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- Presents the first comprehensive overview of the composition and structure of the Earth’s lower mantle
- Summarizes geological, mineralogical, experimental and geophysical data on the Deep Earth
- Broadens readers’ understanding and presents a compositional model of the lowermost mantle and geodynamic processes at the core/mantle boundary
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Springer Geology (SPRINGERGEOL)
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Book Title: The Earth's Lower Mantle
Book Subtitle: Composition and Structure
Authors: Felix V. Kaminsky
Series Title: Springer Geology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-55684-0
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-55683-3Published: 30 May 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-85726-8Published: 02 August 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-55684-0Published: 22 May 2017
Series ISSN: 2197-9545
Series E-ISSN: 2197-9553
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 331
Number of Illustrations: 19 b/w illustrations, 131 illustrations in colour
Topics: Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Planetology