Physical geology

Title Statements

Full title :Physical geology / Charles C. Plummer

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2010
Edition:13. ed

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):McGraw-Hill
Place of Publication:Dubuque, IA
Language:eng
Publication Date:2010

Notes

Includes index

The Physical Object

Description:xxiii, 644 p. : : illustrations, kort

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780073376714, 007337671X
oclc:ocn759728579
LC Classification:QE28.2
Dewey Decimal:551

Introducing Geology, the Essentials of Plate Tectonics, and Other Important Concepts ; Atoms, Elements and Minerals ; Igneous Rocks, Intrusive Activity, and the Origin of Igneous Rocks ; Volcanism and Extrusive Rocks ; Weathering and Soil Chapter ; Sediment and Sedimentary Rocks ; Metamorphism, Metamorphic Rocks, and Hydrothermal Rocks ; Time and Geology ; Mass Wasting ; Streams and Floods ; Ground Water ; Glaciers and Glaciation ; Deserts and Wind Action ; Waves, Beaches and Coasts ; Geologic Structures ; Earthquakes ; Earth's Interior and Geophysical Properties ; The Sea Floor ; Plate Tectonics ; Mountain Belts and the Continental Crust ; Geologic Resources ; The Earth's Companions -- -- Appendix A: Identification of Minerals ; Appendix B: Identification of Rocks ; Appendix C: The Elements Most Significant to Geology ; Appendix D: Periodic Table of Elements ; Appendix E: Selected Conversion Factors ; Appendix F: Rock Symbols ; Appendix ; G: Commonly Used Prefixes, Suffixes, and Roots.