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Roches et Montagnes des Alpes Françaises du Nord
Roches et Montagnes des Alpes Françaises du Nord
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Roches et Montagnes des Alpes Françaises du Nord by Henri Widmer
Roches et Montagnes des Alpes Françaises du Nord by Henri Widmer Coutterand is primarily a photo book of the peaks of the northern French alps, with minimal captions in French. The small diagrams showing the reader where important features are found, and details of parking places and the geology visible in the photos, is easy to understand. In essence, this is a fine book on the geology found here and how to interpret the rocks visible on the surface,
From the back cover:
Ce livre propose une sélection de 120 photos de montagnes situées dans les Alpes françaises du Nord. Ces photos sont classées en douze chapitres correspondant aux douze roches qui constituent la quasi-totalité des montagnes de la région. En parcourant les pages de ce livre, vous découvrirez que chaque roche a son style de relief, caractérisé par l'allure des crêtes, la couleur et la pente des versants, le ravinement, les éboulis, la présence ou non de strates... Vous apprendrez ainsi à identifier de loin la roche constituant une montagne. Plutôt que gravir tel ou tel sommet, le promeneur se dira qu'il est en terrain calcaire, ou qu'il gravit un sommet de quartzite. Il aura une autre vision de la montagne : une vision par les roches. Ce livre donne également, pour chaque roche, une description et des photographies, afin de pouvoir les reconnaître à partir de cailloux. Enfin, quelques notions élémentaires de géologie, non nécessaires à la lecture de ce livre, sont proposées : comment la nature "fabrique" les roches ? Comment repérer les strates, s'il y en a ? Pourquoi y a-t-il trois familles de massifs?
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Data sheet
- Binding:
- Hardback
- Dustjacket:
- None issued when published
- Size:
- 300mm x 215mm approx
- New or used:
- Book: new
- Pages:
- 160
- Publication date:
- 2017
- ISBN:
- 978-2-7417-0598-7
- Postage:
- Included
- Stock no:
- n1193
- Author:
- Henri Widmer
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