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" Earth : "
Stephen Marshak, University of Illinois.
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BL
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874627
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Marshak, Stephen,1955-
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Earth : : portrait of a planet /\ Stephen Marshak, University of Illinois.
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| Edition Statement
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Sixth edition.
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| Publication Statement
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New York ;London :: W.W. Norton & Company,, [2019]
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, ©2019
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xxviii, 913, A-1 to A-2, G-1 to G-28, C-1 to C-7, I-1 to I-42 pages, 2 unnumbered preliminary pages :: illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ;; 28 cm
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0393617513
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: 0393640132
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: 0393640310
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: 9780393617511
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: 9780393640137
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: 9780393640311
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Prelude : and just what is geology? -- Our island in space. Cosmology and the birth of Earth -- Journey to the center of the Earth -- Drifting continents and spreading seas -- The way the Earth works: plate tectonics -- Earth materials. Patterns in nature : minerals -- Introducing rocks -- Up from the inferno : magma and igneous rocks -- A surface veneer : sediments and soils -- Pages of Earth's past : sedimentary rocks -- Metamorphism : a process of change -- The rock cycle in the Earth system -- Tectonic activity of a dynamic planet. The wrath of Vulcan : volcanic eruptions -- A violent pulse : earthquakes.
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The Earth's interior, revisited : seismic layering, gravity, and the magnetic field -- Crags, cracks, and crumples : crustal deformation and mountain building -- History before history. Memories of past life : fossils and evolution -- Deep time : how old is old? -- A biography of earth -- Earth resources. Squeezing power from a stone : energy resources -- Riches in rock : mineral resources -- Processes and problems at the Earth's surface. Ever-changing landscapes and the hydrologic cycle -- Unsafe ground : landslides and other mass movements -- Streams and floods : the geology of running water -- Restless realm : oceans and coasts -- A hidden reserve : groundwater -- An envelope of gas : Earth's atmosphere and climate -- Dry regions : the geology of deserts -- Amazing ice : glaciers and ice ages -- Global change in the Earth system -- Appendix : additional maps and charts.
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Earth sciences-- Study and teaching (Higher)
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Geology, Textbooks.
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Geology-- Study and teaching (Higher)
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Earth sciences-- Study and teaching (Higher)
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Geology-- Study and teaching (Higher)
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Geology.
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| Dewey Classification
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550
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QE26.3.M36 2019
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GB 000 MAR.uk-btusl
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| Parallel Title
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Portrait of a planet
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