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Vol. 31 No.4 December 2008

Journal of International Geoscience

Published by the International Union of Geological Sciences


Contents

Articles

           Wenchuan Earthquake: Way of thinking is changed
              by Yong Chen, Li Li, Juan Li, and Gang Li
               
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            The meteorologically abnormal year of 2006 and natural disasters in the Philippines
              by Graciano P. Yumul Jr., Nathaniel A. Cruz, Nathaniel T. Servando, and Carla B. Dimalanta  
           Abstract | (PDF)

            GIS-based landslide susceptibility zonation for roadside slope repair and maintenance in the Himalayan region
              by Bhoj Raj Pantha, Ryuichi Yatabe, and Netra Prakash Bhandary
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            Trace element geochemistry and Sr-Nd characteristics of Mesoproterozoic mafic intrusive rocks from Rond?nia, Brazil, SW Amazonian Craton: Petrogenetic and tectonic inferences
              by Girardi, V.A.V., Teixeira, W., Bettencourt, J.S., Andrade, S., Navarro, M.S., and Sato, K.
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            A laminated tufa carbonate from the mid-Holocene of the Qilian Mountains and its potential for palaeoclimate inferences
             by Steffen Mischke and Chengjun Zhang
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            The Calabrian Stage redefined
              by Maria Bianca Cita, Luca Capraro, Neri Ciaranfi, Enrico Di Stefano, Fabrizio Lirer, Patrizia Maiorano, Maria Marino, Isabella Raffi, Domenico Rio, Rodolfo Sprovieri, Simona Stefanelli, and Gian Battista Vai
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            Linking land and sea: Towards global reconstructions of the Jurassic world
              by Nicol Morton
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            The Jurassic-Cretaceous boundary: An age-old correlative enigma
              by William A.P. Wimbledon
           Abstract | (PDF)

Classical Paper

           C. H. Pander's introduction to conodonts, 1856
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Conference Reports

           The 33rd International Geological Congress ¡ªEarth System Science: Foundation for a Sustainable Development
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           Jurassic¡ªclimate and biodiversity: The 6th International IGCP Symposium
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           IGCP 499: Devonian land¨Csea transitional settings
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           The 13th International Field Conference of the Cambrian Stage Subdivision Working Group
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           Swedish workshop on Ediacaran Acritarch taxonomy (SWEATshop)
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           The International Commission on the History of Geological Sciences (INHIGEO) Symposium on the Historical Relationship between Geology and Religion
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           The Origin and Evolution of Natural Diversity
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           Gondwana to Asia : Fourth International Symposium
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           Evolution and diversity of Chondrichthyans (Warsaw, Poland, July 28¨CAugust 2, 2008)
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           Pilgrimage to the significant geological treasures and natural labs in northern China ¡ªInternational Symposium of Palaeontology and Stratigraphy
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Book Reviews

           The Origin and Evolution of Natural Diversity
           Gondwana to Asia: Fourth International Symposium
           Evolution and diversity of Chondrichthyans
           Pilgrimage to the significant geological treasures and natural labs in northern China¡ªInternational Symposium of Palaeontology and Stratigraphy
           Four centuries of geological travel: The search for knowledge on foot, bicycle, sledge and camel
           Current research on Cretaceous lake systems in Northeast China
           New theory of the Earth
           Terrane processes at the margins of Gondwana

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Calendar      (PDF)


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Front Cover

           Activities during Excursion no. 3 to Jameson Lanmd, Greenland, during the 33rd IGC (see Anders Solheim, pp. 437¨C439; photo: Michael Larsen, DONG Ltd.)

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