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" Plate tectonics : unraveling the mysteries of the earth / "
Jon Erickson ; foreword by Ernest H. Muller
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BL
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700855
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b523044
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| Main Entry
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Erickson, Jon,1948-
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| Title & Author
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Plate tectonics : unraveling the mysteries of the earth /\ Jon Erickson ; foreword by Ernest H. Muller
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Revised edition
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Facts on File,, 2001
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The living earth
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xiv, 289 pages :: illustrations, maps ;; 25 cm
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0816043272
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: 0816045895 (pbk.)
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-278) and index
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| Contents
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Continental drift: discovery of plate tectonics -- Historical tectonics: an overview of earth history -- Convection currents: the driving force -- Crustal plates: the lithosphere in motion -- Seafloor spreading: the midocean ridges -- Subduction zones: the deep-sea trenches -- Mountain building: crustal uplift and erosion -- The rock cycle: the balance of nature -- Tectonics and life making: making a living planet -- Tectonics in space: exploring the solar system
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Plate tectonics
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| Dewey Classification
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551.1/36
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QE511.4.E75 2001
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