| Edition |
First University of Saskatchewan edition. |
| Description |
1 online resource : illustrations, maps |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Note |
"Adapted from Physical Geology written by Steven Earle for the BCcampus Open Textbook Project." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Summary |
"Physical Geology is a comprehensive introductory text on the physical aspects of geology, including rocks and minerals, plate tectonics, earthquakes, volcanoes, mass wasting, climate change, planetary geology and much more. It has a strong emphasis on examples from western Canada"--Title screen. |
| Form |
Available online. |
| Contents |
Chapter 1. Introduction to Geology -- Chapter 2. The Origin of Earth and the Solar System -- Chapter 3. Earth's Interior -- Chapter 4. Plate Tectonics -- Chapter 5. Minerals -- Chapter 6. The Rock Cycle -- Chapter 7. Igneous Rocks -- Chapter 8. Weathering, Sediment, and Soil -- Chapter 9. Sedimentary Rocks -- Chapter 10. Metamorphism and Metamorphic Rocks -- Chapter 11. Volcanism -- Chapter 12. Earthquakes -- Chapter 13. Geological Structures and Mountain Building -- Chapter 14. Streams and Floods -- Chapter 15. Mass Wasting -- Chapter 16. Earth-System Change -- Chapter 17. Glaciation -- Chapter 18. Geological Resources -- Chapter 19. Measuring Geological Time |
| Local Note |
Open Educational Resources (OER). Open Textbooks |
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Open Textbook Library |
| Terms Of Use |
Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial ShareAlike |
| Subject |
Physical geology.
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Physical geology. |
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Geology -- Canada, Western.
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Geology. |
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Western Canada. |
| Added Author |
Adaptation of (work): Earle, Steven.
Physical geology.
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