Tectonostratigraphic terrane analysis of the western and central Baltic Shield defines a framework for continental growth through the period 2.50-1,75 Ga, Eight discrete terrenes can he defined in this part of the Svecokarelian orogen: the older cratonic Kuhmo and HsaJmi terranes, the hybrid Lapland and Savo province allochthonous ler-ranes, the juvenile island-arc-I ike Skeltefte-Savonlinna and south Finland-central Sweden terranes. (he back-arc or arc-tike Outokumpu nappe, and the ophiolitic (oceanic?) Jormua nappe. Stitching events can also he recngnized. These include the ca- 1.88-1.87 Ca Svionian magmalic arc, the ca. 2.44 Ca Koillismaa intrusions, the Kalevian flysch basin, and the Bolhnian basin. Constraining the age of these stitching events permits the construction of an accretion history in which the "Svecok3relian orogeny" can be resolved as a number of accretion events, deformation episodes related to accretion or mjgmato-tectonic episodes. These events, defined here, include the pre-2.44 Ca Pohjolan accretion of the component parts of the Lapland hybrid terrane. the ca. 1.95 Ca Kyllikian accretion of the Karelian collage, Ihc ca. 1.90 Ga Karelian orogeny marked by the development of the Savo thrust bell in response to the accretion of the Skellefte-Savonlinna terrane to the Karelian collage, and (he ca. 1.88-1.87 Ga Svionian magmalic arc. The whole Svecokaretian collage had assembled by ca. 1.85 Ca, an amalgamation succeeded and stitched by a diverse collection of igneous and thermal events through the period 1.85-1.75 Ca.

This volume is derived from 'Orogenesis in the Outback', a conference held in Alice Springs, Central Australia in July 1999 under the auspices of the Specialist Group in Geochemistry, Mineralogy and Petrology of the Geological Society of Australia with the support of the Tectonic Studies Group (UK). Many of the ideas, concepts and examples discussed in this volume were first presented at this conference and it's associated field trips, where they generated a great deal of discussion and debate, contributing to a successful and enjoyable experience for all. We hope that this volume will convey these ideas to a wider audience <...>

The world’s mountain ranges are the clearest manifestations of long-term deformation of the continental crust. As such they have attracted geological investigations for centuries. Throughout this long history of research a few keynote publications stand out. One of the most important is the Geological Survey’s 1907 memoir, The Geological Structure of the North-West Highlands of Scotland. The papers in this Special Publication celebrate the 100th anniversary of this remarkable book, placing the original findings in a present-day context by juxtaposing them against modern studies, not only from the NW Highlands, but also from elsewhere around the world <...>

Mankind constructed many structures in/on rocks in association with better living conditions and expectations of their societies. Without any doubt, these activities would continue in modern days and the future. Such activities may be extended to other planets in our solar system. The rock mechanics and rock engineering feld utilizes some of the basic laws of continuum mechanics and the techniques developed in computational mechanics. This book is intended to describe the basic concepts behind these fundamental laws and their utilization in practice irrespective of whether rock and rock mass contain discontinuities. <...>