Milestones in Geosciences : Selected Benchmark Papers Published in the Journal „Geologische Rundschau“

Since the early decades of the last century, some eminent European scientists have contributed to the creation of a new perspective of our planet Earth. Some outstanding scientific articles were published in the journal __Geologische____Rundschau__ (now __International Journal of Earth____Sciences__), mostly in German. These milestones of geoscientific research are available in English for the first time and are presented in this volume. Famous authors include for example Alfred Wegener, a pioneer of modern geology, Gustav Steinmann, Alexander Du Toit, Wolfgang Schott, Hans Cloos and Carl W. Correns. The reader will find a wealth of information about how new insights in specific fields have influenced the development of geoscientific research. Front Matter....Pages i-3 The origins of continents....Pages 4-17 Are there ancient deep-sea deposits of geologic significance?....Pages 18-42 Amerika und Eurafrika: the origin of the Atlantic-Arctic Ocean....Pages 43-50 Stratigraphy of recent deep-sea sediments based upon foraminiferal fauna....Pages 51-53 No geology without marine geology....Pages 54-61 The physical-chemical conditions relating to the formation of salt deposits and their application to geologic problems....Pages 62-74 The chemical and structural metamorphosis of coals....Pages 75-99 Geochronology of the last 12,000 years....Pages 100-110 On experimental tectonics (with 14 figures) V. Comparative analysis of three types of displacement....Pages 111-122 Fluid inclusions with gas bubbles as geothermometers....Pages 123-133 Investigating the Earth’s crust with the help of explosions (belongs to Research on explosions , supported by the Notgemeinschaft der deutschen Wissenschaft)....Pages 134-139 The structure of the Earth’s crust in Europe....Pages 140-145 Since the early decades of the last century, some eminent European scientists have contributed to the creation of a new perspective of our planet Earth. Some outstanding scientific articles were published in the journal Geologische Rundschau (now International Journal of Earth Sciences ), mostly in German. These milestones of geoscientific research are available in English for the first time and are presented in this volume. Famous authors include for example Alfred Wegener, a pioneer of modern geology, Gustav Steinmann, Alexander Du Toit, Wolfgang Schott, Hans Cloos and Carl W. Correns. The reader will find a wealth of information about how new insights in specific fields have influenced the development of geoscientific research.