The Geology of the Canary Islands

Valentin R Troll author Juan Carlos Carracedo author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc

Published:15th Jun '16

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This beautifully illustrated and clearly written field guide provides extensive information for visiting and studying the Canary Islands' fascinating volcanic geology, including plans for day excursions that span all islands.

The Geology of the Canary Islands provides a concise overview of the geology and volcanology of the Canary Islands, along with 27 carefully planned day excursions comprising trips on all of the islands. Each stop includes a description on how to approach a site and where to park with GPS locations provided. The book covers all the spectacular features of the islands, including active ocean island volcanoes whose origins are linked to a hot spot or plume causing anomalously hot mantle material to intrude the African plate, submarine volcanic sequences uplifted inside the islands, sub- aerial shield volcanoes, and the remains of giant lateral collapses. Through its clearly written and richly color-illustrated introduction and field guide, this book is essential reading for geologists who visit the Canary Islands, one of the largest and most fascinating active volcanic systems in Europe.

ISBN: 9780128096635

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 1720g

636 pages