Uniformitarian models, which involve plate tectonics and a dominance of horizontal forces, suggest that TTGs formed by partial melting of a subducting slab, as do modern-day adakites 3,12,13.

His "uniformitarian" proposal was that the forces molding the planet today have operated continuously throughout its history. He also wrongly assumed that these causes must have acted only with ...

His "uniformitarian" proposal was that the forces molding the planet today have operated continuously throughout its history. He also wrongly assumed that these causes must have acted only with ...

The six chapters in this volume also address the questions, "What is the relative importance of non-uniform, catastrophic, and unusual processes as compared to gradualistic, uniformitarian ...