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The Inaccessible Earth - An integrated view to its structure and composition (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1993) Loot Price: R1,580
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The Inaccessible Earth - An integrated view to its structure and composition (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st...

The Inaccessible Earth - An integrated view to its structure and composition (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1993)

Geoffrey Brown

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In the dozen years since the first edition appeared, there has been a great advance in understanding of the Earth's deep interior. This is not because there have been breakthroughs in understanding, or even many changes of ideas, but largely because of many small advances, often the result of improved tech niques. This has led to a complete revision of the book. For instance, we have a much better idea of how the cloud of gas that formed the Solar Nebula evolved into the Sun and the planets, and of the chemical processes that accompanied its evolution and determined the mix of elements in the Earth. We have a better understanding of convection and how plates are an essential part of it, and how it is accompanied by chemical processes that have extracted the materials to build continents. Although the major variation within the Earth is radial, improved geophysical and geochemical techniques have made progress in investigating and under standing the lateral heterogeneities, and it is encouraging that when geochemists and geophysicists talk about lateral heterogeneities they can sometimes be referring to the same thing. Plumes have become very fashionable as the cause of hot-spot magmatism and associated geochemical anomalies, probably origi nating at the base of the mantle (though clear evidence for their existence is lacking)."

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Imprint: Springer
Country of origin: Netherlands
Release date: November 2013
First published: 1993
Authors: Geoffrey Brown
Dimensions: 254 x 178 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 276
Edition: Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1993
ISBN-13: 978-9401046626
Categories: Books > Science & Mathematics > Physics > Applied physics & special topics > Geophysics
Books > Earth & environment > Earth sciences > Geology & the lithosphere > Geochemistry
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LSN: 940104662X
Barcode: 9789401046626

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