The Upper mantle
Developments in Geotectonics, 4: The Upper Mantle focuses on the upper mantle and its influence on the development of the earth's crust, including history of the moon and other planets and volcanology. The selection first offers information on the origin of the earth, including ideas on the for...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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Amsterdam, New York,
Elsevier Pub. Co.,
1972.
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| Series: | Developments in geotectonics ;
4. International upper mantle project. Scientific report ; no. 41. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Developments in Geotectonics, 4: The Upper Mantle focuses on the upper mantle and its influence on the development of the earth's crust, including history of the moon and other planets and volcanology. The selection first offers information on the origin of the earth, including ideas on the formation process of the terrestrial planets, condensation of dust particles, nature of the earth's core, thermal history of the earth, and fractionation of iron in the terrestrial planets. The text then ponders on the beginning of continental evolution, as well as the oldest rocks of the earth's crust, the. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 644 pages) : illustrations |
| Format: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781483257266 1483257266 |