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	Quaternary Geology
		The Quaternary period is subdivided into the Pleistocene (“Ice Age”) and the Holocene (present warm interval) epochs, with the Pleistocene spanning most of the Quaternary and the Holocene covering the past 10 000 years.
		The Quaternary period is characterized by a series of large-scale environmental changes that have profoundly affected and shaped both landscapes and life on Earth.
		One of the most distinctive features of the Quaternary has been the periodic build-up of major continental ice sheets and mountain ice caps in many parts of the world during long lasting glacial stages, divided by warm episodes (interglacials) of shorter duration, when temperatures were similar to or higher than today.
	www.hi.is /~oi/quaternary_geology.htm (5409 words)

	Mineral Resources - Coastal Quaternary Geology (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Quaternary mapping differs from traditional geological mapping as both substrate materials and landform elements are used to distinguish mappable units.
		In broad terms, the Quaternary sediments of the NSW coastal zone consist of Holocene and Pleistocene barrier deposits flanked to landward by predominantly finer-grained estuarine and alluvial sediments.
		NOTE: The bedrock geology and Quaternary geology are derived from separate sources and have been generated at different scales, with different methodologies.
	www.minerals.nsw.gov.au /geology/resource_geoscience?p=1793&&mysource_site_extension=printer_friendly_pages (1240 words)

	Learn more about Quaternary geology in the online encyclopedia. (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Learn more about Quaternary geology in the online encyclopedia.
		Quaternary geology is that part of geology that is concerned with the study of the Quaternary, the youngest geological period.
		Since most of our landscape was formed during this time, that also includes the Ice Age, it has a strong relationship with geomorphology.
	www.onlineencyclopedia.org /q/qu/quaternary_geology.html (142 words)

	Quaternary Studies - Natural Resources Map & Bookstore
		As a result, the Quaternary record is incomplete and the history must be pieced together from detailed study of the isolated outcrops that remain.
		Quaternary deposits of all types are addressed to some extent, with emphasis on alluvial and eolian deposits along the northern tributaries to the San Juan River and mass movement/glacial deposits in the La Sal Mountains.
		Soils are used in geologic mapping to assign a relative sense of age to stratigraphic frameworks and to indicate the duration of unconformities in stratigraphic sequences.
	geology.utah.gov /bookstore/ugs/quaterny.htm (4404 words)

	UW-Madison Department of Geology and Geophysics - People
		In particular, we have been trying to reconstruct the nature of the southern margin of the Laurentide Ice Sheet and the Scandinavian Ice Sheet during the last glaciation.
		Several Geological Engineering and Geology students have worked on shoreline erosion and slope stability problems along Lake Michigan and Lake Superior.
		Dept. of Geology & Geophysics, University of Wisconsin-Madison
	www.geology.wisc.edu /people/display.html?id=550 (287 words)

	ISGS - Glacial Geology
		Glacial geology is important in Illinois' most recent geologic past, the Quaternary Period (also called the Ice Age), during which continental glaciers repeatedly plowed across the state eroding and redistributing material and creating new landforms.
		Today, Illinois is experiencing an interglacial episode, a relatively quiescent and warm interval of the Quaternary Period that allows the soil to form and crops to grow.
		Quaternary geology encompasses both the cold and warm intervals and the glacial and nonglacial processes of the past 2 million years.
	www.isgs.uiuc.edu /isgshome/glacial.htm (83 words)

	AllRefer.com - Quaternary period (Geology And Oceanography) - Encyclopedia
		Quaternary period[kwutUr´nurE] Pronunciation Key, younger of the two geologic periods of the Cenozoic era of geologic time (see Geologic Timescale, table) from 2 millon years ago to the present.
		During the early Quaternary, Europe and North America were covered by the glaciers of the Pleistocene epoch.
		Significant changes in sea level within historic times are demonstrated by the submergence of the temple of Jupiter Serapis near Naples and by the rising of the shores of the Baltic.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/Q/Quaterna.html (291 words)

	Department of Geology - Course List
		Quaternary climatic fluctuations and the effects of continental glaciation.
		The geologic origin and occurrence of fuels, metals, building and industrial minerals, and water; the geology, economics and politics of resource extraction and utilization; the disposal of wastes; mineral pollution; and the bearing capacity of the enviro nment.
		Geology of the ocean basins and their continental margins; sedimentation within the marine environment and its uses in interpreting geologic history and paleoecology.
	www.udel.edu /geology/allcours.html (2266 words)

