Author: Bailey Willis
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Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 894
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Index to the Stratigraphy of North America
Author: Bailey Willis
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 894
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 894
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Index to the Stratigraphy of North America
Author: Bailey Willis
Publisher:
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Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 918
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 918
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Index to the Geologic Names of North America
Author: Druid Wilson
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Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 216
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Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 216
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Regional Stratigraphy of North America
Author: W.J. Frazier
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1461317959
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 735
Book Description
An early reviewer of this book stated that he had difficulty assessing its marketability because it "falls between the cracks" of geological literature. We have designed this book to meet a need of modem geology: namely, a single source providing both detailed and synoptic stratigraphy of the various regions of North America, through geological time. Shortly after beginning work on such a book, we realized why it had not yet been written: it required six years of effort, assimilation of an incredible amount of information, and two years' additional work to cut the volume down to publishable size. Further, by the time the final chapter was written, the fIrst few were already out of date. Nevertheless, the book lies in front of you. It is intended to serve several purposes. As a textbook, it will serve the following courses: • Regional stratigraphy • Sedimentary tectonics • Regional tectonics • Advanced historical geology • Survey-level paleontology Obviously, not all portions of the book are relevant to all of the above courses. We assume the reader will retain this book after the particular course is done, and will use it as a reference book. Hopefully, others will obtain the book solely for reference purposes. We believe it will be especially useful for the working geologist or academic geologist seeking generalized and some moderately detailed information about a region or geological time interval which is unfamiliar.
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1461317959
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 735
Book Description
An early reviewer of this book stated that he had difficulty assessing its marketability because it "falls between the cracks" of geological literature. We have designed this book to meet a need of modem geology: namely, a single source providing both detailed and synoptic stratigraphy of the various regions of North America, through geological time. Shortly after beginning work on such a book, we realized why it had not yet been written: it required six years of effort, assimilation of an incredible amount of information, and two years' additional work to cut the volume down to publishable size. Further, by the time the final chapter was written, the fIrst few were already out of date. Nevertheless, the book lies in front of you. It is intended to serve several purposes. As a textbook, it will serve the following courses: • Regional stratigraphy • Sedimentary tectonics • Regional tectonics • Advanced historical geology • Survey-level paleontology Obviously, not all portions of the book are relevant to all of the above courses. We assume the reader will retain this book after the particular course is done, and will use it as a reference book. Hopefully, others will obtain the book solely for reference purposes. We believe it will be especially useful for the working geologist or academic geologist seeking generalized and some moderately detailed information about a region or geological time interval which is unfamiliar.
Seriation, Stratigraphy, and Index Fossils
Author: Michael J. O'Brien
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 030647168X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 253
Book Description
It is difficult for today's students of archaeology to imagine an era when chronometric dating methods were unavailable. However, even a casual perusal of the large body of literature that arose during the first half of the twentieth century reveals a battery of clever methods used to determine the relative ages of archaeological phenomena, often with considerable precision. Stratigraphic excavation is perhaps the best known of the various relative-dating methods used by prehistorians. Although there are several techniques of using artifacts from superposed strata to measure time, these are rarely if ever differentiated. Rather, common practice is to categorize them under the heading `stratigraphic excavation'. This text distinguishes among the several techniques and argues that stratigraphic excavation tends to result in discontinuous measures of time - a point little appreciated by modern archaeologists. Although not as well known as stratigraphic excavation, two other methods of relative dating have figured important in Americanist archaeology: seriation and the use of index fossils. The latter (like stratigraphic excavation) measures time discontinuously, while the former - in various guises - measures time continuously. Perhaps no other method used in archaeology is as misunderstood as seriation, and the authors provide detailed descriptions and examples of each of its three different techniques. Each method and technique of relative dating is placed in historical perspective, with particular focus on developments in North America, an approach that allows a more complete understanding of the methods described, both in terms of analytical technique and disciplinary history. This text will appeal to all archaeologists, from graduate students to seasoned professionals, who want to learn more about the backbone of archaeological dating.
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 030647168X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 253
Book Description
It is difficult for today's students of archaeology to imagine an era when chronometric dating methods were unavailable. However, even a casual perusal of the large body of literature that arose during the first half of the twentieth century reveals a battery of clever methods used to determine the relative ages of archaeological phenomena, often with considerable precision. Stratigraphic excavation is perhaps the best known of the various relative-dating methods used by prehistorians. Although there are several techniques of using artifacts from superposed strata to measure time, these are rarely if ever differentiated. Rather, common practice is to categorize them under the heading `stratigraphic excavation'. This text distinguishes among the several techniques and argues that stratigraphic excavation tends to result in discontinuous measures of time - a point little appreciated by modern archaeologists. Although not as well known as stratigraphic excavation, two other methods of relative dating have figured important in Americanist archaeology: seriation and the use of index fossils. The latter (like stratigraphic excavation) measures time discontinuously, while the former - in various guises - measures time continuously. Perhaps no other method used in archaeology is as misunderstood as seriation, and the authors provide detailed descriptions and examples of each of its three different techniques. Each method and technique of relative dating is placed in historical perspective, with particular focus on developments in North America, an approach that allows a more complete understanding of the methods described, both in terms of analytical technique and disciplinary history. This text will appeal to all archaeologists, from graduate students to seasoned professionals, who want to learn more about the backbone of archaeological dating.
Bibliography of North American Geology for 1909 with Subject Index
Author: John Milton Nickles
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Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 212
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Publisher:
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Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 212
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List of U.S. Geological Survey Geologic and Water-supply Reports and Maps for Alaska
Author: Geological Survey (U.S.)
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Category : Alaska
Languages : en
Pages : 364
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Category : Alaska
Languages : en
Pages : 364
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Bibliography of North American Geology for 1906 and 1907
Author: Fred Boughton Weeks
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Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 334
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Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 334
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Bibliography and Index of Geology Exclusive of North America
Author: Geological Society of America
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Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 1168
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Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 1168
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Bibliography of North American Geology, 1929-1939
Author: Emma Mertins Thom
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Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 1626
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 1626
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