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  1. Earth, Sweet Earth ( Science For Everyone) by Ekaterina Radkevich

    The book is based on the author’s impressions of her numerous expeditions in the many countries. It is a fascinating narrative rather than a mere record of facts irrespective of how scientifically valid they can be. The book is bound to be appreciated as a piece of absorbing reading by anyone who cares to increase the scope of his or her competence about our sweet home of a planet that must be saved from destruction at all costs.

    Ekaterina Radkevich, Corresponding Member of the USSR Academy of Sciences, is one of the most distinguished geologists whose works are well known in her own country and in many other parts of the world. The overwhelming success of her publications is chiefly due to her indefatigable practical activity in the USSR and elsewhere and her unflagging interest in theoretical research which she has been conducting for quite some time at the Institute of Geological Studies in the Far East (Viadivostok).

    Note: This book was the last remaining volume in the Science for Everyone Series! This completes volume the SFE series in English.

    Many, many thanks to Hassaan Ali who purchased and posted this book to us to complete  this series. Much appreciated help!

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    Contents
    How I Became a Geologist (In Lieu of a Preface) 7

    Part I. The Earth in the Universe 20

    Chapter 1. The Earth as a Cosmic Body 20

    Chapter 2. The Planet Earth 29

    Chapter 3. The Deep-seated Structure of the Earth 38

    Chapter 4. The Development of Views on the Origin of Earth and Other Planets of the Solar System 47

    Part II. The History of the Development of the Earth 58

    Chapter 5. The Dawn 58

    Chapter 6. Life: The Earth’s Chronicle 70

    Part III. Geology Everywhere 100

    Chapter 7. The Work of the Wind 102

    Chapter 8. The Role of Water in the Transformation of Our Planet 113

    Chapter 9. The Activity of Subterranean Forces 127

    Part IV. The Composition of the Earth’s Crust 147

    Chapter 10. Sedimentary Rocks 147

    Chapter 11. Magmatic (Igneous) Rocks 159

    Chapter 12. Metamorphic Rocks 185

    Part V. The Movements of the Earth’s Crust 202

    Chapter 13. Mountains: Old and Young 203

    Chapter 14. The Deformation of Rocks 208

    Chapter 15. Fixism vs. Mobilism 216

    Part VI. Mineral Resources 236

    Chapter 16. The Mineral Kingdom 236

    Chapter 17. Mineral Raw Materials and Technical Progress 258

    Chapter 18. The Future of Mineral Raw Resources 280

    Chapter 19. How Ores Are Formed 286

    Chapter 20. The Science of Metallogeny 308

    Chapter 21. In Quest of Ores 328

    Chapter 22. At the Metallogenic Map of the Pacific Belt 338

    Chapter 23. Mineral Resources of the Seas and the Underwater Storerooms of Mineral Raw Materials 349

    Chapter 24. Save Our Earth! 361

    To End on a Poetic Note 367

    #earthHistory #earthScience #geochemistry #geology #geophysics #historyOfEarth #mineralResources #mining #planetaryScience #plateTectonics #popularScience #rocks #sovietLiterature
  2. A tectonically driven 60 million-year biogeochemical redox cycle paces marine biodiversity

    📊DATASET: bit.ly/3PU93FU

    📑ARTICLE in Nature Communications Earth & Environment: bit.ly/43rpwEB

    #Biogeochemistry #Geology #Paleobiology #Platetectonics #Earthscience #environmentalscience #opendata #openscience #openresearch

  3. The Origin Of Continents And Ocean Basins by M. V. Muratov

    Professor Mikhail Muratov, P.Sc., Corr. Mem. USSR Acad. Sci., is Head of the Chair of Regional Geology and Paleontology, Moscow Institute of Geological Prospecting. He is the winner of State and Lenin Prizes.

    This book deals with the origin, structure, and tectonic behavior of the earth’s crust beneath continents and oceans and describes principal stages of the earth’s geologic history. The author attaches much importance to geosynclinal cycles and their role in continental crust build-up and discusses intri­guing hypotheses explaining the present day face of our planet.

    Translated from the Russian by V. Agranat

    You can get the book here and here.

    Twitter: @MirTitles
    Mastodon: @[email protected]
    Mastodon: @[email protected]
    Bluesky: mirtitles.bsky.social

    Preface

    Chapter I. Structure and Age of the Earth’s Crust
    Face of the Earth (9)
    Continental and Oceanic Crust of the Earth (12)
    Age of the Earth’s Crust (17)

    Chapter II. Continental Crust
    Inhomogeneity of the Structure (24)
    Unconformities and Their Significance (30)
    Evolution of Fold Areas and Formation of Platform Basement (33)

    Chapter III. The Basic Component Parts of the Continents: Ancient Platforms and Fold Belts
    The Importance of Ancient and Young Platforms in the Structure of Continents (36)
    A Brief Outline of the Structure of Continents (36)
    Constituent Elements of Ancient Platforms (40)
    Fold Belts (41)

