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Earth as an evolving planetary system [[electronic resource] /] / Kent C. Condie
| Earth as an evolving planetary system [[electronic resource] /] / Kent C. Condie |
| Autore | Condie Kent C |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Elsevier Academic Press, c2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (469 p.) |
| Disciplina | 551.1 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | CondieKent C |
| Soggetto topico | Plate tectonics |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-281-01078-2
9786611010782 0-08-049458-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Earth as an Evolving Planetary System; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1. Earth Systems; Earth as a Planetary System; Structure of the Earth; Plate Tectonics; Is the Earth Unique?; Interacting Earth Systems; Further Reading; Chapter 2. The Crust; Introduction; Crustal Types; Continent Size; Seismic Crustal Structure; Heat Flow; Exhumation and Cratonization; Processes in the Continental Crust; Crustal Composition; Crustal Provinces and Terranes; Crustal Province and Terrane Boundaries; The United Plates of America; Supercontinents; Further Reading
Chapter 3. Tectonic SettingsIntroduction; Ocean Ridges; Tectonic Settings Related to Mantle Plumes.; Continental Rifts; Cratons and Passive Margins; Arc Systems; Orogens; Uncertain Tectonic Settings; Mineral and Energy Deposits; Plate Tectonics with Time; Further Reading; Chapter 4. The Mantle; Introduction; Seismic Structure of the Mantle; Mantle Upwellings and Geoid Anomalies; Temperature Distribution in the Mantle; The Lithosphere; The Low-Velocity Zone; The Transition Zone; The Lower Mantle; Plate-Driving Forces; Mantle Plumes; Mantle Geochemical Components; Convection in the Mantle Further ReadingChapter 5. The Core; Introduction; Core Temperature; The Inner Core; Composition of the Core; Age of the Core; Generation of the Earth's Magnetic Field; Origin of the Core; Where Do We Go From Here?; Further Reading; Chapter 6. The Atmosphere and Oceans; Introduction; General Features of the Atmosphere; The Primitive Atmosphere; The Secondary Atmosphere; The Carbon Cycle; The Precambrian Atmosphere; The Origin of Oxygen; Phanerozoic Atmospheric History; The Oceans; Paleoclimates; Conclusions; Further Reading; Chapter 7. Living Systems; General Features; Origin of Life First FossilsOrigin of Photosynthesis; Tree of Life; Stromatolites; Appearance of Eukaryotes; Origin of Metazoans; Neoproterozoic Multicellular Organisms; Evolution of Phanerozoic Life Forms; Biologic Benchmarks; Mass Extinctions; Further Reading; Chapter 8. Crustal and Mantle Evolution; Introduction; Earth's Thermal History; Earth's Primitive Crust; Earth's Oldest Rocks and Minerals; Crustal Origin; How Continents Grew; Continental Growth Rates; Secular Changes in the Crust; Secular Changes in the Mantle; Evolution of the Crust...Mantle System; Further Reading Chapter 9. The Supercontinent Cycle and Mantle-Plume EventsIntroduction; Supercontinent Cycle; Supercontinents, Mantle Plumes, and Earth Systems; Mantle-Plume Events Through Time; What Causes a Mantle-Plume Event?; Mantle-Plume Events and Supercontinents; Further Reading; Chapter 10. Comparative Planetary Evolution; Introduction; Impact Chronology in the Inner Solar System; Members of the Solar System; Chemical Composition of the Earth and the Moon; Age and Early Evolution of the Earth; Comparative Evolution of the Atmospheres of the Earth, Venus, and Mars; Continuously Habitable Zone Condensation and Accretion of the Planets |
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Earth as an evolving planetary system [[electronic resource] /] / Kent C. Condie
| Earth as an evolving planetary system [[electronic resource] /] / Kent C. Condie |
| Autore | Condie Kent C |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Elsevier Academic Press, c2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (469 p.) |
| Disciplina | 551.1 |
| Soggetto topico | Plate tectonics |
| ISBN |
1-281-01078-2
9786611010782 0-08-049458-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Earth as an Evolving Planetary System; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1. Earth Systems; Earth as a Planetary System; Structure of the Earth; Plate Tectonics; Is the Earth Unique?; Interacting Earth Systems; Further Reading; Chapter 2. The Crust; Introduction; Crustal Types; Continent Size; Seismic Crustal Structure; Heat Flow; Exhumation and Cratonization; Processes in the Continental Crust; Crustal Composition; Crustal Provinces and Terranes; Crustal Province and Terrane Boundaries; The United Plates of America; Supercontinents; Further Reading
