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Foreword | |
Introduction to Chapters 1-4 | p. 1 |
Exploration of the Solar System | p. 3 |
The origin of the Earth | p. 25 |
The Earth's interior | p. 44 |
Experimental petrology: Earth materials science | p. 67 |
Introduction to Chapters 5-8 | p. 89 |
Magma generation in the Earth | p. 91 |
The interpretation of magmatic evolution | p. 115 |
Geological time | p. 132 |
The continents | p. 145 |
Introduction to Chapters 9-12 | p. 165 |
Seafloor spreading and plate tectonics | p. 167 |
Plate tectonics and continental drift | p. 187 |
Plate tectonics and hydrothermal ore deposits | p. 204 |
Metamorphism and fluids | p. 222 |
Introduction to Chapters 13-15 | p. 249 |
Seismic reflection profiling and the structure of the continental lithosphere | p. 251 |
Deformation of the continental crust | p. 275 |
The formation of sedimentary basins | p. 301 |
Introduction to Chapters 16-19 | p. 325 |
Clastic sediments | p. 327 |
Limestones through time | p. 347 |
Hydrocarbon source rocks | p. 364 |
Event stratigraphy: a dynamic view of the sedimentary record | p. 375 |
Introduction to Chapters 20 and 21 | p. 387 |
Sequence stratigraphy: an introduction | p. 388 |
Intraplate stress and sedimentary basin evolution | p. 415 |
Introduction to Chapters 22 and 23 | p. 435 |
The early evolution of life | p. 436 |
Fossils and evolutionary theory | p. 458 |
Introduction to Chapters 24 and 25 | p. 483 |
Palaeoclimatology | p. 485 |
Volcanic hazards | p. 506 |
Glossary | p. 523 |
Figure acknowledgements | p. 539 |
Index | p. 542 |
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