Tectonics

by Eldridge M. Moores and Robert J. Twiss

Book Overview

The first full-length textbook devoted exclusively to explaining the principles and applications of tectonic theory, written by two of the field's leading authorities. It is designed for upper-level courses in active tectonics and structures.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0716724375
• ISBN13: 9780716724377
• Release Date: November 1995
• Publisher: W. H. Freeman
• Length: 415 Pages
• Weight: 2.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 9.0" x 10.8"

Customer Reviews

perfect

the book was just what i needed and came just when i needed it, i wouldn't have made it through class without it

What do we really know about plate tectonics?

A great book! It is written at the 1st year graduate student level. The authors think you are smart, are willing to work to understand, but feel they need to cover it all from ground zero. A great proposition if that is your state. Heavily diagrammed but unafraid to get down to some of the (simple) physics. (What really moves those plates anyway?) Just scanning and focusing down on what interests will teach you something new every time. The result is giving you a new set of eyes. Nevada (the great basin) never looked so interesting.