| Description |
xiii, 450 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 26 cm |
| Contents |
1. An Introduction to Geology -- 2. Minerals: Building Blocks of Rocks -- 3. Igneous Rocks -- 4. Volcanoes and Other Igneous Activity -- 5. Weathering and Soils -- 6. Sedimentary Rocks -- 7. Metamorphic Rocks -- 8. Mass Wasting -- 9. Running Water -- 10. Groundwater -- 11. Glaciers and Glaciation -- 12. Deserts and Wind -- 13. Shorelines -- 14. The Ocean Floor -- 15. Earthquakes and Earth's Interior -- 16. Plate Tectonics -- 17. Mountain Building -- 18. Geologic Time -- 19. Earth History: A Brief Summary -- App. A. Metric and English Units Compared -- App. B. Periodic Table of the Elements -- App. C. Mineral Identification Key -- App. D. Topographic Maps |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Subject |
Geology.
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| Author |
Tarbuck, Edward J.
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| LC no. |
97024128 |
| ISBN |
0137525109 |
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