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Laboratory manual in physical geology / produced under the auspices of the American Geological Institute and the National Association of Geoscience Teachers ; Richard M. Busch, editor ; illustrated by Dennis Tasa ; CD-ROM prepared by Paul J. Morin , Richard L. Sedlock

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Upper Saddle River, NJ : Prentice Hall, c2000Edition: 5th edDescription: xii, 276 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 28 cmISBN:
  • 0130116300 pbk.
  • 9780130116307 spiral
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Contents:
Lab.1. Geologic perspectives of a global model--Lab.2. Mineral properties, uses and identification--Lab.3. Rocks and a global rock cycle, plate tectonics, (CD): Plate tectonics--Lab.4. Igneous rocks and volcanic hazards--Lab.5. Sedimentary rocks, processes, and environments--Lab.6. Metamorphic rocks, processes, and resources--Lab.7. Dating of rocks, fossils, and geologic events--Lab.8. Topographic maps and aerial photographs--Lab.9. Geologic structures, maps, and block diagrams, (CD): Structural geology--Lab.10. Stream processes, landscapes, mass wastage, and flood hazards--Lab.11. Groundwater processes, resources, and risks--Lab.12. Glacial processes, landforms, and indicators of climate change, (CD): Glaciation--Lab.13. Dryland landforms, hazards, and risks--Lab.14. Coastal processes, landforms, hazards, and risks, (CD): Coastal processes--Lab.15. Earthquake hazards, and human risks--Lab.16. Subsurface geology and earth resource exploration.
Summary: A richly illustrated, user-friendly text/CD-ROM manual for teaching laboratories in introductory geology and geoscience. Contains 16 basic laboratories, each with exercises and questions, plus four computer- based laboratories on the companion CD-ROM, using visualizations of large data sets to promote student interaction with real geologic data. Fo.
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Nine cardboard models located at end of spiral-bound book.

Lab.1. Geologic perspectives of a global model--Lab.2. Mineral properties, uses and identification--Lab.3. Rocks and a global rock cycle, plate tectonics, (CD): Plate tectonics--Lab.4. Igneous rocks and volcanic hazards--Lab.5. Sedimentary rocks, processes, and environments--Lab.6. Metamorphic rocks, processes, and resources--Lab.7. Dating of rocks, fossils, and geologic events--Lab.8. Topographic maps and aerial photographs--Lab.9. Geologic structures, maps, and block diagrams, (CD): Structural geology--Lab.10. Stream processes, landscapes, mass wastage, and flood hazards--Lab.11. Groundwater processes, resources, and risks--Lab.12. Glacial processes, landforms, and indicators of climate change, (CD): Glaciation--Lab.13. Dryland landforms, hazards, and risks--Lab.14. Coastal processes, landforms, hazards, and risks, (CD): Coastal processes--Lab.15. Earthquake hazards, and human risks--Lab.16. Subsurface geology and earth resource exploration.

A richly illustrated, user-friendly text/CD-ROM manual for teaching laboratories in introductory geology and geoscience. Contains 16 basic laboratories, each with exercises and questions, plus four computer- based laboratories on the companion CD-ROM, using visualizations of large data sets to promote student interaction with real geologic data. Fo.

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