The field guide to geology / Lambert, David

A guide to the components and processes that contributed to Earth's development, using illustrations and text to discuss the planet's origins and raw materials, Earth's crust, igneous and sedimentary rocks, processes that displace and transform crustal rocks, the effects of weather, rivers, the sea, glaciers, and ice sheets, the rock record, and the work of geologists.

Describes the Earth's evolution, structure, and major processes using 500 maps, diagrams, and charts.

A guide to the components and processes that contributed to Earth's development, using illustrations and text to discuss the planet's origins and raw materials, Earth's crust, igneous and sedimentary rocks, processes that displace and transform crustal rocks, the effects of weather, rivers, the sea, glaciers, and ice sheets, the rock record, and the work of geologists.