The dynamic earth: textbook in geosciences, [by] Peter J. Wyllie

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The instance The dynamic earth: textbook in geosciences, [by] Peter J. Wyllie represents a material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Waubonsee Community College.

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The dynamic earth: textbook in geosciences, [by] Peter J. Wyllie

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[by] Peter J. Wyllie

Instantiates

• The dynamic earth: textbook in geosciences

Publication

• New York, Wiley, 1971

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 379-392)

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volume

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• nc

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rdacarrier

Content category

text

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• txt

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rdacontent

Contents

Surface features of the Earth -- Physical properties of the Earth and its interior -- Geological processes and the geological time scale -- The nature of the crust-mantle boundary and the gabbro-eclogite phase transition -- The composition and mineralogy of the Earth's mantle -- The structure, petrology, and composition of the Earth's crust -- Magma generation -- Geosynclines and the orogenic cycle : classical views -- Tectonic significance of phase transitions -- Continental drift : debate of the century -- Paleomagnetism, polar wandering, and spreading sea floors -- Magnetic anomalies in the ocean basin -- Plate tectonics -- Global geology in the 1970s

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ocm00209396

Dimensions

26 cm

Extent

xiv, 416 pages

Isbn

9780471968894

Lccn

73155909

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unmediated

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rdamedia

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• n

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illustrations

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u1373

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• (Sirsi) i9780471968894
• (OCoLC)00209396