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Titolo: Earth-crust displacement??? (Part 2)

displaced as a single piece!  
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+ II. Paleomagnetism
+ 
+ Numerous studies have proved that detritial magnetic 
+ minerals record the orientation of the Earth's magnetic 
+ field at the time of the deposition of sediment .  When 
+ deposited, the iron and titanium minerals in these 
+ sediments record the polarity and inclination of the 
+ Earth's magnetic field.  From this record, both the 
+ polarity, normal or reverse, and the latitude at the 
+ time of deposition can be determined.  Also, the 
+ paleomagnetic data can be use to correlate Quaternary 
+ deposits (Berendregt 1984, Ledbetter 1984, and many
+ others).
+ 
+ 1. The paleomagnetic record of lake and other Pleistocene 
+ sediments spanning the period from before 18,000 B.P. 
+ to present have been studied in numerous places. None 
+ of these studies show any evidence that the latitude at 
+ which the sediments were being deposited changed abruptly.  
+ Even if paleomagnetic data older than either 100,000, 
+ 200,000, or 700,000 B.P. is compared to modern, there 
+ is absolutely no evidence of any abrupt crustal shift 
+ during that period, i.e. Berendregt (1984).  This data 
+ completely falsifies the hypothesis that any abrupt 
+ shifting of the crust by 90 degrees or so ever occurred 
+ during the last couple of million years.  These
+ are all papers and data that FOG completely ignores.
+ 
+ Barendregt, R. W., 1984, Using Paleomagnetic Remanence 
+ and Magnetic Susceptibility Data for the Differentiation, 
+ Relative Correlation and Absolute Dating of Quaternary 
+ Deposits. in W. C. Mahaney (ed.), Quaternary Dating 
+ Methods, Developments in Paleontology and Stratigraphy 
+ no. 7, Elsevier, New York, pp. 101-121.
+ 
+ Ledbetter, M. T., 1984, Pleistocene Magnetostratigraphy. 
+ in N. Healy-Williams, Principle of Pleistocene 
+ Stratigraphy Applied to the Gulf of Mexico. IHRDC Press, 
+ Boston, MA., pp. 1-24.
+ 
+ 2.  Literally hundreds of determinations of the 
+ position of the paleomagnetic pole for Antarctica for 
+ the past 117 million years These data clearly show 
+ that for the past 100 million years that Antarctica has 
+ lay within the Antarctic Circle.  This is shown clearly 
+ by figure 10 and table 2 of Divenere et. al (1995) and
+ additional data and figures in Divenere et al. (1994).  
+ These references show the position of the paleopole at 
+ various times for the last 117 million years.  These 
+ pole positions show absolutely no evidence for crustal 
+ shift only plate tectonics.  Again, FOG completely
+ ignores these data and the papers that present them.  
+ Again, there is absolutely no paleomagnetic evidence 
+ for crustal shift.
+ 
+ These statements are documented by;
+ 
+ Divenere, V., Kent, D. V., and Dalziel, W. D., 1994, 
+ Mid-Cretaceous paleomagnetic results from Marie Bryd 
+ Land, West Antarctica: a test of post-100 Ma relative 
+ motion between East and West Antarctica. Journal of 
+ Geophysical Research. vol. 99, pp. 15, 115-118, 139.
+ 
+ Divenere, V., Kent, D. V., and Dalziel, W. D., 1995, 
+ Early Cretaceous paleomagnetic results from the 
+ Marie Byrd Land, West Antarctica: implications for 
+ the Weddellia collage of crustal blocks. Journal 
+ of Geophysical Research. vol. 100, no. B5. 
+ pp 8133-8151.
+ 
+ III. Ice Core Data
+ 
+ Data from several ice cores clearly demonstrate 
+ that Antarctica has been ice-covered for at least 
+ the last 160,000 years as detailed by Paterson and 
+ Hammer (1987) and Lorius et al. (1985).  For those 
+ people who want a simple explanation of the ice-
+ core data and how they are obtained and interpreted, 
+ a Talk.Origins FAQ titled _Ice-core Dating FAQ_ 
+ by Matt Brinkman can be obtained on-line at:
+ 
+   
http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/icecores.html
 
+ 
+ Lorius, C., and 6 others, 1985, A 150,000-year 
+ climatic record from Antarctic ice. Nature 
+ v. 316, p. 591-596.
+ 
+ Paterson, W. S. B., and Hammer, C. U.,  1987, 
+ Chapter 5; Ice core and other glaciologic data. in 
+ Ruddiman, W. F., and others (eds.) North America 
+ an Adjacent Oceans During the Last Deglaciation. 
