The Mantle And Core

Author : R.W. Carlson
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 608 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2005-11-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780080549019

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The Mantle and Core by R.W. Carlson Pdf

Though largely inaccessible, the geochemistry of Earth's mantle and core can be examined through a wide variety of approaches. Volume 2 focuses first on "remote" sensing using evidence from cosmochemical, seismic, petrologic and geochemical approaches. Mantle composition is then examined in detail through descriptions of mantle samples brought to Earth's surface through tectonic, volcanic, and volatile-outgassing processes. The volume concludes with examination of processes that modify the composition of the mantle and core including an early magma ocean, partial melting, element partitioning between minerals and melts, and physical mixing caused by plate subduction, mantle convection and mass exchange between mantle and core. Reprinted individual volume from the acclaimed Treatise on Geochemistry, (10 Volume Set, ISBN 0-08-043751-6, published in 2003) Comprehensive and authoritative scope and focus Reviews from renowned scientists across a range of subjects, providing both overviews and new data, supplemented by extensive bibliographies Extensive illustrations and examples from the field

Author : Gregory Vogt
Publisher : Twenty-First Century Books
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2006-12-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780761328377

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Earth's Core and Mantle by Gregory Vogt Pdf

Describes how the Earth was formed, explains how scientists study the Earth's interior, and discusses how the makeup and movement of the mantle and core affect the surface.

Author : Steven Earle
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 628 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2016-08-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1537068822

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Physical Geology by Steven Earle Pdf

This is a discount Black and white version. Some images may be unclear, please see BCCampus website for the digital version.This book was born out of a 2014 meeting of earth science educators representing most of the universities and colleges in British Columbia, and nurtured by a widely shared frustration that many students are not thriving in courses because textbooks have become too expensive for them to buy. But the real inspiration comes from a fascination for the spectacular geology of western Canada and the many decades that the author spent exploring this region along with colleagues, students, family, and friends. My goal has been to provide an accessible and comprehensive guide to the important topics of geology, richly illustrated with examples from western Canada. Although this text is intended to complement a typical first-year course in physical geology, its contents could be applied to numerous other related courses.

Author : Simon Mitton
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 383 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2020-12-17
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781108426695

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From Crust to Core by Simon Mitton Pdf

A fascinating historical account of the emergence and development of the new interdisciplinary field of deep carbon science.

Author : Vernon F. Cormier,Michael I. Bergman,Peter L. Olson
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2021-12-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780128113875

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Earth's Core by Vernon F. Cormier,Michael I. Bergman,Peter L. Olson Pdf

Earth’s Core: Geophysics of a Planet’s Deepest Interior provides a multidisciplinary approach to Earth’s core, including seismology, mineral physics, geomagnetism, and geodynamics. The book examines current observations, experiments, and theories; identifies outstanding research questions; and suggests future directions for study. With topics ranging from the structure of the core-mantle boundary region, to the chemical and physical properties of the core, the workings of the geodynamo, inner core seismology and dynamics, and core formation, this book offers a multidisciplinary perspective on what we know and what we know we have yet to discover. The book begins with the fundamental material and concepts in seismology, mineral physics, geomagnetism, and geodynamics, accessible from a wide range of backgrounds. The book then builds on this foundation to introduce current research, including observations, experiments, and theories. By identifying unsolved problems and promising routes to their solutions, the book is intended to motivate further research, making it a valuable resource both for students entering Earth and planetary sciences and for researchers in a particular subdiscipline who need to broaden their understanding. Includes multidisciplinary observations constraining the composition and dynamics of the Earth’s core Concisely presents competing theories and arguments on the composition, state, and dynamics of the Earth’s interior Provides observational tests of various theories to enhance understanding Serves as a valuable resource for researchers in deep earth geophysics, as well as many sub-disciplines, including seismology, geodynamics, geomagnetism, and mineral physics

Author : J. Leliwa-Kopystynski,Roman Teisseyre
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 381 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2016-07-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781483291857

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Constitution of the Earth's Interior by J. Leliwa-Kopystynski,Roman Teisseyre Pdf

Constitution of the Earth's Interior discusses the physical and evolutionary principles connecting various elements of the knowledge about structure and dynamics of the Earth's interior. This work is divided into eight chapters that primarily focus on the physical, chemical, and petrological state. This text contains general data on a general stationary model, which is described by equations of state combining the basic parameters, including pressure, temperature, density, gravity acceleration, and mineral composition within the Earth's interior. Considerable chapters concern the chemical and petrological composition of the matter in the Earth's interior. The remaining chapters describe models containing inhomogeneities used to illustrate processes connected with phase transitions. This book will be of great value to geologists, physicists, and researchers.

Author : Michael Gurnis
Publisher : American Geophysical Union
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1998-02-04
Category : Science
ISBN : UCSD:31822025707605

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The Core-Mantle Boundary Region by Michael Gurnis Pdf

The two giant heat engines responsible for plate tectonics and the geodynamo dynamically interact at the core-mantle boundary of the Earth's interior. A multidisciplinary approach is required to determine the composition, structure, and dynamics of the interface. This volume describes original and fundamental research in seismology, geodynamics, mineral physics, and geomagnetism.

