydrogeology Minerology Mining Remote Sens ing Environmental Sc ienc es Geology and Geomorphology in Landscape Ecological Analysis for Forest Conservation and Hazard and Risk Assessment, Illustrated with Mexican Case Histories The Thermogeographic Model in Paleogeography: Application of an Abiotic Model to a Plate Tectonic World Laser Altimetry: What Can Be Learned About Geology and Surface Processes from Detailed Topography