Arc Volcano of Japan Generation of Continental Crust from the Mantle /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Yanagi, Takeru (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Tokyo : Springer Tokyo, 2011.
• Σειρά: Lecture Notes in Earth Sciences, 136
• Θέματα: Earth sciences.; Geology.; Structural geology.; Geomorphology.; Geophysics.; Earth Sciences.; Geophysics and Environmental Physics.; Structural Geology.

This book presents an analysis of our current knowledge on the origin of the Earth’s continental crust. There are two aspects to consider: tectonic and igneous processes. Tectonic aspects include sedimentary accretion, terrane accretion, and continental collision at continental margins, in associati...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Chapter 1  Continental Crust and Granitic Plutons
• Chapter 2  Chemical Composition of Continental Crust and the Primitive Mantle
• Chapter 3  Origin of Magmas of the Bowen’s Series
• Chapter 4  Search for the Formation Mechanism of Continental Crust
• Chapter 5  Differentiation Mechanism of Magma at Arc Volcanoes
• Chapter 6 Configuration and Dynamics of the Magma Chambers Beneath Arc Volcanoes
• Chapter 7  Island Arc Volcanic Rocks and the Upper Continental Crust
• Chapter 8  Volcanic Arcs and Outer Arcs.