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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
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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.
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$29.95 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.
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$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.
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$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.
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$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.
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$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.
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$38.00 per unit
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