Geology
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When the Sahara Was Green: How Our Greatest Desert Came to BeAuthor: Martin WilliamsPublisher: Princeton University PressPublished: 11/07/2023Pages: 272Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.60lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.30w x 1.50dISBN: 9780691253930
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Geological Evolution of the Colorado Plateau of Eastern Utah and Western ColoradoRobert Fillmore's clear, easy-to-read text documents spectacular features of the eastern Colorado Plateau, one of the most interesting and scenic geologic regions in the world. The area covered in detail stretches from the Book Cliffs to the deep canyons of the San Juan River...
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Anthropocene: A Very Short IntroductionThe proposal that the impact of humanity on the planet has left a distinct footprint, even on the scale of geological time, has recently gained much ground. Global climate change, shifting global cycles of the weather, widespread pollution, radioactive fallout, plastic accumulation, species invasions,...
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Evolution of Cenozoic Land Mammal Faunas and Ecosystems: 25 Years of the Now Database of Fossil MammalsThis volume presents an array of different case studies which take as primary material data sourced from the NOW ('New and Old Worlds') database of fossil mammals. The NOW database was one of the very first large paleobiological databases, and since 1996 it has...
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Roadside Geology of KansasFlyover Country no more. Fossils, badlands, and caprocks are scattered through the prairie, all there to be found with Roadside Geology of Kansas as your guide. A billion years of geologic history left zinc and lead deposits, salt beds, and oil buried beneath layers...
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Geology of the Cayman Islands: Evolution of Complex Carbonate Successions on Isolated Oceanic IslandsAuthor: Brian JonesPublisher: SpringerPublished: 11/13/2022Pages: 291Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 2.25lbsSize: 10.79h x 8.03w x 0.16dISBN: 9783031082290About the AuthorDr. Brian Jones' main areas of interest include carbonate sedimentology and diagenesis, stratigraphy, and palaeontology. Presently, these interests are being directed to two main areas of research. One...
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Ancient Landscapes of Western North America: A Geologic History with Paleogeographic MapsAllow yourself to be taken back into deep geologic time when strange creatures roamed the Earth and Western North America looked completely unlike the modern landscape. Volcanic islands stretched from Mexico to Alaska, most of the Pacific Rim didn't exist yet, at least not...
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Kansas Geology: An Introduction to Landscapes, Rocks, Minerals, and Fossils?second Edition, RevisedWhat are the state's outstanding landforms, and where are they found? How were Kansas rocks and minerals formed? Why is Kansas world famous among fossil collectors? How does one "read the rocks" to find evidence of ancient oceans, earthquakes, and even volcanoes in Kansas?...
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Geology of Utah's Mountains, Peaks, and Plateaus: Including descriptions of cliffs, valleys, and climate historyUtah's landscape is among the most spectacular in the world. It is a region of prominent peaks, sweeping valleys, dramatic canyons, and plateaus rimmed by sheer cliffs. Unique among western states, Utah's landscape includes the Colorado Plateau, Basin and Range, and Rocky Mountains geologic...
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Downstate New York Rock Walks: An Explorer's Guide to Amazing Boulders and Rock FormationsDownstate New York Rock Walks is both a hiking guidebook and a history book, calling attention to some of downstate New York's most spectacular and historic rocks: balanced rocks, perched rocks, rock shelters, talus caves, glacial potholes, split rocks, rock profiles, historic rocks, and...
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Laboratory Studies in Earth HistoryCovers a spectrum of historical geology sediments, plate tectonics, paleontology, and petrology. This manual has been developed for use in both non-majors and combined courses in historical geology. It emphasizes on the principles and methods by which geologists discover the origins and changing nature...
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The Little Book of the Grand Canyon: A Breath-Taking ExperienceA mile deep. 277-miles long. 18 miles wide. The Grand Canyon isn't just spectacular in terms of its size, scale and iconic stature - though it is MASSIVE - its also huge in terms of its popularity, remaining in the U.S.'s Top Five all-natural...
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Psammic Peinobiomes: Nutrient-Limited Ecosystems of the Upper Orinoco and Rio Negro BasinsAuthor: Joseph Alfred ZinckPublisher: SpringerPublished: 08/30/2023Pages: 541Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 2.09lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 1.19dISBN: 9783031207983About the AuthorAlfred Zinck: Bachelor in Geography and Master in Edaphology and Geomorphology, University of Strasbourg, France. Doctorate in Regional Planning, University of Bordeaux, France. Postdoc Soil Science Dept....
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Eaths Shifting CrustA Key To Some Basic Problems Of Earth ScienceThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...
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Environmental and Low-Temperature GeochemistryEnvironmental and Low-Temperature Geochemistry presents conceptual and quantitative principles of geochemistry in order to foster understanding of natural processes at and near the earth's surface, as well as anthropogenic impacts and remediation strategies. It provides the reader with principles that allow prediction of concentration,...
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The Hunt for Planet X: New Worlds and the Fate of PlutoEver since the serendipitous discovery of planet Uranus in 1871, astronomers have been hunting for new worlds in the outer regions of our solar system. This exciting and ongoing quest culminated recently in the discovery of hundreds of ice dwarfs in the Kuiper belt,...
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Rocks and Minerals: An Illustrated Field GuideA beautifully illustrated pocket-size guide to rocks and minerals--a must-have for any rock hound's library.Rocks & Minerals is a compact, beautifully illustrated field guide to 50 varieties of rocks and minerals. Inside this elegant paperback, you'll find profiles on individual specimens, each showcasing full-page...
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Born of Ice and Fire: How Glaciers and Volcanoes (with a Pinch of Salt) Drove Animal EvolutionAn exploration of how the Cryogenian Period, when our planet was covered in ice for millions of years, created today's remarkable biodiversity More than half a billion years ago, our world was completely covered by glaciers, a "Snowball Earth" that persisted for millions of...
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The Ancient Nasca World: New Insights from Science and ArchaeologyAuthor: Rosa LasaponaraPublisher: SpringerPublished: 07/19/2018Pages: 670Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 2.40lbsSize: 9.00h x 7.60w x 1.20dISBN: 9783319836492
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Groundwater HydrologyContinuing in its forty-year history of providing students and professionals with a thorough grounding in the science and technology of groundwater hydrology, this third edition has been completely updated to reflect the tremendous changes in the field. A true essential reference, this book provides...
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