Laboratory Manual in Physical GeologyRichard M. Busch Lab manual placing great emphasis on student understanding of the earth as a complex, evolving system having interacting processes and cycles of change; designed for the introductory course (lab component) in physical geology. Practical consistent exercise format, concise background information, 15 exercises, and full-color illustrations. |
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... valley shapes , channel configurations , drain- age patterns , and the eroded landscapes they cre- ate . MATERIALS Pencil , eraser , ruler , calculator , 12 - inch length of string , pocket stereoscope . INTRODUCTION Streams are the ...
... valley shapes , channel configurations , drain- age patterns , and the eroded landscapes they cre- ate . MATERIALS Pencil , eraser , ruler , calculator , 12 - inch length of string , pocket stereoscope . INTRODUCTION Streams are the ...
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... valleys A. Flat - bottomed valley with meandering stream channel Flat - bottomed valley with braided channels and sediment overload C. Cross - sectional profiles of V - shaped valleys showing how valley sides may differ in steepness ...
... valleys A. Flat - bottomed valley with meandering stream channel Flat - bottomed valley with braided channels and sediment overload C. Cross - sectional profiles of V - shaped valleys showing how valley sides may differ in steepness ...
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... Valley ( Figure 11.3 ) to answer these questions : 1. What specific type of feature is the Wah Wah Valley Hardpan ? 2. On Figure 11.2 , identify and label the bajada , the alluvial fans , and the mountain front east of the Wah Wah ...
... Valley ( Figure 11.3 ) to answer these questions : 1. What specific type of feature is the Wah Wah Valley Hardpan ? 2. On Figure 11.2 , identify and label the bajada , the alluvial fans , and the mountain front east of the Wah Wah ...
Contents
EXERCISE ONE EXERCISE SEVEN | 100 |
Mineral Properties Uses and EXERCISE EIGHT | 121 |
EXERCISE THREE | 134 |
Copyright | |
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anomalies aquifer basalt Beach bedrock beds Busch calcite California called Canyon carbon cleavage coal color Contour interval contour lines crater Creek crust deposited direction dunes Earth elevation erosion exercise fault feet fold Formation fracture Geologic cross section geologic map geologists glaciation glacier grains granite horizontal igneous rock Island kilometers Lake land surface landforms layers limestone lithosphere lunar luster magma magnetic field melting metamorphic rock miles mineral crystals mineraloids mountain Note Nunivak occur ocean Original sample width P-waves Peak phaneritic Photo photograph Photomicrograph plagioclase plane plate tectonics polarity portion pyroxene quartz questions Refer to Figure reversed ridge River rock composed sand sandstone schist sea level seafloor seafloor spreading sediment sedimentary rocks Shale shows silicate stereogram strata stream strike and dip structure subduction texture tion topographic map topographic quadrangle map Unit valley vertical volcanic zone