Four billion years and counting : Canada's geological heritage
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- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2014
- Author
- Fensome, Robert and Williams, Graham and Achab, Ai¨cha and Clague, John and Corrigan, David and Monger, Jim and Nowlan, Godfrey
- Publisher
- Halifax : Nimbus Publishing : Canadian Federation of Earth Sciences
- Call Number
- 04 F35f
- Publisher
- Halifax : Nimbus Publishing : Canadian Federation of Earth Sciences
- Published Date
- 2014
- Physical Description
- vi, 402 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), colour maps, portraits (some colour) ; 30 cm
- Abstract
- "Canada's diverse landscape speaks to its fascinating geological history, from towering peaks to Prairie plains, from fertile farmlands of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Lowlands to rugged cliffs of the Atlantic shore. However, the modern landscape is just the latest episode in an epic story spanning more than 4 billion years. Four Billion Years and Counting unveils the geological history of Canada and makes connections between geology and social issues such as climate change, hazards such as landslides and earthquakes, and other environmental factors. The text features contributions from some 100 specialists, and is richly illustrated with over 500 colour photographs and diagrams. Four Billion Years and Counting is a fascinating exploration of Canada's geology for those who are intrigued by the landscape and the vital connection between ourselves and what lies beneath our feet."-- Publisher's website.
- Contents
- On the rocks / Graham Williams, Ai¨cha Achab, Robert Fensome, Catherine Hickson, Alain Leclair, Andrew MacRae, Andrew Miall, Alan Morgan, Godfrey Nowlan, and Brian Pratt -- Crystal clear / Graham Williams, Pierrette Tremblay, and Robert Fensome -- Getting to the core / Raymond Price, Jim Monger, and Graham Williams -- Dance of the continents / Brendan Murphy, Jim Monger, Jean Be´dard, Robert Fensome, Andrew Hynes, Michel Malo, Andrew Miall, Raymond Price, and Graham Williams -- It's about time / Andrew Okulitch, Robert Fensome, John Gosse, Jim Monger, Le´opold Nadeau, Godfrey Nowlan, and Graham Williams -- Mapping, probing, and sensing / Godfrey Nowlan, John Clague, Ron Clowes, Sonya Dehler, Gordon Fader, Robert Fensome, Wayne Goodfellow, Roger Macqueen, Raymond Price, and Graham Williams -- Fossils and the bush of life / Godfrey Nowlan, Ai¨cha Achab, Robert Fensome, Brian Pratt, and Graham Williams -- Spheres of influence / John Clague, Raymond Price, and Graham Williams -- The lay of the land / Robert Fensome, David Corrigan, Paul Fraser, Fran Haidl, Jim Monger, and Graham Williams -- From stardust to continents: before 2,500 million years ago / Wouter Bleeker, David Corrigan, Andrew Knoll, John Percival, Robert Fensome, Brian Pratt, and Graham Williams -- Laying the foundations: Canada 2,500 to 750 million years ago / David Corrigan, Andrew Knoll, Rob Rainbird, Bruce Ryan, Thomas Clark, Robert Fensome, and Graham Williams -- Southern Sojourn: Canada 750 to 444 million years ago / Keith Dewing, Sandra Barr, Ronald Blakey, Fran Haidl, Christopher Harrison, Denis Lavoie, Jim Monger, Guy Narbonne, Bruce Sanford, Cees van Staal, Ai¨cha Achab, Doug Boyce, Robert Fensome, Patricia Gensel, Ian Knight, Michel Malo, Michael Melchin, Godfrey Nowlan, Raymond Price, Rob Rainbird, David Rudkin, Graham Williams, and Graham Young -- Walcott's legacy: the Burgess shale / Jean-Bernard Caron and David Rudkin -- The green revolution / Howard Falcon-Lang, Robert Fensome, Patricia Gensel, and Graham Williams -- Crossing the equator: Canada 444 to 251 million years ago / Christopher Harrison, Sandra Barr, Ronald Blakey, Martin Gibling, Fran Haidl, Denis Lavoie, Jim Monger, Cees van Staal, Wayne Bamber, Doug Boyce, John Calder, Maurice Colpron, Keith Dewing, Robert Fensome, Patricia Gensel, Ian Knight, Michel Malo, Michael Melchin, Jim Monger, Pierre Jutras, JoAnne Nelson, Godfrey Nowlan, Raymond Price, David Rudkin, Bruce Sanford, Cees van Staal, Graham Williams, Graham Young, and John-Paul Zonneveld -- Pangea breaks up and mountains rise: Canada 251 to 65.5 million years ago / Jim Monger, Ronald Blakey, David Eberth, Christopher Harrison, Maurice Colpron, Fabrice Cordey, Sonya Dehler, Carol Evenchick, Robert Fensome, Andrew McRae, JoAnne Nelson, Godfrey Nowlan, Paul Olsen, Terry Poulton, Raymond Price, Arthur Sweet, Franc¸ois Therrien, Hans Wielens, Graham Williams, Chris Yorath, Darla Zelenitsky, and John-Paul Zonneveld -- Growing fur / John Storer, Natalia Rybczynski, Graham Williams, and Robert Fensome -- Final approach: Canada 65.5 million years ago to today / Robert Fensome, Ronald Blakey, John Clague, Christopher Harrison, Jim Monger, John Storer, Graham Williams, Sonya Dehler, Alejandra Duk-Rodkin, David Eberth, Catherine Hickson, Dale Leckie, Andrew MacRae, Rolf Mathewes, Walter Nassichuk, Raymond Price, Natalia Rybczynski, Hans Wielens, Marie-Claude Williamson, and Chris Yorath -- The ice age / Lynda Dredge, Alwynne Beaudoin, John Clague, Alan Morgan, Gilbert Prichonnet, Robert Fensome, and Graham Williams -- Blowing hot and cold / John Clague and Martine Savard -- Forging a nation / Wayne Goodfellow and Benoi^t Dube´ -- Having the energy / Martin Fowler, Hans Wielens, Graham Williams, Charles Jefferson, Lesley Chorlton, Fran Haidl, Denis Lavoie, Jim Monger, Reuben Murphy, Godfrey Nowlan, and Grant Wach -- Building Canada / Dixon Edwards, Lawson Dickson, Robert Fensome, Robert Ledoux, and Randall Miller -- Que´bec city's extraordinary geological legacy / Robert Ledoux, Pascale Co^te´, Dixon Edwards, and Robert Fensome -- Water: a clear necessity / Stephen Grasby -- At the beach / Philip Hill, Donald Forbes, and Bernard Long -- On dangerous ground / John Clague and Andre´e Blais-Stevens -- Extraterrestrial visitors / Ann Therriault, Robert Fensome, and Graham Williams -- Environmental challenges / Nick Eyles and Michael Lazorek -- Toxins in the rocks / Patricia Rasmussen, David Gardner, and Michel Camus -- Canada's geological heritage / Robert Fensome and Graham Williams -- Milestones / Robert Fensome and Graham Williams.
- Notes
- Ben Gadd Personal Library
- ISBN
- 9781551099965
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- Call Number
- 04 F35f
- Collection
- Archives Library
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