Volcanic Successions: Modern and Ancient

Description

Authors: Cas, R.A.F. (Raymond A. F.), and Wright, J.V. (John V., 1931-2014)

Publisher: Unwin Hyman  (London and Massachusetts)

Pub Date: 1988

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Fair.  Upper front cover corner has an approx. 1/8″ x 1½” bend.  Lower front cover corner worn, slightly bent.  Previous owner’s stamp on upper corner ffep/half-title page.  Smudging to bottom text block.  Light edge wear.

Notes: Onc of the, if not the, most important textbooks on volcanism.  VERY TECHNICAL.   From “modern” (i.e., active volcanoes–Hawaii, Iceland, the Galapagos) through ancient, deeply buried volcanic rock successions found in the geological record.  “…comprehensively attempted to address the problems of analysing, interpreting and understanding the complexity of processes, products and stratigraphy in volcanic terrains.”  (From the Preface)