Glacial deposits provide a long-term record of climate and sea level changes on Earth. Detailed study of sedimentary rocks deposited during and immediately after glacial episodes is paramount to accurate palaeoclimatic reconstructions and for our understanding of global climatic and eustatic changes. This book presents new information and interpretations of the ancient glacial record, looking in particular at the Late Proterozoic and Late Paleozoic eras. The influence of global tectonics on the origins and distribution of ice masses and the character of glacial deposits through geologic time is emphasised. Sequence stratigraphic techniques are applied to glaciogenic successions, and explanations for possible low-latitude glaciation during the Late Proterozoic era and the association of carbonate deposits with glaciogenic rocks are put forward. Early interglacial conditions, represented by dark grey mudrocks and ice keel scour features are discussed. These studies, from key workers in International Geological Correlation Program Project 260, will aid the understanding of the Earth's climatic history.
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."..would be a significant addition to the collection of a graduate-level geology or earth-science library. For researchers who are interested in the nature of the earth's glacial record, this volume constitutes a major resource." John T. Andrews, American Scientist
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Glacial deposits provide a record of climate and eustatic change on Earth. This book presents new work on ancient glacial rocks from the International Geological Correlation Project 260.
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The geological record of glaciation is sporadic. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
keel scour marks, massive sandstone facies, black mudrock, massive diamictite, laminated diamictite, diamictite association, glaciogenic successions, dropstone argillite, argillaceous diamictite, fine laminites, stratified diamictite, bedded diamictite, glaciogenic debris, mudrock horizons, palaeotidal data, upper diamictite, transgressive wedge, massive diamicton facies, argillite facies, porphyric fabric, predominantly subpolar marine ice sheet, glaciogenic rocks, undulatory laminations, glacimarine sediments, continental wedge Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Dwyka Group, South Africa, South Australia, Mackellar Formation, Appila Tillite, North America, New York, Paraná Basin, Geological Society of America Bulletin, Burra Group, Death Valley, Journal of Geology, Prince Albert Formation, Zhengmuguan Formation, United States, Yakataga Formation, Cambridge University Press, Whitehill Formation, Precambrian Research, Transantarctic Mountains, Ecca Group, Mineral Fork Formation, Intermediate Region, Kingston Peak Formation, Konnarock Formation New!
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The geological record of glaciation is sporadic. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
keel scour marks, massive sandstone facies, black mudrock, massive diamictite, laminated diamictite, diamictite association, glaciogenic successions, dropstone argillite, argillaceous diamictite, fine laminites, stratified diamictite, bedded diamictite, glaciogenic debris, mudrock horizons, palaeotidal data, upper diamictite, transgressive wedge, massive diamicton facies, argillite facies, porphyric fabric, predominantly subpolar marine ice sheet, glaciogenic rocks, undulatory laminations, glacimarine sediments, continental wedge Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Dwyka Group, South Africa, South Australia, Mackellar Formation, Appila Tillite, North America, New York, Paraná Basin, Geological Society of America Bulletin, Burra Group, Death Valley, Journal of Geology, Prince Albert Formation, Zhengmuguan Formation, United States, Yakataga Formation, Cambridge University Press, Whitehill Formation, Precambrian Research, Transantarctic Mountains, Ecca Group, Mineral Fork Formation, Intermediate Region, Kingston Peak Formation, Konnarock Formation New!
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- Earth's Pre-Pleistocene Glacial Record (Cambridge Earth Science Series) by M. J. Hambrey on 9 pages
- Sedimentary Environments: Processes, Facies and Stratigraphy by Harold G. Reading on page 43, and page 162
- Tectonic Evolution of the Himalayas and Tibet (Royal Society Discussion Volumes) by R. M. Shackleton on page 25, and page 27
- Sedimentology of Gravels and Conglomerates (Memoir 10) by R. J. Steel on page 25, and page 58
- The Caledonide Geology of Scandinavia by R.A. Gayer on page 27
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- Glaciers and Glaciation (Hodder Arnold Publication) by Douglas I. Benn on 4 pages
- The Environment Dictionary by David Kemp on page 206, and page 322
- Interpreting Pre-Quaternary Climate from the Geologic Record by Judith Totman Parrish in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Late Palaeozoic and Early Mesozoic Circum-Pacific Events and their Global Correlation (World and Regional Geology) by J. M. Dickins in Front Matter
- The Ecology of the Cambrian Radiation by Andrey Zhuravlev on page 103
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