Geology

Prelude. And Just What Is Geology?
1. The Earth in Context
2. The Way the Earth Works: Plate Tectonics
3. Patterns in Nature: Minerals
Interlude A. Introducing Rocks
4. Up from the Inferno: Magma and Igneous Rocks
5. The Wrath of Vulcan: Volcanic Eruptions
Interlude B. A Surface Veneer: Sediments and Soils
6. Pages of the Earth’s Past: Sedimentary Rocks
7. Metamorphism: A Process of Change
Interlude C. The Rock Cycle
8. A Violent Pause: Earthquakes
Interlude D. The Earth’s Interior Revisited: Insights from Geophysics
9. Crags, Cracks, and Crumples: Geologic Structures and Mountain Building
Interlude E. Memories of Past Life: Fossils and Evolution
10. Deep Time: How Old Is Old?
11. A Biography of the Earth
12. Riches in Rock: Energy and Mineral Resources
Interlude F. An Introduction to Landscapes and the Hydrologic Cycle
13. Unsafe Ground: Landslides and Other Mass Movements
14. Streams and Floods: The Geology of Running Water
15. Restless Realm: Oceans and Coasts
16. A Hidden Reserve: Groundwater
17. Dry Regions: The Geology of Deserts
18. Amazing Ice: Glaciers and Ice Ages
19. Global Change in the Earth System

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