UID:
edoccha_9960073561002883
Format:
1 online resource (315 p.)
ISBN:
1-4832-5727-4
Series Statement:
Developments in Geotectonics ; 6
Content:
Developments in Geotectonics, 6: Plate Tectonics focuses on the exposition of the plate-tectonics hypothesis, as well as plate boundaries, stratification, and kinematics. The book first offers information on the rheological stratification of the mantle and kinematics of relative movements. Topics include lithosphere, asthenosphere, kinematics of finite motions, measurements of instantaneous movements, and worldwide kinematic pattern. The text then ponders on movements relative to a frame external to the plates and processes at accreting plate boundaries. Discussions focus on reference frames,
Note:
'With 104 illustrations and 10 tables"--T.p. verso.
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Front Cover; Plate Tectonics; Copyright Page; Foreword; Preface; Tabel of Contents; CHAPTER 1. Introduction; CHAPTER 2. Definition; CONSEQUENCES; LIMITATIONS; CHAPTER 3. Rheological stratification of the mantle; LITHOSPHERE; ASTHENOSPHERE; THE LITHOSPHERE AS A STRESS-GUIDE; THE DRIVING MECHANISM; CHAPTER 4. Kinematics of relative movements; INTRODUCTION; INSTANTANEOUS MOVEMENTS; KINEMATICS OF FINITE MOTIONS; MEASUREMENTS OF INSTANTANEOUS MOVEMENTS; PRESENT WORLDWIDE KINEMATIC PATTERN; MEASUREMENTS OF FINITE MOVEMENTS; CHAPTER 5. Movements relative to a frame external to the plates
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INTRODUCTIONREFERENCE FRAMES; ""ABSOLUTE"" MOVEMENT DETERMINATION; PALEOMAGNETIC SYNTHESIS; CHAPTER 6. Processes at accreting plate boundaries; INTRODUCTION; THE CREATION OF THE OCEANIC CRUST; CONTINENTAL RIFTS; CONTINENTAL MARGINS; CHAPTER 7. Processes at consuming plate boundaries; INTRODUCTION; SINKING PLATE MODEL; STRUCTURE OF TRENCHES AND ASSOCIATED ISLAND ARCS AND CORDILLERAS; CONSUMPTION OF CONTINENT-BEARING LITHOSPHERE; PLATE TECTONICS AND GEOLOGY; Appendix; References
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-322-25547-4
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-444-41094-5
Language:
English
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