Exercises in Physical Geology

Pearson New International Edition

W. Kenneth Hamblin, James Howard (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

292 Seiten

2013 | 12th edition
Pearson Education Limited (Verlag)
978-1-292-04006-6 (ISBN)

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For lab courses in Physical Geology. A top-seller for over 35 years with over one million copies sold, this lab manual represents by far the best collection of photos of rocks and minerals-and one of the best compilations of exercises-available. With exercises using maps, aerial photos, satellite imagery, and other materials, this classic manual encompasses all the major geologic processes as well as the identification of rocks and minerals. All changes in the Twelfth Edition are based on reviewer feedback.

1. Minerals and Crystal Growth
2. Mineral Identification
3. Igneous Rocks
4. Sedimentary Rocks
5. Metamorphic Rocks
6. Geologic Time—Relative Dating
7. Maps and Aerial Photos
8. Landforms of the United States
9. Stream Erosion and Deposition
10. Mass Movement
11. Groundwater and Karst Topography
12. Valley Glaciation
13. Continental Glaciation
14. Shoreline Processes
15. Eolian Processes
16. Structural Geology
17. Seismology
18. Plate Tectonics
19. Divergent Plate Boundaries
20. Transform Plate Boundaries
21. Convergent Plate Boundaries
22. Plumes and Hotspots
23. Planetary Geology

Erscheint lt. Verlag	8.11.2013
Verlagsort	Harlow
Sprache	englisch
Maße	215 x 275 mm
Gewicht	638 g
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geologie
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geophysik
ISBN-10	1-292-04006-8 / 1292040068
ISBN-13	978-1-292-04006-6 / 9781292040066
Zustand	Neuware