An Excursion Guide to the Geology of the Canary Islands (Classic Geology in Europe) - Softcover

Gomez, Juan Carlos Carracedo; Troll, Valentin; Wiesmaier, Sebastian

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1780460201 ISBN 13: 9781780460208

Verlag: Dunedin Academic Press, 2016

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The Canary Islands display all the features of active ocean island volcanoes. Their origin is linked to a hot spot or plume that causes anomalously hot mantle material to intrude the African plate. The islands are dominated by basaltic rocks, which include submarine volcanic sequences uplifted inside the islands, sub-aerial shield volcanoes, and the remains of giant lateral collapses. Tenerife and Gran Canaria also display extensive pyroclastic deposits. Active volcanoes comprise shield-stage volcanism in the west of the archipelago (El Hierro and La Palma), and post-erosional volcanic cinter cones and lava fields in the East (Lanzarote and Gran Canaria). Teide on Tenerife, in the center of the island chain, is the emblematic volcano of the Canaries, towering over the archipelago at over 3,700 meters. For these reasons, the islands make a spectacular destination for volcanological field trips and geological excursions, and they offer a deep and thorough insight into volcanic processes and ocean island evolution. This clearly written and richly color-illustrated introduction and field guide provides a concise overview of the geology and volcanology of the Canary Islands, and it offers 22 carefully planned day excursions comprising trips on all of the islands. Each stop includes a description of how to approach a site, and where to park, with GPS locations provided. The book will be essential reading for geologists who visit the Canary Islands, one of the largest and most fascinating active volcanic systems in Europe.

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The Canary Islands display all the features of oceanic island volcanoes, linked to a volcanic mantle hotspot away from plate boundaries. The features include submarine volcanic sequences uplifted to form the islands, sub-aerial shield volcanoes that are currently active and post-erosional volcanic rocks. As such the islands are a popular destination for field trips and geological excursions. There has been considerable research into the geology of the Canary Islands. Knowledge of Tenerife's geology has developed considerably in the last 10 years, particularly of the Teide volcanic complex, now on the list of UNESCO World Heritage Natural Sites. There has also been much activity associated with the El Hierro submarine eruption which began in 2011. This clearly written and colour illustrated guide provides carefully planned excursions and includes GPS locations. It is essential reading for the many geologists who visit these fascinating islands with the largest volcanoes in Europe. about the authors Professor Juan Carlos Carracedo has studied the Canary Islands for more than 40 years. He was director of the Estacion Volcanologica de Canarias (EVC) until 2011 and is now an emeritus research associate at the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Professor Valentin R. Troll is Chair in Petrology and Geochemistry at Uppsala University, Sweden. Dr Sebastian Wiesmaier researches in volcanology at the Ludwigs-Maximilian University Munchen.

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• Verlag: Dunedin Academic Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1780460201
• ISBN 13: 9781780460208
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 192