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Common Minerals and Rocks

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Common Minerals and Rocks

William Otis Crosby

179 pages~3 hr 34 min read20 chapters$4.99
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Every rock has a story of fire or water, and William Crosby teaches you to read it. This clear primer covers the common minerals and rocks, the forces that shape them, and the basics of structural geology and lithology. A trusted introduction for the student and amateur. For anyone who wants to pick up a stone and actually know what it is.

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20 chapters

  1. 1Common Minerals and Rocks
  2. 2INTRODUCTION.
  3. 3DYNAMICAL GEOLOGY.
  4. 4I. AQUEOUS AGENCIES.
  5. 51. Air and Water, or Inorganic Agencies.
  6. 62. Animals and Plants, or Organic Agencies.
  7. 7II. IGNEOUS AGENCIES.
  8. 8STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY.
  9. 9LITHOLOGY.
  10. 10Composition of Rocks.
  11. 11Scale of Hardness.
  12. 12Textures of Rocks.
  13. 13Classification of Rocks.
  14. 14Classification of Rocks.
  15. 15Descriptions of Rocks.
  16. 16SUPPLEMENT TO LITHOLOGY.
  17. 17VEIN ROCKS.
  18. 18PETROLOGY.

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