Earth : an introduction to physical geology / Edward J. Tarbuck, Frederick K. Lutgens ; illustrated by Dennis Tasa.
By: Tarbuck, Edward J
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Contributor(s): Lutgens, Frederick K.
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BookPublisher: Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson Prentice Hall, c1999Edition: 6th ed.Description: xix, 724 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 28 cm.ISBN: 9780321663047; 0321663047; 9780321699039 (pbk.); 0321699033 (pbk.).Subject(s): Physical geology -- Textbooks| Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Item holds |
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Non-fiction | QE28.2 .T37 1999 (Browse shelf) | Available | S.O |
Includes index.
An introduction to geology -- Plate tectonics: a scientific revolution unfolds -- Matter and minerals -- Magma, igneous rocks, and intrusive activity -- Volcanoes and volcanic hazards -- Weathering and soil -- Sedimentary rocks -- Metamorphism and metamorphic rocks -- Geologic time -- Crustal deformation -- Earthquakes and earthquake hazards -- Earth's interior -- Divergent boundaries: origin and evolution of the ocean floor -- Convergent boundaries: origin of mountains -- Mass wasting: the work of gravity -- Running water -- Groundwater -- Glaciers and glaciation -- Deserts and winds -- Shorelines -- Global climate change -- Earth's evolution through geologic time -- Energy and mineral resources -- Planetary geology .
STRI copy 39088015237985 purchased with funds from the S. Dillon Ripley Endowment.
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