Laboratory Studies in Physical Geology
Richard Finch

ISBN: 0-88725-261-3

Part I: Earth Materials and Structural Geology
What is a Mineral?
Mineral Identification: The Rock-Forming Minerals
Mineral Identification: Mineral Resources
From Minerals to Rocks
Igneous Rocks
Sedimentary Rocks
Metamorphic Rocks
Rock Deformation and Geologic Structures

Part II: Landforms and Geologic Processes
Aerial Photo Interpretation
An Introduction to Map Reading
Maps that Show Landforms
Topographic Profiles: A Different View of Maps
Streams, Stream Systems and Landforms
Karst and Groundwater
Topographic Features of Arid Regions
Alpine Glaciation
Continental Glaciation
Shorelines and Coastal Processes
Volcanic Landforms
Geologic Maps and Cross-sections

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Eighth Edition, ISBN 0-88725-330-X

Earth Science Scripts, ISBN 0-88725-214-1 ($13.95)

The Solar System • The Moon and Space Travel • The Universe and Celestial Sphere • The Atmosphere • Weather Elements I • Weather Elements II • Weather Prediction • Minerals • Rocks • Plate Tectonics • The Geological Time Scale • Maps • Erosion I • Erosion II
 

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ISBN 0-88725-239-7

Study of Physical Properties of Minerals and Identification of Nonsilicate Minerals • Study and Identification of Silicate Materials • Igneous Rocks: The Products of Solidification of Magma • Sedimentary Rocks: The Products of Surficial Processes • Metamorphic Rocks: The Products of Adjustment of Rocks to New Conditions • Geologic Structures: Folds and Faults • Topographic Maps • Geologic Maps and Geologic Cross Sections • Seismology: Earthquakes and Earth's Interior • Plate Tectonics: Interpretation of Geologic Processes • Landforms and Landscapes: The Work of Running Water, Glaciers, and Groundwater • Shorelines and Seafloors: The Work of Marine Processes • Evaluation of Geologic Hazards
 

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Third Edition, ISBN 0-88725-148-X

Siliciclastic Sedimentary Facies and Environments • Carbonate Sediments and Environments • Fossils: Fossilization and Fossil Identification • Fossils: Classification and Identification • Paleoecology: Introduction and Paleoautecology • Paleoecology: Paleosynecology • Stratigraphic Principles and Age Determination • Precambrian Rocks: The Earth's Early History • Interpreting the Geologic History of the Grand Canyon • Early Paleozoic Sedimentary Rocks of the Appalachians • Pennsylvanian Age Deltaic, Coal-Forming Environments • Western Interior of the U.S.: The Black Hills and the Great Plains • Petroleum Geology • Late Quaternary Vegetation Change • Lunar Stratigraphy • Mass Extinctions • Continental Glaciations of North America
 

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