Landforms and Geology of Granite Terrains (Hardcover, New)

Granite is exposed over more than 15% of the continents, implying that its significance to the Earth's surface is comparable to that of the carbonates. Landforms and Geology of Granite Terrains is devoted to this phenomenon and provides a comprehensive explanation of the landforms and landscapes developed on granitic rocks and forms. Whereas existing literature in the field predominantly deals with karst landscapes, this book is specifically focussed on granitic terrains.Landforms and Geology of Granite Terrains provides detailed considerations of the forms, major and minor, well-known and not so familiar granitic terrains, developed over large areas of the continents. It comprises interpretations which are of general significance in the analysis and understanding of the landscape and includes many theories in the context of granite landforms. The importance of structure, including crystal stresses, and the value of etching of subsurface initiation, multi-stages or two-stages development, neotectonic forms, solution forms is emphasized as well as the antiquity of some forms and surfaces (inherited forms). Morphogenetic forms are placed in perspective and comparison is made with similar forms in other rock types.This work is intended for geologists, geomorphologists, geographers and mining engineers and can serve both as a practical guide for professionals and as a textbook for university courses. Author, location and subject indices are included.

General

Imprint:	Crc Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	May 2005
First published:	February 2005
Authors:	Charles Rowland Twidale • Juan Ramon Vidal Romani
Dimensions:	246 x 174 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	354
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-36435-5
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > Earth sciences > General
LSN:	0-415-36435-3
Barcode:	9780415364355

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