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Physical Geology - 2nd Edition

2023 general 38 chapters words

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Chapter 1 Introduction to Geology 1.4 Minerals and Rocks The rest of this chapter is devoted to a brief overview of a few of the important aspects of physical geology, starting with minerals and rocks. This is followed by a review of Earth’s internal structure and the processes of plate tectonics, and an explanation of geological time. The Earth is made up of varying proportions of the 90 naturally occurring elements—hydrogen, carbon, oxygen, magnesium, silicon, iron, and so on. In most geologic

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Subject	Geology, geomorphology and the lithosphere
Year	2023
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Chapters	38
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License	Creative Commons - Attribution - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Chapters

Chapter 1 Introduction to Geology
Chapter 2 Minerals
Chapter 3 Intrusive Igneous Rocks
Chapter 3 Intrusive Igneous Rocks
Chapter 4 Volcanism
Chapter 4 Volcanism
Chapter 4 Volcanism
Chapter 4 Volcanism
Chapter 5 Weathering and Soil
Chapter 6 Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks
Chapter 6 Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks
Chapter 6 Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks
Chapter 7 Metamorphism and Metamorphic Rocks
Chapter 7 Metamorphism and Metamorphic Rocks
Chapter 7 Metamorphism and Metamorphic Rocks
Chapter 7 Metamorphism and Metamorphic Rocks
Chapter 8 Measuring Geological Time
Chapter 8 Measuring Geological Time
Chapter 8 Measuring Geological Time
Chapter 9 Earth’s Interior
Chapter 9 Earth’s Interior
Chapter 9 Earth’s Interior
Chapter 11 Earthquakes
Chapter 11 Earthquakes
Chapter 11 Earthquakes
Chapter 11 Earthquakes
Chapter 12 Geological Structures
Chapter 13 Streams and Floods
Chapter 13 Streams and Floods
Chapter 17 Shorelines
Chapter 18 Geology of the Oceans
Chapter 18 Geology of the Oceans
Chapter 20 Geological Resources
Chapter 20 Geological Resources
Chapter 20 Geological Resources
Chapter 21 Geological History of Western Canada
Chapter 21 Geological History of Western Canada
Chapter 22 The Origin of Earth and the Solar System

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