Geology for nongeologists
By: Frank R. Spellman.
Publisher: Government Institutes
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Lanham, Md
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780865871854; 9781591919445
Subjects: Geology -- Popular works
Genres: Popular works
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Minerals; title: Igneous rocks and volcanism; title: Sedimentary rocks; title: Metamorphism, metamorphic rocks, and deformation; title: Weathering and soil formation; title: Streams and groundwater systems; title: Glaciers; title: Wind erosion and mass wasting; title: Oceans and their margins; title: Lakes; title: Earthquakes and Earth's interior; title: Plate tectonics; title: Geologic time.