Mantle convection for geologists /

Main Author: Davies, Geoffrey F.,
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
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245 1 0 |a Mantle convection for geologists /  |c Geoffrey F. Davies. 
260 |a Cambridge, UK ;  |b Cambridge University Press,  |c 2011.  |a New York : 
300 |a vii, 232 p. :  |b ill., maps ;  |c 26 cm. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 218-229) and index. 
505 0 |a 1. Introduction -- 2. Context -- 3. Why moving plates? -- 4. Solid, yielding mantle -- 5. Convection -- 6. The plate mode of convection -- 7. The plume mode of convection -- 8. Perspective -- 9. Evolution and tectonics -- 10. Mantle chemical evolution -- 11. Assimilating mantle convection into geology -- Appendix A. Exponential growth and decay -- Appendix B. Thermal evolution details -- Appendix C. Chemical evolution details. 
650 0 |a Plate tectonics. 
650 0 |a Plumes (Fluid dynamics) 
650 0 |a Heat  |x Convection. 
651 0 |a Earth (Planet)  |x Mantle. 
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