	Quaternary Geology and Till Geochemistry, Shield Margin (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Quaternary (surficial) geology of northeast Alberta (NTS map sheets 74M and part of 74L) were mapped to aid mineral exploration and provide a basic inventory of granular resources.
		Surficial geology mapping and sediment sampling is conducted on the Shield of northeast Alberta under the MDA.
		The principal aim is to determine the Quaternary history, directions of glacial flow and drift geochemistry of the region, as part of an integrated assessment of mineral potential.
	www.ags.gov.ab.ca /MDA/C1-13.HTML (634 words)

	Quaternary Geology
		The Quaternary Geology datalayer illustrates the geologic history and distribution of depositional environments during the emplacement of glacial and postglacial surfical deposits and the landforms resulting from those events.
		The Quaternary Geology datalayer is complemented by the Surficial Materials datalayer, which is based on the 1:24,000-scale compilation sheets for Surficial Materials Map of Connecticut (Stone and others, 1992).
		Each quaternary geology deposit is composed of several polygons that may represent changes in facies (glaciofluvial, deltaic, or lake-bottom sediments) or texture (surficial materials units).
	dep.state.ct.us /gis/dataguides/usgs/layers/quatgeol.htm (705 words)

	LavaCUBED \Science\Earth_Sciences\Quaternary_Studies
		Godwin Institute for Quaternary Research, University of Cambridge - Collaborators from several departments engaged in study of paleogeography, Quaternary history and stratigraphy, geoarcheology, palynology, paleontology, and related topics.
		Quaternary Geology, Uppsala University - Conducts research on topics such as paleoecology and cosmogenic isotopes, in Sweden and around the world.
		Quaternary Research at University of Wisconsin-Madison - In Department of Geology and Geophysics, UW-Madison.
	www.lavacubed.com /new.cats.php?path=/Science/Earth_Sciences/Quaternary_Studies (474 words)

	NYC Regional Geology
		In a sense, the Quaternary is a story of "big chills" and "small fevers" during the latest period of Earth history.
		The cause of the great Ice Ages of the Quaternary is the focus of much research, especially in with regard to the modern concerns of "global warming" as a possible result of the accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere (especially CO2 and CH4).
		The subdivisions of Quaternary history that are resolved in the New York Bight region are shown in Table III.
	3dparks.wr.usgs.gov /nyc/morraines/quaternary.htm (1791 words)

	SGU - Quaternary geology
		The Earth's youngest period, the Quaternary, includes the last 2–3 million years and is characterized by several glaciations and warmer interglacial intervals.
		The cause of the climatic changes is probably to be found in the Earth's orbital parameters, which result in lower summer insolation in the northern hemisphere, which in turn leads to glaciations.
		Thus, the Quaternary deposits of Sweden are very young compared to those in non-glaciated areas.
	www.sgu.se /sgu/en/geologi_samhalle/geologi_sverige/jord_e.htm (298 words)

	Nechako Quaternary Map
		The Quaternary geology of the Marilla map area was mapped in conjunction with 1:50 000 scale till geochemistry studies (Levson et al.
		Levson, V.M., Stumpf, A.J., and Stuart, A.J. Quaternary geology and ice-flow studies in the Smithers and Hazelton map areas (93 L and M): implications for exploration.
		Levson, V.M., Mate, D.J., and Stuart, A.J. Quaternary geology and drift prospecting studies in the north central Nechako Plateau (93 F and K).
	www.em.gov.bc.ca /Mining/Geolsurv/Publications/OpenFiles/OF2000-09/toc.htm (1445 words)

	The Quaternary geology map (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Quaternary geology map set consists of the Quaternary geology map itself complemented by a series of geological cross sections and by a series of additional document maps with the location of the observation points and with the thickness of the deposits and the contours of the boundary layers.
		The database and the prototypes of the Quaternary geology maps are at date only available for consultation at the Natural Resources and Energy Division of the Administration of Economy of the Ministry of the Flemish Community.
		In its various initiatives to develop Quaternary geology maps, the Belgian Geological Survey has in the past been confronted with a lack of sufficient and reliable data, and with the absence of a generally accepted stratigraphical concept necessary to develop a consistent and homogeneous legend system.
	dov.vlaanderen.be /html/quarteng.html (846 words)

