Condie Plate Tectonics & Crustal Evolution

3. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-4832-8665-5
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: PDF
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E-Book, Englisch, 504 Seiten, Web PDF

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Condie, Kent C.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Front Cover;1
2;Plate Tectonics & Crustal Evolution;4
3;Copyright Page;5
4;Table of Contents;8
5;Dedication;6
6;Preface;12
7;CHAPTER 1. Introduction;14
7.1;A Perspective;14
7.2;Sources of Data;15
7.3;The Expanding Earth Hypothesis;24
7.4;Variation of Physical Properties in the Earth;27
7.5;Summary Statements;29
7.6;Suggestions for Further Reading;29
8;CHAPTER 2. Origin of the Earth-Moon System;30
8.1;Introduction;30
8.2;Meteorites;30
8.3;Age of the Earth and Moon;37
8.4;Condensation and Accretion of the Planets;37
8.5;Thermal Histories of The Earth and Moon;43
8.6;Origin of the Moon;46
8.7;The Earth's Rotational History;49
8.8;Summary Statements;50
8.9;Suggestions for Further Reading;51
9;CHAPTER 3. The Mantle and Core;52
9.1;Detailed Structure of the Mantle;52
9.2;Seismic Tomography;57
9.3;Composition of the Mantle;64
9.4;Forces Driving Plates;78
9.5;Convection in the Mantle;79
9.6;The Core;80
9.7;Suggestions for Further Reading;86
10;CHAPTER 4. The Crust;87
10.1;Crustal Types;87
10.2;Seismic Features;93
10.3;Heat Flow;107
10.4;Gravity Anomalies;114
10.5;Magnetic Anomalies;117
10.6;Electrical Conductivity;119
10.7;Metamorphism;120
10.8;Crustal Composition;122
10.9;Crustal Provinces;129
10.10;Summary Statements;141
10.11;Suggestions for Further Reading;143
11;CHAPTER 5. Plate Tectonics;144
11.1;Introduction;144
11.2;Geomagnetism;144
11.3;Plate Boundaries;153
11.4;Stress Distribution within Plates;163
11.5;Plate Motions;163
11.6;Aseismic Ridges and Ocean Plateaus;168
11.7;Hotspots and Plumes;169
11.8;Summary Statements;175
11.9;Suggestions for Further Reading;177
12;CHAPTER 6. Tectonic Settings;178
12.1;Introduction;178
12.2;Petrotectonic Assemblages;178
12.3;Provenance of Clastic Sediments;188
12.4;Tectonics and Metamorphism;189
12.5;Ophiolites;190
12.6;Arc Systems;192
12.7;Continental Rifts;199
12.8;Cratonic Basins;204
12.9;Collisional Orogens;205
12.10;Mineral and Energy Deposits;212
12.11;Suggestions for Further Reading;220
13;CHAPTER 7. Magma Associations and Mantle Sources;221
13.1;Introduction;221
13.2;Ocean Ridge Magmas;226
13.3;Within-plate Magmas;228
13.4;Subduction-related Magmas;231
13.5;Collision-related Magmas;235
13.6;Magma Production;236
13.7;Mantle Sources;249
13.8;Summary Statements;255
13.9;Suggestions for Further Reading;256
14;CHAPTER 8. Phanerozoic Orogenic Systems;257
14.1;Introduction;257
14.2;The Appalachian-Caledonian System;262
14.3;The Cordilleran System;269
14.4;The Alpine Orogenic System;283
14.5;The Himalayas;288
14.6;The Western Pacific;290
14.7;Summary Statements;293
14.8;Suggestions for Further Reading;294
15;CHAPTER 9. Precambrian Crustal Provinces;296
15.1;Introduction;296
15.2;Archean Provinces;297
15.3;Origin of Archean Crustal Provinces;314
15.4;Proterozoic Provinces;317
15.5;Proterozoic Collisional Orogens;338
15.6;Precambrian Paleomagnetic Studies;343
15.7;Summary Statements;348
15.8;Suggestions for Further Reading;349
16;CHAPTER 10. Origin and Evolution of the Crust and Mantle;350
16.1;Introduction;350
16.2;The Possibility of a Magma Ocean;351
16.3;Composition of the Primitive Crust;353
16.4;Origin of the Crust;355
16.5;Mechanisms of Continental Growth;358
16.6;Thickness of Early Crust;359
16.7;Continental Growth Rates;360
16.8;Early Cratons;365
16.9;A Model of Archean Crustal Development;366
16.10;North America: The Growth of a Continent;367
16.11;Mantle Evolution;369
16.12;Secular Changes in Earth History;373
16.13;Comparative Evolution of the Terrestrial Planets;386
16.14;Summary Statements;395
16.15;Suggestions for Further Reading;396
17;CHAPTER 11. Exogenic Earth Systems;397
17.1;Introduction;397
17.2;General Features of the Atmosphere;397
17.3;The Primitive Atmosphere;399
17.4;The Origin of Oxygen;406
17.5;Comparative Evolution of the Atmospheres of Earth, Venus, and Mars;411
17.6;The Oceans;413
17.7;Climatic Evolution;424
17.8;Living Systems;433
17.9;Extraterrestrial Impact Phenomena;445
17.10;Summary Statements;448
17.11;Suggestions for Further Reading;450
18;References;452
19;Study Questions;482
20;Index;498