    Chapter IV. The Structure and History of Geosynclinal Fold Areas
    The Study of Geosynclines (48)
    The Structure of Geosynclinal Fold Areas (50)
    An Outline History of Geosynclinal Areas (52)
    Main Stage (52)
    Orogenic Stage (59)
    Formations of Sedimentary and Volcanic Series of Geosynclinal Areas (61)
    Differences in Ages of Geosynclinal Areas and in Formations of Troughs (69)
    The Role of Intrusive Complexes in the Geosynclinal Cycle (73)
    Geosynclinal Areas: Proliferous Sources of Valuable Minerals (79)
    Two Principal Types of Geosynclinal Areas and Their Role in the Build-up of the Granitic-Metamorphic Layer of the Earth’s Crust (85)

    Chapter V. Structure and History of the Basement of Ancient Platforms
    Major Structural Units (87)
    The Structure of Archean Massifs (88)
    Proterozoic Fold Areas (90)
    The Protosedimentary Cover of Ancient Platforms (94)
    Outline History of the Basement of Ancient Platforms (95)
    The Basement of Ancient Platforms: Mineral Resources (98)

    Chapter VI. History of Fold Belts and Formation of the Basement of Young Platforms
    Generation of the Riphean Basement of Major and Minor Belts (100)
    Formation of the Paleozoic Basement of the Ural-Mongolia, Atlantic, and Arctic Belts (103)
    History of the Mediterranean Fold Belt (106)
    Inland Sea Basins and the Indonesia Area (108)
    History of the Circum-Pacific Belt (112)
    Formation of Granitic and Metamorphic Rocks of the Basement Within Fold Belts (124)

    Chapter VII. Evolution of Ancient and Young Platforms
    Basic Stages (127)
    The Origin of Platform-Type Depressions (130)
    Principal Valuable Minerals of the Sedimentary Cover of Platforms (132)
    Volcanic Belts and Epiplatform Orogenesis (132)
    Valuable Minerals in the Activated Areas of Platforms (134)

    Chapter VIII. The Topography and Tectonics of the Ocean Floor
    Principal Topographic Features and the Physiography (136)
    Principal Tectonic Features of the Ocean Floor (140)
    Pacific Ocean (140)
    Indian Ocean (143)
    Atlantic Ocean (144)
    Arctic Ocean (147)

    Chapter IX. The Origin of Ocean Basins in the Light of Geologic Evidence
    The Physiography of the Pacific Bed and Its Probable Origin (149)
    The Physiography of the Atlantic, Indian, and Arctic Beds and Their Origin (154)
    Hypotheses Explaining the Conversion of Crustal Material Beneath the Ocean Floor (157)
    Mobilistic Hypotheses Involving Continental Displacement (158)
    Expanding Earth Hypothesis (165)
    The Probable Age and the Mode of Formation of Ocean Basins (167)

    Chapter X. Major Historical Events and the Stages of Formation of the Earth’s Crust
    The Early Existence of the Earth Before Crust Formation (170)
    The Basaltic Crust Before Hydrosphere Formation (170)
    The Formation of the Granitic-Metamorphic Crust of Ancient Platforms (173)
    The Consolidation of the Basement of Young Platforms (175)
    The Latest Stage in the Development of the Earth’s Crust (177)
    The General Trend in the Development of the Earth’s Crust (179)

    Bibliography
    Name Index
    Subject Index

    #1977 #geography #geologicalCycles #mirPublishers #oceanFloors #oceans #plateTectonics #sovietLiterature

  4. The Origin Of Continents And Ocean Basins by M. V. Muratov

    Professor Mikhail Muratov, P.Sc., Corr. Mem. USSR Acad. Sci., is Head of the Chair of Regional Geology and Paleontology, Moscow Institute of Geological Prospecting. He is the winner of State and Lenin Prizes.

    This book deals with the origin, structure, and tectonic behavior of the earth’s crust beneath continents and oceans and describes principal stages of the earth’s geologic history. The author attaches much importance to geosynclinal cycles and their role in continental crust build-up and discusses intri­guing hypotheses explaining the present day face of our planet.

    Translated from the Russian by V. Agranat

    You can get the book here and here.

