| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 133 pages). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Introducing Earth and Environmental Sciences
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Introducing Earth and environmental sciences.
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| Summary |
The extraordinary and beautiful scenery of the Northern Scottish Highlands has been created by a geological history lasting over 3 billion years. This is an illustrated geological history of those years, showing the rocks, visiting the places and introduces famous researchers and their theories that have been inspired by the Highlands |
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A concise, highly illustrated introduction to stratigraphy, the study of rock layers and layering. It is used in the study of sedimentary and layered volcanic rocks and is a key component of the search for fossil fuels |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Introduction: what is stratigraphy? -- The historical development of stratigraphy -- Time's Arrow and Time's Cycle: Uniformitarianism and Catastrophism in stratigraphy -- The quantification of the stratigraphic column: absolute time -- An integrated account of the stratigraphic column -- The definition of stratigraphic units and the Golden Spike -- The application of stratigraphy |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Geology, Stratigraphic.
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Geology, Stratigraphic. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Lyle, Paul. Introducing stratigraphy. Edinburgh : Dunedin Academic Press, [2019] 9781780460222 (OCoLC)1064692845 |
| ISBN |
9781780465593 (epub) |
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1780465599 (epub) |
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9781780465609 (kindle) |
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1780465602 (kindle) |
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9781780460222 (paperback) |
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1780460228 (paperback) |
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