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" Essentials of geology / "
Frederick K. Lutgens, Edward J. Tarbuck ; illustrated by Dennis Tasa
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BL
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582700
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b411919
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| Main Entry
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Lutgens, Frederick K
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| Title & Author
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Essentials of geology /\ Frederick K. Lutgens, Edward J. Tarbuck ; illustrated by Dennis Tasa
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| Edition Statement
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11th ed
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| Publication Statement
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Boston :: Prentice Hall,, ©2012
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xxi, 554 pages :: illustrations (some color), color maps ;; 28 cm
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| ISBN
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0321714725
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: 9780321714725
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: 9780321709950
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: 0321709950
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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| Contents
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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 -- Appendix A. Metric and Engligh [i.e. English] units compared -- Appendix B. Topographic maps -- Appendix C. Landforms of the conterminous United States
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Geology, Textbooks
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QE26.3.L87 2012
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Tarbuck, Edward J
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