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special papers geological studies in the klamath mountains province california and oregon a volume in honor of william p irwin special paper 410 edited by arthur w snoke and calvin g barnes 2006 this volume in honor of william p irwin u.s geological survey has 23 chapters focusing on various aspects of the complex tectonic and petrologic history of the klamath mountains province northwestern california and southwestern oregon an introductory chapter reviews the development of tectonic concepts for the province and regional and historical context for the subsequent chapters the bulk of the volume focuses on the jurassic history of the province but it also includes important contributions on the older geologic history of eastern parts of the province and a review of the neogene history of the province several chapters contrast terranes of the klamath mountains province with possible analogous terranes in the sierran foothills to the south or blue mountains province to the northeast an accompanying cd-rom includes classic geologic maps of the province by irwin a bibliography of the province compiled by irwin descriptions of fossil localities in the triassic and paleozoic belt new geologic maps of late jurassic plutonic complexes and much new geochemical data this volume will be of interest to regional geologists structural geologists and tectonicists petrologists geochemists and isotope geologists and geophysicists spe410 494 p plus index cd-rom isbn-10 0-8137-2410-4 isbn-13 978-0-8137-2410-2 $165.00 member price $116.00 geological studies in the klamath mountains province california and oregon a volume in honor of william p irwin edited by arthur w snoke and calvin g barnes postcollisional tectonics and magmatism in the mediterranean region and asia postcollisional tectonics and magmatism in the mediterranean region and asia edited by yildirim dilek and spyros pavlides 2006 the mediterranean region and asia provide a natural laboratory to investigate the driving forces of continental tectonics in an ongoing collisional orogen and the crustal and mantle response to various modes of deformation associated with plate boundary processes the multidisciplinary research efforts in this region over the last fifteen years have produced a wealth of new data to better understand the interplay and feedback mechanisms between crustal and mantle processes and the dynamic landscape evolution in a complexly deforming area a number of discrete collisional events between the gondwana-derived continental fragments i.e adria pelagonia arabia india and eurasia controlled the geodynamics of the mediterranean region and asia during the late mesozoic and cenozoic this book is a collection of research papers presenting new data interpretations and syntheses on various aspects of the collision-induced tectonic magmatic metamorphic and geomorphic processes that have affected the evolution of this orogenic belt it should help us better understand the mode and nature of tectonic and magmatic processes and crustal evolution in active collision zones and the distribution and causes of seismic and volcanic events and their impact on landscape evolution spe409 631 p plus index isbn-10 0-8137-2409-0 isbn-13 978-0-8137-2409-6 $185.00 member price $130.00 edited by yildirim dilek and spyros pavlides special paper 408 special paper 409 their properties uses hydrology and resources edited by grant heiken tuffs special paper 407 tuffs their properties uses hydrology and resources edited by grant heiken 2006 tuffs composed of volcanic ash and pumice particles that are bonded by natural cements or by welding make excellent building materials and have been proposed as a medium for industrial and nuclear waste storage tuffs have unique hydrologic properties that must be considered when evaluating both water resources and industrial contamination in volcanic regions tuffs have been part of man s environment for thousands of years and now underlie many urban areas including 37 large industrial cities in 24 nations including two megacities the purpose of this book is to integrate academic and applied research on tuffs into a publication that can be used by a broad spectrum of professionals in science and engineering spe408 131 p isbn-10 0-8137-2408-2 isbn-13 978-0-8137-2408-9 $48.00 member price $34.00 evolution of an andean margin a tectonic and magmatic view from the andes to the neuquén basin 35°­39°s lat evolution of an andean margin a tectonic and magmatic view from the andes to the neuquén basin 35°­39°s lat edited by suzanne mahlburg kay and victor a ramos 2006 the objective of this volume is to examine the cenozoic tectonic and magmatic evolution from the arc to the retroarc of a distinctive end-member of the andean accretionary orogen between 35°s and 39°s the evolution of the andes in this region provides an outstanding case study of an orogen where periods of contraction and extension crustal shortening and normal faulting and differences in retroarc volcanism reflect a tectonic regime that alternates in space and time structural magmatic and paleogeographic patterns correlate strongly with the dynamics of the subduction zone the region includes the neuquén basin which is one of the most prolific of the central andes the tectonic setting is important in understanding hydrocarbon systems of the sub-andean basin and the potential for ore deposits in the cordillera the book is fundamental for researchers working on tectonics and magmatism in andean type systems as well as those involved in exploration spe407 342 p plus index isbn 10 0-8137-2407-4 isbn-13 978-0-8137-2407-2 $95.00 member price $67.00 edited by suzanne mahlburg kay and víctor a ramos temper sands in prehistoric oceanian pottery geotectonics sedimentology petrography provenance by william r dickinson 2006 oceanian ceramic cultures making earthenware pottery spread during the past 3500 years through a dozen major island groups spanning 6000 km of the tropical pacific ocean from western micronesia to western polynesia island potters mixed sand as temper into clay bodies during ceramic manufacture the nature of island sands is governed by the geotectonics of hotspot chains island arcs subduction zones backarc basins and remnant arcs as well as by sedimentology because small islands with bedrock exposures of restricted character are virtual point sources of sand many tempers are diagnostic of specific islands petrographic study of temper sands in thin section allows distinction between indigenous pottery and exotic pottery transported from elsewhere study of 2223 prehistoric oceanian potsherds from 130 islands and island clusters indicates the nature of oceanian temper types and documents 105 cases of interisland transport of ceramics over distances typically <400 km but reaching 1000 km spe406 160 p plus index isbn 0-8137-2406-6 $65.00 member price $46.00 6 thegeologicalsocietyofamericap o b o x 914 0 · boulder c o 8 0 3 01 914 0 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