GeologyThis informative guide covers the five billion years of history that have given the earth its present form, including: |
Contents
GEOLOGY AND OURSELVES | 4 |
THE EARTH IN SPACE | 10 |
COMPOSITION | 21 |
EROSION AND DEPOSITION | 32 |
SUBSURFACE CHANGES | 82 |
THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE EARTH | 122 |
HOW THE EARTH WORKS | 146 |
THE EARTHS HISTORY | 148 |
OTHER INFORMATION | 156 |
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Geology: A Fully Illustrated, Authoritative and Easy-to-Use Guide Frank H. T. Rhodes Limited preview - 2014 |
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ABYSSAL PLAIN areas atmosphere atoms basaltic basins beach bedding Canyon carbon changes chemical clay cleavage coal coastlines common composition continental continental shelf continents convection core crystals currents debris deposits depth dunes earth earth's crust earth's surface earthquakes eroded erosion erosional feet feldspar fine-grained flow folded formed fossils fracture galaxies geologic geophysical glacial glaciers grains granitic gravity halite heat horizontal igneous rocks intrusions lakes land lava layers limestone magma magnetic mantle margins masses material ments metamorphic rocks mica mid-ocean ridges miles million years ago minerals mountain chains mountain ranges movement occur ocean floor oceanic crust oceanic trench older olivine orbit Pacific particles percent plagioclase plane plate tectonics produce pyroxene quartz reflect relative result rift valleys river S-waves sand sandstone sea level seafloor sedimentary rocks sediments shale slope soil strata stream structure subduction tion transform faults trench uplift water table waves weathering wind zone