Global Tectonics

✍ Scribed by Philip Kearey, Keith A. Klepeis, Frederick J. Vine

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Year: 2009
Tongue: English
Leaves: 495
Edition: 3
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

The third edition of this widely acclaimed textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to all aspects of global tectonics, and includes major revisions to reflect the most significant recent advances in the field.

A fully revised third edition of this highly acclaimed text written by eminent authors including one of the pioneers of plate tectonic theory
Major revisions to this new edition reflect the most significant recent advances in the field, including new and expanded chapters on Precambrian tectonics and the supercontinent cycle and the implications of plate tectonics for environmental change
Combines a historical approach with process science to provide a careful balance between geological and geophysical material in both continental and oceanic regimes
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