	Search Tuna Report for The Glacial period (Site not responding. Last check: )
		GLACIAL PERIOD, in geology, the name usually given, by English and American writers, to that comparatively recent time when all parts of the world suffered a marked lowering of temperature, accompanied in northern Europe and North America by glacial conditions, not unlike those which now characterize the Polar regions....
		Theories based upon the variations in the obliquity of the ecliptic or eccentricity of the earths orbit, or on the passage of the solar system through cold regions of space, or upon the known variations in the heat emitted by the sun, are all insecure and unsatisfactory....
		Quaternary Geology Section Why we study glacial and Quaternary geology Evidence for glaciation Glacial sedimentary environments and deposits Classification of Quaternary time and deposits Quaternary deposits map Surface topography map Drift thickness map Loess thickness map Shilts Geological Images End Moraines Exotic Rocks......
	www.searchtuna.com /ftlive2/4014.html (3367 words)

	University of Bern - Institute of Geological Sciences - Research Group Quaternary Geology
		Main focus of education and research of the Department of Quaternary and Environmental Geology are the reconstruction of evolution of the ice age and applied environmental and engineering geology.
		This period is known as the Quaternary and covers the last 2.6 million years.
		The main focus is on field courses and lectures related to glacial dynamics and earth surface processes as well as on the properties of unconsolidated rocks.
	www.earthsci.unibe.ch /quaternarygeology/quaternarygeology.htm (356 words)

	UIUC GEOLOGY LIBRARY--RESOURCES FOR QUATERNARY RESEARCH
		Quaternary Research is the study of the interval of Earth's geologic history that spans approximately the last two million years, and includes the Pleistocene and the Holocene.
		The 1st Symposium on the Quaternary was organized by the Brazilian Geological Society (SBG) in conjunction with the XXV Brazilian Congress of Geology held in 1971.
		LATQUA organizes a Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology topical session for the annual scientific conference of the University of Latvia, and summaries of papers and posters are included in the abstract volume.
	www.library.uiuc.edu /gex/bibs/QuaternaryInformationResources.html (7702 words)

	Untitled Document
		Cyclic Quaternary alluviation and terracing in a nonglaciated drainage basin on the north flank of the Qinling Shan, central China.
		Porter, S. Quaternary stratigraphy and chronology of Mauna Kea, Hawaii: a 380,000-yr record of mid-Pacific volcanism and ice-cap glaciation.
		Quaternary of South America and Subantarctic Islands 7, 35-49.
	www.geophys.washington.edu /geology/Faculty/porter-bib.html (1785 words)

	Quaternary geology of Contra Costa County, and surrounding parts of Alameda, Marin, Sonoma, Solano, Sacramento, and San ...
		Quaternary geology of Contra Costa County, and surrounding parts of Alameda, Marin, Sonoma, Solano, Sacramento, and San Joaquin Counties, California: A digital database
		One, forming a transgressive sequence of alluvial fan and fan-delta deposits, is mapped in the western four-fifths of the county.
		Helley, E.J., and Graymer, R.W., 1997, Quaternary geology of Contra Costa County, and surrounding parts of Alameda, Marin, Sonoma, Solano, Sacramento, and San Joaquin Counties, California: A digital database: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 97-98.
	geo-nsdi.er.usgs.gov /metadata/open-file/97-98/metadata.faq.html (1571 words)

	SGU - Quaternary geology databases
		The data that are used for series Ae (Maps of Quaternary deposits, 1:50,000) are based on aerial photo interpretation and extensive fieldwork.
		The data that are used for series Ak (Maps of Quaternary deposits, 1:50,000–1:100,000) are less detailed and cover areas in central and northern Sweden.
		The level of accuracy varies, since the databases are based on Quaternary deposit maps that vary in scale, age and quality.
	www.sgu.se /sgu/en/service/databaser/jord_e.html (589 words)

	In English - Geografi - Stockholms universitet
		The two departments (the Department of Physical and Quanternary Geology and the Department of Human Geography) collaborate where tuition in geography is concerned.
		The study counsellor at the Department of Physical Geography and Quaternary Geology provides information and advise to students who have an interest in studying geography.
		The Geo-Science Buildning — at the Stockholm University Frescati Campus — houses the Department of Human Geography, the Department of Physical Geography and Quaternary Geology and the Geo-Library.
	www.geografi.su.se /content/InEnglish.asp (830 words)

