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Plate Tectonics & Crustal Evolution
3rd Edition - January 1, 1989
Author: Kent C. Condie
Language: English
eBook ISBN:9781483286655
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This substantially revised edition includes recently published information relating to plate tectonics and continental origin. A large number of new figures have been added, and…Read more
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This substantially revised edition includes recently published information relating to plate tectonics and continental origin. A large number of new figures have been added, and new sections included on meteorites, seismic tomography, mantle convection, accretionary terranes, mantle sources and evolution, continental growth, secular changes in Earth history, also a new chapter on exogenic Earth systems. In addition the following topics have been substantially revised: lunar origin, global gravity, origin of the core, metamorphism, plate boundaries, hotspots, tectonic settings, and magma associations. Among the new features the Tectonic Map of the World has also been updated.
For undergraduates on courses in geology, geophysics and geomorphology.
Preface. Introduction. Origin of the earth-moon system. The mantle and core. The crust. Plate tectonics. Tectonic settings. Magma associations and mantle sources. Phanerozoic orogenic systems. Precambrian crustal provinces. Origin and evolution of the crust and mantle. Exogenic earth systems. References. Index. Plate 1 - Tectonic map of the earth.
No. of pages: 504
Language: English
Edition: 3
Published: January 1, 1989
Imprint: Pergamon
eBook ISBN: 9781483286655
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Kent C. Condie
Affiliations and expertise
New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology, NM, USA
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