Vol. 8 No.1 March 1985

Journal of International Geoscience

Published by the International Union of Geological Sciences

Contents

EDITORIAL:
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ARTICLES

           THE STORY OF TETHYS:How Many Wives did Okeanos Have?
             by A.M.C.Sengor
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            OPHIOLITE IN THE OMAN:The Open University Project
              by I.G.Gass,S.J.Lippard and A.W.Shelton 
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            THE LOESS-PALEOSOL SEQUENCE IN CHINA AND CLIMATIC HISTORY
            by Liu Tungsheng,An Zhisheng,Yuan Baoyin and Han Jiamao
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            THE CENTRAL BRAZIL SHIELD REVIEWED
              by Y.Hasui and F.F.M.de Almeida
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NEWS REPORTS

            Gold Spheres in Surficial Sediments
            IUGS and Marine Geology
            COGEODATA Programs for Research and Regional Development
            Formal Decisions on International Stratigraphic Standards
            Marine Science in China
            IGCP Progresses Despite Unesco Crisis
            New Officers for IUGS Commissions and Affiliates

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NEWS IN BRIEF

CONFERENCE REPORTS

           Mineral Policy for Small Scale Mining
           Fossil Arthropods as Living Animals
           Southeastern Coast of the North Sea
           Tectonic Evolution of the Andes
           South American Megafaults
           Alkaline Igneous Rocks
           Sedimentation in the African Rift System
           Salt Lakes and SLEADS
       
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DEPARTMENTS
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LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS IN THIS ISSUE

PROFILE:Mohammed Bensaid

IN MEMORIAM:Linn Hoover

BOOK REVIEWS

FOR YOUR BOOKSHELVES

INDEX OF CONTENTS FOR 1984

COMING EVENTS

TRAINING COURSES

DIRECTORY OF IUGS BODIES

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