ISBN10: 004551058X, ISBN13: 9780045510580, [publisher: Springer Netherlands] Softcover Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - This book is about metamorphic rocks: the processes involved in their formation and the reasons why they occur at particular places on the continents. It has been written to serve as an elementary text on the subjects of metamorphism and mountain building for non-specialist stu dents of geology. It will be equally useful where geology is either the main or subsidiary subject and could be used by students intending to advance further in geology (the list of advanced texts in the further reading section would be more appropriate to such students). My inten tion in writing this book has been to try to dispel the notion that metamorphism comprises the 'haunted wing' of geology. Admittedly, there are rather a large number of technical terms in the book, but I hope that after working through it you will not find metamorphism an unduly difficult or obscure aspect of geology. Throughout, I have emphasised the strong links between mountain building, plate tectonics and metamorphic processes. The book introduces metamorphic rocks by considering their textures and field relations, then moves on to deal with the factors controlling metamorphism. Case studies of areas of metamorphic rocks are then presented in the context of modern theories of the Earth's activity, and the place of metamorphic rocks in the formation of ancient ...
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Paperback / softback. New. This book is about metamorphic rocks: the processes involved in their formation and the reasons why they occur at particular places on the continents. ISBN 004551058x 9780045510580 [GB]

George Allen & Unwin 1982 Trade paperback This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has soft covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 350grams, ISBN: 004551058X.

Dordrecht Springer 1982 Trade paperback New. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 146 p. Special Topics in Geology, 1.

George Allen & Unwin 10/04/2013 Paperback Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Damaged cover. The cover of is slightly damaged for instance a torn or bent corner.

ISBN10: 004551058X, ISBN13: 9780045510580, [publisher: George Allen & Unwin] Softcover This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,350grams, ISBN:004551058X
[Lincoln, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1982]

ISBN10: 004551058X, ISBN13: 9780045510580, [publisher: George Allen & Unwin] Softcover This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,350grams, ISBN:004551058X
[Lincoln, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1982]

ISBN10: 004551058X, ISBN13: 9780045510580, [publisher: Springer] Softcover
[Bayonne, NJ, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1982]
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ISBN10: 004551058X, ISBN13: 9780045510580, [publisher: George Allen and Unwin] Softcover Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover.
[Gloucester, GLOS, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2013]

ISBN10: 004551058X, ISBN13: 9780045510580, [publisher: Springer] Softcover
[Dallas, TX, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1982]