Overview

This unique book presents hundreds of spectacular photographs of large-scale to small-scale field geological features of flood basalt volcanism from around the world. Major flood basalt provinces covered in this book include the British Palaeogene, Central Atlantic Magmatic Province, Columbia River, Deccan, East Greenland, Emeishan, Ethiopian, Ferrar-Karoo-Tasmania, Iceland, Indo-Madagascar, Paraná, Siberian, West Greenland, and others. Intermediate- to small-sized flood basalts (such as Saudi Arabia and South Caucasus) are also included.  Different chapters of the book illustrate varied features of flood basalts, including landscapes, lava flow morphology and stacking, structures formed during lava flow transport, inflation and degassing, structures produced during lava solidification, subaqueous volcanism and volcanosedimentary associations, explosive volcanism, intrusions, igneous processes and magmatic diversity, tectonic deformation, secondary mineralization, and weathering and erosion.  This book will be valuable for a large audience: specialists studying flood basalt volcanology, petrology, geochemistry, geochronology, geophysics, and environmental impact and mass extinction links; nonspecialists who want to know more about flood basalts; field geologists (such as those working in geological surveys); students of volcanology and igneous petrology, and even people employed in the industry, such as those working on flood basalt-hosted groundwater or petroleum reservoirs. 

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Author:   Hetu Sheth
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2018
Weight:   1.341kg
ISBN:  

9783319884714

ISBN 10:   3319884719
Pages:   363
Publication Date:   09 June 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Introduction.- Flood Basalt Landscapes.- Morphology and Architecture of Flood Basalt Lava Flows and Sequences.- Structures formed during Transport, Inflation, and Degassing of Flood Basalt Lavas.- Structures formed during Cooling and Solidification of Flood Basalt Lavas.- Subaqueous Flood Basalt Volcanism, Volcanosedimentary Associations, and Lava-Sediment Interaction.- Explosive Volcanism in Flood Basalt Provinces.- The Intrusive Sub-structure of Flood Basalt Provinces.- Igneous Processes and Magmatic Diversity in Flood Basalt Provinces.- Tectonic Deformation of Flood Basalt Provinces.- Secondary Mineralization in Flood Basalts.- Weathering and Erosion of Flood Basalt Provinces.- Glossary of Terms.- References Cited.- Suggested Reading.- Flood Basalt Index.- Author Index. 

Reviews

This book fills a gap in the volcanological literature. ... The photographs display the world of lava plains very well. ... It is essentially a complement to textbooks, and should be in most geology libraries as a visual reference book. It will also appeal to the many individuals fascinated by volcanoes and impressed by the beauty of volcanic landscapes. (Cliff Ollier, Current Science, Vol. 115 (1), July, 2018) A Photographic Atlas of Flood Basalt Volcanism is a rich, colorful text, with photographs describing and illustrating, in considerable detail, the volcanological features of the main flood basalt provinces from small to large scale. ... I recommend this illustrated and very informative book as a major reference and field guide, not only to a wide audience of volcanologists and researchers but also for anyone interested in volcanic geotourism and geoheritage. (Carlos Borrero, Bulletin of Volcanology, Vol. 80 (45), April, 2018) Excellence in any human endeavour is the culmination of planning, knowledge base, numerous work elements, cooperation among the persons involved. The photographic atlas under review, emphasizing the field geology of flood basalt volcanism (FBV), is one such example, being the first of its kind, cataloguing five hundred and eighty two (582) field photographs (each one with an explanatory note, a key reference and the photo credit) from ninety (90) contributors from twenty three (23) countries. The atlas should be a very useful reference for undergraduate and graduate teaching and also a valuable field guide for professionals working in FBPs all over the world. It should adorn the shelves of libraries, especially the Earth Science departments all over the world. As the author hopes, this atlas should encourage field geologists to bring out atlases on individual FBPs as also on other types such as arc, Ocean Island and others. (P. Krishnamurthy, Journal of the Geological Society of India, Vol. 92, July, 2018) A book like this would not have been possible 30 years ago. This is due primarily to two factors: [1] contributions from numerous studies over the last 30 years that have documented the significance of flood basalt volcanism in the geological record, including their links to mass extinction events, economically significant mineralization and groundwater resources, and CO2 sequestration. [2] Digital cameras that make taking (and storing) high-quality photographs by amateur photographers possible. As a result, documenting landscapes and specific physical features of geological phenomena has never been easier. These two overarching factors, coupled with researchers who have applied modern physical geological/volcanological techniques to the study of flood basalt volcanism, have set the stage for Hetu Sheth's book A Photographic Atlas of Flood Basalt Volcanism. Sheth is a flood basalt expert, who is well-known for his work on the Deccan Traps (India) and other flood basalt/large igneous provinces (e.g., Ontong-Java, South Caucasus, etc.) across the world. This experience is tied to high-quality image and photo captions contributed to by 89 international collaborators (mostly geologists who also work on flood basalts), yielding an impressive archive of the diverse and spectacular geological features associated with flood basalt provinces. Thus, the book is an outstanding reference for anyone interested in better understanding flood basalt volcanism on Earth. (Matthew E. Brueseke, Frontiers in Earth Science, Vol. 6 (115), September, 2018)

