Neptunism

GPTKB entity

Statements (13)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf scientific theory
gptkbp:declinedAfter early 19th century
gptkbp:field geology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Neptunism
gptkbp:influenced early geological thought
gptkbp:namedAfter Neptune (Roman god of the sea)
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Plutonism
gptkbp:proposedBy gptkb:Abraham_Gottlob_Werner
late 18th century
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Plutonism
gptkbp:requires rocks formed from crystallization of minerals in the early Earth's oceans
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Abraham_Gottlob_Werner
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6