Essentials of geology
By: Frederick K. Lutgens, Edward J. Tarbuck ; illustrated by Dennis Tasa
Contributors: Tarbuck, Edward J.
Edition: 11th ed.
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 554
ISBN-13: 9780321714725; 9780321709950
Subjects: Textbooks; Geology
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: An introduction to geology; title: Matter and minerals; title: Igneous rocks and intrusive activity; title: Volcanoes and volcanic hazards; title: Weathering and soils; title: Sedimentary rocks; title: Metamorphism and metamorphic rocks; title: Mass wasting: the work of gravity; title: Running water; title: Groundwater; title: Glaciers and glaciation; title: Deserts and wind; title: Shorelines; title: Earthquakes and earth's interior; title: Plate tectonics: a scientific revolution unfolds; title: Origin and evolution of the ocean floor; title: Crustal deformation and mountain building; title: Geologic time; title: Earth's evolution through geologic time; title: Global climate change; title: Appendix A. Metric and Engligh [i.e. English] units compared; title: Appendix B. Topographic maps; title: Appendix C. Landforms of the conterminous United States.