“As a reference for large igneous provinces, the book is a great addition. It serves as a virtual field trip guide for those who are interested in learning about flood basalts. … this book is recommended to geoscientists who study flood basalts as geological media that host groundwater, oil, gas, or information of environmental impacts.” (Wanfang Zhou, Environmental Earth Sciences, Vol. 78, 2019) “This book fills a gap in the volcanological literature. … The photographs display the world of lava plains very well. … It is essentially a complement to textbooks, and should be in most geology libraries as a visualreference book. It will also appeal to the many individuals fascinated by volcanoes and impressed by the beauty of volcanic landscapes.” (Cliff Ollier, Current Science, Vol. 115 (1), July, 2018) “This book is a valuable addition to the literature of flood basalts, being as the title makes clear, a collection of images showing the many features of flood basalts. It certainly banishes the idea that flood basalt provinces are monotonous and boring. Hetu Sheth, an Indian researcher on the topic has assembled 583 photographs showing all aspects of these provinces and, as noted in the foreword to the volume, ‘One good picture is worth a thousand words’. This book is a must for any self-respecting Earth science or natural history library.” (Kent Brooks, Geology Today, Vol. 35 (1), January-February 2019) “A Photographic Atlas of Flood Basalt Volcanism is a rich, colorful text, with photographs describing and illustrating, in considerable detail, the volcanological features of the main flood basalt provinces from small to large scale. … I recommend this illustrated and very informative book as a major reference and field guide, not only to a wide audience of volcanologists and researchers but also for anyone interested in volcanic geotourism and geoheritage.” (Carlos Borrero, Bulletin of Volcanology, Vol. 80 (45), April, 2018) “Excellence in any human endeavour is the culmination of planning, knowledge base, numerous work elements, cooperation among the persons involved. The photographic atlas under review, emphasizing the field geology of flood basalt volcanism (FBV), is one such example, being the first of its kind, cataloguing five hundred and eighty two (582) field photographs (each one with an explanatory note, a key reference and the photo credit) from ninety (90) contributors from twenty three (23) countries. The atlas should be a very useful reference for undergraduate and graduate teaching and also a valuable field guidefor professionals working in FBPs all over the world. It should adorn the shelves of libraries, especially the Earth Science departments all over the world. As the author hopes, this atlas should encourage field geologists to bring out atlases on individual FBPs as also on other types such as arc, Ocean Island and others.” (P. Krishnamurthy, Journal of the Geological Society of India, Vol. 92, July, 2018) “A book like this would not have been possible 30 years ago. This is due primarily to two factors: [1] contributions from numerous studies over the last 30 years that have documented the significance of flood basalt volcanism in the geological record, including their links to mass extinction events, economically significant mineralization and groundwater resources, and CO2 sequestration. [2] Digital cameras that make taking (and storing) high-quality photographs by amateur photographers possible. As a result, documenting landscapes and specific physical features of geological phenomena has never been easier. These two overarching factors, coupled with researchers who have applied modern physical geological/volcanological techniques to the study of flood basalt volcanism, have set the stage for Hetu Sheth’s book A Photographic Atlas of Flood Basalt Volcanism. Sheth is a flood basalt expert, who is well-known for his work on the Deccan Traps (India) and other flood basalt/large igneous provinces (e.g., Ontong-Java, South Caucasus, etc.) across the world. This experience is tied to high-quality image and photo captions contributed to by 89 international collaborators (mostly geologists who also work on flood basalts), yielding an impressive archive of the diverse and spectacular geological features associated with flood basalt provinces. Thus, the book is an outstanding reference for anyone interested in better understanding flood basalt volcanism on Earth.” (Matthew E. Brueseke, Frontiers in Earth Science, Vol. 6 (115), September, 2018)

Author Information

Dr. Hetu Sheth (1972 - ) is a Professor of Igneous Petrology and Volcanology in the Department of Earth Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay, Mumbai). He earned his B.Sc. (Geology) from Mumbai University in 1992, and his M.Sc. (Applied Geology) in 1994 and PhD in 1998 from IIT Bombay. He then did post-doctoral work at the Physical Research Laboratory (PRL, Ahmedabad, India), the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), the University of Hawaii (USA), and the Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (TIFR, Mumbai). He was Deputy Website Manager of www.mantleplumes.org (2003-05), Associate, Indian Academy of Sciences (2003-07), and Associate Editor of the Journal of Earth System Science (2004-07). He has published and reviewed many tens of papers, co-edited two research volumes, and won several awards including the Indian National Science Academy (INSA) Young Scientist Medal (2003), the IIT Bombay Young Investigator Award (2007), the IndianGeophysical Union (IGU) Krishnan Medal (2010), the National Geoscience Award of the Ministry of Mines, Govt. of India (2010), and the M. R. Srinivasa Rao Award in Petrology of the Geological Society of India (2017). His major research interests are flood basalt volcanism and volcanic rifted margins, and he has additional broader interests in intraplate and arc volcanism, anorthosites, granites and rhyolites, and crustal evolution.

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