Archean Geodynamics And Environments (164) - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0875904297 ISBN 13 : 9780875904290

Editeur : American Geophysical Union, 2006

Synopsis

Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Geophysical Monograph Series, Volume 164.

The Archean Eon represents 1.3 Gyr of Earth's distant past, from about 3.8 Ga to 2.5 Ga--nearly one third of our planet's history. It was during the Archean that a regime of global geodynamics was established, resulting in the formation and recycling of the first lithosphere, as well as the formation, growth, deformation, differentiation, emergence, and erosion of continents. By the end of the Archean, Earth had reached a geodynamic regime dominated by plate tectonic processes. The consequent environments, at and near Earth's surface, included the different niches within which early life forms evolved. It is to the Archean evolution of Earth that we now look to better understand many of the processes that shaped the planet, as we know it.

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À propos de l'auteur

Keith Benn and Jean-Claude Mareschal are the authors of Archean Geodynamics and Environments, published by Wiley.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: American Geophysical Union
• Date d'édition: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0875904297
• ISBN 13: 9780875904290
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 320
• Éditeur: Benn Keith, Mareschal Jean-Claude, Condie Kent C.
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible