In this book the editors strive to cover all primary (i.e.
non-applied) topics in Precambrian geology in a non-partisan way,
by using a large team of international authors to present their
datasets and highly divergent viewpoints.
The chapters address: celestial origins of Earth and succeeding
extraterrestrial impact events; generation of continental crust and
the greenstone-granite debate; the interaction of mantle plumes and
plate tectonics over Precambrian time; Precambrian volcanism,
emphasising komatiite research; evolution and models for Earth's
hydrosphere and atmosphere; evolution of life and its influence on
Precambrian ocean chemistry and chemical sedimentation;
sedimentation through Precambrian time; the application of sequence
stratigraphy to the Precambrian rock record. Each topic is
introduced and a non-partisan closing commentary provided at the
end of each chapter. The final chapter blends the major geological
events and rates at which important processes occurred into a
synthesis, which postulates a number of "event clusters" in the
Precambrian when significant changes occurred in many natural
systems and geological environments.
Also available in paperback, ISBN: 0-444-51509-7
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