Geology of the Philippines / Геология Филиппин

This volume of the Geology of the Philippines, Second Edition comes at an opportune time when the Philippines has become once more  a beehive of activities by geologists owing to the efforts of government to promote the revitalization of the mining industry. This edition is a timely reference material that gives the reader an overview of the geology of the Philippines, as well as the stratigraphic make-up of local areas. Although this contains updated geologic data since the First Edition was published in 1981, it is by no means a definitive volume. Much research remains to be done to fill in the gaps in geological knowledge, but this volume can provide the starting point for further researches.
This volume is also timely in the sense that the Philippine Stratigraphic Guide came out while it was being prepared, so that those involved in preparing the revised edition were able to apply the Guide in the nomenclature of rock formations. In addition, this edition was able to use another new yardstick in the form of the Geologic Time Scale 2009 by which the editors were able to stack stratigraphic formations in accordance with the new time scale.
It is hoped that this volume can serve the needs of various users – researchers, exploration geologists, faculty and students of academe and other practitioners. At a time when government is promoting the revitalization of the mining industry, we hope that this can help in some way in delineating more prospective areas for economic mineral exploration and development. I commend the geoscientists of the Bureau who have contributed their knowledge, time and effort to come up with this manuscript and ensure its publication.  <...>