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Full Description
This advanced undergraduate textbook provides a thoroughly modern overview of plate tectonics and is the perfect resource for a capstone geology course. It presents plate tectonics as a multifaceted, interdisciplinary theory that unites many different geological observations and processes into a harmonious model so that readers grasp how the outer part of our planet works in relation to the deep interior. Supported by clear prose, helpful analogies, and stunning colour imagery, readers will gain an in-depth understanding of how and why plates interact to produce different topography, rock assemblages and deformation features along plate boundaries. Written by an author pairing renowned for their research, teaching, and textbook writing experience, this text covers necessary ground for a single-semester course without overwhelming readers and offers a truly accessible introduction to quantitative topics. Student-friendly features chart clear paths through every chapter and a rich suite of online resources bring plate tectonics to life.
Contents
1. Introduction to a Tectonically Unique Planet; 2. Deformation, Stress and Strain; 3. Heat, Isostasy, Petrology and Basins; 4. Earth, its Interior and How it Works; 5. Plates, Plumes and Kinematics; 6. Continental Rifting; 7. Passive Continental Margins; 8. Seafloor Spreading; 9. Oceanic Transform Faults and Fracture Zones; 10. Continental Strike-Slip; 11. Oceanic Subduction; 12. Accretionary Orogeny; 13. Collisional Orogeny; 14. Orogenic Belts - Case Studies; 15. Formation of Earth, Early Tectonics, and Continental Growth; 16. Evolution Into Modern Tectonics.
