'Marks of extreme violence': Charles Darwin's geological observations at St Jago (São Tiago), Cape Verde islands

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 287, Issue , 2007, Pages 239-253

  Pearson, Paul N ^a   Nicholas, C J ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; EXPLORATION; HISTORY OF GEOLOGY; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; THEORETICAL STUDY; VIEW;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CAPE VERDE; MACARONESIA; SAO TIAGO;

LYELLIA; PRAYA;

EID: 38549109457     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP287.19     Document Type: Conference Paper

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