Volcanic Evolution of the Canary Islands (GeoGuide) - Hardcover

This book reviews the geological evolution of the Canary Islands, one of the major volcanic archipelagos in the world. The authors use a very broad approach and treat major general aspects in 7 chapters before treating the geology of individual islands. Chapters include: Age and  structure of the oceanic crust around the Canary islands, temporal evolution, volcanic aprons, volcanic structures and rock types, petrological evolution, comparison Canaries-Hawaii, Geology of individual islands. Hazards..

The new book is a much more in depth treatment of all subjects and a full coverage of the literature. Many photographs will be omitted and new ones included as well as many new graphs

This book reviews the geological evolution of the Canary Islands, one of the major volcanic archipelagos in the world. The authors use a very broad approach and treat major general aspects in 7 chapters before discussing the geology of the individual islands. Chapters include: Age and structure of the oceanic crust around the Canary Islands, temporal evolution, volcanic aprons, volcanic structures and rocks types, petrological evolution, comparison of the Canaries with Hawaii.