Author : Krista West
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 105 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Earth
ISBN : 9780791097069

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Layers of the Earth by Krista West Pdf

Explores how scientists study the inner workings of the earth using such tools as global positioning, seismology, and computer modeling.

Author : Melita Tessy
Publisher : Notion Press
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2016-10-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781946129048

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Battle of the Spheres by Melita Tessy Pdf

What would you do if you disappear into the earth’s Core to find a new civilization? A civilization with plans to use you, to annihilate humanity? What if it was too late to realize that you were taking bullets for the one behind the trigger? Would you sacrifice what you must-who you must? How will you choose between what you know, and what you feel? “I can’t live a lie. I can’t run from my life.” Jacelyn and the Cruman Prince and the Mantlanian Princess choose to stand and fight. To change what must be changed, save what must be saved...and destroy what must be destroyed in the Earth. Will they remain like stars that never saw the sky? Or will they become legends whose names will never die?

Author : Ian Jackson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 600 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2000-06-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 0521785669

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The Earth's Mantle by Ian Jackson Pdf

Authoritative review of composition, structure and evolution of the mantle for researchers and graduate students.

Author : Hidenori Terasaki,Rebecca A. Fischer
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2016-03-07
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781118992494

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Deep Earth by Hidenori Terasaki,Rebecca A. Fischer Pdf

Deep Earth: Physics and Chemistry of the Lower Mantle and Core highlights recent advances and the latest views of the deep Earth from theoretical, experimental, and observational approaches and offers insight into future research directions on the deep Earth. In recent years, we have just reached a stage where we can perform measurements at the conditions of the center part of the Earth using state-of-the-art techniques, and many reports on the physical and chemical properties of the deep Earth have come out very recently. Novel theoretical models have been complementary to this breakthrough. These new inputs enable us to compare directly with results of precise geophysical and geochemical observations. This volume highlights the recent significant advancements in our understanding of the deep Earth that have occurred as a result, including contributions from mineral/rock physics, geophysics, and geochemistry that relate to the topics of: I. Thermal structure of the lower mantle and core II. Structure, anisotropy, and plasticity of deep Earth materials III. Physical properties of the deep interior IV. Chemistry and phase relations in the lower mantle and core V. Volatiles in the deep Earth The volume will be a valuable resource for researchers and students who study the Earth's interior. The topics of this volume are multidisciplinary, and therefore will be useful to students from a wide variety of fields in the Earth Sciences.

Author : Russell J. Hemley
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 688 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2018-12-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781501509179

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Ultrahigh Pressure Mineralogy by Russell J. Hemley Pdf

Volume 37 of Reviews in Mineralogy, divided into three sections, begins with an overview (Chapter 1) of the remarkable advances in the ability to subject minerals-not only as pristine single-crystal samples but also complex, natural mineral assemblages-to extreme pressure-temperature conditions in the laboratory. These advances parallel the development of an arsenal of analytical methods for measuring mineral behavior under those conditions. This sets the stage for section two (Chapters 2-8) which focuses on high-pressure minerals in their geological setting as a function of depth. This top-down approach begins with what we know from direct sampling of high-pressure minerals and rocks brought to the surface to detailed geophysical observations of the vast interior. The third section (Chapters 9-19) presents the material fundamentals, starting from properties of a chemical nature, such as crystal chemistry, thermochemistry, element partitioning, and melting, and moving toward the domain of mineral physics such as melt properties, equations of state, elasticity, rheology, vibrational dynamics, bonding, electronic structure, and magnetism. The Review thus moves from the complexity of rocks to their mineral components and finally to fundamental properties arising directly from the play of electrons and nuclei. This volume was prepared for a short course by the same title, organized by Russell J. Hemley and Ho-kwang Mao and sponsored by the Mineralogical Society of America, December 4-6, 1998 on the campus of the University of California at Davis.

Author : Pembroke J. Hart
Publisher : American Geophysical Union
Page : 801 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780875900131

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The Earth's Crust and Upper Mantle by Pembroke J. Hart Pdf

Author : Felix V. Kaminsky
Publisher : Springer
Page : 331 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2017-05-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319556840

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The Earth's Lower Mantle by Felix V. Kaminsky Pdf

This book presents the first overview of the composition and structure of the Earth’s lower mantle. The first part focuses on the study of lower-mantle minerals, identified as inclusions in diamonds from different regions of the world. Three associations are established among the lower-mantle minerals: ultramafic, mafic, and carbonatic. The carbonatic association is of particular interest because it characterizes the media of natural diamond formation. In turn, the second part analyzes the structure of the lower mantle, revealing its heterogeneous composition. It is based on the results of experiments demonstrating phase transitions in lower-mantle minerals, and on seismological data. Deep-seated earthquakes point to the presence within the lower mantle of numerous seismic boundaries caused by mineral structure transitions. In closing, the last part of the book compares observed data with experimental data, highlighting several discrepancies that indicate Earth may have a more complex planetary history than previously assumed, and examining its primarily non-chondritic composition.

Author : Gerald Schubert,Donald Lawson Turcotte,Peter Olson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 1016 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Science
ISBN : 0521798361

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Mantle Convection in the Earth and Planets by Gerald Schubert,Donald Lawson Turcotte,Peter Olson Pdf

Comprehensive and up-to-date synthesis of all aspects of mantle convection, for advanced students and researchers.