Essentials of Geology

by Lutgens, Frederick K.; Tarbuck, Edward J.

• ISBN13: 9780130282873
• ISBN10: 0130282871
• Edition: 7th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-05-01
• Publisher: Pearson College Div

Summary

For courses for non-majors in physical geology. Building on the tremendous reception to its parent text, Earth 6/e, the same groundbreaking media package is now integrated into the brief version of the best-selling introductory physical geology text. The GEODe II CD-ROM (included with every copy of the text), a text-dedicated website, and more provide complete, state-of-the-art multimedia support for both students and instructors. Essentials of Geology, 7/e retains the hallmarks professors have come to expect from Tarbuck and Lutgens' student friendly writing style, carefully crafted illustrations by Dennis Tasa that are both geologically accurate and visually appealing, and updated coverage of the most recent geologic events.

Table of Contents

An Introduction to Geology	1	(21)
Minerals: The Building Blocks of Rocks	22	(21)
Igneous Rocks	43	(21)
Volcanoes and Other Igneous Activity	64	(29)
Weathering and Soils	93	(20)
Sedimentary Rocks	113	(24)
Metamorphic Rocks	137	(18)
Mass Wasting: The Work of Gravity	155	(14)
Running Water	169	(22)
Groundwater	191	(19)
Glaciers and Glaciation	210	(23)
Deserts and Wind	233	(17)
Shorelines	250	(20)
The Ocean Floor	270	(18)
Earthquakes and Earth's Interior	288	(25)
Plate Tectonics	313	(33)
Mountain Building	346	(24)
Geologic Time	370	(23)
Earth History: A Brief Summary	393	(27)
Appendix A Metric and English Units Compared	420	(2)
Appendix B Periodic Table of the Elements	422	(1)
Appendix C Mineral Identification Key	423	(3)
Appendix D Topographic Maps	426	(6)
Glossary	432	(13)
Index	445