    Twitter: @MirTitles
    Mastodon: @[email protected]
    Mastodon: @[email protected]
    Bluesky: mirtitles.bsky.social

    Preface

    Chapter I. Structure and Age of the Earth’s Crust
    Face of the Earth (9)
    Continental and Oceanic Crust of the Earth (12)
    Age of the Earth’s Crust (17)

    Chapter II. Continental Crust
    Inhomogeneity of the Structure (24)
    Unconformities and Their Significance (30)
    Evolution of Fold Areas and Formation of Platform Basement (33)

    Chapter III. The Basic Component Parts of the Continents: Ancient Platforms and Fold Belts
    The Importance of Ancient and Young Platforms in the Structure of Continents (36)
    A Brief Outline of the Structure of Continents (36)
    Constituent Elements of Ancient Platforms (40)
    Fold Belts (41)

    Chapter IV. The Structure and History of Geosynclinal Fold Areas
    The Study of Geosynclines (48)
    The Structure of Geosynclinal Fold Areas (50)
    An Outline History of Geosynclinal Areas (52)
    Main Stage (52)
    Orogenic Stage (59)
    Formations of Sedimentary and Volcanic Series of Geosynclinal Areas (61)
    Differences in Ages of Geosynclinal Areas and in Formations of Troughs (69)
    The Role of Intrusive Complexes in the Geosynclinal Cycle (73)
    Geosynclinal Areas: Proliferous Sources of Valuable Minerals (79)
    Two Principal Types of Geosynclinal Areas and Their Role in the Build-up of the Granitic-Metamorphic Layer of the Earth’s Crust (85)

    Chapter V. Structure and History of the Basement of Ancient Platforms
    Major Structural Units (87)
    The Structure of Archean Massifs (88)
    Proterozoic Fold Areas (90)
    The Protosedimentary Cover of Ancient Platforms (94)
    Outline History of the Basement of Ancient Platforms (95)
    The Basement of Ancient Platforms: Mineral Resources (98)

    Chapter VI. History of Fold Belts and Formation of the Basement of Young Platforms
    Generation of the Riphean Basement of Major and Minor Belts (100)
    Formation of the Paleozoic Basement of the Ural-Mongolia, Atlantic, and Arctic Belts (103)
    History of the Mediterranean Fold Belt (106)
    Inland Sea Basins and the Indonesia Area (108)
    History of the Circum-Pacific Belt (112)
    Formation of Granitic and Metamorphic Rocks of the Basement Within Fold Belts (124)

    Chapter VII. Evolution of Ancient and Young Platforms
    Basic Stages (127)
    The Origin of Platform-Type Depressions (130)
    Principal Valuable Minerals of the Sedimentary Cover of Platforms (132)
    Volcanic Belts and Epiplatform Orogenesis (132)
    Valuable Minerals in the Activated Areas of Platforms (134)

    Chapter VIII. The Topography and Tectonics of the Ocean Floor
    Principal Topographic Features and the Physiography (136)
    Principal Tectonic Features of the Ocean Floor (140)
    Pacific Ocean (140)
    Indian Ocean (143)
    Atlantic Ocean (144)
    Arctic Ocean (147)

    Chapter IX. The Origin of Ocean Basins in the Light of Geologic Evidence
    The Physiography of the Pacific Bed and Its Probable Origin (149)
    The Physiography of the Atlantic, Indian, and Arctic Beds and Their Origin (154)
    Hypotheses Explaining the Conversion of Crustal Material Beneath the Ocean Floor (157)
    Mobilistic Hypotheses Involving Continental Displacement (158)
    Expanding Earth Hypothesis (165)
    The Probable Age and the Mode of Formation of Ocean Basins (167)

    Chapter X. Major Historical Events and the Stages of Formation of the Earth’s Crust
    The Early Existence of the Earth Before Crust Formation (170)
    The Basaltic Crust Before Hydrosphere Formation (170)
    The Formation of the Granitic-Metamorphic Crust of Ancient Platforms (173)
    The Consolidation of the Basement of Young Platforms (175)
    The Latest Stage in the Development of the Earth’s Crust (177)
    The General Trend in the Development of the Earth’s Crust (179)

    Bibliography
    Name Index
    Subject Index

    #1977 #geography #geologicalCycles #mirPublishers #oceanFloors #oceans #plateTectonics #sovietLiterature

  5. The Origin Of Continents And Ocean Basins by M. V. Muratov

    Professor Mikhail Muratov, P.Sc., Corr. Mem. USSR Acad. Sci., is Head of the Chair of Regional Geology and Paleontology, Moscow Institute of Geological Prospecting. He is the winner of State and Lenin Prizes.

    This book deals with the origin, structure, and tectonic behavior of the earth’s crust beneath continents and oceans and describes principal stages of the earth’s geologic history. The author attaches much importance to geosynclinal cycles and their role in continental crust build-up and discusses intri­guing hypotheses explaining the present day face of our planet.

    Translated from the Russian by V. Agranat

    You can get the book here and here.

