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Essentials of geology

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Print Book, English, 2015
Twelfth edition View all formats and editions
Pearson, Boston, 2015
Textbooks
xix, 574 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 28 cm
9780321947734, 9780321957801, 0321947738, 0321957806
860753454
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
Appendix : Metric and English units compared
Glossary
Includes index