Chapter 3. Tectonic SettingsIntroduction; Ocean Ridges; Tectonic Settings Related to Mantle Plumes.; Continental Rifts; Cratons and Passive Margins; Arc Systems; Orogens; Uncertain Tectonic Settings; Mineral and Energy Deposits; Plate Tectonics with Time; Further Reading; Chapter 4. The Mantle; Introduction; Seismic Structure of the Mantle; Mantle Upwellings and Geoid Anomalies; Temperature Distribution in the Mantle; The Lithosphere; The Low-Velocity Zone; The Transition Zone; The Lower Mantle; Plate-Driving Forces; Mantle Plumes; Mantle Geochemical Components; Convection in the Mantle Further ReadingChapter 5. The Core; Introduction; Core Temperature; The Inner Core; Composition of the Core; Age of the Core; Generation of the Earth's Magnetic Field; Origin of the Core; Where Do We Go From Here?; Further Reading; Chapter 6. The Atmosphere and Oceans; Introduction; General Features of the Atmosphere; The Primitive Atmosphere; The Secondary Atmosphere; The Carbon Cycle; The Precambrian Atmosphere; The Origin of Oxygen; Phanerozoic Atmospheric History; The Oceans; Paleoclimates; Conclusions; Further Reading; Chapter 7. Living Systems; General Features; Origin of Life First FossilsOrigin of Photosynthesis; Tree of Life; Stromatolites; Appearance of Eukaryotes; Origin of Metazoans; Neoproterozoic Multicellular Organisms; Evolution of Phanerozoic Life Forms; Biologic Benchmarks; Mass Extinctions; Further Reading; Chapter 8. Crustal and Mantle Evolution; Introduction; Earth's Thermal History; Earth's Primitive Crust; Earth's Oldest Rocks and Minerals; Crustal Origin; How Continents Grew; Continental Growth Rates; Secular Changes in the Crust; Secular Changes in the Mantle; Evolution of the Crust...Mantle System; Further Reading Chapter 9. The Supercontinent Cycle and Mantle-Plume EventsIntroduction; Supercontinent Cycle; Supercontinents, Mantle Plumes, and Earth Systems; Mantle-Plume Events Through Time; What Causes a Mantle-Plume Event?; Mantle-Plume Events and Supercontinents; Further Reading; Chapter 10. Comparative Planetary Evolution; Introduction; Impact Chronology in the Inner Solar System; Members of the Solar System; Chemical Composition of the Earth and the Moon; Age and Early Evolution of the Earth; Comparative Evolution of the Atmospheres of the Earth, Venus, and Mars; Continuously Habitable Zone Condensation and Accretion of the Planets |
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| Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Elsevier Academic Press, c2005 | ||
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The lithosphere [[electronic resource] ] : geochemistry, geology and geophysics / / Jarod E. Anderson and Robert W. Coates, editors
| The lithosphere [[electronic resource] ] : geochemistry, geology and geophysics / / Jarod E. Anderson and Robert W. Coates, editors |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (397 p.) |
| Disciplina | 551 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
AndersonJarod E
CoatesRobert W |
| Soggetto topico |
Geochemistry
Geology, Structural Geophysics |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-60876-650-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""THE LITHOSPHERE: GEOCHEMISTRY,GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS""; ""THE LITHOSPHERE: GEOCHEMISTRY,GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS""; ""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""THE EARLY EARTH AND FORMATIONOF THE LITHOSPHERE""; ""Abstract""; ""1. Introduction""; ""2. Some Remarks on Physical Problems Related to ModelingConditions of Formation and Evolution of the Lithosphere""; ""3. Thermal Conditions during the Formation and Evolutionof the Early Earth""; ""4. Cooling of the Magma Ocean and Formation of the Lithosphere""; ""5. Early Atmosphere and Possible Conditions for the Formationof the Water-Ocean""; ""Conclusion""
""Reference""""CONTINENTAL AND OCEANIC LITHOSPHERESTRUCTURE FROM THE LONG-RANGE SEISMICPROFILING""; ""Abstract""; ""1. Introduction""; ""2. Lithosphere Structure of the Northern Eurasia""; ""2.1. Long-Range Profiling in the Northern Eurasia""; ""2.2. The Observed Wave Fields""; ""2.3. Methodology of the Wave Field Interpretation and 2-D VelocityModeling""; ""3. Deep Seismic Research along the Angola-Brazilian Geotraverse""; ""3.1. Introduction""; ""3.2. Experimental Data""; ""3.3. The Composite Seismic Section along the Geotraverse""; ""4. Conclusion""; ""References"" ""THE FATE OF SUBDUCTED OCEANIC CRUSTAND THE ORIGIN OF INTRAPLATE VOLCANISM""""Abstract""; ""Development of the Standard Model""; ""Why Were Two Contrasting Models for the Fate of Subducted OceanicCrust