Essentials of geology / Frederick K. Lutgens, Edward J. Tarbuck ; illustrated by Dennis Tasa.
Material type: TextPublication details: Boston Pearson 2015Edition: Twelfth editionDescription: xix, 574 pages : color illustrations, color mapsISBN:- 9780321947734
- 0321947738
- 550 LUT.E
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Includes index.
An introduction to geology -- Matter and minerals -- Igneous rocks and intrusive activity -- Volcanoes and volcanic hazards -- Weathering and soils -- Sedimentary rocks -- Metamorphism and metamorphic rocks -- Mass wasting : the work of gravity -- Running water -- Groundwater -- Glaciers and glaciation -- Deserts and wind -- Shorelines -- Earthquakes and earth's interior -- Plate tectonics : a scientific revolution unfolds -- Origin and evolution of the ocean floor -- Crustal deformation and mountain building -- Geologic time -- Earth's evolution through geologic time -- Global climate change.
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