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.
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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
Imprint | Elsevier Science Ltd |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Series | Developments in Precambrian Geology |
Release date | March 2004 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days |
First published | 2004 |
Editors | P. G. Eriksson, Wladyslaw Altermann, D.R. Nelson, W. U. Mueller, O. Catuneanu, Octavian Catuneanu |
Dimensions | 286 x 221 x 47mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Hardcover |
Pages | 966 |
Edition | New |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-444-51506-3 |
Barcode | 9780444515063 |
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LSN | 0-444-51506-2 |