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Origin of the earth / edited by Horton E. Newsom and John H. Jones.

Format Book and Print
Publication InfoNew York : Oxford University Press ; Houston : Lunar and Planetary Institute, ©1990.
Description378 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
Subject(s)
Other author/creatorNewsom, Horton E.
Other author/creatorJones, John H.
Other author/creatorLunar and Planetary Institute.
Other author/creatorLPI Conference on the Origin of the Earth (1988 : Berkeley, Calif.)
Contents 3D solar nebula models : implications for earth origin / A. P. Boss -- Thermal history of the asteroid belt : implications for accretion of the terrestrial planets / M. J. Gaffey -- Accretion of differentiated planetesimals to the earth / S. R. Taylor, M. D. Norman -- Differences between the earth and Venus arising from origin by large planetesimal infall / W. M. Kaula -- Terrestrial effects of the giant impact / W. Benz, A. G. W. Cameron -- Giant impacts and the thermal state of the early earth / H. J. Melosh -- Does the moon have the same chemical composition as the earth's upper mantle? / J. H. Jones, L. L. Hood -- Earliest history of the earth-moon system / A. E. Ringwood -- Element partitioning and the early thermal history of the earth / E. A. McFarlane, M. J. Drake -- The Physics of crystal settling and suspension in a turbulent magma ocean / W. B. Tonks, H. J. Melosh.
Contents Heat and mass transport in the early earth / G. F. Davies -- the primary solar-type atmosphere surrounding the accreting earth : H20-induced high surface temperature / S. Sasaki -- Earth accretion / T. J. Ahrens -- Fluid dynamics of core formation / D. J. Stevenson -- Metal-silicate equilibria and core formation / R. J. Arculus, R. D. Holmes, R. Powell, K. Righter -- Accretion and core formation in the earth : evidence from siderophile elements / H. E. Newsom -- Chemical fractionation during formation of the earth's core and continental crust : clues from As, Sb, W, and Mo / K. W. W. Sims, H. E. Newsom, E. S. Gladney -- The acasta gneisses : remnant of earth's early crust / S. A. Bowring, T. B. Housh, C. E. Isachesen -- The evolution of the terrestrial environment / E. Tajika, T. Matsui -- Origin of an inhabited planet / J. C. G. Walker.
Local noteLittle-302854--305131008383Z
Local noteLittle-302854--305131008383Z
General note"Outgrowth of the LPI Conference on the Origin of the Earth, which was held in Berkeley, California in December 1988"--Pref.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 90038335
ISBN0195066197

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