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in situ­produced cosmogenic nuclides and quantification of geological processes edited by lionel l siame didier l bourlès and erik t brown 2006 in situ­produced cosmogenic nuclides can provide chronologies of environmental change over the past few thousand to several millions of years and may be used to quantify a wide range of weathering and sediment transport processes these nuclides are thus now used across a broad spectrum of earth science disciplines including paleoclimatology geomorphology and active tectonics this book is organized around sections that focus on specific aspects of the utilization of cosmogenic nuclides in earth sciences 1 development of new methods for application of in situ­produced cosmogenic nuclides burial dating methods extending their utilization to carbonate-rich and mafic environments 2 glacial geology laurentide ice sheet northern alps 3 active tectonics focusing on applications to constrain slip rates of active faults in asia tibet and mongolian gobi-altay and 4 landscape development quantifying sediment production or erosion rates and processes and application of exposure dating to landslides in hong kong spe415 158 p isbn-10 0-8137-2415-5 isbn-13 978-0-8137-2415-7 $60.00 member price $42.00 special paper 415 in situ­produced cosmogenic nuclides and quantification of geological processes edited by lionel l siame didier l bourlès and erik t brown special paper 414 previously published styles of continental contraction edited by stefano mazzoli and robert w.h butler 2006 this special paper includes a selection of material on the various contractional styles and modes of deformation in internal and external zones and in deep and shallow parts of orogens the collection of case studies discusses a broad range of processes and phenomena including thrust tectonic styles detachment-dominated vs thick-skinned or crustal ramp­dominated in different subduction and collision orogens modes and timing of thrust-fold and fabric development the role of tectonic inversion processes and of strain localization vs distributed deformation and syn-convergence extensional deformation and related tectonic exhumation in orogens case studies are from the zagros the apennines the appalachians the tasmanides of eastern australia and the moine thrust belt a review of the main subduction and collision-related orogens of the world is also provided including the alps the himalayas the north american cordillera the andes the caledonides of scotland the appalachians the alice springs orogeny in australia and the aleutian and makran accretionary wedges spe414 184 p isbn-10 0-8137-2414-7 isbn-13 978-0-8137-2414-0 $60.00 member price $42.00 edited by stefano mazzoli and robert w.h butler special paper 413 earth and mind how geologists think and learn about the earth earth and mind how geologists think and learn about the earth edited by cathryn a manduca and david mogk 2006 what does it mean to be a geoscientist what characterizes the expertise that geoscientists bring to understanding the earth how do students develop this expertise this volume brings together essays by geoscientists cognitive scientists and educators that explore how expert geoscientists learn about the earth and the implications for student learning arising from a workshop funded by the national science foundation and the johnson foundation and a pardee symposium topics include creativity and beauty in geoscience field observation studying complex systems spatial skills in the geosciences geologic time modeling and designing and assessing geoscience learning activities spe413 188 p isbn-10 0-8137-2413-9 isbn-13 978-0-8137-2413-3 $60.00 member price $42.00 special paper 412 edited by cathryn a manduca and david w mogk volcanic hazards in central america edited by william i rose gregg j.s bluth michael j carr john w ewert lina c patino and james w vallance 2006 this volume is a sampling of current scientific work about volcanoes in central america with specific application to hazards the papers reflect a variety of international and interdisciplinary collaborations and employ new methods the book will be of interest to a broad cross section of scientists especially volcanologists the volume also will interest students who aspire to work in the field of volcano hazards mitigation or who may want to work in one of earth s most volcanically active areas spe412 276 p plus index isbn-10 0-8137-2412-0 isbn-13 978-0-8137-2412-6 $80.00 member price $56.00 siquinala finca monterrey alotenango el rodeo finca los diamantes finca san andres osuna guadelupe carretera 14 escuintla finca florida aceituno carretera 2 the origins of geology in italy edited by gian battista vai and w glen e caldwell 2006 this volume includes an eclectic group of papers by authors of varied backgrounds and nationalities who describe contributions to natural science and philosophy by italian or foreign geologists working in italy between the fourteenth and nineteenth centuries each of these scientists contributed to the emergence of modern geology as a distinct scientific discipline starting with aldrovandi who coined the term geology in 1603 and continuing with agricola the early gemologists and mineralists the florentine artists descartes gassendi kircher steno marsili arduino gregory watt william maclure brocchi and pilla when lyell disseminated the huttonian doctrine in his principles he fully recognized the legacy of pioneering italian studies in geology the aim of the volume is to restore lyell s insights which were not investigated further by italian geoscientists and historians of science during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries rediscovering the roots of modern geology is an invaluable and crucial goal for a sound assessment of long-term perspectives of this science and of science as a whole spe411 235 p isbn-10 0-8137-2411-2 isbn-13 978-0-8137-2411-9 $85.00 member price $60.00 special paper 411 edited by william i rose gregg j.s bluth michael j carr john w ewert lina c patino and james w vallance the origins of geology in edited by gian battista vai and w glen e caldwell calltoll free +1 8 8 8 4 4 3 4 4 7 2 orshopthewebatwww geosociety o r g special papers 5

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