| Description |
xii, 390 pages : illustrations, (some color) ; 25 cm |
| Series |
Springer-Praxis series in geophysics |
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Springer-Praxis series in geophysics.
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| Contents |
1. Oceans, continents, and the fundamental cycle of the oceanic lithosphere -- 2. Magma series from oceanic domains -- 3. Surveying and sampling the oceanic crust -- 4. The worldwide oceanic ridge. Geographic extension, morphology and segmentation -- 5. Structure and lithology of the oceanic crust of the present-day oceans -- 6. Structure and lithology of fossil oceanic crust in ophiolites -- 7. Shallow processes: volcanic and tectonic activity of oceanic ridges -- 8. Deep processes: mantle diapirs, magma extraction and models of accretion magma chambers -- 9. Basalt-seawater interaction: metamorphic and hydrothermal processes -- 10. Intraplate oceanic magmatism -- 11. The fate of the oceanic crust: from subduction to recycling -- 12. Conclusion: the oceanic crust cycle |
| Summary |
The book deals mainly with the petrography and mineralogy of the rocks of the oceanic crust, and with petrological and geochemical processes. Structural processes are described in as far as they help in the understanding of the general processes controlling the formation and evolution of the oceanic crust and lithosphere. The book includes numerous examples and case studies, and is written in a clear and readable style which will make it popular with students |
| Notes |
"Published in association with Praxis Publishing, Chichester, UK." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [363]-385) and index |
| Notes |
Translated from the French |
| Subject |
Submarine geology.
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| SUBJECT |
Earth (Planet) -- Crust.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85040430
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| Author |
Maury, R. C.
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| LC no. |
98050711 |
| ISBN |
185233116X alkaline paper |
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