    Twitter: @MirTitles
    Mastodon: @[email protected]
    Mastodon: @[email protected]
    Bluesky: mirtitles.bsky.social

    Preface

    Chapter I. Structure and Age of the Earth’s Crust
    Face of the Earth (9)
    Continental and Oceanic Crust of the Earth (12)
    Age of the Earth’s Crust (17)

    Chapter II. Continental Crust
    Inhomogeneity of the Structure (24)
    Unconformities and Their Significance (30)
    Evolution of Fold Areas and Formation of Platform Basement (33)

    Chapter III. The Basic Component Parts of the Continents: Ancient Platforms and Fold Belts
    The Importance of Ancient and Young Platforms in the Structure of Continents (36)
    A Brief Outline of the Structure of Continents (36)
    Constituent Elements of Ancient Platforms (40)
    Fold Belts (41)

    Chapter IV. The Structure and History of Geosynclinal Fold Areas
    The Study of Geosynclines (48)
    The Structure of Geosynclinal Fold Areas (50)
    An Outline History of Geosynclinal Areas (52)
    Main Stage (52)
    Orogenic Stage (59)
    Formations of Sedimentary and Volcanic Series of Geosynclinal Areas (61)
    Differences in Ages of Geosynclinal Areas and in Formations of Troughs (69)
    The Role of Intrusive Complexes in the Geosynclinal Cycle (73)
    Geosynclinal Areas: Proliferous Sources of Valuable Minerals (79)
    Two Principal Types of Geosynclinal Areas and Their Role in the Build-up of the Granitic-Metamorphic Layer of the Earth’s Crust (85)

    Chapter V. Structure and History of the Basement of Ancient Platforms
    Major Structural Units (87)
    The Structure of Archean Massifs (88)
    Proterozoic Fold Areas (90)
    The Protosedimentary Cover of Ancient Platforms (94)
    Outline History of the Basement of Ancient Platforms (95)
    The Basement of Ancient Platforms: Mineral Resources (98)

    Chapter VI. History of Fold Belts and Formation of the Basement of Young Platforms
    Generation of the Riphean Basement of Major and Minor Belts (100)
    Formation of the Paleozoic Basement of the Ural-Mongolia, Atlantic, and Arctic Belts (103)
    History of the Mediterranean Fold Belt (106)
    Inland Sea Basins and the Indonesia Area (108)
    History of the Circum-Pacific Belt (112)
    Formation of Granitic and Metamorphic Rocks of the Basement Within Fold Belts (124)

    Chapter VII. Evolution of Ancient and Young Platforms
    Basic Stages (127)
    The Origin of Platform-Type Depressions (130)
    Principal Valuable Minerals of the Sedimentary Cover of Platforms (132)
    Volcanic Belts and Epiplatform Orogenesis (132)
    Valuable Minerals in the Activated Areas of Platforms (134)

    Chapter VIII. The Topography and Tectonics of the Ocean Floor
    Principal Topographic Features and the Physiography (136)
    Principal Tectonic Features of the Ocean Floor (140)
    Pacific Ocean (140)
    Indian Ocean (143)
    Atlantic Ocean (144)
    Arctic Ocean (147)

    Chapter IX. The Origin of Ocean Basins in the Light of Geologic Evidence
    The Physiography of the Pacific Bed and Its Probable Origin (149)
    The Physiography of the Atlantic, Indian, and Arctic Beds and Their Origin (154)
    Hypotheses Explaining the Conversion of Crustal Material Beneath the Ocean Floor (157)
    Mobilistic Hypotheses Involving Continental Displacement (158)
    Expanding Earth Hypothesis (165)
    The Probable Age and the Mode of Formation of Ocean Basins (167)

    Chapter X. Major Historical Events and the Stages of Formation of the Earth’s Crust
    The Early Existence of the Earth Before Crust Formation (170)
    The Basaltic Crust Before Hydrosphere Formation (170)
    The Formation of the Granitic-Metamorphic Crust of Ancient Platforms (173)
    The Consolidation of the Basement of Young Platforms (175)
    The Latest Stage in the Development of the Earth’s Crust (177)
    The General Trend in the Development of the Earth’s Crust (179)

    Bibliography
    Name Index
    Subject Index

    #1977 #geography #geologicalCycles #mirPublishers #oceanFloors #oceans #plateTectonics #sovietLiterature

  6. The Origin Of Continents And Ocean Basins by M. V. Muratov

    Professor Mikhail Muratov, P.Sc., Corr. Mem. USSR Acad. Sci., is Head of the Chair of Regional Geology and Paleontology, Moscow Institute of Geological Prospecting. He is the winner of State and Lenin Prizes.

    This book deals with the origin, structure, and tectonic behavior of the earth’s crust beneath continents and oceans and describes principal stages of the earth’s geologic history. The author attaches much importance to geosynclinal cycles and their role in continental crust build-up and discusses intri­guing hypotheses explaining the present day face of our planet.

    Translated from the Russian by V. Agranat

    You can get the book here and here.

