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The following publications are also available through
our web store
Payment: All prices in NZ$. Postage & handling extra.
Items can be ordered by filling in the order
form, and sending it to:
Publications Sales
Institute of Geological & Nuclear Sciences,
P.O. Box 30-368, Lower Hutt
Fax: +64 4 570 4679
or contact sales
Please include the code number (e.g. Bk3) as well as an abbreviated
title.
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 Caught
in the Crunch.
Rebecca Ansell and John Taber. 188 pages.
Caught in the Crunch
will shake any assumptions about the stability of our
planet. It tells you what to expect in the event of an
earthquake or eruption, and explains why New Zealand is
so prone to such phenomena. The extreme forces that have
shaped our country are described, using diagrams, photographs
and interviews with survivors of our worst earthquakes.
We live in a country that sits astride
a geological time-bomb, as the recent eruption of Mount
Ruapehu has demonstrated. This book opens a window on
the world beneath our feet.
BK 68
Price $24.95
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 Awesome
Forces.
Geoff Hicks and Hamish Campbell. 159 pages. BK64.
New Zealand is a long, thin country, situated on the boundary
between two of the Earth's gigantic crustal plates. The
central ridge of mountain ranges, stretching from Fiordland
to East Cape like a knobbly backbone, has been pushed
up by huge earth processes as one plate collides and grinds
against the other. Add to this the interaction of steep
slopes and a climate that dumps a lot of water on them
and you have a formula for collapse - landslide!
The huge faults that run like railway
tracks through the central part of the country are also
created by the confrontation of the plates, as the Pacific
Plate tries to squeeze under the Australian Plate. The
result? About 17,000 earthquakes each year! The lofty
volcanic cones of the central North Island are minor compared
with mighty Taupo, one of the most explosive and active
volcanoes in the world. Even our position in the Southwest
Pacific, surrounded by deep ocean, makes us vulnerable
to tsunami - and some pretty vigorous weather!
All New Zealanders will encounter at least one of these
hazards in their lives, just by virtue of living here.
Awesome Forces is a book that everyone needs to read,
in order to understand the hazards that threaten this
beautiful, unstable land - and learn what they can do
to survive them. It has been written by some of New Zealand's
leading scientists.
Price $29.95
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Rise and Fall of the Southern Alps.
Glen Coates. Illustrations by Geoffrey Cox. 80 pages.
BK69.
The Southern Alps/Ka Tirtiri O Te Moana are New Zealand's
largest structural feature. Running through most of length
of the South Island, they cross the Roaring Forties and
divide the island into two distinct regions, east and
west, each with its own unique climate, landscape and
lifeforms.
In this new book, geologist Glen Coates tells how the
alps were formed from ancient marine sediments, how they
are being eroded down to produce the spectacular landscape
seen today in the South Island.
Even in just the past few million years vast blocks of
land have been shunted incredible distances, and today
frequent earthquakes remind us that this is a restless
part of the Earth where mountain-building is still in
full swing. Rivers and glaciers have carved out a multitude
of valleys and ranges, and wide plains have spread out
at the mountains' feet. All this is told in vivid, non-technical
language and copiously illustrated with colour photographs
and artwork. The result is a book that will fascinate
all who take an interest in their landscape and heritage.
Price $29.95
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Vanishing Volcanoes: A guide to the landforms and
rock formations of Coromandel Peninsula. 1992. By
Lloyd Homer and Phil Moore.
The Coromandel Peninsual is a land of ancient volcanoes.
Born of violent explosions millions of years ago, the
land has been slowly worn down by time and water. Today
it is hard to believe that this land of bush-clad hills,
sparkling streams, and sandy beaches was once a smouldering
desolate place. But the clues are there for those who
look. This book will be appreciated by those with a love
of the outdoors.
Price $49.95
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