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This substantially revised edition includes recently published information relating to plate tectonics and continental origin. A large number of new figures have been added, and new sections included on meteorites, seismic tomography, mantle convection, accretionary terranes, mantle sources and evolution, continental growth, secular changes in Earth history, also a new chapter on exogenic Earth systems. In addition the following topics have been substantially revised: lunar origin, global gravity, origin of the core, metamorphism, plate boundaries, hotspots, tectonic settings, and magma associations. Among the new features the Tectonic Map of the World has also been updated.
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The fourth edition brings the text fully up to date, with coverage of the latest research in crustal evolution, supercontinents, and 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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- PublisherButterworth-Heinemann
- Publication date1989
- ISBN 10 0080348742
- ISBN 13 9780080348742
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number3
- Number of pages375
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