The Geology of Australia
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The Geology of Australia

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The Geology of Australia

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The 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.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Preface
  6. Acknowledgements
  7. Abbreviations and units
  8. 1 An Australian perspective
  9. 2 The Earth: A geology primer
  10. 3 Building the core of Precambrian rocks
  11. 4 Warm times: Tropical corals and arid lands
  12. 5 Icehouse: Carboniferous and Permian glaciation
  13. 6 Mesozoic warming: The great inland plains and seas
  14. 7 Birth of modern Australia: Flowering plants, mammals and deserts
  15. 8 The history and evolution of life on Earth
  16. 9 Eastern highlands and volcanoes barely extinct
  17. 10 Building the continental shelf and coastlines
  18. 11 Great Barrier Reef
  19. 12 Planets, moons, meteorites and impact craters
  20. 13 A geological perspective on climate change
  21. 14 Cycles in a continental journey
  22. Sources and references
  23. Figure sources
  24. Index