“As a reference for large igneous provinces, the book is a great addition. It serves as a virtual field trip guide for those who are interested in learning about flood basalts. … this book is recommended to geoscientists who study flood basalts as geological media that host groundwater, oil, gas, or information of environmental impacts.” (Wanfang Zhou, Environmental Earth Sciences, Vol. 78, 2019)
“This book fills a gap in the volcanological literature. … The photographs display the world of lava plains very well. … It is essentially a complement to textbooks, and should be in most geology libraries as a visualreference book. It will also appeal to the many individuals fascinated by volcanoes and impressed by the beauty of volcanic landscapes.” (Cliff Ollier, Current Science, Vol. 115 (1), July, 2018)
“This book is a valuable addition to the literature of flood basalts, being as the title makes clear, a collection of images showing the many features of flood basalts. It certainly banishes the idea that flood basalt provinces are monotonous and boring. Hetu Sheth, an Indian researcher on the topic has assembled 583 photographs showing all aspects of these provinces and, as noted in the foreword to the volume, ‘One good picture is worth a thousand words’. This book is a must for any self-respecting Earth science or natural history library.” (Kent Brooks,
Geology Today
, Vol. 35 (1), January-February 2019)
“A Photographic Atlas of Flood Basalt Volcanism is a rich, colorful text, with photographs describing and illustrating, in considerable detail, the volcanological features of the main flood basalt provinces from small to large scale. … I recommend this illustrated and very informative book as a major reference and field guide, not only to a wide audience of volcanologists and researchers but also for anyone interested in volcanic geotourism and geoheritage.” (Carlos Borrero, Bulletin of Volcanology, Vol. 80 (45), April, 2018)
“Excellence in any human endeavour is the culmination of planning, knowledge base, numerous work elements, cooperation among the persons involved. The photographic atlas under review, emphasizing the field geology of flood basalt volcanism (FBV), is one such example, being the first of its kind, cataloguing five hundred and eighty two (582) field photographs (each one with an explanatory note, a key reference and the photo credit) from ninety (90) contributors from twenty three (23) countries.
The atlas should be a very useful reference for undergraduate and graduate teaching and also a valuable field guidefor professionals working in FBPs all over the world. It should adorn the shelves of libraries, especially the Earth Science departments all over the world. As the author hopes, this atlas should encourage field geologists to bring out atlases on individual FBPs as also on other types such as arc, Ocean Island and others.” (P. Krishnamurthy, Journal of the Geological Society of India, Vol. 92, July, 2018)
“A book like this would not have been possible 30 years ago. This is due primarily to two factors: [1] contributions from numerous studies over the last 30 years that have documented the significance of flood basalt volcanism in the geological record, including their links to mass extinction events, economically significant mineralization and groundwater resources, and CO2 sequestration. [2] Digital cameras that make taking (and storing) high-quality photographs by amateur photographers possible. As a result, documenting landscapes and specific physical features of geological phenomena has never been easier. These two overarching factors, coupled with researchers who have applied modern physical geological/volcanological techniques to the study of flood basalt volcanism, have set the stage for Hetu Sheth’s book
A Photographic Atlas of Flood Basalt Volcanism
. Sheth is a flood basalt expert, who is well-known for his work on the Deccan Traps (India) and other flood basalt/large igneous provinces (e.g., Ontong-Java, South Caucasus, etc.) across the world. This experience is tied to high-quality image and photo captions contributed to by 89 international collaborators (mostly geologists who also work on flood basalts), yielding an impressive archive of the diverse and spectacular geological features associated with flood basalt provinces. Thus, the book is an outstanding reference for anyone interested in better understanding flood basalt volcanism on Earth.” (Matthew E. Brueseke, Frontiers in Earth Science, Vol. 6 (115), September, 2018)
