Reading the rocks : the autobiography of the earth / Marcia Bjornerud.
Reading the rocks : the autobiography of the earth / Marcia Bjornerud.
Reading the rocks : the autobiography of the earth / Marcia Bjornerud.
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Publisher
New York : Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group, 2005.
Date
2005.
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N551.7/44
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Language
English
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Physical content
p. cm.
Contents
Prologue : stone crazy -- 1. The Tao of Earth -- 2. Reading rocks : a primer -- 3. The great and the small -- 4. Mixing and sorting -- 5. Innovation and conservation -- 6. Strength and weakness -- Epilogue : the once and future Earth.
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Publisher
New York : Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group, 2005.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2005.
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Summary
"To many, the earth's crust is a relic of ancient, unknowable history. But to a geologist, stones are richly illustrated narratives, telling gothic tales of cataclysm and reincarnation. For more than four billion years, in beach sand, granite and garnet schists, the planet has kept a rich and idiosyncratic journal of its past." "In Reading the Rock...
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Reading the rocks : the autobiography of the earth / Marcia Bjornerud.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Other version (online)
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N551.7/44
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74VKdJKGBPlg
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKdJKGBPlg
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ISBN
081334249X (hardcover : alk. paper)
DDC
551.7
MMS ID
991019899499702626
