The Earth's mantle : composition, structure, and evolution /

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Imprint:Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1998.
Description:xxv, 566 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2921776
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Other authors / contributors:Jackson, Ian, 1950-
ISBN:0521563445
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Summary:The Earth's mantle plays a crucial role in a variety of geologic processes and provides researchers with important insights into the development of our planet. Interdisciplinary in scope, The Earth's Mantle is a comprehensive overview of the composition, structure and evolution of the mantle layer. Striking a balance between established consensus and continuing controversy, the book provides researchers and graduate students with an authoritative review of this important part of our planet. Written by internationally recognized scientists from the Research School of Earth Sciences at the Australian National University, it draws on perspectives from cosmochemistry, isotope geochemistry, fluid dynamics and petrology, seismology and geodynamics, and mineral and rock physics. The hardback edition received excellent reviews.
Physical Description:xxv, 566 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0521563445