Included?""; ""A Core-Signature in Intraplate Volcanism?""; ""Melting Regimes in Plumes""; ""Consequence: Duplication of Mechanisms""; ""What if the Marble-Cake and Plume Models Had not BeenCombined?""; ""A Path Followed Two Decades Later""; ""Helium Isotopes Re-visited""; ""Osmium Isotopes and Heterogeneity in the Convecting Mantle"" ""Production of Pyroxenitic Sources in the Convecting Mantle""""Conclusion""; ""References""; ""HELIUM ISOTOPE VARIATIONS ALONG THE NIIGATAKOBETECTONIC ZONE, CENTRAL JAPAN""; ""Abstract""; ""1. Introduction""; ""2. Analytical Procedures and Results""; ""4. Discussion""; ""5. Conclusion""; ""Acknowledgement""; ""References""; ""VOLATILES IN THE MANTLE LITHOSPHERE:MODES OF OCCURRENCE AND CHEMICALCOMPOSITIONS""; ""Abstract""; ""1. Introduction""; ""1.1. Implications of Mantle Volatiles""; ""1.2. Occurrence Modes of Mantle Volatiles""; ""1.3. Compositions of Mantle Volatiles"" ""2. Samples and Analytical Methods""""2.1. Representative Samples""; ""2.2. Analytical Methods""; ""2.3. Improved Online Vacuum Stepwise Heating Method""; ""3. Occurrence Modes of Volatiles""; ""3.1. Fluid Inclusions""; ""3.2. Volatiles in Mineral Structural Defects and Vacancies""; ""3.3. Anion Complexes Incorporated in Crystal Structures""; ""3.4. The Superimposed Effects of Volatiles in Different Occurrence""; ""4. The Redox State and Volatile Species in the Mantle""; ""4.1. The Redox State in the Mantle""; ""4.2. Volatile Species in the Mantle"" ""5. Chemical Compositions of Volatiles in Sub-ContinentalLithospheric Mantle"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452455503321 |
| New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2009 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The lithosphere [[electronic resource] ] : geochemistry, geology and geophysics / / Jarod E. Anderson and Robert W. Coates, editors
| The lithosphere [[electronic resource] ] : geochemistry, geology and geophysics / / Jarod E. Anderson and Robert W. Coates, editors |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (397 p.) |
| Disciplina | 551 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
AndersonJarod E
CoatesRobert W |
| Soggetto topico |
Geochemistry
Geology, Structural Geophysics |
| ISBN | 1-60876-650-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""THE LITHOSPHERE: GEOCHEMISTRY,GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS""; ""THE LITHOSPHERE: GEOCHEMISTRY,GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS""; ""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""THE EARLY EARTH AND FORMATIONOF THE LITHOSPHERE""; ""Abstract""; ""1. Introduction""; ""2. Some Remarks on Physical Problems Related to ModelingConditions of Formation and Evolution of the Lithosphere""; ""3. Thermal Conditions during the Formation and Evolutionof the Early Earth""; ""4. Cooling of the Magma Ocean and Formation of the Lithosphere""; ""5. Early Atmosphere and Possible Conditions for the Formationof the Water-Ocean""; ""Conclusion""
""Reference""""CONTINENTAL AND OCEANIC LITHOSPHERESTRUCTURE FROM THE LONG-RANGE SEISMICPROFILING""; ""Abstract""; ""1. Introduction""; ""2. Lithosphere Structure of the Northern Eurasia""; ""2.1. Long-Range Profiling in the Northern Eurasia""; ""2.2. The Observed Wave Fields""; ""2.3. Methodology of the Wave Field Interpretation and 2-D VelocityModeling""; ""3. Deep Seismic Research along the Angola-Brazilian Geotraverse""; ""3.1. Introduction""; ""3.2. Experimental Data""; ""3.3. The Composite Seismic Section along the Geotraverse""; ""4. Conclusion""; ""References"" ""THE FATE OF SUBDUCTED OCEANIC CRUSTAND THE ORIGIN OF INTRAPLATE VOLCANISM""""Abstract""; ""Development of the Standard Model""; ""Why Were Two Contrasting Models for the Fate of Subducted OceanicCrust Included?""; ""A Core-Signature in Intraplate Volcanism?""; ""Melting Regimes in Plumes""; ""Consequence: Duplication of Mechanisms""; ""What if the Marble-Cake and Plume Models Had not BeenCombined?""; ""A Path Followed Two Decades Later""; ""Helium Isotopes Re-visited""; ""Osmium Isotopes and Heterogeneity in the Convecting Mantle"" ""Production of Pyroxenitic Sources in the Convecting Mantle""""Conclusion""; ""References""; ""HELIUM ISOTOPE VARIATIONS ALONG THE NIIGATAKOBETECTONIC ZONE, CENTRAL JAPAN""; ""Abstract""; ""1. Introduction""; ""2. Analytical Procedures and Results""; ""4. Discussion""; ""5. Conclusion""; ""Acknowledgement""; ""References""; ""VOLATILES IN THE MANTLE LITHOSPHERE:MODES OF OCCURRENCE AND CHEMICALCOMPOSITIONS""; ""Abstract""; ""1. Introduction""; ""1.1. Implications of Mantle Volatiles""; ""1.2. Occurrence Modes of Mantle Volatiles""; ""1.3. Compositions of Mantle Volatiles"" ""2. Samples and Analytical Methods""""2.1. Representative Samples""; ""2.2. Analytical Methods""; ""2.3. Improved Online Vacuum Stepwise Heating Method""; ""3. Occurrence Modes of Volatiles""; ""3.1. Fluid Inclusions""; ""3.2. Volatiles in Mineral Structural Defects and Vacancies""; ""3.3. Anion Complexes Incorporated in Crystal Structures""; ""3.4. The Superimposed Effects of Volatiles in Different Occurrence""; ""4. The Redox State and Volatile Species in the Mantle""; ""4.1. The Redox State in the Mantle""; ""4.2. Volatile Species in the Mantle"" ""5. Chemical Compositions of Volatiles in Sub-ContinentalLithospheric Mantle"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779509203321 |
