Continents and Supercontinents
$97.74
- Hardcover
304 pages
- Release Date
30 September 2004
Summary
Earth’s Giants: Unraveling the Mysteries of Continents and Supercontinents
To this day, there is a great amount of controversy about where, when and how the so-called supercontinents–Pangea, Godwana, Rodinia, and Columbia–were made and broken. Continents and Supercontinents frames that controversy by giving all the necessary background on how continental crust is formed, modified, and destroyed, and what forces move plates. It also discusses how these processes affect the c…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780195165890 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0195165896 |
| Author: | John J.W. Rogers, M. Santosh |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 30 September 2004 |
| Weight: | 739g |
| Dimensions: | 260mm x 185mm x 20mm |
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”…this book provides a very thorough review of its subject matter, andwill be accessible to those who have had an introduction to tectonics,petrology, and geochemistry.“–Choice
”…this book provides a very thorough review of its subject matter, and will be accessible to those who have had an introduction to tectonics, petrology, and geochemistry.“–Choice”…this book provides a very thorough review of its subject matter, and will be accessible to those who have had an introduction to tectonics, petrology, and geochemistry.“–Choice
About The Author
John J.W. Rogers
JOHN J.W. ROGERS is the W.R. Kenan, Jr., Professor in Geology at the University of North Carolina. He completed he Ph.D. work at Caltech in 1954 and was hired as one of three faculty to staff the new Geology Department at Rice University. He has conducted research in the western United States, the Caribbean, North Africa, the Middle East, and India. He is a Fellow and Past President of the International Division of the Geological Society of America, a Fellow of the Geological Society of India, and an Honorary Fellow of the Geological Society of Africa. Rogers is the author, co-author, editor,
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