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GEOSCIENTIST

Geoscientist is the Fellowship magazine of the Geological Society: with news about science, people, the Society, features, reviews, opinion, letters and forthcoming events. All this, and more, can be found sooner here, in our online version.

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The Geological Society of London is the UK's national society for geoscience, providing support to over 12,000 members in the UK and overseas. Founded in 1807, we are the oldest geological society in the world.

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Product Code:	USPE454
Series:	GSA Special Papers
Author/Editor:	Edited by Homa J. Lee and William R. Normark
Publication Date:	26 May 2009
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Type:	Book
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Thirteen Digit ISBN:	9780813724546
Publisher:	GSA
Binding:	Paperback
Pages:	481
Weight:	1.45 kg

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New Caledonia: Geology, Geodynamic Evolution and Mineral Resources

Mississippian Reservoirs of the Midcontinent

Passive Margins: Tectonics, Sedimentation and Magmatism

Geological Hazards in the UK: Their Occurrence, Monitoring and Mitigation

Cretaceous Climate Events and Short-Term Sea-Level Changes

Integrated Fault Seal Analysis

Subaqueous Mass Movements and Their Consequences: Advances in Process Understanding, Monitoring and Hazard Assessments

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Earth Science in the Urban Ocean: The Southern California Continental Borderland