Origin And Evolution Of The Ontong Java Plateau (geological Society Special Publication) (geological Society Special Publication) (no. 229)

The Cretaceous submarine Ontong Java Plateau, in the western Pacific Ocean, is the most voluminous of the world's large igneous provinces (LIPs), and represents the largest known magmatic event on Earth. LIPs are the products of basaltic volcanism on a scale and at an effusion rate not seen on Earth at the present time, and their formation may have had significant effects on the Earth's climate and biosphere. The currently favoured explanation for LIP formation is the rapid decompression and melting of anomalously hot mantle in the heads of newly ascended mantle plumes. This volume summarizes the results of research aimed principally at testing the plume-head hypothesis for the formation of the Ontong Java Plateau, and presents the results of integrated studies following recent basement drilling on the plateau by the Ocean Drilling Program. Nineteen papers cover topics as diverse as petrology, geochemistry, tectonics, volcanology, palaeomagnetism and biostratigraphy.Also available:Sumatra: Geology, Resources and Tectonic Evolution (Geological Society Memoirs) - ISBN 1862391807 Tectonics of Strike-Slip Restraining and Releasing Bends - Special Publication no 290 - ISBN 1862392382 The Geological Society of LondonFounded in 1807, the Geological Society of London is the oldest geological society in the world, and one of the largest publishers in the Earth sciences.The Society publishes a wide range of high-quality peer-reviewed titles for academics and professionals working in the geosciences, and enjoys an enviable international reputation for the quality of its work.The many areas in which we publish in include:-Petroleum geology-Tectonics, structural geology and geodynamics-Stratigraphy, sedimentology and paleontology-Volcanology, magmatic studies and geochemistry-Remote sensing-History of geology-Regional geology guides This volume provides the first comprehensive account of the geology of Sumatra since the masterly synthesis of van Bemmelen (1949). Following the establishment of the Geological Survey of Indonesia, after WW II, the whole island has been mapped geologically at the reconnaissance level, with the collaboration of the geological surveys of the United States and the United Kingdom. The mapping programme, completed in the mid-1990s, together with supplementary data obtained by academic institutions and petroleum and mineral exploration companies, has resulted in a vast increase in geological information, which is summarized in this volume. The synthesis of structural controls on sedimentation and magmatism during the tectonic evolution of Sumatra since the late Palaeozoic has provided a background for the formation of economic deposits of metallic minerals, coal, oil and gas. The volume provides a sound basis for future geological research and for the exploration of the energy and mineral resources of the island.

the Ontong Java Plateau Is The World's Largest Igneous Provinces And Is Evidence Of The Largest Magmatic Event On Earth. Here Researchers Examine A Theory Which Explains Its Existence, Namely That It Was Created By The Rapid Decompression And Melting Of An Inordinately Hot Mantle In The Heads Of Newly Ascended Mantle Plumes. The Topics Of Their 19 Integrated Studies Here Include The Motion Of The Plateau In The Hot-spot Frame Of Reference, Modeled Palaeolatitudes For A Hot Spot, A Lower Cretaceous Planktonic Foraminiferal And Nannofossil Biostratigraphy, Evidence Of Partial Melting Below The Plateau, Implications Of A Petrology Experiment On Differentiation Processes, Submarine Basaltic Glasses And Their Implications For Magmatic Processes And Source Region Compositions, And Several Papers On The Composition And Distribution Of Volcaniclastic Rocks And Other Materials. Distributed In The Us By The American Association Of Petroleum Geologists. Annotation ©2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, Or

This Volume Addresses The Tectonic Complexity And Diversity Of Strike-slip Restraining And Releasing Bends With 18 Contributions Divided Into Four Thematic Sections: A Topical Review Of Fault Bends And Their Global Distribution; Bends, Sedimentary Basins And Earthquake Hazards; Restraining Bends, Transpressional Deformation And Basement Controls On Development; Releasing Bends, Transtensional Deformation And Fluid Flow.