Essentials of geology /
Lutgens, Frederick K.
Essentials of geology / Frederick K. Lutgens, Edward J. Tarbuck ; illustrated by Dennis Tasa. - 13e. [13th edition]. - xx, 574 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 28 cm
An introduction to geology -- Plate tectonics : a scientific revolution unfolds -- Matter and minerals -- Igneous rocks and intrusive activity -- Volcanoes and volcanic hazards -- Weathering and soils -- Sedimentary rocks -- Metamorphism and metamorphic rocks -- Earthquakes and earth's interior -- Origin and evolution of the ocean floor -- Crustal deformation and mountain building -- Mass wasting: the work of gravity -- Running water -- Groundwater -- Glaciers and glaciation -- Deserts and wind -- Shorelines -- Geologic time -- Earth's evolution through geologic time -- Global climate change.
9780134446622 (pbk) 0134446623 (pbk)
2016042061
Geology--Textbooks.
Geology.
Textbooks.
QE26.3 / .L87 2018
551
Essentials of geology / Frederick K. Lutgens, Edward J. Tarbuck ; illustrated by Dennis Tasa. - 13e. [13th edition]. - xx, 574 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 28 cm
An introduction to geology -- Plate tectonics : a scientific revolution unfolds -- Matter and minerals -- Igneous rocks and intrusive activity -- Volcanoes and volcanic hazards -- Weathering and soils -- Sedimentary rocks -- Metamorphism and metamorphic rocks -- Earthquakes and earth's interior -- Origin and evolution of the ocean floor -- Crustal deformation and mountain building -- Mass wasting: the work of gravity -- Running water -- Groundwater -- Glaciers and glaciation -- Deserts and wind -- Shorelines -- Geologic time -- Earth's evolution through geologic time -- Global climate change.
9780134446622 (pbk) 0134446623 (pbk)
2016042061
Geology--Textbooks.
Geology.
Textbooks.
QE26.3 / .L87 2018
551