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The Geology of Australia

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Description for The Geology of Australia paperback. From Uluru to the Great Dividing Range, The Geology of Australia explores the timeless forces that have shaped this continent. Num Pages: 384 pages, 224 colour illus. 25 maps. BIC Classification: RBG; RBGF; RGB; RN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 247 x 16. Weight in Grams: 1118.
This book documents the rich and spectacular heritage of the Australian continent over the last 4400 million years. Now in its third edition, The Geology of Australia provides a comprehensive overview of Australia's geology, landscapes and Earth resources. Beginning with the Precambrian rocks that hold clues to the origins of life and the development of an oxygenated atmosphere, it goes on to cover the warm seas, volcanism and episodes of mountain building that formed the eastern third of the Australian continent. This illuminating history details the breakup of the supercontinents Rodinia and Gondwana, the times of previous glaciations, the development ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107432413
SKU
V9781107432413
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About David Johnson
Robert Henderson is an Emeritus Professor at James Cook University, North Queensland. He joined the academic staff of James Cook University in 1969 following a post-doctoral post as a Fulbright Fellow and Frank Knox Memorial Fellow at Harvard University, Massachusetts, and served as President of the Geological Society of Australia from 1998 to 2000. David Johnson holds an adjunct position ... Read more

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