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The nature of earth : an introduction to geology / John J. Renton.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Series: The Great Courses. Science & mathematics. | The Great courses | The Great CoursesPublication details: Chantilly, Virginia : The Teaching Company, 2006.Description: 2 volumes : illustrations ; 19 cmISBN:
  • 9781598032222 (pbk)
  • 1598032224
Other title:
  • Introduction to geology
  • Transcript book [Cover title]
Uniform titles:
  • The Great Courses
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 370
LOC classification:
  • LB 14.6 R422n 2006
Available additional physical forms:
  • 6 DVD que contienen 36 lecturas / 30 minutos por lectura.
Contents:
[v. 1] : Lectures 1-18 Origin of the universe -- Origin of the solar system -- Continental drift -- Plate tectonics -- The formation of minerals -- Classification of minerals -- The identification of minerals -- Kinds of rocks -- Sedimentary rocks -- Metamorphic rocks -- Volcanic activity -- Phases of volcanic activity -- Hawaiian Islands and Yellowstone Park -- Mass wasting--gravity at work -- Mass wasting processes -- Weathering -- Soils and the clay minerals -- Climate and the type of soils -- [v. 2]: Lectures 19-36 Streams--the major agent of erosion -- Sculpting of the landscape -- Stream erosion in arid regions -- Ice sculpts the final scene -- Groundwater -- The production of groundwater -- Karst topography -- Groundwater contamination -- Rock deformation -- The geologic structures -- Faults and joints -- Earthquakes -- Damage from earthquakes -- Seismology -- The formation of mountains -- Orogenic styles -- Economic geology of coal -- Economic geology of petroleum.
Summary: These 36 lectures are your initiation into the geological world that lies just outside your door. "The Nature of Earth: An Introduction to Geology" introduces you to physical geology, the study of Earth's minerals, rocks, soils, and the processes that operate on them through time
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Course no. 1700.

Issued with DVD.

Transcript covers the 36 lectures covered in the corresponding DVDs.

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[v. 1] : Lectures 1-18 Origin of the universe --
Origin of the solar system --
Continental drift --
Plate tectonics --
The formation of minerals --
Classification of minerals --
The identification of minerals --
Kinds of rocks --
Sedimentary rocks --
Metamorphic rocks --
Volcanic activity --
Phases of volcanic activity --
Hawaiian Islands and Yellowstone Park --
Mass wasting--gravity at work --
Mass wasting processes --
Weathering --
Soils and the clay minerals --
Climate and the type of soils --
[v. 2]: Lectures 19-36 Streams--the major agent of erosion --
Sculpting of the landscape --
Stream erosion in arid regions --
Ice sculpts the final scene --
Groundwater --
The production of groundwater --
Karst topography --
Groundwater contamination --
Rock deformation --
The geologic structures --
Faults and joints --
Earthquakes --
Damage from earthquakes --
Seismology --
The formation of mountains --
Orogenic styles --
Economic geology of coal --
Economic geology of petroleum.


These 36 lectures are your initiation into the geological world that lies just outside your door. "The Nature of Earth: An Introduction to Geology" introduces you to physical geology, the study of Earth's minerals, rocks, soils, and the processes that operate on them through time

6 DVD que contienen 36 lecturas / 30 minutos por lectura.

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