Bücher von Brian Jones

Grand Cayman, Little Cayman, and Cayman Brac are, in reality, the summits of independent fault blocks that rise from the depths of the Caribbean Sea. This book traces the geological evolution of these islands over the last 30 to 35 million years. The balance between deposition of carbonate sediments and karst development of the exposed land was dictated by the interaction between ever-changing sea levels and vertical tectonic movement of the fault blocks. Today, drinking water needed for the ever-increasing populations of the islands is supplied largely by desalinization plants that are located in accord with a detailed knowledge of the bedrock.This book is based on an extensive data base that has been assembled over the last 40 years of field work and laboratory analyses. Noteworthy aspects of this database include:Approximately 60 visits to the islands over last 40 years - sampling and documentation of virtually every accessible outcrop on the islands (including some that no longer exist). Most samples have been fully documented petrographically and geochemically.Data from 120 wells that have been drilled to depths up to 245 m (most less than 125 m). Wells have been cored and/or chip sampled. Full documentation of drilling histories, XRD analyses of samples, extensive geochemical analyses for major and minor elements, stable isotopes, 87Sr/86Sr ratios, and Rare Earth Elements from numerous samples.Mapping and sampling of modern sediments, including sediment cores, from most of the lagoons around Grand Cayman.Extensive thin section petrography, scanning electron microscope, and electron microprobe analyses of the dolostones and limestones that form the bedrock of the islands.Samples and data collected from numerous caves on Grand Cayman and Cayman Brac have been used to track their developmental history.Detailed analyses of phosphates collected from Little Cayman.Detailed analyses of terra rossa collected from each of the islands.

WIFEY is a story about a scorned woman suffering from mental problems who is desperate to become a wife by any means necessary. The story follows the tribulations of Lisa as she arrives in a new town and attempts to find herself a husband. The plot intertwines as Lisa tries to stay mentally stable (as her meds run out) while she attempts to convince an unwilling prospective groom; Derrick that they are meant to be together "till death do them part". Derrick and Lisa hooked up a few times but now she's ready for it all and she will stop at nothing. Derrick's friends become suspicious and begin to disappear one by one, as she gets closer to achieving her plan for holy matrimony.A mysterious woman with an accelerated agenda has infiltrated Derrick and his friends. Lisa only wants love but she is carrying deep dark secrets andproblems that are about to wreak havoc on everyone close to Derrick. Lisa will inflict pain to find love and she will not take NO for an answer. The friends desperately try to help and warn Derrick but it may be too late.

Brian Jones's work is fresh, polished, excitingly paced, thoroughly entertaining. The past has a long and dangerous reach. Will this be true for the Mowatts? Will the secrets of father and son be revealed. There is only one way to find out...