Plate Tectonics & Crustal Evolution Third Edition

About this book

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.