Description
This 3rd edition of the Geological Map of the World is based on an entirely redesigned concept from previous editions. It integrates the state of the art of the geological knowledge of our planet at the turning-point of the 21st century. The map poster and legend portray the geology and the structure of our planet. This sheet includes two legends, one for the onshore zones and another for the offshore, and an inset with data on the 45 “hotspots”. Explanatory notes accompany the Map.
Author
Philippe Bouysse (CGMW) and colleagues. © CCGM-CGMW
Product is resold with permission of CCGM/Commission of the Geological Map of the World is an international non-profit organisation.
Please note that this map is available only folded – unfolder dimensions 46.4″ x 38.5″
Innovations include:
- The limit between continental crust/oceanic crust; major continental faults and oceanic fracture zones; axes of oceanic accretion; subduction zones; sedimentary accretionary prisms, morphostructures of the seafloor
- Representation of the continental platform (< 200 m); subdivision of the Proterozoic in 3 eras; discrimination of “Large Igneous Provinces” (LIP) since the end of the Paleozoïc (continental traps, “oceanic plateaus”) with indication of mean age of the major volcanic episode; representation of 45 “hotspots”; crustal deformation zones (diffuse boundary) between some plates; distribution of Meso-Cenozoic ophiolites, etc.
