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	Books

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	The Rise and Fall of the Southern Alps, by Coates G F, Cox G J, 2004 Plate Tectonics for Curious Kiwis, by Aitken, J J, 1996 More Earthquakes explained, by Aitken J J, Lowry M A, 1995 New Zealand Minerals and Rocks for Beginners, by Forsyth P J, Aitken J J, 1995 Mineral wealth of New Zealand, by Thompson B, Braithwaite B, Christie T, 1995 Hot Stuff to Cold Stone, by Aitken, J J, 1997


	The Rise and Fall of the Southern Alps, by Coates G F, Cox G J, 2004. 80 p. Canterbury University Press. An all-colour, beautifully illustrated book that explains in simple language how the Southern Alps are being pushed up by colliding sections of the Earth's crust, and at the same time are being eroded down by mountain collapses, glaciers and rivers. Great reading for anyone interested in New Zealand's dramatic landscape - students, the general public, or overseas visitors planning to travel through the Southern Alps. An important educational resource for secondary teachers.
	$35.00 per unit
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	Plate Tectonics for Curious Kiwis, by Aitken, J J, 1996. 78 p. Institute of Geological & Nuclear Sciences.All about the theory of plate tectonics and how it has changed geologists' understanding of the Earth's crust and the processes that form rocks. The effects of plate tectonics on New Zealand today are dramatic.
	$35.00 per unit
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	More Earthquakes explained, by Aitken J J, Lowry M A, 1995. 30 p. Institute of Geological & Nuclear Sciences. A friendly book that answers the main questions people ask about earthquakes.
	$18.00 per unit
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	New Zealand Minerals and Rocks for Beginners, by Forsyth P J, Aitken J J, 1995. 45p. Institute of Geological & Nuclear Sciences. Describes in everyday language, the main rock types in New Zealand, the minerals they contain, and how minerals and rocks are formed within the Earth by heat and pressure.
	$28.00 per unit
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	Mineral wealth of New Zealand, by Thompson B, Braithwaite B, Christie T, 1995. 170 p. Institute of Geological & Nuclear Sciences A user-friendly book about minerals - how they are formed, where they occur, and their economic uses, with details of the main deposits and mines in New Zealand.
	$49.95 per unit
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	Hot Stuff to Cold Stone, by Aitken, J J, 1997. 74 p. Institute of Geological & Nuclear Sciences A colourful, entertaining book about the formation and composition of all the different igneous rocks, how they are formed within the Earth, or erupted at the surface from volcanoes.
	$38.00 per unit
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	Geological Maps Published by the Institute of Geological & Nuclear Sciences. Any maps published by IGNS not listed below are available from Kahu Publishing. Please contact us regarding geological maps not listed below. We can advise what is available for any particular area.

QMAP Series

QMAP series - at a scale of 1:250,000 this new series covers New Zealand in 21 sheets each accompanied by a comprehensive written summary of the geology of that region (70 p. approx.) complemented by numerous colour photographs and illustrations.

Available Titles :

- Geology of the Haast area
- Geology of the Kaitaia area
- Geology of the Auckland area
- Geology of the Raukumara area
- Geology of the Wellington area
- Geology of the Nelson area
- Geology of the Wakatipu area
- Geology of the Waitaki area
- Geology of the Dunedin area

$36.00 each

1:250,000 Geological Maps

Complete coverage of New Zealand in 27 sheets. Map sheet only (no accompanying book). $15.00 each

1:63,360 and 1:50,000 geological maps

Available on request for many specific localities. $25.00 and $30.00 each

Miscellaneous geological maps

Geology of Banks Peninsula, 1:100 000 $36.00 each Geology of the Otago Schist and adjacent rocks, 1:500,000 $36.00 each Geology of the Auckland Urban Area (book & map), 1:50,000 $40.00 each Geology of the Christchurch Urban Area (book & map), 1:50,000 $40.00 each

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