Rocks : a very short introduction /

"In this Very Short Introduction Jan Zalasiewicz looks at the structure and diversity of rocks, and the processes by which they form. He describes their formation during the birth of our planet; considers what rocks there might be in Earth's deep mantle and core and on other planets; and s...

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Main Author: Zalasiewicz, J. A. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2016.
Edition:First edition.
Series:Very short introductions ; 502.
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Table of Contents:
  • Primordial rocks
  • First rocks on a dead Earth
  • Sedimentary rocks
  • Rocks transformed
  • Rocks in the deep
  • Living rocks, evolving rocks
  • Rocks on other planets
  • Human-made rocks.