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This book reviews the geological evolution of the Canary Islands, one of the major volcanic archipelagos in the world. The authors use a very broad approach and treat major general aspects in 7 chapters before treating the geology of individual islands. Chapters include: Age and structure of the oceanic crust around the Canary islands, temporal evolution, volcanic aprons, volcanic structures and rock types, petrological evolution, comparison Canaries-Hawaii, Geology of individual islands. Hazards.. The new book is a much more in depth treatment of all subjects and a full coverage of the literature. Many photographs will be omitted and new ones included as well as many new graphs

The Canary Islands, one of the largest volcanic archipelagoes in the world, harbor the greatest variety of volcanic landforms, emplacement processes and lava compositions anywhere. They represent unique volcanological field textbooks. Major features include spectacular calderas and great ash flow fields, impressive landslide scars and giant debris avalanche deposits. All Canary Islands, some having emerged above sea level 15 to 20 million years ago, are still going strong. Holocene and historic eruptions characterize all 7 volcanic islands except one. Schmincke and Sumita are world authorities on the Canary Islands with 40 years of research experience onshore and offshore including the only major drilling campaign into the flanks of an oceanic island. They present an up-to-date discussion of the geological evolution of the Canaries including an in-depth comparison with the Hawaiian Islands the other endmember of oceanic archipelagoes. The book is superbly illustrated with 220 color graphs and photographs.

Volcanic eruptions are the clear and dramatic expression of dynamic processes in planet Earth. The author, one of the most profound specialists in the field of volcanology, explains in a concise and easy-to-understand manner the basics and most recent findings in the field