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Earth Structure, Composition, Dynamics and Evolution: An Introdution: Global Tectonics and Continental Evolution

Earth Structure, Composition, Dynamics and Evolution: An Introdution: Global Tectonics and Continental Evolution

Hardcover

Series: Earth and Environmental Sciences Library

GeologyPhysics

PREORDER - Expected ship date October 29, 2026

ISBN10: 303229147X
ISBN13: 9783032291479
Publisher: Springer
Published: Oct 29 2026
Pages: 287
Language: English

This book was written for undergraduate students but can also serve as an introduction to more advanced courses. It summarizes current knowledge on Earth's internal dynamics, relating continental evolution and mountain belts to mantle convection, of which plate motion is the surface expression. It is divided into three parts and sixteen chapters: Part I introduces Earth's structure, composition, lithosphere-asthenosphere system, plate tectonics, and mantle plumes; Part II focuses on the lithosphere, discussing plate kinematics, continental rifting, oceanic crust formation, subduction zones, and mountain building; Part III addresses Earth's origin, early continents, Archean-Proterozoic transitions, supercontinents, and the Paleozoic to Cenozoic orogens that shaped Pangea and later belts. Two appendices review basic concepts in Petrology, Geochemistry, Geochronology, and Isotope Geology.

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