	Geology (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Knowledge of Quaternary deposits offers both an important time perspective and a necessary framework for evaluating processes within the modern environments that are most often in direct contact with these deposits.
		As is reflected in our research projects, sedimentology and glacial geology are two of the most important components of our basic research, as well in the more applied fields of environmental geology and hydrogeology.
		Application of traditional Quaternary knowledge toward problems of special interest in western Sweden and elsewhere requires involvement within basic research as well as interdisciplinary cooperation with planners, engineers and other natural scientists.
	www.gvc.gu.se /GEO/geo-hem/quares.htm (251 words)

	quaternary geology text (Site not responding. Last check: )
		QUATERNARY GEOLOGY OF THE PALEOZOIC PLATEAU REGION OF NORTHEASTERN IOWA
		The Quaternary deposits of the Paleozoic Plateau are characterized by loess covered patches of isolated glacial till.
		Geology of the Pre-Illinoian sediment in the Bridgeport terrace, lower Wisconsin River valley, Wisconsin.
	www.igsb.uiowa.edu /gsi/gb70/quaternary.htm (2459 words)

	GRADUATE PROGRAM
		The Master of Science degree in Environmental Systems, with an option in geology, is administered by the coordinator if the Environmental Systems graduate program of the College of Natural Resources and Sciences.
		During the first year, the geology option of the Environmental Systems program gives participants a qualitative background for research in applied geology.
		Students usually spend their summers on thesis research, The second year of study is devoted to research, data analysis, and writing the thesis.
	www.humboldt.edu /~geology/GPROGRAM/GPROGRAM.HTM (628 words)

	Quaternary Geology And Geomorphology
		Bridgland, D.R. This volume describes important sites in the Pleistocene (ice age) deposits of the Thames terrace system which were laid down by the Thames and its tributaries during the many (alternating) cold and warm episodes of the Pleistocene.
		Campbell, S., Scourse, J.D., Hunt, C.O., Keen, D.H. & Stephens, N. This book will appeal to everyone with an interest in Quaternary history, and it will be an indispensable reference tool for students and lecturers, as well as for environmental agencies, conservation consultants and government planning authorities.
		Quaternary of East Anglia and Midlands (Due 2005)
	www.jncc.gov.uk /page-2986 (273 words)

	Quaternary Sciences, Lund University
		The main aims are paleoenvironmental, paleoclimatic and paleogeographic reconstructions, and to analyse and understand underlying causes behind local, regional and global changes as well as their impacts on the environment.
		The approach is to investigate the sedimentology and structural geology of these moraines in excavator-dug trenches across ridges, with the purpose to set up process-facies models for their formation.
		The methods are those of traditional Quaternary glacial geology, utilizing all kinds of remote sensing, morphological, sedimentological, and palaeontological information and most available methods for absolute and relative dating.
	www.geol.lu.se /kvg/egroups.htm (1861 words)

	Devonian and Quaternary Geology of Dounreay (Site not responding. Last check: )
		They were laid down on top of deeply eroded crystalline basement rocks and are mantled by a complex sequence of glacial and post-glacial Quaternary sediments.
		The British Geological Survey and the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority are co-funding a two year project to provide a new 1:50 000 scale geological map and reports describing Quaternary and bedrock geology of the Dounreay area.
		elucidate the Quaternary history of the northern Scottish mainland and, in particular, establish the patterns of ice advance and retreat throughout the last glacial – interglacial cycle and the proxy record of climate and sea level changes in the region since the end of the last glaciation
	www.bgs.ac.uk /programmes/landres/igsnb/HighIslands/Dounreay.htm (299 words)

	GEOL 312: Quaternary Geology -- Syllabus
		The Quaternary Period comprises the last 1.5 million years of Earth history, an interval dominated by climate fluctuations and the waxing and waning of large northern hemisphere ice sheets.
		This course will cover the many types of geologic evidence, from glacial geomorphology to deep-sea geochemistry, that are used to reconstruct ocean and atmospheric conditions (e.g., temperature) through the Quaternary.
		This book can be xeroxed (author has expressly granted permission) so you may purchase a bound xeroxed copy from our Geology Dept. for $25 (this covers our xeroxing and binding cost only).
	www.brynmawr.edu /geology/312 (571 words)

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