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Contents
The Earths Crust The Formation of Continents | 1 |
Erosion and Sedimentation The Building of Landforms | 25 |
Type Sections Defining Rock Formations | 47 |
Folding and Faulting The Shaping of the Land | 72 |
Igneous Activity Volcanic and Granitic Rocks | 96 |
Canyons Valleys and Basins Depressions in the Earth | 122 |
Deserts and Seacoasts Windblown and Beach Sands | 144 |
Glacial Terrain Structures Formed by Glaciers | 167 |
Collapsed Structures Catastrophic Ground Failures | 212 |
Meteorite Impact Craters Asteroid and Comet Collisions | 238 |
Unusual Structures Creations of Unique Rock Formations | 262 |
Conclusion | 284 |
Glossary | 285 |
| 298 | |
| 307 | |
Caves and Caverns Delving Beneath the Earths Surface | 191 |
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Rock Formations and Unusual Geologic Structures: Exploring the Earth's Surface Jon Erickson No preview available - 2001 |
Rock Formations and Unusual Geologic Structures: Exploring the Earth's Surface Jon Erickson No preview available - 1999 |
Rock Formations and Unusual Geologic Structures: Exploring the Earth's Surface Jon Erickson No preview available - 2001 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Rock Formations and Unusual Geologic Structures: Exploring the Earth's Surface Facts on File science library Living Earth, Jon Erickson |
| Author | Jon Erickson |
| Contributor | Ernest Hathaway Muller |
| Edition | revised |
| Publisher | Infobase Publishing, 2001 |
| ISBN | 1438109709, 9781438109701 |
| Length | 319 pages |
| Subjects | › › Science / Earth Sciences / Geography Science / Earth Sciences / Geology |
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