Physical geology : Exploring the earth

This introductory textbook makes a point of continually relating geological processes to human experiences. Chapters cover minerals, igneous rock, volcanoes, weathering and erosion, sediment and sedimentary rocks, metamorphic rocks, geologic time, earthquakes, the earth's interior, the seafloor...

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Auteur principal: Monroe, James S.
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Publié: Australia Thomson 2005
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Résumé:This introductory textbook makes a point of continually relating geological processes to human experiences. Chapters cover minerals, igneous rock, volcanoes, weathering and erosion, sediment and sedimentary rocks, metamorphic rocks, geologic time, earthquakes, the earth's interior, the seafloor, plate tectonics, the evolution of continents, mass wasting, running water, groundwater, glaciation, deserts, and shorelines