Laboratory Manual in Physical GeologyRevised throughout for enhanced clarity and accuracy -- and with a greater emphasis on the process of science -- this user-friendly, best-selling laboratory manual examines the basic principles of geology and their applications to everyday life. Students are encouraged to view these principles in terms of natural resources, natural hazards, and human risks. This trusted resource features contributions from highly regarded geologists and geoscience educators, with an exceptional illustration program by Dennis Tasa. |
Contents
Observing and Measuring | 1 |
Measuring Earth Materials | 19 |
Isostasy and Earths Global | 27 |
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basalt bedrock block diagram blue brown calcite called chart chemical cleavage color index Contour interval contour lines cooled cross section crust density deposited dunes Earth materials Earth's surface earthquake elevation fault feldspar felsic flow fluid fold foliated fossils fracture g/cm³ geologists GeoTools glacial Glacier grains granite gravel gray green groundwater horizontal igneous rock images isostasy kilometers Lake land landforms lava limestone lithosphere luster mafic magma mantle melting metamorphic rock meters miles mineral crystals mudstone nonfoliated Nonmetallic NM North occur ocean Opaque P-waves peridotite photographs plagioclase plate boundary plate tectonic processes quadrangle quartz Questions Refer to Figure region ridge River rock layers rock sample rock units sand sandstone satellite scale sea level sediment sedimentary rocks seismic strata stream strike and dip tectonic texture Texture(s tion topographic map unconformity UTM Grid valley vertical volcano water table waves zone