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CAVAZZA, W., ROURE, F. M., SPAKMAN, W., STAMPFLI, G. M. & ZIEGLER, P. A. (eds) 2004. The TRANSMED Atlas. The Mediterranean Region from Crust to Mantle.

xxiv + 141 pp. + CD-ROM. Berlin, Heidelberg, New York: Springer-Verlag. Price Euros 79.95 (+ VAT at local rate), SFr 135.50, £61.50, US $99.00 (hard covers). ISBN 3 540 22181 6.

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This book arises out of the TRANSMED Project, which was a scientific consortium set up by the organising committee of the 32nd International Geological Congress and an association of 31 countries from the Mediterranean and nearby regions. Despite this parentage by committee, the book is a compact and accessible summary of Mediterranean tectonics. It lacks the padding of the worthy but very, very dull papers that sometimes weigh down regional volumes arising out of major conferences. To achieve this, the editors must have put in a huge amount of work, cajoling 63 authors into putting their work into a uniform style.

The book is in two parts. There is a traditional ‘book’ which contains three regional review papers on tectonics, tomography and palaeogeographic reconstructions. The tectonics review by Cavazza et al. attempts to cover every region and the main . . . [Full Text of this Article]