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UNINA9910451088503321 |
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Autore |
Schlüter Thomas |
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Titolo |
Geological atlas of Africa [[electronic resource] ] : with notes on stratigraphy, tectonics, economic geology, geohazards and geosites of each country / / Thomas Schlüter ; with contributions by Martin H. Trauth |
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ISBN |
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1-281-31433-1 |
9786611314330 |
3-540-76373-2 |
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Edizione |
[2nd four-coloured rev. and enl. ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (318 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Geology - Africa |
Electronic books. |
Africa Maps |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Aims and Concepts of the Atlas -- Early Geological Maps of Africa -- Tectonostratigraphic Synopsis -- Review of Countries and Teritorries. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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T is atlas is intended primarily for anybody who is in-some background for the arrangement of how the terested in basic geology of Africa. Its originality lies atlas was done. T e second chapter is devoted to the in the fact that the regional geology of each African history of geological mapping in Africa, necessary nation or territory is reviewed country-wise by maps for a fuller appreciation of why this work in Africa is and text, a view normally not presented in textbooks worth doing. Chapter 3 provides an executive s- of regional geology. It is my belief, that there has long mary on the stratigraphy and tectonics of Africa as a been a need in universities and geological surveys, whole, i. e. in the context of no political boundaries. both in Africa and in the developed world, for sum- T e main part of the atlas lies in Chapter 4, where in marizing geological maps and an accompanying basic alphabetical order each African country or territory text utilising the enormous fund |
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of knowledge that is presented by a digitized geological overview map has been accumulated since the beginning of geologi- and an accompanying text on its respective strat- th cal research in Africa in the mid-19 century. I hope raphy, tectonics, economic geology, geohazards and that, in part, the present atlas may satisfy this need. geosites. A short list of relevant references is also a- ed. |
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