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Volcanoes of the Azores

Revealing the Geological Secrets of the Central Northern Atlantic Islands

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  • © 2018

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Editors:
  1. Ulrich Kueppers

    1. Department für Geo- und Umweltwissenschaften, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) München, Munich, Germany

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  2. Christoph Beier

    1. GeoZentrum Nordbayern, Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany

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  • First comprehensive overview of geological features in the Azores from volcanological, geochemical, petrological, paleontological, structural and hydrological perspectives
  • Description of the top three outcrops on each of the nine Azores islands
  • Includes a chapter on "Volcanoes and Society", which is of great use for everyone working in hazard management in a comparable geological setting

Part of the book series: Active Volcanoes of the World (AVOLCAN)

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Introduction

    • Ulrich Kueppers, Christoph Beier
    Pages 1-2

  3. A Portrait of the Azores: From Natural Forces to Cultural Identity

    • Rudolf Beier, Johannes Kramer
    Pages 3-26

  4. The “Azores Geosyndrome” and Plate Tectonics: Research History, Synthesis, and Unsolved Puzzles

    • Peter R. Vogt, Woo-Yeol Jung
    Pages 27-56

  5. The Contribution of Space-Geodetic Techniques to the Understanding of the Present-Day Geodynamics of the Azores Triple Junction

    • Rui M. S. Fernandes, João Catalão, António N. Trota
    Pages 57-69

  6. Crust and Mantle Structure Beneath the Azores Hotspot—Evidence from Geophysics

    • Craig O’Neill, Karin Sigloch
    Pages 71-87

  7. The Tectonic Evolution of the Azores Based on Magnetic Data

    • J. Miguel Miranda, J. Freire Luis, Nuno Lourenço
    Pages 89-100

  8. Volcanism in the Azores: A Marine Geophysical Perspective

    • Neil C. Mitchell, Rachelle Stretch, Fernando Tempera, Marco Ligi
    Pages 101-126

  9. Characterisation of Seismicity of the Azores Archipelago: An Overview of Historical Events and a Detailed Analysis for the Period 2000–2012

    • João Fontiela, Carlos Sousa Oliveira, Philippe Rosset
    Pages 127-153

  10. The Marine Fossil Record at Santa Maria Island (Azores)

    • Sérgio P. Ávila, Ricardo S. Ramalho, Jörg M. Habermann, Jürgen Titschack
    Pages 155-196

  11. Petrology of the Azores Islands

    • Patricia Larrea, Zilda França, Elisabeth Widom, Marceliano Lago
    Pages 197-249

  12. Melting and Mantle Sources in the Azores

    • Christoph Beier, Karsten M. Haase, Philipp A. Brandl
    Pages 251-280

  13. Noble Gas Constraints on the Origin of the Azores Hotspot

    • Manuel A. Moreira, Pedro Madureira, João Mata
    Pages 281-299

  14. Surface and Groundwater in Volcanic Islands: Water from Azores Islands

    • Paulo Antunes, M. Rosário Carvalho
    Pages 301-329

  15. Where to Go? A Selection and Short Description of Geological Highlights in the Azores

    • Ulrich Kueppers, Christoph Beier, Felix S. Genske, Diogo Caetano
    Pages 331-355
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The Azores archipelago consists of nine islands that emerge from the Azores Plateau in the Central Northern Atlantic, situated within the triple junction of the American, Eurasian and African lithosphere plates. Subaerial volcanic activity has been well known since the Pliocene and continues today, with several well-documented eruptions since the settlement of the islands in the fifteenth century. The origin of the Azores Plateau has been a matter of scientific debate and thus this book provides the first comprehensive overview of geological features in the Azores from volcanological, geochemical, petrological, paleontological, structural and hydrological perspectives

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department für Geo- und Umweltwissenschaften, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) München, Munich, Germany

    Ulrich Kueppers

  • GeoZentrum Nordbayern, Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany

    Christoph Beier

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