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This book reviews the geological evolution of the Canary Islands, one of the major volcanic archipelagos in the world. The authors use a very broad approach and treat major general aspects in 7 chapters before treating the geology of individual islands. Chapters include: Age and structure of the oceanic crust around the Canary islands, temporal evolution, volcanic aprons, volcanic structures and rock types, petrological evolution, comparison Canaries-Hawaii, Geology of individual islands. Hazards. The new book is a much more in depth treatment of all subjects and a full coverage of the literature. Many photographs will be omitted and new ones included as well as many new graphs
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This thorough review of the geology of one of the world's major volcanic archipelagoes includes a wealth of revealing colour photos and schematic figures. It details the general principles before moving on to examine the geology of the individual islands.
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Autorenportrait
- This book reviews the geological evolution of the Canary Islands, one of the major volcanic archipelagos in the world. The authors use a very broad approach and treat major general aspects in 7 chapters before treating the geology of individual islands. Chapters include: Age and structure of the oceanic crust around the Canary islands, temporal evolution, volcanic aprons, volcanic structures and rock types, petrological evolution, comparison Canaries-Hawaii, Geology of individual islands. Hazards.. The new book is a much more in depth treatment of all subjects and a full coverage of the literature. Many photographs will be omitted and new ones included as well as many new graphs
Detailansicht
Volcanic Evolution of the Canary Islands
Geoparks of the World 0, GeoGuide
ISBN/EAN: 9783642231049
Umbreit-Nr.: 1555602
Sprache:
Englisch
Umfang: 250 S., 10 s/w Illustr., 250 farbige Illustr.
Format in cm:
Einband:
gebundenes Buch
Erschienen am 14.01.2016
Auflage: 1/2016