{"product_id":"karst-of-sicily-rosario-ruggieri-9783031074080","title":"Karst of Sicily: A Journey Inside and Outside the Island's Mountains","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book describes Sicily's unique and varied karst features, discussing the notable geographical areas, their lithology and genesis and, in a number of cases, their value as geosites to be preserved for scientific or tourism purposes. The rich variety of Meso-Cenozoic outcropping rocks in Sicily make the island highly significant in terms of the geological history of the Mediterranean area.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe soluble rocks (limestones and gypsum), widely present on the island, play an important role in shaping and continuously altering the landscape, both in the reliefs with spectacular fluviokarst cayons and suggestive gorges, and below ground where there is a wide range of speleogenically and speleologically important caves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rosario Ruggieri\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3031074084\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783031074080\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Springer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/16\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 474\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.42lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 8.25w x 0.99d","brand":"Rosario Ruggieri","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44598373515519,"sku":"9783031074080","price":169.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d9c5f6c8-5ca7-43a0-bb1f-2947ba7b6d1b.jpg?v=1702382158","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/karst-of-sicily-rosario-ruggieri-9783031074080","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}