| New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2009 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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North American Continent-Ocean Transects Program [[electronic resource] /] / U.S. Geodynamics Committee, Board on Earth Sciences and Resources, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Resources, National Research Council
| North American Continent-Ocean Transects Program [[electronic resource] /] / U.S. Geodynamics Committee, Board on Earth Sciences and Resources, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Resources, National Research Council |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1989 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (101 p.) |
| Disciplina | 551.8/0973 |
| Soggetto topico |
Geology, Structural - North America
Continental margins - North America Plate tectonics - North America |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-21276-4
9786610212767 0-309-58235-0 0-585-08464-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455414403321 |
| Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1989 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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North American Continent-Ocean Transects Program / / U.S. Geodynamics Committee, Board on Earth Sciences and Resources, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Resources, National Research Council
| North American Continent-Ocean Transects Program / / U.S. Geodynamics Committee, Board on Earth Sciences and Resources, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Resources, National Research Council |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : National Academy Press, , 1989 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (101 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Disciplina | 551.8/0973 |
| Soggetto topico |
Geology, Structural - North America
Continental margins - North America Plate tectonics - North America |
| ISBN |
1-280-21276-4
9786610212767 0-309-58235-0 0-585-08464-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778708003321 |
| Washington, D.C. : , : National Academy Press, , 1989 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The Role of fluids in crustal processes [[electronic resource] /] / Geophysics Study Committee, Commission on Geosciences, Environment, and Resources, National Research Council
| The Role of fluids in crustal processes [[electronic resource] /] / Geophysics Study Committee, Commission on Geosciences, Environment, and Resources, National Research Council |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1990 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (183 p.) |
| Disciplina | 551.1/3 |
| Collana | Studies in geophysics |
| Soggetto topico | Fluid dynamics |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-21444-9
9786610214440 0-309-58835-9 0-585-14506-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910456015203321 |
| Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1990 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The Role of fluids in crustal processes / / Geophysics Study Committee, Commission on Geosciences, Environment, and Resources, National Research Council
| The Role of fluids in crustal processes / / Geophysics Study Committee, Commission on Geosciences, Environment, and Resources, National Research Council |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : National Academy Press, , 1990 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xii, 170 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Disciplina | 551.1/3 |
| Collana | Studies in geophysics |
| Soggetto topico |
Fluid dynamics
Hydrodynamics |
| ISBN |
1-280-21444-9
9786610214440 0-309-58835-9 0-585-14506-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778604803321 |
| Washington, D.C. : , : National Academy Press, , 1990 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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