At first glance, coastal tectonics is as redundant a category as inland tectonics, for the shoreline does not necessarily coincide with a distinctive geodynamic environment. What prompted the international conference on the subject that led to this book was the Editors' conviction that coasts favour the study of active tectonics (a) by providing a reference datum- namely sea level- against which deformation can be measured and (b) by supplying datable material and environmental clues with which the progress of deformation can be traced <...>

Настоящий сборник включает в себя 13 работ, в которых рассматриваются различные вопросы геодинамики, стратиграфии, истории геологического развития, магматизма, метаморфизма, кинематики региона, находящегося на стыке Африки, Саудовской Аравии и восточной Европы с позиций тектоники плит, т.е. как зоны субдукции и связанной с ней орогении.

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Froth flotation is an outstanding example of applied interfacial and colloidal science. It has roots in the nineteenth century discoveries concerning the separation and concentration of valuable minerals from ores, and is considered as one of the most important achievements of the twentieth century, which has significantly contributed to the vast expansion of the raw material industry. Efforts to understand the mechanisms governing flotation led to the research into the wetting and dewetting statics and dynamics, and the intervening free and wetting liquid films as early as the 1930s. Surface forces operating across the films were also appreciated at that time. These efforts have provided stimuli for advances in the theory of interparticle forces with the development of several sophisticated experimental techniques <...>

Throughout the Standard, certain words are used in a general sense when a more specific meaning might be attached to them by particular commodity groups within the industry. In order to avoid unnecessary duplication, a non-exclusive list of generic terms is tabulated below together with other terms that may be regarded as synonymous for the purposes of this document. <...>