Geology of Three Late Quaternary Stratovolcanoes on São Miguel, Azores
Author: Richard Beresford Moore
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Published: 1991
Total Pages: 56
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Richard Beresford Moore
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Published: 1991
Total Pages: 56
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: J.L. Gaspar
Publisher: Geological Society of London
Published: 2015-10-12
Total Pages: 308
ISBN-13: 1862397317
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The Azores archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean is composed of nine volcanic islands and São Miguel is the largest and most volcanically active. During the past 5000 years several eruptions have taken place on the three active central volcanoes – Sete Cidades, Fogo and Furnas – and in the basaltic fissure systems of Picos and Congro. There is evidence that Furnas was in eruption when the first settlers arrived some time between 1439 and 1443. In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries there were two explosive sub-Plinian eruptions, Fogo in 1563 and Furnas in 1630. The last eruption on land occurred in the Picos Fissural Volcanic System in 1652, involving the extrusion of lava domes. In 22 chapters, this volume considers the volcanic geology of the island under the headings of geological setting, volcanic history, geological hazards and risk assessment, volcano monitoring and natural resources.
Author: Callum R. Firth
Publisher: Geological Society of London
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9781862390492
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Annotation "A full understanding of the complex interaction between volcanic activity and Quaternary environmental change requires the collaboration of both volcanologists and Quaternary scientists. Volcanoes in the Quaternary brings together papers from workers in both fields and reflects the diversity of current research. The papers are grouped geographically and focus on New Zealand's North Island, the East African Rift Valley, the Mediterranean and Iceland. They cover the determination of eruptive chronologies, discuss the impacts on local vegetation and society, outline the importance of tephrostratigraphic records and provide detailed studies of hazard assessment."--BOOK JACKET. Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Author: Geological Survey (U.S.)
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Published: 1992
Total Pages: 436
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Christopher G. Newhall
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Published: 1988
Total Pages: 528
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Ulrich Kueppers
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2018-02-22
Total Pages: 355
ISBN-13: 3642322263
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The Azores archipelago consists of nine islands that emerge from the Azores Plateau in the Central Northern Atlantic, situated within the triple junction of the American, Eurasian and African lithosphere plates. Subaerial volcanic activity has been well known since the Pliocene and continues today, with several well-documented eruptions since the settlement of the islands in the fifteenth century. The origin of the Azores Plateau has been a matter of scientific debate and thus this book provides the first comprehensive overview of geological features in the Azores from volcanological, geochemical, petrological, paleontological, structural and hydrological perspectives