Rocks

ISBN 10: 1615304924 ISBN 13: 9781615304929

Casa editrice: Britannica Educational Pub, 2011

Riassunto

Often concealing millennia worth of Earth’s history, rocks seem to project an impression of durability and permanence that belies their transformation over time. Seen in all shapes and sizes and found in many of the planet’s ecosystems, rocks have been subject to various natural forces that have affected such attributes as their elasticity, strength, and ductility (that is, their ability to be fashioned into a new form). The general properties as well as the three major categories of rock—igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic—are all examined in depth in this penetrating volume.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Britannica Educational Pub
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1615304924
• ISBN 13: 9781615304929
• Rilegatura: Rilegatura all'americana
• Numero di pagine: 275
• Redattore: Rafferty John P.
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