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Encyclopedia of European and Asian Regional Geology
. Ed(S): Moores, Edward M.; Fairbridge, Rhodes W.
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Description for Encyclopedia of European and Asian Regional Geology
Hardback. Organized alphabetically by country, this encyclopedia provides an overview of the general geology of Europe and Asia, excluding the Arab countries and Israel. It contains articles offering information about the stratigraphy, structure, tectonics and natural resources of each country. Editor(s): Moores, Edward M.; Fairbridge, Rhodes W. Series: Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series. Num Pages: 826 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1F; RB; RGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 294 x 225 x 53. Weight in Grams: 2324.
This unique volume, organized alphabetically by country, provides a current overview of the general geology of Europe and Asia, excluding the Arab countries and Israel. Articles primarily contain information about the stratigraphy, structure, tectonics and natural resources of each country, as well as a history of geological exploration and other issues unique to each country.
Additional articles cover international subjects such as Europe, Asia, the Alps, Caucasus, Himalayas and Tien Shan mountains. Many articles are new syntheses, e.g. those on Iceland, Burma and the Philippines; some are first-time descriptions ... Read more
This unique volume, organized alphabetically by country, provides a current overview of the general geology of Europe and Asia, excluding the Arab countries and Israel. Articles primarily contain information about the stratigraphy, structure, tectonics and natural resources of each country, as well as a history of geological exploration and other issues unique to each country.
Additional articles cover international subjects such as Europe, Asia, the Alps, Caucasus, Himalayas and Tien Shan mountains. Many articles are new syntheses, e.g. those on Iceland, Burma and the Philippines; some are first-time descriptions ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
Number of pages
826
Condition
New
Series
Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series
Number of Pages
804
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780412740404
SKU
V9780412740404
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About . Ed(S): Moores, Edward M.; Fairbridge, Rhodes W.
Professor Rhodes W. Fairbridge is emeritus Professor of Geology at Columbia University and is now visiting scientist at the Goddard Institute of Space Studies (NASA, NY). He has edited more that two dozen encyclopedias and authored more than three-hundred scientific publications.
Reviews for Encyclopedia of European and Asian Regional Geology
`the editors have done as well as they possibly could in condensing the output of an immense and rather intractable task to 804 pages, albeit large pages of small but quite clear print ... The book will make a valuable addition to libraries and as such is strongly recommended.' Joe McCall in the ... Read more