The Earth's mantle : composition, structure, and evolution / edited by Ian Jackson.

Other author Jackson, Ian, 1950-
Format Book
Publication InfoCambridge, [Eng.] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1998.
Descriptionxxv, 566 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Subjects

Contents Composition of the silicate earth: implications for accretion and core formation / Hugh St.C. O'Neill and Herbert Palme -- Early differentiation of the earth: an isotopic perspective / Malcolm T. McCulloch and Victoria C. Bennett -- Primordial solar noble-gas component in the earth: consequences for the origin and evolution of the earth and its atmosphere / Ian McDougall and Masahiko Honda -- Understanding mantle dynamics through mathematical models and laboratory experiments / R.W. Griffiths and J.S. Turner -- Plates, plumes, mantle convection, and mantle evolution / Geoffrey F. Davies -- The mantle's chemical structure: insights from the melting products of mantle plumes / I.H. Campbell -- Pyrolite: a ringwood concept and its current expression / David H. Green and Trevor J. Falloon -- Seismic structure of the mantle: from subduction zone to craton / B.L.N. Kennett and R.D. van der Hilst -- Composition and temperature of the earth's mantle: seismological models interpreted through experimental studies of earth materials / Ian Jackson and Sally M. Rigden -- The viscosity of the mantle: evidence from analyses of glacial-rebound phenomena / Kurt Lambeck and Paul Johnston -- Mantle rheology: insights from laboratory studies of deformation and phase transition / Martyn R. Drury and John D. Fitz Gerald.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 97011995
ISBN0521563445

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks QE509 .E234 1998 ✔ Available Place Hold