Geology of North Africa /
| Author / Creator: | Tawadros, E. (Ezzat) |
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| Imprint: | Leiden, The Netherlands : CRC Press/Balkema, 2012. |
| Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8562387 |
| Summary: | An expanded and updated edition of the original 'Geology of Egypt and Libya'. New chapters covering the geology of Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco have been added to cover all of North Africa. Moreover, the petroleum systems of North Africa are now also discussed and new chapters on the history of geological exploration in Egypt and Libya have been added. This reference volume deals reviews the tectonic elements, the geology of the Pan-African Shield, and Phanerozoic geological evolution of the five North African countries, and describes most of the lithostratigraphic units. Including over 2500 literature references, this volume is an essential information source for geologists, geophysicists, engineers and senior students in geosciences and geological engineering in North Africa and the Middle East. |
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| Item Description: | Description based on print version record. Rev. ed. of: Geology of Egypt and Libya / E. Tawadros. 2001. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0415891469 9780415891462 9780415874205 0415874203 |