Continental Mantle
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1990
Clarendon Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-854496-8 (ISBN)
Clarendon Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-854496-8 (ISBN)
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The mantle is of fundamental importance for understanding the evolution of the planet, but it can only be studied indirectly. In this volume geological, geophysical, and geochemical work on the lithospheric mantle of the continental regions is reviewed.
The mantle (the region underlying the Earth's crust) is of fundamental importance for understanding the evolution of the planet, but can be studied only indirectly. In this volume geological, geophysical, and geochemical work on the lithospheric mantle of the continental regions is reviewed. Although the geological and geochemical evidence indicates that the whole of the lithosphere was formed by the extraction of partial melts from the interior of the Earth, there are important differences between the lithospheric mantle of the ancient (Archaean) central regions of the continents (the cratons) and the surrounding younger (Proterozoic and Phanerozoic) regions. These differences are discusseed, together with the changes produced in the mantle by metasomatism and by upwelling from the asthenosphere and lower mantle. The geological history of the mantle and its role in geological processes are also considered.
The mantle (the region underlying the Earth's crust) is of fundamental importance for understanding the evolution of the planet, but can be studied only indirectly. In this volume geological, geophysical, and geochemical work on the lithospheric mantle of the continental regions is reviewed. Although the geological and geochemical evidence indicates that the whole of the lithosphere was formed by the extraction of partial melts from the interior of the Earth, there are important differences between the lithospheric mantle of the ancient (Archaean) central regions of the continents (the cratons) and the surrounding younger (Proterozoic and Phanerozoic) regions. These differences are discusseed, together with the changes produced in the mantle by metasomatism and by upwelling from the asthenosphere and lower mantle. The geological history of the mantle and its role in geological processes are also considered.
Geophysics of the continental mantle - an historical perspective, Don L.Anderson; petrology and geochemistry of the continental mantle - an historical perspective, Martin A.Menzies; age and early evolution of the continental mantle, Stephen H.Richardson; Archaean, Proterozoic, and Phanerozoic lithospheres, Martin A.Menzies; Redox state of the continental lithosphere, Stephen E.Haggerty; distribution of fluids in the continental mantle, E.Bruce Watson et al; stable isotopes in the continental lithospheric mantle, T.Kurtis; continental volcanism - a crust-mantle probe, Martin A. Menzies and Philip R.Kyle.
| Reihe/Serie | Oxford monographs on geology & geophysics ; 16 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 89 line drawings, 2 half-tones, bibliography, index |
| Verlagsort | Oxford |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 189 x 246 mm |
| Gewicht | 680 g |
| Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geologie |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geophysik | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-19-854496-0 / 0198544960 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-19-854496-8 / 9780198544968 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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