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Beneath our feet : the rocks of planet Earth / Ron Vernon.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Vernon, R. H. (Ronald Holden)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Rocks.
- Minerals.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 216 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2000.
- Summary:
- Through breathtaking photos Vernon captures rocks formed by heating and melting inside the earth, ejected from volcanoes, formed by erosion on the earth's surface, and extraterrestrial ones that have crashed into the planet. Stunning images are accompanied by clear, nontechnical explanations of the processes underlying the creation of rocks and minerals. 174 color plates.
- Contents:
- Looking at rocks and minerals
- Juggling plates
- Anything flows
- A mantle of green
- Hot stuff - Breaking point
- All washed up
- Turning up the heat
- In hot water
- A tight squeeze
- From outer space
- Seen one rock...?
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-206) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0521790301
- OCLC:
- 43555382
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