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| Title | Lithospheric Dynamics Atlas
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ISBN
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7-5031-0540-2
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Author
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All maps in color
map ICL Publication No. 125 // Edited by the editorial board, Chief
Editor: Ma Xingyuan
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Pages
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298
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Pub. Date
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1989
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Formation
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Hardback
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Size
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380¡Á270mm
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Price sea mail
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US$98+$15
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| China is in a unique geodynamic
position and offer a good opportunity for study of dynamics of continental
lithosphere. In the past 20 years a wealth of new data from all branches
of earth sciences and from every provinces has been accumulated. Thus the
time appeared right for an attempt at a comprehensive treatment of the new
data and insight gained so far. This consideration promoted the State Seismological
Bureau to establish a Lithospheric Dynamic Map Project in produce a comprehensive set of 68 maps
on the scale of 1:14,000 and
a 1:4,000,000 scale Lithospheric Dynamic Map of China and Adjacent Seas.
More than 200 earth scientists from 7 different institutes of State Seismological
Bureau and the Provincial Seismological Bureau and also from Wuhan Geological
College, the Aerogeophysical Team of the Ministry of the Geology and Mineral
Resources have taken part in this work.
The atlas portrays the Lithospheric
dynamics of China comprehensively through 6 series of maps, including geology,
geophysics, geochemistry, neotectonics, seismicity, provincial seismotectonics
and regional Lithospheric dynamic
features. The geological map series serves as a background for the
Lithospheric dynamic processes, because it is believed that the earlier
tectonic evolution may furnish some guidelines for subsequent dynamic processes.
The other map series assemble information on movement and deformation of
the lithosphere and illustrate processes that occurred during the Neotectonic
period (since 3.5 Ma ago) and that are taking place now. It also provides
data on the nature of the lithosphere, crustal and upper mantle structure,
geothermal data, density imbalance and state of stress that might cause
future movements. Thus the atlas provides a background for further research
on contemporary lithospheric dynamics and serves as regional framework for
extrapolating those active processes into the geological past and the future.
The assessment, prediction and mitigation of the geological hazards are
of the principal areas of immediate applicability of the research results
to achieved under this program. The research will also contribute knowledge
needed for protection of environment and for exploration of mineral and
energy resources. ¡¡ |
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