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Magmatism and Geodynamics: Terrestrial Magmatism Throughout the Earth's History. O. A. Bogatikov (ed). Gordon & Breach, 2000, hardback; xiiii+511pp. ISBN 90-5699-168-X.
This book has been translated from Russia and the discussions presented, mainly based on data from the former USSR and neighbouring countries, have not been previously available to non-Russian readers. This research was undertaken in 1984–1988 at the Instituteof Ore Deposits Geology, Petrology, Mineralogy and Geochemistry (IGEM) at the Russian Academy ofScience, in Moscow.
This book provides geochemical, petrochemical, isotopic and petrological data and discussions on magmatic evolution and igneous processes, deep-seated petrogenesis, geodynamic environments and the interrelationships between magmatism and tectonics, throughoutthe stages of crustal evolution; during the Archaean, Proterozoic and Phanerozoic, up to the present day.
The
first chapter discusses the solidification, fractional crystallization
and petrogenesis of igneous melts. This is followed by three chapters
dedicated to plate tectonics including, magmatism at divergent and
convergent plate boundaries, intraplate and recent magmatism, the
origin of fold belts and anorogenic magmatism. The majority of the book
concentrates on magmatic processes which were active during the
Archaean and Proterozoic, and discusses the evolution of the
Earth's lithosphere from a primordial magmatic crust, through four
stages; lunar (pre-geological), nuclearic (primitive crustal) cratonic
stage (granulite-greenstone terranes and
granulite–granitefold belts) and
Continental–Oceanic (Plate Tectonics). According to the authors,
Plume Tectonics dominated the first three stages, with the present day
Plate Tectonic regime only starting 2 Ga ago. The final two
chapters of the book discuss terrestrial and lunar magmatism and the
sources, origins
