• GEOMORPHIC ANALYSIS OF THE CENTRAL RANGE FAULT, THE SECOND MAJOR ACTIVE STRUCTURE OF THE LONGITUDINAL VALLEY SUTURE, EASTERN TAIWAN 

  Shyu J.B.H.; Sieh K.; Chen Y.-G.; Chung L.-H. (2006)

  Numerous landforms along the Longitudinal Valley suture of eastern Taiwan indicate that two opposing reverse faults currently dominate the suturing process between the Luzon volcanic arc and the Central Range of Taiwan. ...
• SYROS METASOMATIC TOURMALINE: EVIDENCE FOR VERY HIGH-δ11 B FLUIDS IN SUBDUCTION ZONES 

  Marschall H.R.; Ludwig T.; Altherr R.; Kalt A.; Tonarini S. (2006)

  High-pressure (HP) metamorphic blocks enclosed in a mafic to ultramafic matrix from a mélange on the island of Syros are rimmed by tourmaline-bearing reaction zones (blackwalls). The B isotopic composition of dravitic ...
• TWO-PHASE OROGENIC CONVERGENCE IN THE EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL SW ALPS 

  Ford M.; Duchêne S.; Gasquet D.; Vanderhaeghe O. (2006)

  The NW-SE-trending sector of the SW Alps includes the Dora Maira massif where Tertiary eclogites record ultrahigh pressures and rapid exhumation. Along a NE-SW crustal cross-section (Italy-France) compiled pressure-tempe ...
• THE INFLUENCE OF DIFFERENT RHEOLOGICAL PARAMETERS ON THE SURFACE DEFORMATION AND STRESS FIELD OF THE AEGEAN-ANATOLIAN REGION 

  Fischer K.D. (2006)

  The Aegean - Anatolian region is characterised by an inhomogeneous deformation pattern with high strain rates and a high seismicity both at the boundaries and in the plate interior. This pattern is controlled by the geometry ...
• FOUNDATIONS OF GULF OF MEXICO AND CARIBBEAN EVOLUTION: EIGHT CONTROVERSIES RESOLVED 

  Pindell J.; Kennan L.; Stanek K.P.; Maresch W.V.; Draper G. (2006)

  Eight points of recurring controversy regarding the primary foundations of models of Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean tectonic evolution are identified and examined. The eight points are controversial mainly because of the ...
• OPHIOLITE-RELATED ULTRAMAFIC ROCKS (SERPENTINITES) IN THE CARIBBEAN REGION: A REVIEW OF THEIR OCCURRENCE, COMPOSITION, ORIGIN, EMPLACEMENT AND NI-LATERITE SOIL FORMATION 

  Lewis J.F.; Draper G.; Proenza J.A.; Espaillat J.; Jiménez J. (2006)

  Ultramafic rocks, mainly serpentinized peridotites of mantle origin, are mostly associated with the ophiolites of Mesozoic age that occur in belts along three of the margins of the Caribbean plate. The most extensive ...
• REASSESSMENT OF THE PHYLOGENETIC POSITION OF CONULARIIDS (?EDIACARAN-TRIASSIC) WITHIN THE SUBPHYLUM MEDUSOZOA (PHYLUM CNIDARIA) 

  Van Iten H.; Leme J.D.M.; Simões M.G.; Marques A.C.; Collins A.G. (2006)

  Fossil taxa of uncertain phylogenetic affinities can play a crucial role in the analysis of character evolution within major extant groups. Marques & Collins (2004) concluded that conulariids (?Ediacaran-Triassic) are an ...
• SEISMICITY CHANGES ASSOCIATED WITH THE 2000 EARTHQUAKE SWARM IN THE IZU ISLAND REGION 

  Huang Q. (2006)

  A statistical method taking into account the information of magnitude, occurrence time and location of earthquakes was applied to the earthquake data (1977-2000) of the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) to investigate ...
• AN IMPROVED REGION-TIME-LENGTH ALGORITHM APPLIED TO THE 1999 CHI-CHI, TAIWAN EARTHQUAKE 

  Chen C.-C.; Wu Y.-X. (2006)

  By means of the region-time-length (RTL) algorithm, which is widely used for investigating the precursory seismicity changes in China, Italy, Japan, Russia and Turkey, we examine the precursory seismic activity occurred ...
• CHANGES IN PLANVIEW GEOMETRY AND EROSION-DEPOSITION PATTERNS ALONG A CHANNEL-LEVEE COMPLEX IN THE SOUTHERN CORNER OF THE KURILE BASIN, OKHOTSK SEA 

  TuJino T.; Murakami F. (2006)

  High-resolution seismic profiles reveal the changes in planform and erosion/deposition pattern in the Abashiri-oki Trough (AOT), the southwestern corner of the Kurile Basin. The AOT originated from a syncline in the Late ...
• NON-LINEAR SEISMIC WAVE PROPAGATION IN ANISOTROPIC MEDIA USING THE FLUX-CORRECTED TRANSPORT TECHNIQUE 

  Zheng H.; Zhang Z.; Liu E. (2006)

  Both anisotropy and non-linearity of rocks are important properties related to the elastic wave propagation in the Earth. However, in the literature, there has been a continuous increase in the interest of anisotropy, but ...
• DO THE TRACE ELEMENT COMPOSITIONS OF DETRITAL ZIRCONS REQUIRE HADEAN CONTINENTAL CRUST? 

