The Continental Crust: Its Composition and Evolution: An Examination of the Geochemical Record Preserved in Sedimentary Rocks | 
 enlarge | Authors: Stuart R. Taylor, Scott M. Mclennan
Publisher: Blackwell Scientific Publications
Category: Book
Buy Used: $79.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 483553
Format: Illustrated
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 312
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 9 x 6.1 x 0.7
ISBN: 0632011483
Dewey Decimal Number: 550
EAN: 9780632011483
ASIN: 0632011483
Publication Date: May 1, 1985
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An Excellent Historical Survey of Elements in Earth Materials March 21, 2008
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This work centers on the evolution of the Earth from a geochemical perspective. For instance, the inferred composition of the Archean crust is given. The authors compare their crustal-growth curves with those of several other authors.
Owing to its repeated comprehensive listing of the REEs, the title of this book could as well be "The Rare Earth Elements in Earth History and in Present-Day Earth Materials". Tabulation of the REEs, and other trace elements, is given for: the upper continental crust (p. 46), bulk continental crust (p. 67), inferred lower continental crust (p. 92), oceanic crust (p. 274), etc. There is also data on the average REE contents of common igneous and metamorphic minerals (pp. 35-37), greywackes (p. 126), shales, etc.
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