Physical Geology
Physical Geology is a comprehensive introductory text on the physical aspects of geology, including rocks and minerals, plate tectonics, earthquakes, volcanoes, mass wasting, climate change, planetary geology and much more. It has a strong emphasis on examples from western Canada. It is adapted from...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
University of Saskatchewan
[2019]
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| Edition: | First University of Saskatchewan Edition |
| Series: | Open textbook library.
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Table of Contents:
- Chapter 1. Introduction to Geology
- Chapter 2. The Origin of Earth and the Solar System
- Chapter 3. Earth's Interior
- Chapter 4. Plate Tectonics
- Chapter 5. Minerals
- Chapter 6. The Rock Cycle
- Chapter 7. Igneous Rocks
- Chapter 8. Weathering, Sediment, and Soil
- Chapter 9. Sedimentary Rocks
- Chapter 10. Metamorphism and Metamorphic Rocks
- Chapter 11. Volcanism
- Chapter 12. Earthquakes
- Chapter 13. Geological Structures and Mountain Building
- Chapter 14. Streams and Floods
- Chapter 15. Mass Wasting
- Chapter 16. Earth-System Change
- Chapter 17. Glaciation
- Chapter 18. Geological Resources
- Chapter 19. Measuring Geological Time