The continental crust : its composition and evolution : an examination of the geochemical record preserved in sedimentary rocks

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The continental crust : its composition and evolution : an examination of the geochemical record preserved in sedimentary rocks

Stuart Ross Taylor, Scott M. McLennan

(Geoscience texts)

Blackwell Scientific Pub., 1985

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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.

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Some 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

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