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Geology

Rocks Tell Stories

Sidney S. Horenstein

Discusses the nature, significance, and uses of rocks, how they change over time, and what they reveal about the Earth and its history.

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HOR

Plate Tectonics

Jon Erickson

Describes how tectonics works, the role of seafloor spreading, how mountains and volcanoes are formed, and what happens when continents collide.

551.1
ERI

The Big Rock

Bruce Hiscock

Traces the origins of a granite rock located near the Adirondack Mountains and describes how it reveals information about the history of the earth.

552
HIS

Roadside Geology of New York

Bradford B. Van Diver

557.47
VAN

Geology

Frank Harold Trevor Rhodes

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RHO

Recent Revolutions in Geology

Lisa A. Rossbacher

Surveys recent theories and discoveries in geology, including research into plate tectonics, theories of mass extinctions, and new perspectives on the earth caused by studying the geology of other pla

550
ROS

Forging of Our Continent

Charlton Ogburn

A geologic history of North America.

557
OGB

Rock Formations and Unusual Geologic Stuctures

Jon Erickson

Created by the interaction of massive movable plates, volcanic activity and the competing forces of erosion and deposition, geologic structures such as stone pillars, mountains and volcanoes add chara

550
ERI

Plate Tectonics

Jon Erickson

Based on the idea that a number of plates in the Earth's crust are constantly in motion, plate tectonics (from the Greek "tekton," meaning "to build") has allowed scientists to recreate what the surfa

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ERI

An Introduction to Fossils and Minerals

Jon Erickson

Part descriptive overview, part field identification guide and full understandable, this book looks at the Earth's history from ground level.

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ERI
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