Exercises in Physical Geology

For lab courses in Physical Geology. This lab manual contains a collection of photos of rocks and minerals. With exercises using maps, aerial photos, satellite imagery, and other materials, this classic manual encompasses all the major geologic processes as well as the identification of rocks and minerals.

Features

• 1. Minerals and Crystal Growth
• 2. Mineral Identification
• 3. Igneous Rocks
• 4. Sedimentary Rocks
• 5. Metamorphic Rocks
• 6. Geologic Time–Relative Dating
• 7. Maps and Aerial Photos
• 8. Landforms of the United States
• 9. Stream Erosion and Deposition
• 10. Mass Movement
• 11. Groundwater and Karst Topography
• 12. Valley Glaciation
• 13. Continental Glaciation
• 14. Shoreline Processes
• 15. Eolian Processes
• 16. Structural Geology
• 17. Seismology
• 18. Plate Tectonics
• 19. Divergent Plate Boundaries
• 20. Transform Plate Boundaries
• 21. Convergent Plate Boundaries
• 22. Plumes and Hotspots
• 23. Planetary Geology