| Volcanoes of the Azores: Revealing the Geological Secrets of the Central Northern Atlantic Islands Softcover Repri Edition Contributor(s): Kueppers, Ulrich (Editor), Beier, Christoph (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3662585464 ISBN-13: 9783662585467 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $123.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Earthquakes & Volcanoes - Science | Earth Sciences - Geology - Science | Physics - Geophysics |
| Dewey: 551.21 |
| Series: Active Volcanoes of the World |
| Physical Information: 0.77" H x 7" W x 10" (1.42 lbs) 355 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Azores archipelago consists of nine islands that emerge from the Azores Plateau in the Central Northern Atlantic, situated within the triple junction of the American, Eurasian and African lithosphere plates. Subaerial volcanic activity has been well known since the Pliocene and continues today, with several well-documented eruptions since the settlement of the islands in the fifteenth century. The origin of the Azores Plateau has been a matter of scientific debate and thus this book provides the first comprehensive overview of geological features in the Azores from volcanological, geochemical, petrological, paleontological, structural and hydrological perspectives |