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Γεωλογία της Ελλάδας, Technical structure and paleogeographic - geodynamic evolution

Author: Dimitris I. Papanikolaou

Greece is a natural laboratory of geology, providing the opportunity to understand the current active geodynamic processes of the Greek orogenic arc, which includes earthquakes, volcanoes, coastal...

Greece is a natural laboratory of geology, providing the opportunity to understand the current active geodynamic processes of the Greek orogenic arc, which includes earthquakes, volcanoes, coastal movements, and other geological processes of uplift and subsidence in various areas, as well as intense erosion, transport, and deposition of sediments. At the...

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  • Language Greek
  • Number of pages Number of pages 448
  • Cover Cover Soft
  • Year of publication Year of publication 2015
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Greece is a natural laboratory of geology, providing the opportunity to understand the current active geodynamic processes of the Greek orogenic arc, which includes earthquakes, volcanoes, coastal movements, and other geological processes of uplift and subsidence in various areas, as well as intense erosion, transport, and deposition of sediments. At the same time, it serves as a significant geological museum, revealing the complex history of the region over the last 300 million years of our planet's existence. Through the study of Greece's rocks, ancient ocean basins can be detected, such as those in Northern Pindus and Othrys, old crystalline rocks from the Paleozoic era, ancient granitic and volcanic rocks, as well as characteristic phases of limestones and other sedimentary rocks, which contain fossils from both coastal neritic phases and pelagic or abyssal phases. The younger sediments reveal the continuous change of Greece's paleogeography, with areas of lakes, plateaus, and bays transforming into new forms of islands, peninsulas, or high mountains, etc. All of the above is included in the book that describes the tectonic structure of the geological layers and other rocks of Greece, as well as the successive stages of evolution of paleogeography and geodynamics in the broader Mediterranean region.

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Author
Dimitris I. Papanikolaou
Publisher
Patakis
Type
Technology, Geosciences
Language
Greek
Subtitle
Technical structure and paleogeographic - geodynamic evolution
Cover
Soft
Number of Pages
448
Release Date
10/2015
Publication Date
2015
Dimensions
24x17 cm
ISBN-13
9789601663432

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Greece is a natural laboratory of geology, providing the opportunity to understand the current active geodynamic processes of the Greek orogenic arc, which includes earthquakes, volcanoes, coastal movements, and other geological processes of uplift and subsidence in various areas, as well as intense erosion, transport, and deposition of sediments. At the same time, it serves as a significant geological museum, revealing the complex history of the region over the last 300 million years of our planet's existence. Through the study of Greece's rocks, ancient ocean basins can be detected, such as those in Northern Pindus and Othrys, old crystalline rocks from the Paleozoic era, ancient granitic and volcanic rocks, as well as characteristic phases of limestones and other sedimentary rocks, which contain fossils from both coastal neritic phases and pelagic or abyssal phases. The younger sediments reveal the continuous change of Greece's paleogeography, with areas of lakes, plateaus, and bays transforming into new forms of islands, peninsulas, or high mountains, etc. All of the above is included in the book that describes the tectonic structure of the geological layers and other rocks of Greece, as well as the successive stages of evolution of paleogeography and geodynamics in the broader Mediterranean region.

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Author
Dimitris I. Papanikolaou
Publisher
Patakis
Type
Technology, Geosciences
Language
Greek
Subtitle
Technical structure and paleogeographic - geodynamic evolution
Cover
Soft
Number of Pages
448
Release Date
10/2015
Publication Date
2015
Dimensions
24x17 cm
ISBN-13
9789601663432

Important information

Specifications are collected from official manufacturer websites. Please verify the specifications before proceeding with your final purchase. If you notice any problem you can report it here.

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