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Physics and chemistry of the Earth. 6 /
Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Volume VI is a collection of research papers that present geochemical and geophysical investigations of the constitution and history of the earth; geological phenomena; and oil and ore formation. The book is composed of seven chapters written by different authors...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford :
Pergamon Press,
1965.
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| Colección: | Progress series (London, England) ;
6. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Physics and Chemistry of the Earth; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; CHAPTER 1. RECENT EVIDENCE CONCERNING THE STRUCTURE AND COMPOSITION OF THE EARTH'S MANTLE; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. PRINCIPAL FEATURES OF THE MANTLE; 3. INTERPRETATION OF THE SEISMIC VELOCITIES IN THE MANTLE; 4. SURFACE WAVE THEORY; 5. DISPERSION RESULTS; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 2. THE APPLICATION OF TRACE ELEMENT DATA TO PROBLEMS IN PETROLOGY; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. THEORETICAL PREDICTIONS OF TRACE ELEMENT BEHAVIOUR; 3. AVERAGE ABUNDANCES OF ELEMENTS; 4. GEOCHEMICAL BEHAVIOR OF THE ELEMENTS.
- 5. application of trace element data to specific problemsreferences; chapter 3. factors in the distribution of the trace elements during the crystallisation of magmas; introduction; 1. factors controlling the diadochic distribution of the trace elements during the crystallisation of magmas; 2. factors in the formation of non-diadochic forms of occurrence of the ore elements; references; chapter 4. seismic surface waves: some observations and recent developments; 1. introduction; 2. instrumental development; 3. fundamental mode continental love and rayleigh wave observations.
- 4. fundamental mode oceanic love wave observations5. fundamental mode oceanic rayleigh wave observations; 6. long-period love and rayleigh wave data; 7. higher mode surface waves; 8. some future work; acknowledgments; references; chapter 5. sea floor relief and mantle convection; introduction; are rises transient?; are rises associated with exceptional heat?; have crustal blocks been moved laterally on rises?; were blocks moved when rises existed?; were blocks moved away from the crest?; distribution of rises; convection in the mantle.
- Are ocean basins swept clean or is the sea floor spreading?conclusions; references; chapter 6. present status of oceanic heat-flow measurements; 1. introduction; 2. techniques of measurement; 3. distribution and results of heat-flow measurements; 4. indian ocean measurements; 5. future investigations; acknowledgments; references; chapter 7. experimental tectonics; 1. introduction; 2. principles of model tests of tectonic phenomena; 3. the mechanical properties of rocks and equivalent materials; 4. optical method of investigation of stresses in models.
- 5. example of model test of inter-stratal dislocations6. examples of model tests of folds; 7. examples of model testing of deformations of large sections of the earth's crust; 8. examples of model experiments on tectonic faults; 9. conclusion; references; author index; subject index; contents of previous volumes.