    Twitter: @MirTitles
    Mastodon: @[email protected]
    Mastodon: @[email protected]
    Bluesky: mirtitles.bsky.social

    Preface

    Chapter I. Structure and Age of the Earth’s Crust
    Face of the Earth (9)
    Continental and Oceanic Crust of the Earth (12)
    Age of the Earth’s Crust (17)

    Chapter II. Continental Crust
    Inhomogeneity of the Structure (24)
    Unconformities and Their Significance (30)
    Evolution of Fold Areas and Formation of Platform Basement (33)

    Chapter III. The Basic Component Parts of the Continents: Ancient Platforms and Fold Belts
    The Importance of Ancient and Young Platforms in the Structure of Continents (36)
    A Brief Outline of the Structure of Continents (36)
    Constituent Elements of Ancient Platforms (40)
    Fold Belts (41)

    Chapter IV. The Structure and History of Geosynclinal Fold Areas
    The Study of Geosynclines (48)
    The Structure of Geosynclinal Fold Areas (50)
    An Outline History of Geosynclinal Areas (52)
    Main Stage (52)
    Orogenic Stage (59)
    Formations of Sedimentary and Volcanic Series of Geosynclinal Areas (61)
    Differences in Ages of Geosynclinal Areas and in Formations of Troughs (69)
    The Role of Intrusive Complexes in the Geosynclinal Cycle (73)
    Geosynclinal Areas: Proliferous Sources of Valuable Minerals (79)
    Two Principal Types of Geosynclinal Areas and Their Role in the Build-up of the Granitic-Metamorphic Layer of the Earth’s Crust (85)

    Chapter V. Structure and History of the Basement of Ancient Platforms
    Major Structural Units (87)
    The Structure of Archean Massifs (88)
    Proterozoic Fold Areas (90)
    The Protosedimentary Cover of Ancient Platforms (94)
    Outline History of the Basement of Ancient Platforms (95)
    The Basement of Ancient Platforms: Mineral Resources (98)

    Chapter VI. History of Fold Belts and Formation of the Basement of Young Platforms
    Generation of the Riphean Basement of Major and Minor Belts (100)
    Formation of the Paleozoic Basement of the Ural-Mongolia, Atlantic, and Arctic Belts (103)
    History of the Mediterranean Fold Belt (106)
    Inland Sea Basins and the Indonesia Area (108)
    History of the Circum-Pacific Belt (112)
    Formation of Granitic and Metamorphic Rocks of the Basement Within Fold Belts (124)

    Chapter VII. Evolution of Ancient and Young Platforms
    Basic Stages (127)
    The Origin of Platform-Type Depressions (130)
    Principal Valuable Minerals of the Sedimentary Cover of Platforms (132)
    Volcanic Belts and Epiplatform Orogenesis (132)
    Valuable Minerals in the Activated Areas of Platforms (134)

    Chapter VIII. The Topography and Tectonics of the Ocean Floor
    Principal Topographic Features and the Physiography (136)
    Principal Tectonic Features of the Ocean Floor (140)
    Pacific Ocean (140)
    Indian Ocean (143)
    Atlantic Ocean (144)
    Arctic Ocean (147)

    Chapter IX. The Origin of Ocean Basins in the Light of Geologic Evidence
    The Physiography of the Pacific Bed and Its Probable Origin (149)
    The Physiography of the Atlantic, Indian, and Arctic Beds and Their Origin (154)
    Hypotheses Explaining the Conversion of Crustal Material Beneath the Ocean Floor (157)
    Mobilistic Hypotheses Involving Continental Displacement (158)
    Expanding Earth Hypothesis (165)
    The Probable Age and the Mode of Formation of Ocean Basins (167)

    Chapter X. Major Historical Events and the Stages of Formation of the Earth’s Crust
    The Early Existence of the Earth Before Crust Formation (170)
    The Basaltic Crust Before Hydrosphere Formation (170)
    The Formation of the Granitic-Metamorphic Crust of Ancient Platforms (173)
    The Consolidation of the Basement of Young Platforms (175)
    The Latest Stage in the Development of the Earth’s Crust (177)
    The General Trend in the Development of the Earth’s Crust (179)

    Bibliography
    Name Index
    Subject Index

    #1977 #geography #geologicalCycles #mirPublishers #oceanFloors #oceans #plateTectonics #sovietLiterature

  7. Earth’s 8th Continent Buried Under The Pacific Finally Mapped By Scientists [Zealandia / Te Riu-a-Māui - “Finally”? ~wink~]
    --
    dailygalaxy.com/2025/10/earth- <-- shared (somewhat) technical article
    --
    doi.org/10.1029/2023TC007961 <-- shared 2023 paper
    --
    youtu.be/DDbc4K7bgnA?si=EZFmmP <-- shared animation
    --
    "KEY POINTS
    • Basalts and pebbly to cobbly sandstones have been dredged from the Fairway Ridge, Coral Sea
    • Dating of the rocks and interpretation of magnetic anomalies allow mapping of major geological units across North Zealandia
    • This work completes offshore reconnaissance geological mapping of the entire 5 million square km Zealandia continent…”
    #geology #doggerland #Zealandia #TeRiuaMaui #godwana #godwanaland #cretaceous #mapping #geologicmapping #spatialanalysis #model #modeling #NewZealand #SouthPacific #continent #sampling #sediment #dredging #petrography #geochemistry #isotope #analyses #research #cenozoic #intraplate #platetectonics #tectonics #eocene #remotesensing #geophysics #geomagnetism

  8. Terrestrial Oceans And Lunar Maria by G.F. Makarenko

    About the Book
    Both the Earth and the Moon have been repeatedly involved in episodes of volcanic activity induced by the heating of the interior of the two planets. Before the onset of each epoch of outpourings of lava that filled volcanic seas, arcuate and ring-shaped mountain chains encircled these seas in different regions of the planets.

