Physical geology :
McGeary, David
Physical geology : Earth revealed. / David Mcgeary, Charles C. Plummer, Diane H. Carlson - 5th ed. / - Boston : McGraw-Hill, 2004 - xviii, 574 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 28 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction to physical geology;
Earth's interior and geophysical properties;
The sea floor;
Plate tectonics;
Mountain belts and the continental crust;
Geologic structures;
Earthquakes;
Time and geology;
Atoms, elements and minerals;
Volcanism and extrusive rocks;
Igneous rocks, intrusive activity and the origin of igneous rocks;
Weathering and soil;
Mass wasting;
Sediments and sedimentary rocks;
Metamorphism, metamorphic rocks and hydrothermal rocks;
Stream and floods;
Ground water;
Deserts and wind action;
Glaciers and glaciation;
Waves, beaches and coasts;
Geologic resources
Eng.
0072463279 (hard copy : acidfree paper) 9780072943481 (pbk)
Physical geology.
551 / M1723
Physical geology : Earth revealed. / David Mcgeary, Charles C. Plummer, Diane H. Carlson - 5th ed. / - Boston : McGraw-Hill, 2004 - xviii, 574 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 28 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction to physical geology;
Earth's interior and geophysical properties;
The sea floor;
Plate tectonics;
Mountain belts and the continental crust;
Geologic structures;
Earthquakes;
Time and geology;
Atoms, elements and minerals;
Volcanism and extrusive rocks;
Igneous rocks, intrusive activity and the origin of igneous rocks;
Weathering and soil;
Mass wasting;
Sediments and sedimentary rocks;
Metamorphism, metamorphic rocks and hydrothermal rocks;
Stream and floods;
Ground water;
Deserts and wind action;
Glaciers and glaciation;
Waves, beaches and coasts;
Geologic resources
Eng.
0072463279 (hard copy : acidfree paper) 9780072943481 (pbk)
Physical geology.
551 / M1723
