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Essentials of geology / created by Frederick K. Lutgens, and Edward J. Tarbuck ; illustrated by Dennis Tasa.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Pearson, 2018Edition: Thirteenth editionDescription: xx, 574 pages : illustrations, (colored) ; 28 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780134446622 (pbk)
  • 0134446623 (pbk)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • QE26.3 LUT
Contents:
An introduction to geology -- Plate tectonics : a scientific revolution unfolds -- Matter and minerals -- Igneous rocks and intrusive activity -- Volcanoes and volcanic hazards -- Weathering and soils -- Sedimentary rocks -- Metamorphism and metamorphic rocks -- Earthquakes and earth's interior -- Origin and evolution of the ocean floor -- Crustal deformation and mountain building -- Mass wasting: the work of gravity -- Running water -- Groundwater -- Glaciers and glaciation -- Deserts and wind -- Shorelines -- Geologic time -- Earth's evolution through geologic time -- Global climate change.
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Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book Zvishavane Mining Sciences Library Open Shelf QE26.3 LUT (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 162647 Available BK150836

Includes index

An introduction to geology -- Plate tectonics : a scientific revolution unfolds -- Matter and minerals -- Igneous rocks and intrusive activity -- Volcanoes and volcanic hazards -- Weathering and soils -- Sedimentary rocks -- Metamorphism and metamorphic rocks -- Earthquakes and earth's interior -- Origin and evolution of the ocean floor -- Crustal deformation and mountain building -- Mass wasting: the work of gravity -- Running water -- Groundwater -- Glaciers and glaciation -- Deserts and wind -- Shorelines -- Geologic time -- Earth's evolution through geologic time -- Global climate change.

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