Book
Geology : a complete introduction / David A. Rothery.
Record details
- ISBN: 147360155X (paperback)
- ISBN: 9781473601550 (paperback)
- Physical Description: x, 389 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour) ; 20 cm.
- Edition: Revised edition.
- Publisher: London John Murray Learning, 2015.
- Copyright: ©2015
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Includes index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Introduction: a mighty matter of legend -- 2. Inside and outside: the solid Earth and the atmosphere -- 3. Earthquakes -- 4. Plate tectonics -- 5. Volcanoes -- 6. Igneous intrusions -- 7. Metamorphism -- 8. Weathering, erosion and transport -- 9. Deposition of sediment and the origin of sedimentary rocks -- 10. Deformation of rocks -- 11. Physical resources -- 12. Past life and fossils -- 13. A short history of the Earth -- 14. Solar System geology -- 15. Going into the field -- Appendix 1: Minerals -- Appendix 2: Rock names: Igneous rocks; Metamorphic rocks; Sedimentary rocks -- Appendix 3: Geological time -- Glossary -- Answers -- Plates. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Covington Branch | 551 R846g 2015 (Text) | 33126024413589 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Erlanger Branch | 551 R846g 2015 (Text) | 33126024413597 | Adult Nonfiction | Checked out | 05/14/2024 |