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Rocks : a very short introduction / Jan Zalasiewicz.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Series: Very short introductions ; 502.Edition: First editionDescription: xviii, 140 pages : illustrations ; 18 cmISBN:
  • 9780198725190
  • 0198725191
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 552 23 ZAL
Contents:
Primordial rocks -- First rocks on a dead Earth -- Sedimentary rocks -- Rocks transformed -- Rocks in the deep -- Living rocks, evolving rocks -- Rocks on other planets -- Human-made rocks.
Summary: "In this Very Short Introduction Jan Zalasiewicz looks at the structure and diversity of rocks, and the processes by which they form. He describes their formation during the birth of our planet; considers what rocks there might be in Earth's deep mantle and core and on other planets; and shows how humans are creating new rock types today."--
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General Books General Books CUTN Central Library Sciences 552 ZAL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 30041

Primordial rocks -- First rocks on a dead Earth -- Sedimentary rocks -- Rocks transformed -- Rocks in the deep -- Living rocks, evolving rocks -- Rocks on other planets -- Human-made rocks.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"In this Very Short Introduction Jan Zalasiewicz looks at the structure and diversity of rocks, and the processes by which they form. He describes their formation during the birth of our planet; considers what rocks there might be in Earth's deep mantle and core and on other planets; and shows how humans are creating new rock types today."--

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