Elements of geology /

Zumberge, James Herbert

Elements of geology / James H. Zumberge, Clemens A. Nelson - 3d ed - New York : Wiley, c1972 - 431 p. : ill. (some col.) 27 cm

Table of Contents

Part one. The dynamic earth
The earth's setting
The earth's crust
Geologic forces
Volcanoes and volcanism
Earthquakes and the earth's interior
Global tectonics
Climate, weathering, and soils
Gravitational movement of earth materials
Groundwater
River
Wind action and deserts
Glaciers and Glaciation
Oceans and shorelines

Part two. The geological story
The key to the past
The Precambrian
The Palaeozoic Era
The Mesozoic era
The Cenozoic era


Includes index

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