The Archaean : geological and geochemical windows into the early earth / Andrew Y. Glikson.
| Author/creator | Glikson, A. Y. author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Cham ; New York : Springer, [2014] |
| Copyright Date | ©2014 |
| Description | xiv, 238 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Modern approaches in solid earth sciences, 1876-1682 ; volume 9 Modern approaches in solid earth sciences ; v. 9. ^A791771 |
| Contents | The moon and the late heavy bombardment (LHB) -- Hadean and early Archaean high grade metamorphic terrains -- Early Archaean mafic-ultramafic crustal relics -- The tonalite-trondhjemite-granodiorite (TTG) suite and Archaean island continents -- Isotopic temporal trends of early crustal evolution -- Geochemical trends of Archaean magmatism -- Pre-3.2 Ga evolution and asteroid impacts of the Barberton greenstone belt, Kaapvaal Craton, South Africa -- Evolution and pre-3.2 Ga asteroid impact clusters : Pilbara Craton, Western Australia -- Post-3.2 Ga granite-greenstone systems -- Post 3.2 Ga basins and asteroid impact units -- The early atmosphere and Archaean life -- Uniformitarian theories and catastrophic events through time. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-224) and index. |
| ISBN | 9783319079073 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 3319079077 (paperback) |