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Tables of Contents for Geology
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
v
Maps: A Visualization Tool
1
22
Minerals: Components, Properties, and Identification
23
14
Igneous Activity: Products, Textures, and Provinces
37
12
Volcanism: Creating the Earth's Surface
49
14
Sedimentary Rocks: The Products of Reworking the Land's Surface
63
16
Metamorphic Rocks: The Products of Heat, Pressure, and Fluids
79
16
Geologic Time: A Unique Scientific Dimension
95
18
Rock Deformation: The Earth's Folds and Faults
113
18
Geologic Maps: The Geologist's Indispensable Tool
131
18
Earthquakes: Causes, Effects, and Consequences
149
10
The Earth's Interior: Understanding the Unseeable
159
14
Plate Tectonics I: Ridges and Transform Faults
173
20
Plate Tectonics II: Subduction Zones and Hot Spots
193
12
The Continents: Plate Tectonics in Action
205
14
Streams: Sculpting the Earth's Surface
219
20
Groundwater: A Hidden Resource
239
20
Glaciers and Glaciation: The Earth's Ice Ages
259
18
Deserts: Drylands with Sparse Vegetation
277
16
Shorelines: The Edge of the Oceans
293
18
Earth Resources: The Foundation of Technology
311
12
Appendix A: Mineral Identification Tables
323
4
Appendix B: Metamorphic Rock Identification Table
327