Rocks : a very short introduction / Jay Zalasiewicz.

By: Zalasiewicz, J. A [author.]Material type: TextTextSeries: Very short introductions: 502.Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press, 2016Copyright date: ©2016Edition: First editionDescription: xviii, 140 pages : illustrations ; 18 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780198725190; 0198725191Subject(s): Rocks | RocksDDC classification: 552 LOC classification: QE432 | .Z35 2016
Contents:
Primordial rocks -- First rocks on a dead Earth -- Sedimentary rocks -- Rocks transformed -- Rocks in the deep -- Living rocks, evolving rocks -- Rocks on other planets -- Human-made rocks.
Summary: "In this Very Short Introduction Jan Zalasiewicz looks at the structure and diversity of rocks, and the processes by which they form. He describes their formation during the birth of our planet; considers what rocks there might be in Earth's deep mantle and core and on other planets; and shows how humans are creating new rock types today."-- provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Primordial rocks -- First rocks on a dead Earth -- Sedimentary rocks -- Rocks transformed -- Rocks in the deep -- Living rocks, evolving rocks -- Rocks on other planets -- Human-made rocks.

"In this Very Short Introduction Jan Zalasiewicz looks at the structure and diversity of rocks, and the processes by which they form. He describes their formation during the birth of our planet; considers what rocks there might be in Earth's deep mantle and core and on other planets; and shows how humans are creating new rock types today."-- provided by publisher.

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