    The Moon is a “simplified model” of the Earth. Reviewing the structures of the Earth and the Moon simultaneously, we shall better understand the origins and compositions of the mountain ranges of the Pacific coast and see why the Atlantic-type oceans are not surrounded by mountains, and what is common in the structure of the volcanic floor of terrestrial oceans and lunar maria.

    The book is intended for a wide circle of geologists, geographers, and astronomers and will also be of interest to those who are specializing in the geology of the Earth and the Moon.

    About the Author

    Galina Makarenko graduated from the Moscow Geological Exploration Institute named after Sergo Ordzhonikidse as an engineer-geologist. She is currently a member of the geological faculty at Moscow State University, where she conducts scientific research in the areas of geotectonics and volcanism. In addition to her research, she teaches general geology and trains both students and post-graduate students.
    For many years, Makarenko participated in scientific expeditions in regions of ancient volcanism, with her candidate thesis dedicated to the geology of these areas. Her expeditions to Kamchatka and the Kuril Islands focused on comparing ancient volcanoes with active ones. Her doctoral thesis is centered on the extensive sheets of volcanic rocks found on the Earth’s continents and oceans.

    She has published three monographs and numerous articles. Today, the author is actively engaged in collecting new data in the field of comparative planetology.

     

    Translated from the Russian by

    V.F. AGRANAT and V.F. POMINOV

    You can get the book here and here.

    Twitter: @MirTitles
    Mastodon: @[email protected]
    Mastodon: @[email protected]
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    Introduction 7

    Earth: A Planet in a Basaltic Shell 11
    A View of the Earth from Space 11
    Mountains and Plains of Terrestrial Continents and Oceans 14
    Volcanic Seas of Terrestrial Continents 22
    Magma Melts Solidified at Depth 35
    Basaltic Seas on Terrestrial Ocean Floors 40
    Volcanic Rises on the Basaltic Ocean Floor 49
    What Is Concealed by Lavas Lying on the Ocean Floor? 52

    The Age of Terrestrial Basalts and Their Relationships with Different Structures 58
    The Age of Trap Seas on the Continents 58
    The Age of Volcanic Seas on the Ocean Floor 63
    Volcanic Seas of Continents and Geosynclines 70
    Volcanic Seas on the Ocean Floors and Island Arcs 81
    Are Continental Basalts Similar to Oceanic Basalts on Earth? 88

    Lava Maria on the Waterless Moon 93
    The Distribution of Volcanic Maria 93
    The Age of Lunar Basaltic Maria 102
    Ridges and Grooves on the Floor of Lunar Maria 115
    How Lunar Maria Were Formed? 120

    Volcanic Maria of Planets Behind Arcuate Mountains 123
    Volcanic Seas of the Earth and the Moon Have Similar Constitution 123
    The Structures of the Earth and the Moon Are Symmetrical Relative to Their Axes of Rotation 131
    Arcs and Rings of the Earth’s Oldest Mountains 135
    The Centrifugal Wave in the Development of Mountain Arcs 147
    The Moon Is a Simplified Model of the Earth 154

    #earth #geology #lava #lavaFlow #moon #mountains #oceanFloors #plateTectonics #rocks #seas #sovietLiterature #valleys #volcanicSeas

  9. Terrestrial Oceans And Lunar Maria by G.F. Makarenko

    About the Book
    Both the Earth and the Moon have been repeatedly involved in episodes of volcanic activity induced by the heating of the interior of the two planets. Before the onset of each epoch of outpourings of lava that filled volcanic seas, arcuate and ring-shaped mountain chains encircled these seas in different regions of the planets.

    The Moon is a “simplified model” of the Earth. Reviewing the structures of the Earth and the Moon simultaneously, we shall better understand the origins and compositions of the mountain ranges of the Pacific coast and see why the Atlantic-type oceans are not surrounded by mountains, and what is common in the structure of the volcanic floor of terrestrial oceans and lunar maria.

    The book is intended for a wide circle of geologists, geographers, and astronomers and will also be of interest to those who are specializing in the geology of the Earth and the Moon.

