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Nature, Gardens & Animals
The Economic Aspect of Geology
C. K. Leith
593 pages~11 hr 49 min read293 chapters$1.99
Nations rise and fall on what lies buried beneath their soil. Charles Leith shows how geology drives economies, from ore and coal to the strategy behind a country's mineral wealth, bridging pure science and hard industry. A clear-eyed look at the rocks that build and power civilizations. Understand the hidden geology behind the world's economy.
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293 chapters
- 1THE ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF GEOLOGY
- 2C. K. LEITH
- 3UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN
- 4NEW YORK HENRY HOLT AND COMPANY
- 5CONTENTS
- 6ILLUSTRATIONS
- 7CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION
- 8SURVEY OF FIELD
- 9ECONOMIC APPLICATIONS OF THE SEVERAL BRANCHES OF GEOLOGY AND OF OTHER SCIENCES
- 10Mineralogy and Petrology
- 11Stratigraphy and Paleontology
- 12Structural Geology
- 13Physiography
- 14Rock Alterations or Metamorphism
- 15Application of Other Sciences
- 16TREATMENT OF THE SUBJECT IN THIS VOLUME
- 17CHAPTER II THE COMMON ELEMENTS, MINERALS, AND ROCKS OF THE EARTH AND THEIR ORIGINS
- 18RELATIVE ABUNDANCE OF THE PRINCIPAL ELEMENTS OF THE LITHOSPHERE
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