Iceland by Thor Thordarson
For over a decade this concise and authoritative field guide to an exceptional natural laboratory has been an essential companion for all those visiting Iceland to observe the Earth in action.This edition includes a new section describing the 2014–15 eruption at Holuhraun, and publication was delayed from March 2021 to include a brief addendum on the Fagradalsfjall eruption at the Reykjanes Peninsula
The first chapter gives a comprehensive and succinct overview of the geology of Iceland in its unique tectonic and hot spot setting on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. The chapter describes the geological framework of Iceland’s volcanic zones and belts, the volcanism and its products, volcanic architecture, as well as the products of glacial activity, sedimentary processes and the stratigraphical succession of 18 million years of geological history…
I saw no mention of a translator and I am totally in awe of the authors who can write so lucidly in what I assume is for them, a foreign language. I enjoyed reading the book and am inspired to get on a plane and go visit these places again, Classic Geology in Europe: Iceland in hand.
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Thor Thordarson obtained his PhD at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. He is now at the Faculty of Earth Sciences, University of Iceland having worked previously at the University of Edinburgh, the University of Hawaii at Manoa, CSIRO in Western Australia, the IGNS Volcanology Group in New Zealand, and the Nordic Volcanological Institute, Reykjavík. Ármann Höskuldsson gained his PhD at l’Université Blaise Pascal, Clermont-Ferrand. He is now with the Institute of Earth Sciences, University of Iceland and was previously the Director of the South Iceland Institute of Natural History in Vestmannaeyjar.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781780460925 |
| ISBN 10 | 1780460929 |
| Title | Iceland |
| Author | Thor Thordarson |
| Series | Classic Geology In Europe |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Liverpool University Press |
| Year published | 2022-01-20 |
| Number of pages | 280 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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