    About the Author

    Galina Makarenko graduated from the Moscow Geological Exploration Institute named after Sergo Ordzhonikidse as an engineer-geologist. She is currently a member of the geological faculty at Moscow State University, where she conducts scientific research in the areas of geotectonics and volcanism. In addition to her research, she teaches general geology and trains both students and post-graduate students.
    For many years, Makarenko participated in scientific expeditions in regions of ancient volcanism, with her candidate thesis dedicated to the geology of these areas. Her expeditions to Kamchatka and the Kuril Islands focused on comparing ancient volcanoes with active ones. Her doctoral thesis is centered on the extensive sheets of volcanic rocks found on the Earth’s continents and oceans.

    She has published three monographs and numerous articles. Today, the author is actively engaged in collecting new data in the field of comparative planetology.

     

    Translated from the Russian by

    V.F. AGRANAT and V.F. POMINOV

    You can get the book here and here.

    Twitter: @MirTitles
    Mastodon: @[email protected]
    Mastodon: @[email protected]
    Bluesky: mirtitles.bsky.social

    Introduction 7

    Earth: A Planet in a Basaltic Shell 11
    A View of the Earth from Space 11
    Mountains and Plains of Terrestrial Continents and Oceans 14
    Volcanic Seas of Terrestrial Continents 22
    Magma Melts Solidified at Depth 35
    Basaltic Seas on Terrestrial Ocean Floors 40
    Volcanic Rises on the Basaltic Ocean Floor 49
    What Is Concealed by Lavas Lying on the Ocean Floor? 52

    The Age of Terrestrial Basalts and Their Relationships with Different Structures 58
    The Age of Trap Seas on the Continents 58
    The Age of Volcanic Seas on the Ocean Floor 63
    Volcanic Seas of Continents and Geosynclines 70
    Volcanic Seas on the Ocean Floors and Island Arcs 81
    Are Continental Basalts Similar to Oceanic Basalts on Earth? 88

    Lava Maria on the Waterless Moon 93
    The Distribution of Volcanic Maria 93
    The Age of Lunar Basaltic Maria 102
    Ridges and Grooves on the Floor of Lunar Maria 115
    How Lunar Maria Were Formed? 120

    Volcanic Maria of Planets Behind Arcuate Mountains 123
    Volcanic Seas of the Earth and the Moon Have Similar Constitution 123
    The Structures of the Earth and the Moon Are Symmetrical Relative to Their Axes of Rotation 131
    Arcs and Rings of the Earth’s Oldest Mountains 135
    The Centrifugal Wave in the Development of Mountain Arcs 147
    The Moon Is a Simplified Model of the Earth 154

    #earth #geology #lava #lavaFlow #moon #mountains #oceanFloors #plateTectonics #rocks #seas #sovietLiterature #valleys #volcanicSeas

  10. Terrestrial Oceans And Lunar Maria by G.F. Makarenko

    About the Book
    Both the Earth and the Moon have been repeatedly involved in episodes of volcanic activity induced by the heating of the interior of the two planets. Before the onset of each epoch of outpourings of lava that filled volcanic seas, arcuate and ring-shaped mountain chains encircled these seas in different regions of the planets.

    The Moon is a “simplified model” of the Earth. Reviewing the structures of the Earth and the Moon simultaneously, we shall better understand the origins and compositions of the mountain ranges of the Pacific coast and see why the Atlantic-type oceans are not surrounded by mountains, and what is common in the structure of the volcanic floor of terrestrial oceans and lunar maria.

    The book is intended for a wide circle of geologists, geographers, and astronomers and will also be of interest to those who are specializing in the geology of the Earth and the Moon.

    About the Author

    Galina Makarenko graduated from the Moscow Geological Exploration Institute named after Sergo Ordzhonikidse as an engineer-geologist. She is currently a member of the geological faculty at Moscow State University, where she conducts scientific research in the areas of geotectonics and volcanism. In addition to her research, she teaches general geology and trains both students and post-graduate students.
    For many years, Makarenko participated in scientific expeditions in regions of ancient volcanism, with her candidate thesis dedicated to the geology of these areas. Her expeditions to Kamchatka and the Kuril Islands focused on comparing ancient volcanoes with active ones. Her doctoral thesis is centered on the extensive sheets of volcanic rocks found on the Earth’s continents and oceans.

    She has published three monographs and numerous articles. Today, the author is actively engaged in collecting new data in the field of comparative planetology.

     

    Translated from the Russian by

    V.F. AGRANAT and V.F. POMINOV

    You can get the book here and here.

