Physical geology
/ Charles C. Plummer
- 9th ed.
- Boston : McGraw Hill, 2003
- x, 574 p.
Includes colour illustartions, glossary and index
1. Introduction of physical geology 2. Atoms, elements, and minerals 3. Igneous rocks, intrusive activity and the origin of igneous rocks 4. Volcanism and extrusive rocks 5. Weathering and soil 6. Sediments and sedimentary rocks 7. Metamorphism, metamorphic rocks and hydrothermal rocks 8. Time and geology 9. Mass wasting 10. Streams and floods 11. Ground water 12. Glaciers and glaciation 13. Desserts, and wind action 14. Waves, beaches and coasts 15. Geologic structures 16. Earthquakes 17. Earth’s interior and geophysical properties 18. The sea floor 19. Plate tectonics 20. Mountain belts and the continental crust 21. Geologic resources