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Description for Travertine
Hardcover. Serves as a reference source for travertine, covering aspects of travertine origins, formation, composition, flora and fauna, occurrence and utilisation, as well as allied continental carbonates such as lake marls, calcretes and beachrocks. This work is aimed at carbonate sedimentologists, hydrobiologists, palaeoclimatologists, and others. Num Pages: 446 pages, 204 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: RBG; TGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 165 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1008.
uring the spring of 1960, an uncle showed me a ‘petrifying spring’ near Plaxtol in Kent Dwhere twigs had been encased in a calcareous jacket. A twig was collected and having - cently been given I. Evan’s Observer’s Book of Geology by my parents, I found a photograph of another petrifying spring and an explanation of its origin. In those days, Derbyshire was too far for a holiday destination, and I took little further interest until a research studentship with Professor G. E. Fogg became available in 1971. Tony Fogg had recently moved to the University College of North Wales, ... Read more
uring the spring of 1960, an uncle showed me a ‘petrifying spring’ near Plaxtol in Kent Dwhere twigs had been encased in a calcareous jacket. A twig was collected and having - cently been given I. Evan’s Observer’s Book of Geology by my parents, I found a photograph of another petrifying spring and an explanation of its origin. In those days, Derbyshire was too far for a holiday destination, and I took little further interest until a research studentship with Professor G. E. Fogg became available in 1971. Tony Fogg had recently moved to the University College of North Wales, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Springer
Number of pages
460
Condition
New
Number of Pages
446
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781402035234
SKU
V9781402035234
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
Reviews for Travertine
From the reviews: "This is the first book devoted entirely to travertine … . It is really everything you wanted to know about travertine, and more! … the book is generally well presented with a consistent format and the nice use of figures and tables. There are twenty-two excellent photo plates … . an excellent ... Read more