    Twitter: @MirTitles
    Mastodon: @[email protected]
    Mastodon: @[email protected]
    Bluesky: mirtitles.bsky.social

    Introduction 7

    Earth: A Planet in a Basaltic Shell 11
    A View of the Earth from Space 11
    Mountains and Plains of Terrestrial Continents and Oceans 14
    Volcanic Seas of Terrestrial Continents 22
    Magma Melts Solidified at Depth 35
    Basaltic Seas on Terrestrial Ocean Floors 40
    Volcanic Rises on the Basaltic Ocean Floor 49
    What Is Concealed by Lavas Lying on the Ocean Floor? 52

    The Age of Terrestrial Basalts and Their Relationships with Different Structures 58
    The Age of Trap Seas on the Continents 58
    The Age of Volcanic Seas on the Ocean Floor 63
    Volcanic Seas of Continents and Geosynclines 70
    Volcanic Seas on the Ocean Floors and Island Arcs 81
    Are Continental Basalts Similar to Oceanic Basalts on Earth? 88

    Lava Maria on the Waterless Moon 93
    The Distribution of Volcanic Maria 93
    The Age of Lunar Basaltic Maria 102
    Ridges and Grooves on the Floor of Lunar Maria 115
    How Lunar Maria Were Formed? 120

    Volcanic Maria of Planets Behind Arcuate Mountains 123
    Volcanic Seas of the Earth and the Moon Have Similar Constitution 123
    The Structures of the Earth and the Moon Are Symmetrical Relative to Their Axes of Rotation 131
    Arcs and Rings of the Earth’s Oldest Mountains 135
    The Centrifugal Wave in the Development of Mountain Arcs 147
    The Moon Is a Simplified Model of the Earth 154

    #earth #geology #lava #lavaFlow #moon #mountains #oceanFloors #plateTectonics #rocks #seas #sovietLiterature #valleys #volcanicSeas

  11. Terrestrial Oceans And Lunar Maria by G.F. Makarenko

    About the Book
    Both the Earth and the Moon have been repeatedly involved in episodes of volcanic activity induced by the heating of the interior of the two planets. Before the onset of each epoch of outpourings of lava that filled volcanic seas, arcuate and ring-shaped mountain chains encircled these seas in different regions of the planets.

    The Moon is a “simplified model” of the Earth. Reviewing the structures of the Earth and the Moon simultaneously, we shall better understand the origins and compositions of the mountain ranges of the Pacific coast and see why the Atlantic-type oceans are not surrounded by mountains, and what is common in the structure of the volcanic floor of terrestrial oceans and lunar maria.

    The book is intended for a wide circle of geologists, geographers, and astronomers and will also be of interest to those who are specializing in the geology of the Earth and the Moon.

    About the Author

    Galina Makarenko graduated from the Moscow Geological Exploration Institute named after Sergo Ordzhonikidse as an engineer-geologist. She is currently a member of the geological faculty at Moscow State University, where she conducts scientific research in the areas of geotectonics and volcanism. In addition to her research, she teaches general geology and trains both students and post-graduate students.
    For many years, Makarenko participated in scientific expeditions in regions of ancient volcanism, with her candidate thesis dedicated to the geology of these areas. Her expeditions to Kamchatka and the Kuril Islands focused on comparing ancient volcanoes with active ones. Her doctoral thesis is centered on the extensive sheets of volcanic rocks found on the Earth’s continents and oceans.

    She has published three monographs and numerous articles. Today, the author is actively engaged in collecting new data in the field of comparative planetology.

     

    Translated from the Russian by

    V.F. AGRANAT and V.F. POMINOV

    You can get the book here and here.

    Twitter: @MirTitles
    Mastodon: @[email protected]
    Mastodon: @[email protected]
    Bluesky: mirtitles.bsky.social

    Introduction 7

    Earth: A Planet in a Basaltic Shell 11
    A View of the Earth from Space 11
    Mountains and Plains of Terrestrial Continents and Oceans 14
    Volcanic Seas of Terrestrial Continents 22
    Magma Melts Solidified at Depth 35
    Basaltic Seas on Terrestrial Ocean Floors 40
    Volcanic Rises on the Basaltic Ocean Floor 49
    What Is Concealed by Lavas Lying on the Ocean Floor? 52

    The Age of Terrestrial Basalts and Their Relationships with Different Structures 58
    The Age of Trap Seas on the Continents 58
    The Age of Volcanic Seas on the Ocean Floor 63
    Volcanic Seas of Continents and Geosynclines 70
    Volcanic Seas on the Ocean Floors and Island Arcs 81
    Are Continental Basalts Similar to Oceanic Basalts on Earth? 88

    Lava Maria on the Waterless Moon 93
    The Distribution of Volcanic Maria 93
    The Age of Lunar Basaltic Maria 102
    Ridges and Grooves on the Floor of Lunar Maria 115
    How Lunar Maria Were Formed? 120

    Volcanic Maria of Planets Behind Arcuate Mountains 123
    Volcanic Seas of the Earth and the Moon Have Similar Constitution 123
    The Structures of the Earth and the Moon Are Symmetrical Relative to Their Axes of Rotation 131
    Arcs and Rings of the Earth’s Oldest Mountains 135
    The Centrifugal Wave in the Development of Mountain Arcs 147
    The Moon Is a Simplified Model of the Earth 154

    #earth #geology #lava #lavaFlow #moon #mountains #oceanFloors #plateTectonics #rocks #seas #sovietLiterature #valleys #volcanicSeas