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Geology : made simple /
Geology gives a detailed study of rock-forming minerals and the rocks that are formed by it. The text analyses the forces which act on and within rocks. This subject belongs to physical geology. Historical geology is also covered in the book. This study explores the fossil content of the rock and re...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Heinemann,
1983.
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| Edición: | Second edition. |
| Colección: | Made simple books.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Geology: Made Simple; Copyright Page; Foreword; Table of Contents; PART I: PHYSICAL GEOLOGY; CHAPTER ONE. THIS EARTH OF OURS; (1) The Nature and Scope of Geology; (2) The Geology Around Us; (3) Studying Geology; (4) Physical Geology; (5) Historical Geology; (6) The Earth in Space; (7) Shape, Size and Motions of the Earth; (8) Principal Divisions of the Earth; (9) Major Physical Features of the Earth; (10) Geologic Forces; CHAPTER TWO. MINERALS; (1) Chemical Composition of Minerals; (2) Crystals; (3) Physical Properties of Minerals; (4) The Petrological Microscope.
- (5) Amorphous Minerals(6) Rock-forming Minerals; (7) Metallic or Ore Minerals; (8) Non-metallic or Industrial Minerals; CHAPTER THREE. IGNEOUS ROCKS AND VOLCANISM; (1) Intrusive or Plutonic Rocks; (2) Extrusive or Volcanic Rocks; (3) Texture of Igneous Rocks; (4) Chemical Composition of Igneous Rocks; (5) Igneous Rock Formations; (6) Volcanoes; (7) Volcanic Products; (8) Volcanic Eruptions; (9) Types of Volcanoes; (10) Land Forms Produced by Volcanic Activity; (11) Sources of Volcanic Heat; (12) Fumaroles, Hot Springs and Geysers; (13) Recent Volcanic Activity; CHAPTER FOUR. SEDIMENTARY ROCKS.
- (1) Clastic Sedimentary Rocks(2) Chemical Sedimentary Rocks; (3) Physical Characteristics of Sedimentary Rocks; CHAPTER FIVE. METAMORPHISM AND CRUSTAL DEFORMATION; (1) Contact Metamorphism; (2) Dynamic (or Kinetic) Metamorphism; (3) Effects and Products of Metamorphism; (4) Crustal Movements: Tectonism; (5) Rock Structures Produced by Tectonism; (6) Evidence of Crustal Movements; (7) Causes of Crustal Movements; CHAPTER SIX. WEATHERING AND SOIL FORMATION; (1) Physical Weathering; (2) Chemical Weathering; (3) Rates of Weathering; (4) Effects of Weathering; (5) Soils.
- (6) Classification of SoilsCHAPTER SEVEN. GEOLOGIC AGENTS: WATER; (1) The Hydrologie Cycle; (2) Drainage Patterns and River Types; (3) The Work of Rivers; (4) River Erosion; (5) Rate of Erosion; (6) Effects of River Erosion; (7) Transportational Work of Rivers; (8) Deposition; (9) Cycles of Erosion; (10) River-valley Erosion Cycle; (11) Regional Erosional Cycle; (12) Ground Water; (13) The Water Table; (14) Forms of Ground Water; (15) Erosion by Ground Water; (16) Deposition by Ground Water; (17) Ground Water and Man; (18) Rain; CHAPTER EIGHT. GEOLOGIC AGENTS: GLACIERS, WIND AND GRAVITY.
- (1) Origin of Glaciers(2) Types of Glaciers; (3) Movement of Glaciers; (4) Glacial Erosion; (5) Glacial Transportation; (6) Glacial Deposition; (7) Causes of Glacial Periods; (8) Work of the Wind; (9) Wind Erosion; (10) Transportation by the Wind; (11) Wind Deposition; (12) Mass Movement of Rocks and Soil; (13) Rapid Movements; (14) Slow Movements; CHAPTER NINE. OCEANS AND SHORELINES; (1) Division of the Oceans; (2) Depth of the Oceans; (3) Composition of Ocean Water; (4) Life in the Ocean; (5) The Ocean Floor; (6) Movements of the Sea; (7) Marine Erosion; (8) Marine Transportation.