+ The Geology of North America, Vol. K-3, Geological 
+ Society of America, Boulder, CO.
+ 
+ IV. Geological and Studies of Antarctica
+ 
+ In addition, abundant data demonstrate that permanent 
+ ice caps have existed within Antarctica for at least 
+ the past 14 million years.  Cores and multichannel 
+ seismic data from the Ross Shelf and other Antarctic 
+ continental shelves show that Antarctica for this period 
+ of time had a permanent ice cap existed.  Thus, unless
+ this lost civilization consisted of a bunch of cities 
+ built under the Antarctic ice cap, it certainly was 
+ not on Antarctica.  The only time during the last 14 
+ million years when the ice cap may have been much than 
+ present was between circa 3 to 5 million years ago
+ (Cooper et al. 1995, Kennet and Hodell 1995; van der 
+ Wateren and Hindmarsh 1995).
+ 
+ Cooper, A. K., Barker, P. F., Brancolini, G. (eds.), 
+ 1995, Geology and seismic stratigraphy of the 
+ Antarctic Margin. Antarctic Research Series, vol. 68, 
+ American Geophysical Union, Washington, D.C., 303 pp.
+ 
+ Kennet, J. P., and Hodell, D. A., 1995, Stability or 
+ Instability of Antarctic Ice Sheets During Warm 
+ Climates of the Pliocene? GSA Today. vol. 5, no. 1, 
+ p. 1, 10-13, and 22.
+ 
+ van der Wateren, D., and Hindmarsh, R., 1995, 
+ Stabilists strike again. Nature. vol. 376, 
+ no. 6539, pp. 398-391.
+ 
+ GSA = Geological Society of America.
+ 
+ There is an absolute lack of evidence showing that 
+ Antarctica was experiencing either tropical or 
+ temperate climate either 12,000 years ago or even as 
+ far back as 2 million years ago.  The plant fossils 
+ that show Antarctica had a temperate climate date 
+ as far back as 250 million years ago and, thus, 
+ are irrelevant to whether Antarctica was ice-free 
+ 12,000 to 10,000 B.P.  That is simple fact that 
+ FOG fails to understand.
+ 
+ Furthermore, contrary to the claims of FOG, recent 
+ cores taken of deep sea sediments in the Arctic Ocean 
+ found clear and definite evidence that ice sheets 
+ have existed periodically on the land masses that 
+ border it over the last 7 million years and that 
+ cold, polar climates have dominated the region for 
+ the same period of time (Leg 151 Shipboard Party 1995).
+ 
+ Leg 151 Shipboard Party, 1995, Farthest North: drilling 
+ in the Arctic Gateway Region. GSA Today. vol. 5, no. 2, 
+ p. 25, 31-34.
+ 
+ V. Flash Frozen Mammoths.
+ 
+ The  _Fingerprints of the Gods_ (FOG) claims that 
+ the mummified mammoths were flash frozen by crustal 
+ shift are based on folklore and fiction that it book 
+ accepts as truth.  There is a total lack of any evidence 
+ that catastrophic processes produced these fossils.  
+ For example, the claims of quick-frozen mammoths 
+ steaks being sold in Alaskan restaurants consists
+ of creationist folklore.
+ 
+ Well-researched papers and books that give 
+ interpretations and evidence that contradict FOG 
+ claims of quick-frozen mammoth are;
+ 
+ Gutherie, R. Dale. 1990. Frozen Fauna of the Mammoth
+ Steppes: The Story of Blue Babe. University of Chicago
+ Press, Chicago, Illinois. 323 pp.
+ 
+ Lister, A., and Bahn, P., 1994, Mammoths. Macmillan,
+ New York. 168 pp.
+ 
+ Ukraintseva, Valentina V., 1993, Vegetation Cover and
+ Environment of the "Mammoth Epoch" in Siberia. The
+ Mammoth Springs of Hot Springs, Hot Springs, South
+ Dakota.
+ 
+ Also, see the following FAQ on mammoths;
+ 
http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/mammoths.html
+ 
+ I could go on and on with many more examples of where 
+ sound geological data grossly contradicts the crustal 
+ shift theory.  They include the fact that the hot spot 
+ feeding Hawaii would have been beheaded by any crustal 
+ shift.  Also, that deeply plunging ocean plates would 
+ have been sheared from their subduction zones and many 
+ volcanoes would have been detached from the magma
+ sources feeding them by crustal shift.  However, they 
+ clearly have not which demonstrates that crustal 
+ shift has not occurred.
+ 
+ There are so many studies and so much data that 
+ contradicts the crustal shift idea of _The Fingerprints 
+ of the Gods_ that this theory can be considered a dead 
+ theory that has been discredited a long, long time ago.
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