  Coogan L.A.; Hinton R.W. (2006)

  The trace element compositions of Hadean zircons have been used in two ways to argue for the existence of Hadean continental crust. One argument is based on low crystallization temperatures of Hadean zircons that have been ...
• A HYBRID ORIGIN FOR THE QIANSHAN A-TYPE GRANITE, NORTHEAST CHINA: GEOCHEMICAL AND SR-ND-HF ISOTOPIC EVIDENCE 

  Yang J.-H.; Wu F.-Y.; Chung S.-L.; Chu M.-F.; Wilde S.A. (2006)

  Major and trace element, whole rock Sr and Nd isotope and zircon Hf isotope data are reported for a suite of A-type granites and mafic microgranular enclaves from the Early Cretaceous (126 ± 2 Ma) Qianshan pluton, Liaodong ...
• THE IMPACT OF OXIC ALTERATION ON PLUME-DERIVED TRANSITION METALS IN RIDGE FLANK SEDIMENTS FROM THE EAST PACIFIC RISE 

  Dunk R.M.; Mills R.A. (2006)

  We describe transition metal behaviour during early diagenesis in sediments collected along a transect across the eastern flank of the East Pacific Rise (EPR) at 14°S overlying crust with magnetic ages of 0.36 Ma to 4.6 ...
• A REVIEW OF THE NON-METALLIC INDUSTRIAL MINERALS OF MONGOLIA: THE IMPACT OF GEOLOGICAL AND GEOGRAPHICAL FACTORS ON THEIR FORMATION AND USE 

  Dill H.G.; Khishigsuren S.; Majigsuren Y.; Myagmarsuren S.; Bulgamaa J.; Hongor O. (2006)

  Mongolia is one of the countries of the Asian continental interior rich in ore and non-metallic deposits. Non-metallic commodities of high-unit and high-place value commodities are found throughout the country. Some reference ...
• ERUPTIVE DYNAMICS OF THE "CITLALTÉPETL PUMICE" AT CITLALTÉPETL VOLCANO, EASTERN MEXICO 

  Rossotti A.; Carrasco-Núñez G.; Rosi M.; Di Muro A. (2006)

  Citlaltépetl (Pico de Orizaba) is Mexico's highest (5675 m a.s.l.) potentially active volcano, which is presently in a dormant state. Between 9.0 and 8.5 ky B.P., a sequence of volcanic eruptions occurred at Citlaltépetl ...
• THE ILUGISSOQ GRAPHITE ANDESITE VOLCANO, NUUSSUAQ, CENTRAL WEST GREENLAND 

  Pedersen A.K.; Larsen L.M. (2006)

  The Ilugissoq graphite andesite volcano on Nuussuaq belongs to the Asuk Member of the Paleocene Vaigat Formation. It is the largest eruption site within the Vaigat Formation and is recognized as the source of the majority ...
• CENTRAL RING STRUCTURE IDENTIFIED IN ONE OF THE WORLD'S BEST-PRESERVED IMPACT CRATERS 

  Gebhardt A.C.; Niessen F.; Kopsch C. (2006)

  Seismic refraction and reflection data were acquired in 2000 and 2003 to study the morphology and sedimentary fill of the remote El'gygytgyn crater (Chukotka, northeastern Siberia; diameter 18 km). These data allow a first ...
• FACIES VARIATION OF ERUPTION UNITS PRODUCED BY THE PASSAGE OF SINGLE PYROCLASTIC SURGE CURRENTS, HOPI BUTTES VOLCANIC FIELD, USA 

  Vazquez J.A.; Ort M.H. (2006)

  Base surges are a significant volcanic hazard associated with phreatomagmatism, but their transport and depositional dynamics are incompletely understood. Stratigraphic analysis and lateral tracing of surge eruption units ...
• ABYSSAL CIRCULATION CHANGE IN THE EQUATORIAL ATLANTIC: EVIDENCE FROM CENOZOIC SEDIMENTARY DRIFTS OFF WEST AFRICA 

  Jones E.J.W.; Okada H. (2006)

  Seismic profiling in the equatorial Atlantic reveals deep-water (> 4500 m) sediment bodies formed by current-controlled deposition near the intersection of large-offset fracture zones with the African margin. A 600 km-long ...

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