Synopses & Reviews
Authoritative review of composition, structure and evolution of the mantle for researchers and graduate students.
Review
"The Earth's Mantle fills an important niche...this compilation will be useful for many years. It is well produced, well edited, and up-to-date...I strongly recommend the volume to researchers and students interested in Earth's mantle; others outside the field will also find it a stimulating overview of this exciting area." Science"...the chapters are well written and the arguments are presented clearly...well suited for advanced graduate students and beyond. The breadth of the topics covered ensures that even established researchers of the earth's mantle will find considerably useful and new information in this book. It serves both as a reference work on advanced techniques as well as an up-to-date account of our current knowledge and understanding of the earth's mantle...I recommend this book for anyone interested in studies of the earth's mantle." Pure Applied Geophysics"The book...succeeds admirably...researchers with any interest in mantle geochemistry, petrology, or geophysics should buy this book, and all science and reference libraries will hopefully obtain a copy." Meteoritics &Planetary Science"This work is well written and can be appreciated by anyone with a general knowldege of the earth sciences. I recommend this study for those who wish updated knowledge of what lies beneath the sedimentary layer and how this veneer can be affected by the deep unknown." Leading Edge"...an authoritative, up-to-date and reasonably readable overview of the mantle from the prespectives of cosmochemistry, isotope geochemistry, experimental mineralogy and petrology, fluid dynamics, seismology and rock and mineral physics." The Canadian Mineralogist"This book is excellent in its organization and presentation, with admirable uniformity of style on writing and illustrations. All papers have extensive references...I have no doubt that The Earth's Mantle will rapidly find a place of honor on the bookshelf besides its predecessor." Society of Exploration Geophysicists
Synopsis
Striking a balance between established consensus and continuing controversy, The Earth's Mantle will provide researchers and graduate students with an authoritative review of the composition, structure and evolution of the mantle layer. The hardback edition received excellent reviews.
Table of Contents
'Part I. Accretion and Differentiation of the Earth: 1. Composition of the silicate Earth: implications for accretion and core formation H. St. C. O\'Neill and H. Palme; 2. Early differentiation of the Earth: an isotopic perspective M. T. McCulloch and V. C. Bennett; 3. Primordial solar noble gas component in the Earth: consequences for the origin and evolution of the Earth and its atmosphere I. McDougall and N. Honda; Part II. Dynamics and Evolution of the Earth\'s Mantle: 4. Understanding mantle dynamics through mathematical models and laboratory experiments R. W. Griffiths and J. S. Turner; 5. Plates, plumes, mantle convection and mantle evolution G. F. Davies; 6. The mantle\'s chemical structure: insights from the melting products of mantle plumes I. H. Campbell; 7. Pyrolite: a ringwood concept and its current expression D. H. Green and T. J. Falloon; Part III. Structure and Mechanical Behaviour of the Modern Mantle: 8. Seismic structure of the mantle - from subduction zone to craton B. L. N. Kennett and R. D. van der Hilst; 9. Composition and temperature of the Earth\'s mantle: seismological models interpreted through experimental studies of mantle materials I. Jackson and S. M. Rigden; 10. The viscosity of the mantle from analyses of glacial rebound phenomena K. Lambeck and P. Johnston; 11. Mantle rheology: insights from laboratory studies of the processes of deformation and phase transformation M. R. Drury and J. D. Fitz Gerald.\n
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