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March 27, 2017 | Earth Sciences

By Alan M. Goodwin

Principles of Precambrian Geologyis an replace to the 1991 ebook, Precambrian Geology: The Dynamic Evolution of the Continental Crust, via a similar writer. the hot version covers an identical issues in a extra concise and obtainable structure and is replete with explanatory figures, tables, and illustrations. The e-book serves as a contemporary accomplished assertion at the Earth's Precambrian crust, overlaying the most features of distribution, lithiostratigraphy, age, and petrogenesis of Precambrian rocks via continent in the context of the Earth's evolving continental crust. Principles of Precambrian Geology offers an appropriate framework for assessing a number of Earth dynamic and biospheric hypotheses, together with the fashionable plate tectonic paradigm and the Gaian speculation. regardless of the concise layout, the recent variation presents broad up-to-date references to help the knowledge provided. it truly is designed to serve the desires of pupil, instructor, explorationist and common scholar of the continental crust.

Updated to supply extra concise available information
Extensive illustrations, tabulations, and maps
Provides a framework for assessing contemporary speculation on the earth dynamics
Covers major facets of distribution, lithostratigraphy, age, and protogenesis of Precambrian rocks

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