| A Catalogue of Earth's Major and Minor Tectonic Plates Including the African Plate, the Pacific Plate, and the Arabian Plate Contributor(s): Sing, Patrick (Author) |
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ISBN: 1286148952 ISBN-13: 9781286148952 Publisher: Webster's Digital Services OUR PRICE: $23.18 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2012 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
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| BISAC Categories: - Science |
| Physical Information: 0.47" H x 7.44" W x 9.69" (0.89 lbs) 222 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Tectonic plates are pieces of the Earth's crust and uppermost mantle, together referred to as the lithosphere. The plates are around 100 km thick and consist of two principal types of material: oceanic crust and continental crust. The composition of the two types of crust differs markedly, with basaltic rocks ("mafic") dominating oceanic crust, while continental crust consists principally of lower density granitic rocks ("felsic"). This book presents a list of tectonic plates on Earth including the Antarctic plate, the North American Plate, the Nazca plate, and the Scotia plate. Project Webster represents a new publishing paradigm, allowing disparate content sources to be curated into cohesive, relevant, and informative books. To date, this content has been curated from Wikipedia articles and images under Creative Commons licensing, although as Project Webster continues to increase in scope and dimension, more licensed and public domain content is being added. We believe books such as this represent a new and exciting lexicon in the sharing of human knowledge. |