Oceanic Basalts

Name: Oceanic Basalts
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ISBN: 9780442304119

ISBN-10: 0442304110

ISBN-13: 9780442304119

Edition: 1991

Authors: P. A. Floyd

List price: $269.00

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Oceanic basalts are the most abundant rock type found at the earth's surface, and as such they have been the subject of considerable research, particularly since the concept of sea-floor spreading became widely accepted. This book provides a review of these rocks, first dicussing how we sample the ocean floor and what we know about the structure of the oceanic crust, followed by an overview of the various regional settings (Pacific crust, Atlantic crust, marginal basins, seamounts and islands) and finally examines the main processes (and their interactions) which prevail during the generation and emplacement of oceanic basalt magmas. This is a volume for geologists, geochemists and…

Book details

List price: $269.00
Copyright year: 1991
Publisher: Springer
Publication date: 10/31/1991
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 456
Size: 6.10" wide x 9.25" long
Weight: 4.070
Language: English