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Global tectonics

Philip Kearey, Frederick J. Vine

(Geoscience texts)

Blackwell Scientific, 1990

  • : pbk

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Description and Table of Contents

Volume

: pbk ISBN 9780632024247

Description

This text aims to give a balanced representation of the geological and geophysical techniques involved in elucidating the theory of plate tectonics, and is designed to be suitable for courses beyond the general introductory level. It covers all important aspects of the subject and presents modern ideas concerning plate margins and their manifestations in plate interiors.

Table of Contents

  • Internal structure of the Earth
  • continental drift
  • sea floor spreading
  • the framework of plate tectonics
  • ocean ridges and continental rifts
  • transform and transcurrent faults
  • subduction zones
  • mountain ranges
  • the mechanisms of plate tectonics
  • implications of plate tectonics.
Volume

ISBN 9780632024254

Description

This text aims to give a balanced representation of the geological and geophysical techniques involved in elucidating the theory of plate tectonics, and is designed to be suitable for courses beyond the general introductory level. It covers all important aspects of the subject and presents modern ideas concerning plate margins and their manifestations in plate interiors.

Table of Contents

  • Internal structure of the earth
  • continental drift
  • sea floor spreading
  • the framework of plate tectonics
  • ocean ridges and continental rifts
  • transform and transcurrent faults
  • subduction zones
  • mountain ranges
  • the mechanisms of plate tectonics
  • implications of plate tectonics.

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  • NCID
    BA10032685
  • ISBN
    • 0632024259
    • 0632024240
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Oxford
  • Pages/Volumes
    ix, 302 p.
  • Size
    25 cm
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