Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Introduction
- Part I The elements
- Part II Early solar system: nebula formation, evolution and lifetime
- Part III Accretion of the Earth
- Part IV Global evolution of the Earth
- 22 First look at the Earth
- 23 The plate-tectonic concept: some phenomenology
- 24 Ocean-ridge and island magmatism
- 25 Subduction and island-arc magmatism
- 26 Composition of the continental crust: magmatic, metamorphic and sedimentary processes
- 27 Isotopic records of the evolution of Earth's accessible reservoirs
- 28 Geochemical Earth model
- References
- Glossary
- Abbreviations
- Meteorites, rocks and minerals
- Index
26 - Composition of the continental crust: magmatic, metamorphic and sedimentary processes
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 04 September 2009
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Introduction
- Part I The elements
- Part II Early solar system: nebula formation, evolution and lifetime
- Part III Accretion of the Earth
- Part IV Global evolution of the Earth
- 22 First look at the Earth
- 23 The plate-tectonic concept: some phenomenology
- 24 Ocean-ridge and island magmatism
- 25 Subduction and island-arc magmatism
- 26 Composition of the continental crust: magmatic, metamorphic and sedimentary processes
- 27 Isotopic records of the evolution of Earth's accessible reservoirs
- 28 Geochemical Earth model
- References
- Glossary
- Abbreviations
- Meteorites, rocks and minerals
- Index
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- The Evolution of MatterFrom the Big Bang to the Present Day, pp. 344 - 381Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2008