Plate tectonics and crustal evolution / Kent C. Condie.

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Condie, Kent C

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Condie, Kent C. Plate tectonics & crustal evolution

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TextPublication details: Oxford ; Boston : Butterworth Heinemann, 1997.Edition: 4th edDescription: 1 online resource (x, 282 pages) : illustrations, maps (some color)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9780080514093
008051409X
1281039217
9781281039217
9786611039219
661103921X

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Plate tectonics and crustal evolution.DDC classification:

551.1/3 22

LOC classification:

QE511 .C66 1997eb

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Contents:

Preface; Plate tectonics; The Earth's crust; Tectonic settings; Crustal evolution; The core and mantel; Supercontinents; Atmosphere, oceans and climate; Life and mass extinctions; The origin of the solar system; Earth systems; Appendix -- methodologies; Index.

Summary: This comprehensive text has established itself over the past 20 years as the definitive work in its fields, presenting a thorough coverage of this key area of structural geology in a way which is ideally suited to advanced undergraduate and masters courses. The thorough coverage means that it is also useful to a wider readership as an up to date survey of plate tectonics. The fourth edition brings the text fully up to date, with coverage of the latest research in crustal evolution, supercontinents, mass extinctions. A new chapter covers the feedbacks of various Earth systems. In addition, a new appendix provides a valuable survey of current methodology.

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Revised edition of: Plate tectonics & crustal evolution. 3rd ed. 1989.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-278) and index.

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This comprehensive text has established itself over the past 20 years as the definitive work in its fields, presenting a thorough coverage of this key area of structural geology in a way which is ideally suited to advanced undergraduate and masters courses. The thorough coverage means that it is also useful to a wider readership as an up to date survey of plate tectonics. The fourth edition brings the text fully up to date, with coverage of the latest research in crustal evolution, supercontinents, mass extinctions. A new chapter covers the feedbacks of various Earth systems. In addition, a new appendix provides a valuable survey of current methodology.

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