Geology: A Fully Illustrated, Authoritative and Easy-to-Use GuideThis eBook is best viewed on a color device. |
Contents
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COMPOSITION | 21 |
EROSION AND DEPOSITION | 32 |
SUBSURFACE CHANGES | 82 |
THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE EARTH | 122 |
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areas atmosphere atoms basaltic beach Canyon carbon changes chemical cleavage coastlines common composition continental continental shelves continents crystals cubic currents debris deep deposits depth dunes earth earth's crust earthquake waves earthquakes eroded erosion erosional feet feldspar flow folded formed fossils fracture galaxies geologic geophysical glacial glaciers grains granitic gravity halite heat horizontal igneous rocks intrusions island lakes land lava layers limestone magma magnetic maior mantle margins material ments metamorphic rocks mica mid-ocean ridges miles million years ago minerals mountain chains mountain ranges movement occur ocean floor older olivine orbit particles pattern percent plane plate tectonics Pleistocene processes produce pyroxene quartz racks relative result river rotation S-waves sand Sandstone sea level seafloor sedimentary rocks sediments Shale slope sodium solar strata stream structure subduction surface thick tion tram transform faults trench tures uplift valleys vertical volcanic water table weathering wind zone