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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..
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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 discussing the geology of the individual islands. Chapters include: Age and structure of the oceanic crust around the Canary Islands, temporal evolution, volcanic aprons, volcanic structures and rocks types, petrological evolution, comparison of the Canaries with Hawaii.
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- PublisherSpringer
- Publication date2016
- ISBN 10 3642231047
- ISBN 13 9783642231049
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages250
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