Beschreibung:
Introduction to earth. The origin of the elements and earth -- Earth systems and cycles -- Fundamental earth materials. Minerals -- Mineral crystals -- Igneous petrology and the nature of magmas -- Plutonic rocks -- Volcanoes and their products -- Sediments and sedimentary rocks -- Stratigraphy -- Metamorphic rocks.
Surficial geology and resources. Weathering and soils -- Water and the hydrosphere -- Mineral deposits -- Energy resources -- Engineering properties. Soil mechanics -- Rock mechanics.
Anmerkungen:
Includes bibliographical references and index