Geoscience Texts: Continental Crust : Its Composition and Evolution: An Examination of the Geochemical Record Preserved in Sedimentary Rocks by S. Taylor and S. McLennan (1991, Trade Paperback)
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PublisherWiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
ISBN-100632011483
ISBN-139780632011483
eBay Product ID (ePID)866950
Product Key Features
Number of Pages328 Pages
Publication NameContinental Crust : Its Composition and Evolution: An Examination of the Geochemical Record Preserved in Sedimentary Rocks
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1991
SubjectPhysics / Geophysics
TypeTextbook
AuthorS. Taylor, S. Mclennan
Subject AreaScience
SeriesGeoscience Texts
FormatTrade Paperback
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Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight21.3 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6.1 in
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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition19
TitleLeadingThe
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal551.1/3
Table Of ContentSome perspectivesThe present upper crustModels of total crustal compositionThe lower crustUniformity of crustal composition with timeGreywackes: provenance and tectonic significanceThe Archean crustThe Archean-Proterozoic boundaryModels for the origin of the continental crustThe growth rate of the crustCrust-mantle relationshipsEarly planetary crusts
SynopsisGraduates in geology, geochemistry and geophysics will find this volume in the Geoscience Texts series a valuable reference text. The book begins by describing the known composition of the present upper crust, then deals with possible compositions for the total crusts and the inferred composition of the lower crust. The question of the uniformity of crustal composition throughout geological time is discussed. The rate of growth of the crust through time is assessed, and the effects of the extraction of the crust on mantle compositions are considered. Finally, the question of early pre-geological crusts on the Earth is debated, and comparisons are given with crusts on the Moon, Mercury, Mars, Venus and the Galilean Satellites., Graduates in geology, geochemistry and geophysics will find this volume in the Geoscience Texts series a valuable reference text. The book begins by describing the known composition of the present upper crust, then deals with possible compositions for the total crusts and the inferred composition of the lower crust. The question of the uniformity of crustal composition throughout geological time is discussed. The rate of growth of the crust through time is assessed, and the effects of the extraction of the crust on mantle compositions are considered. Finally, the question of early pregeological crusts on the