Geology of Burma

Edited by Dietrich Jörn Brinckmann u. a. Bannert
Erscheinungsjahr 1983
ISBN: 978-3-443-11016-1
Verlag: Borntraeger

Buch, Englisch, Band 16, 293 Seiten, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 250 mm, Gewicht: 940 g

Reihe: Beiträge zur regionalen Geologie der Erde

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bender, Friedrich

Bannert, Dietrich, Jörn Brinckmann u. a.

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Geologie Geologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword V
1. General introduction 1
1.1 Area and population 1
1.2 Geological research, economic development, infrastructure 7
1.4 Climate and vegetation 12
2. Regional geology 16
2.1 Setting within Southeast Asia 16
2.2 Regional structural features 19
2.3 Indo-Burman Ranges, Arakan Coastal Area, Bay of Bengal (by D. BANNERT & D. HELMCKE) 22
2.4 Inner-Burman Tertiary Basin 32
2.5 Sino-Burman Ranges (by D. BRINCKMANN) 36
2.6 Eastern Himalayas (by D. BANNERT & D. HELMCKE) 41
3. Stratigraphy, tectonics and magmatism 43
3.1 Stratigraphy 43
3.11 Precambrian and Paleozoic (by J. BRINCKMANN) 43
3.111 Precambrian 43
3.112 Late Precambrian and Cambrian 51
3.113 Ordovician 55
3.114 Silurian 61
3.115 Devonian 65
3.116 Carboniferous 68
3.117 Permian 72
3.12 Mesozoic and Cenozoic (by F. GRAMANN) 77
3.121 Triassic 77
3.122 Jurassic 83
3.123 Cretaceous 86
3.124 Tertiary 89
3.125 Late Tertiary and Quaternary 99
3.2 Tectonics 104
3.21 Indo-Burman Ranges and their W foreland (by D. BANNERT & D. HELMCKE) 104
3.22 Eastern Himalayas (by D. BANNERT & D. HELMCKE) 107
3.23 Inner-Burman Tertiary Basin and Gulf of Martaban (by D. BANNERT) 110
3.24 Sino-Burman Ranges (by d. BRiNcKMANN) 114
3.3 Magmatism 123
3.31 Pre-Mesozoic igneous rocks (by d. BRINCKMANN) 123
3.32 Mesozoic and Cenozoic igneous rocks 127
4. Paleogeographic evolution 143
5. Energy, metallic and non-metallic raw materials, water and soil 157
5.1 Energy raw materials 158
5.11 Hydrocarbons 158
5.12 Bituminous rocks 169
5.13 Coal, peat 169
5.14 Nuclear fuels 172
5.2 Metallic raw materials 173
5.21 Noble metals, iridium, osmium, selenium, tellurium, niobium, tantalum, rare earths 175
5.22 Non-ferrous metals, tin, tungsten (bye. BRINCKMANN) 177
5.23 Iron and metals for steel alloys 193
5.24 Light metals 199
5.25 Special metals 201
5.3 Non-metallic raw materials 202
5.31 Industrial minerals 202
5.32 Stones and earths 206
5.33 Precious stones and semi-precious stones (by d. BRINCKMANN) 207
5.4 Water and soil 212
5.41 Surface water 212
5.42 Thermal springs 214
5.43 Groundwater 217
5.44 Soils and soil utilisation 221
Bibliography 226
Locality Index 261
Subject Index 279