Title: Continental Crust, Crustal Evolution, and the Caribbean
Abstract:Attention is focused on the genesis and tectonic behavior of the crust, especially the continental crust. A distinction is made between the rigid upper mantle, or peridosphere, and the crust which ove...Attention is focused on the genesis and tectonic behavior of the crust, especially the continental crust. A distinction is made between the rigid upper mantle, or peridosphere, and the crust which overlies it. Crust and peridosphere together make up the lithosphere.Read More
Publication Year: 1972
Publication Date: 1972-01-01
Language: en
Type: book-chapter
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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