Book

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

Lutgens, Frederick K. (Author). Tarbuck, Edward J. (Added Author).

Record details

ISBN: 9780321947734
ISBN: 0321947738
ISBN: 9781292057187
Physical Description: xix, 574 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 28 cm
Edition: Twelfth edition.
Publisher: Boston : Pearson, [2015]
Copyright: ©2015

Content descriptions

General Note:

Includes index.

Formatted Contents Note:

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