| Description |
xiv, 258 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 29 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [236]-244) and indexes. |
| Contents |
Pt. 1. The geological framework. 1. The geography of Santorini. 2. Santorini and the puzzle of plate tectonics. 3. The geological development of Santorini. 4. Stratigraphy - the backbone of geology. 5. Plant remains and geological time -- Pt. 2. The Minoan eruption and its effects. 6. The mechanism of the Minoan eruption. 7. When did the catastrophe occur? -- Pt. 3. The volcano releases its secret. 8. A Bronze Age Pompeii. 9. What was living on the island during the Bronze Age? 10. An idea takes hold. 11. Geological observations and the legend of Atlantis -- Pt. 4. The island is changing its appearance. 12. The caldera is filling again. 13. Volcanism today. 14. Present and future changes of the island -- App. 1. Plato's dialogs, Critias and Timaeus. |
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Geology -- Greece -- Thera Island Region.
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Volcanism -- Greece -- Thera Island Region.
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Minoans.
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Civilization, Aegean.
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Santorini Volcano (Greece) -- Eruptions.
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| Added Title |
Fire |
| ISBN |
0521652901 hardbound |
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9780521652902 hardbound |
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