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By
Kent Condie, New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology, Sacorro, U.S.A.
Description
Earth as an Evolving Planetary System presents the key topics and questions relating to the evolution of the Earth's
crust and mantle over the last four billion years. It examines the role of plate tectonics in the geological past via geological evidence
and proposed plate reconstruction.
Kent Condie synthesizes data from the fields of oceanography, geophysics, planetology, and geochemistry
to examine the key topics and questions relating to the evolution of the Earth's crust and mantle. This volume provides a substantial
update to Condie's established text, Plate Tectonics and Crustal Evolution, 4E. It emphasizes the interactive nature of various
components of the Earth system on time scales of tens to hundreds of millions of years, and how these interactions have affected the
history of the atmosphere, oceans, and biosphere.
Audience
Advanced undergraduate and graduate students in Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences; scientists in other disciplines who want to look at the Earth with a broader perspective
Contents
1. Earth Systems
2. The Crust
3. Tectonic Settings
4. The Mantle
5. The Core
6. The Atmosphere and Oceans
7. Living Systems
8. Crustal
and Mantle Evolution
9. The Supercontinent Cycle and Mantle Plume Events
10. Comparative Planetary Evolution
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Paperback, 350 pages, publication date: DEC-2004
ISBN-13: 978-0-12-088392-9
ISBN-10: 0-12-088392-9
Imprint: ACADEMIC PRESS
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