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Emergence and Evolution of Barbados

By Robert C. Speed and Hai Cheng;
Edited by Christine Speed, Richard Sedlock,
and Lawrence Andreas
Emergence and Evolution of Barbados is a three-part
analysis of the Quaternary geologic and geomorphologic
evolution of the island of Barbados in the southeast-
Emergence and Evolution
Emergence and Evolution
Emergence and Evolution
Emergence and Evolution
Emergence and Evolution
Emergence and Evolution assembles and integrates detailed observations into
Emergence and Evolution
Emergence and Evolution
ern Caribbean. “Geology of Southeastern Barbados”
Special Paper 549
a complex 700 k.y. history of marine sculpting and
riverine ooding processes. “Marine Terrace Evolu-
of Barbados
of Barbados
of Barbados
of Barbados
of Barbados
of Barbados
of Barbados
of Barbados
tion of Windward Barbados” revises the Quaternary
stratigraphy of the island, describes the tectonics
of emergence, and demonstrates that uplift rates
vary by location. “Active Emergence, Chronology,
and Limestone Facies in Southeastern Windward
Barbados” is the rst comprehensive study to
integrate marine erosion and deposition with
tectonic uplift rates. Major ndings of this work
are that Barbados’ Central Highlands are an
erosional remnant, and that terraces origi-
nated principally by marine erosion rather
than by reef construction.
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