The Geology of Australia

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 of climates and landscapes in modern Australia, and the creation of the continental shelves and coastlines. This third edition features two new chapters on geological time and Paleozoic orogenic rock systems and mountain building, and new and updated illustrations and full-colour images.

Author: Robert Henderson, David Johnson
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 09/06/2016
Pages: 384
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 2.47lbs
Size: 9.62h x 9.12w x 0.73d
ISBN13: 9781107432413
ISBN10: 1107432413
BISAC Categories:
- Science | Earth Sciences | General