Essential of Geology , 2 ed.

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1. The Earth in Context
2. The Way the Earth Works: Plate Tectonics
3. Patterns in Nature: Minerals
4. Up From the Inferno: Magma and Igneous Rocks
5. A Surface Veneer: Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks
6. Change in the Solid State: Metamorphic Rocks
7. The Wrath of Vulcan: Volcanic Eruptions
8. A Violent Pulse: Earthquakes
9. Crags, Cracks, and Crumples: Crustal Deformation and Mountain Building
10. Deep Time: How Old is Old?
11. A Biography of Earth
12. Riches in Rock: Energy and Mineral Resources
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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