Some Puzzling Features of Alpine and West Indian Metamorphic Rocks
By: Trechmann, C.T
.
Material type: 
ArticleDescription: 297 - 304 pp ; Illustration.Subject(s): Puzzling features - metamorphic rocks - Alpine - West Indies | Petrology - West Indies
In:
Geological magazine : Vol. 85 Iss. 1-6 Year. 1948Summary: It should by now be fairly well realized that the West Indian islands are not a subsiding mountain range, but represent rather an Alpine or Pyrenean area in process of emerging from the sea. In the West Indies we witness something of the condition of metamorphism of the rocks as they came up. Comparison of the metasomatism of the formations in the two widely separated areas of the Alps and Antilles may provide some evidence as to how the processes operated and what sort of forces raised them up.
| Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Article
|
Library and Information Centre Periodical Section | Bound Journal Collection | Not for loan | 002559_56 | ||
Serials/Scientific Journal
|
Library and Information Centre Periodical Section | Bound Journal Collection | 550 GEO (Browse shelf) | Available | 002559 |
It should by now be fairly well realized that the West Indian islands are not a subsiding mountain range, but represent rather an Alpine or Pyrenean area in process of emerging from the sea. In the West Indies we witness something of the condition of metamorphism of the rocks as they came up. Comparison of the metasomatism of the formations in the two widely separated areas of the Alps and Antilles may provide some evidence as to how the processes operated and what sort of forces raised them up.
There are no comments for this item.