Classic Geology papers #1 - Tuzo Wilson 1965 Nature

in geology •  7 years ago 

Heard of plate tectonics?!

If so, this is one of the classic papers, talking about "transform faults" (Tuzo Wilson, 1965), pure science...

Check out this paper...

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Published in Nature, one of the top two. This paper brought transform faults to the forefront, think the San Andreas Fault, where plates move side to side.

FaultTypesLG.jpg (Figure from the US Geological Survey - USGS)

If you want to know more about Prof Tuzo Wilson, check here as well:

https://www.geolsoc.org.uk/Plate-Tectonics/Chap1-Pioneers-of-Plate-Tectonics/John-Tuzo-Wilson

It's a good read and google scholar can take you there:

https://scholar.google.com

Enjoy....

Reference:

Wilson, J.T., 1965. A new class of faults and their bearing on continental drift. Nature 207 (207343a0).

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Wow! Tectonic, movements of the plates..nice to see this #geologist