Born of heat and pressure
Subtitle: mountains and metamorphic rocks
By: Patricia L. Barnes-Svarney.
Series: An Earth processes book
Publisher: Enslow Publishers
Published: 1991
Place of publication: Hillside, N.J., U.S.A
Language: eng
Number of pages: 64
Subjects: Rocks, Metamorphic -- Juvenile literature.; Orogeny -- Juvenile literature.; Rocks, Metamorphic.; Mountains.; Geology.
Description: Describes the formation of different types of mountains and metamorphic rock (rocks that change form in the intense heat and pressure of the Earth's interior) and discusses their impact on their environment.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 62) and index.