Introduction to materials and processes that shape the earth we live on. Lecture and laboratories acquaint students with minerals, rocks, earth resources, weathering, geologic time, landslides, ...

EVER since its appearance more than thirty years ago, “Lake and Rastall” has been recognized as our leading elementary text-book on geology. Now, in its fifth edition, it has been carefully revised ...

An introduction to geology -- Plate tectonics: a scientific revolution unfolds -- Matter and minerals -- Magma, igneous rocks, and intrusive activity -- Volcanoes and volcanic hazards -- Weathering ...

THESE three books are written with an educational purpose, and are kept within the limifs of size suitable for schools. They alike bear witness to the prominent place taken by geology in the outlook ...