The Tethys Ocean

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xxii

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2. Kinematic Section

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. The Plate Tectonic History of the Past Tethys Ocean

      • Luc-Emmanuel Ricou

      Pages 3-70

   3. Apparent Polar Wandering Paths for North America, Europe, Africa, Laurussia and West Gondwana Since the Upper Carboniferous

      • J. Besse, H. Théveniaut, V. Courtillot

      Pages 71-97

3. New Geological Data

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 99-99

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   2. Late Carboniferous to Recent, Geodynamic Evolution of the West Gondwanian, Cratonic, Tethyan Margins

      • René Guiraud, Yves Bellion

      Pages 101-124

   3. Crustal-Scale Thrust Complex in the Rhodope Massif

      • Jean-Pierre Burg, Luc-Emmanuel Ricou, Laslo Klain, Zivko Ivanov, Dimo Dimov

      Pages 125-149

4. Paleogeographic Reconstruction

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 151-151

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   2. Late Permian to Late Triassic, Tethyan Paleoenvironments

      • Jean Marcoux, Aymon Baud

      Pages 153-190

   3. Paleogeography and Paleoenvironment of the Tethyan Realm During the Jurassic Breakup of Pangea

      • Eric Fourcade, Jacques Azéma, Jean-Paul Bassoullet, Fabrizio Cecca, Jean Dercourt, Raymond Enay et al.

      Pages 191-214

   4. The Cretaceous Tethys

      • Jean-Pierre Masse, Jean Philip, Gilbert Camoin

      Pages 215-236

5. Synthetic View

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 237-237

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   2. Tethyan Carbonate Platforms

      • Jean Philip, Jean-Pierre Masse, Gilbert Camoin

      Pages 239-265

   3. Radiolarians and Tethyan Radiolarites from Primary Production to their Paleogeography

      • Patrick De Wever, François Baudin, Jacques Azéma, Eric Fourcade

      Pages 267-318

   4. Paleoenvironments and Organic-Rich Facies Deposition in the Tethyan Realm

      • François Baudin, Jean-Paul Herbin

      Pages 319-346

   5. Geodynamics of Bauxites in the Tethyan Realm

      • Pierre-Jean Combes, György Bardossy

      Pages 347-365

   6. Tethyan Phosphates and Bioproductites

      • Jacques Lucas, Liliane Prévôt-Lucas

      Pages 367-391

   7. The Economic Gold Deposits of Southeast Asia, the Caraibes and the Alpine-Himalayan Fold Belts

      • Francis Tollon, Jean-Jacques Bache, Pierre Courjault-Radé

      Pages 393-416

   8. Reconstruction of Tethyan Salinity Through the Extrapolation of Present-Day Physicochemical Data

      • Alain Levy

      Pages 417-460

6. From Tethys to Panthalassa

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 461-461

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''A voluminous encyclopedia of Tethyan geology and, as such, it provides an invaluable source of information for those interested in this region, and Earth history in general...The book is a must for the libraries of universities and geologic institutions.'' --- Palaios, October 1997 Volume 8 focuses on the Tethys oceanic realm and introduces new concepts such as 'transit plates' and 'seuils lithospheriques.' Contributors include new guides to understanding the distribution of Tethyan mineral and organic resources, and present insights into the role of carbonate platforms. Chapters are abundant with maps and illustrations.

• Carboniferous
• Europe
• Gondwana
• Permian
• environment
• evolution
• fabric
• formation
• geodynamics
• geography
• geology
• history
• mineral
• ocean
• production

• University of South Carolina, Columbia, USA

  Alan E. M. Nairn

• CNRS, Paris, France

  Luc-Emmanuel Ricou, Bruno Vrielynck

• Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France

  Jean Dercourt

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