Geology and Geophysics of an Arc-Continent Collision, Taiwan

Geology and Geophysics of an Arc-Continent Collision, Taiwan - Special Paper

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Publisher's Synopsis

The well-publicized political and economic confrontations in Taiwan turn out to be rather tame compared to those occurring underground. The island straddles the boundary where the Eurasian and Philippine Sea tectonic plates crash head-on, and create thousands of earthquakes a year occur as Earth's crust is pushed down into the underlying mantle. He

Book information

ISBN: 9780813723587
Publisher: Geological Society of America
Imprint: Geological Society of America
Pub date:
DEWEY: 555.1249
DEWEY edition: 21
Language: English
Number of pages: 211
Weight: 635g
Height: 273mm
Width: 209mm
Spine width: 19mm