Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 381-384) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Section I. Notation and units. Physical units and constants -- Some shorthand conventions -- Section II. The building blocks : elements to planets. Elements, isotopes and radioactivity -- The solar system -- Section III. Global geophysics. Whole earth properties -- Section IV. Major subdivisions of the earth : structures and properties. The core -- The mantle -- The crust -- The oceans -- Inland salt lakes -- Freshwater and ice -- The atmosphere -- Section V. Geological activity : the restless earth. Tectonics -- Earthquakes -- Volcanism -- Tsunamis -- Weathering, erosion, crustal recycling and regeneration -- Geological time and the fossil record -- Section VI. Rocks and minerals. Mineral types and characteristics -- Rock types and occurrences -- Physical properties of minerals and rocks -- Section VII. Resources. Elements as resources -- Rocks and minerals as resources -- Fossil fuels -- Energy sources alternative to fossil fuels -- Land degradation, waste disposal and recycling.
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