Mechanisms of Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics

The question first considered by Wegener concerning the nature of the processes in the Earth bringing about continental drift and sea-floor spreading (or major displacements of the litosphere) in the last 100-200 myr, is probably the most important one in geoscience at the present time. The concept of plate tectonics has integrated the evidence for continental drift, sea-floor spreading and glo…

The Expanding Earth

Das Antlitz der Erde, or “The Face of the Earth”, was the title of the first great magnum opus on the gross surface features of the earth by Eduard Suess late last century. A recent British television documentary with the same purpose bore the same title.

Plate Tectonics and Geomagnetic Reversals

The impetus for publishing this set of articles was the realization that, year after year. I and my students at Stanford were making copies (with varying degrees of legibility and legality) of the same classic articles on plate tectonics and geomagnetic reversals. At first we did this because there was so little material on the subject available.

Geotectonics of Indonesia a Modern View

The tectonic concept known as seafloor spreading , global tectonics and also as plate tectonics began engulfing the geological community in the early sixties. Within less than a decade this unifying, geotectonic hypothesis beame widely known, and judging from the current literature, it has also been widely accepted.

Tectonic and Resources: Collection of Geological Studies

This book is a collection of Prof. Dr. John Ario Katili publications from various international journals about Indonesian tectonic and resources. The idea of producing this book was stated on the way to Islamic World Academic of Science Conference, Ankara, Turkey, 2006 when Prof. Dr. Ir. John Ario Katili showed his worries concerning the development of geology in Indonesia, mostly because there…

Plate Tectonics Continental Drift and Mountain Building