Presents an illustrated field guide to geology that explains the evolution of the Earth.
Provides information on each geological region of eastern North America, covering such topics as plate movements, glaciers, rivers, seas, and other forces that shaped the area.
This book is a field guide that describes and explains the commonest minerals and rocks as well as introducing the most important fossil groups.
This is the first field guide written for the general public and beginners in geology in New Zealand.
A Field Guide to the Geology of Madeira
The Field Guide to Geology
Describes hundreds of minerals and lists their geographic distribution, physical properties, chemical composition, and crystalline structure.
A guide to 48 sites of geologic interest on the island of Newfoundland - one of North America's prime destinations for rock enthusiasts.
Replaces Compton's Manual of Field Geology (1962). A guide to advances in the increasingly broad and interpretive discipline of formation mapping theory. Thorough, yet compact enough for use in the...
How were the Appalachian Mountains formed? Are the barrier islands moving? Is there gold in the Carolinas? The answers to these questions and many more appear in this reader-friendly guide...
Praise for the first edition . . . "A must-have volume for rock and fossil collectors, naturalists, and travelers . . . ideal for the nature enthusiast with little...