[Geology2] Re: The Wilson Cycle

Amen.

Vic


--- In geology2@yahoogroups.com, John Rasmussen <john@...> wrote:
>
> thank you for the link to "The Wilson Cycle" very nice compilation and
> easy to read.
>
> john
>
>
> On Mon, May 6, 2013 at 4:46 AM, MEM <mstreman53@...> wrote:
>
> > **
> >
> >
> > Perhaps understanding the way things geologically work under the
> > established theory would help us all be able to critically evaluate new
> > "theories". Someone mentioned something about the need for "gaining a
> > foundation" in geo-science and here some foundation served up on a silver
> > platter .
> >
> > Dr. Tuzo Wilson published a very complete treatise on the cycle of what
> > happens when continents converge: how oceans appear, how they disappear--
> > along with how mountains form in a work called ... "The Wilson Cycle: The
> > Opening and closing of Ocean Basins". This explains 99% of what we know
> > about the crust-level dynamics of the real world when plates move around,
> > plus at least 80% of the mantle's support for the same.
> >
> > It is a fairly easy read but I wouldn't try to absorb every chapter in a
> > single day. If you read and understand it you will have the knowledge you
> > would have gotten in a 201/301 level geology course. Plus, you'll be able
> > to compare other theories for soundness. Plus you will be able to catch the
> > many misuses of geological terms that may be encountered there in: e.g.
> > Hawaii is not a Volcanic Arc aka Volcanic Archipelago which is a specific
> > geological feature of converging boundaries.
> >
> > If you would like to know more about the general principles of crust
> > dynamics without having to have much of a geological background this is
> > for you... (well I think it may be something most can read and
> > understand--hope so).
> >
> > Fortunately this course is covered many places online but here is the best
> > I've found.
> > <http://csmres.jmu.edu/geollab/fichter/Wilson/Wilson.html>
> >
> > Enjoy
> > Eman
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
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