Essentials of geology / Frederick K. Lutgens, Edward J. Tarbuck ; illustrated by Dennis Tasa.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: NY, NY : Pearson, 2018Edition: 13e. [13th edition]Description: xx, 574 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 28 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780134446622 (pbk)
  • 0134446623 (pbk)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 551 23
LOC classification:
  • QE26.3 .L87 2018
Contents:
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.
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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.

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