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Peucker-Ehrenbrink, B. and Schmitz, B. (Eds), Accretion of Extraterrestrial Matter Throughout Earth’s History.

Dordrecht, The Netherlands (Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers), 2001, 492 pp. Price £77.00, 126.50 and US $110.00. ISBN 0 306 46689 9.

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The addition of extraterrestrial matter to the surface of the Earth throughout geological time is a process that has had a significant influence on the geological evolution of the Earth. However, with the exception of the dramatic effects of meteorite or cometary impacts onto the surface of the Earth, there is a general lack of awareness as to the nature of these processes and why they are of both scientifically interest and importance. This comprehensive volume does an excellent job of rectifying this situation by bringing together a group of researchers with diverse expertise to present the state of the art in their respective fields. The bulk of the chapters in the book are review chapters by renowned experts in their fields, interspersed with original contributions on related topics. The reviews are uniformly of a high standard and are excellent introductions to these topics for those individuals interested in getting a basic grasp of the state of the art in the field.

One of the welcome aspects of this book is that it devotes considerable attention to the important finest-grain component of . . . [Full Text of this Article]