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Andean Magmatism: Chemical and Isotopic Constraints
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paperback. Num Pages: 252 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: RBG; WNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 372.
Destructive plate margin magmagenesis is one of the most intensely studied and widely debated topics in the earth sciences at present. Calc-alkaline volcanic and plutonic rocks in orogenic settings exhibit such a diversity of composition and character that the subducted oceanic lithosphere, the overlying 'enriched' lithospheric mantle and the lower continental crust all have been advocated recently as the primary source region for island-arc and continental-margin basaltic to andesitic magmas. The role of the upper continental crust is also a matter of continuing controversy. It is clear that crustal contamination is a common, but not universal, feature of destructive plate ... Read more
Destructive plate margin magmagenesis is one of the most intensely studied and widely debated topics in the earth sciences at present. Calc-alkaline volcanic and plutonic rocks in orogenic settings exhibit such a diversity of composition and character that the subducted oceanic lithosphere, the overlying 'enriched' lithospheric mantle and the lower continental crust all have been advocated recently as the primary source region for island-arc and continental-margin basaltic to andesitic magmas. The role of the upper continental crust is also a matter of continuing controversy. It is clear that crustal contamination is a common, but not universal, feature of destructive plate ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Birkhäuser United States
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
Number of Pages
252
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781468473377
SKU
V9781468473377
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