Essentials of geology. ([2015])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Frederick K. Lutgens, Edward J. Tarbuck ; illustrated by Dennis Tasa.
• Other Names: Lutgens, Frederick K; Tarbuck, Edward J
• Contents: An introduction to geology -- Plate tectonics : a scientific revolution unfolds -- Matter and minerals -- Igneous rocks and intrusive activity -- Volcanoes and volcanic hazards -- Weathering and soils -- Sedimentary rocks -- Metamorphism and metamorphic rocks -- Earthquakes and Earth's interior -- Origin and evolution of the ocean floor -- Crustal deformation and mountain building -- Mass wasting : the work of gravity -- Running water -- Groundwater -- Glaciers and glaciation -- Deserts and wind -- Shorelines -- Geologic time -- Earth's evolution through geologic time -- Global climate change -- Appendix : Metric and English units compared -- Glossary.
• Edition: Twelfth edition
• Publisher Details: Boston : Pearson
• Publication Date: 2015
• Copyright Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (xix, 574 pages), color illustrations, color maps
• Subjects: 550; Geology -- Textbooks; SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / General; SCIENCE / Physics / Geophysics; Geology; Electronic books; Textbooks
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781292077369; 1292077360
• Related ISBNs: 9780321947734; 0321947738; 9780321957801; 0321957806
• Notes: Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.