Composition of the Continental Crust

2013/11/07 by Roberta L. Rudnick, R.L. Rudnick, Shan Gao +1 · 11 citations
Computer Science · Earth and Planetary Sciences · #Astrobiology #Astronomy #Composition (language) #Continental crust #Continental margin #Crust #Earth (classical element) #Earth science #Geochemistry #Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis #Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping #Geological and Geochemical Analysis #Geology #Oceanic crust #Paleontology #Subduction #Tectonics #Upper crust

paper · doi:10.1016/b978-0-08-095975-7.00301-6

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