Table of Contents

Preface. Historical perspective. Internal structure of the Earth. Continental drift. Sea floor spreading. The framework of plate tectonics. Ocean ridges. Transform and subcurrent faults. Subduction zones. Mountain ranges. Continental rifts and sedimentary basins. The mechanism of plate tectonics. Implications of plate tectonics. Review questions. References. Index

Reviews

"...Global Tectonics is a fine book. It is excellent as a text for courses, as an overview for graduate students preparing for qualifier or preliminary exams, and as a review for active researchers. In short, it should be on every geoscientist's bookshelf". Journal of Geological Education