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_b.J64 2009
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100 1 _aJohnson, David,
_d1947 May 11-
_eauthor.
245 1 4 _aThe geology of Australia /
_cDavid Johnson.
250 _aSecond edition.
264 1 _aCambridge :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c2009.
300 _a1 online resource (xii, 348 pages) :
_bdigital, PDF file(s).
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
520 _aThe Geology of Australia provides a vivid and informative account of the evolution of the Australian continent over the last 4400 million years. Starting with the Precambrian rocks that hold clues to the origins of life and the development of an oxygenated atmosphere, it goes on to cover the warm seas, volcanism and episodes of mountain building, which formed the eastern third of the Australian continent. This illuminating history details the breakup of the supercontinents Rodinia and Gondwana, the times of previous glaciations, the development of climates and landscapes in modern Australia, and the creation of the continental shelves and coastlines. Separate chapters cover the origin of the Great Barrier Reef, the basalts in Eastern Australia, and the geology of the Solar System. This second edition features two new chapters, covering the evolution of life on Earth while emphasising the fossil record in Australia, and providing a geological perspective on climate change. From Uluru to the Great Dividing Range, from earthquakes to dinosaurs, from sapphires to the stars The Geology of Australia is a comprehensive exploration of the timeless forces that have shaped this continent.
650 0 _aGeology
_zAustralia.
650 0 _aGeology, Stratigraphic.
650 0 _aPaleogeography
_zAustralia.
650 0 _aPaleontology
_zAustralia.
650 0 _aPhysical geography
_zAustralia.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_z9780521767415
856 4 0 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139194853
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