Exercises in Physical Geology

by W. Kenneth Hamblin, James D. Howard

A top-seller for 35 years running, with over one million copies sold, this lab manual represents by far the best collection of photos of rocks, and minerals, and one of the best compilations of exercises available. Exercises using maps, aerial photos, satellite imagery, and other materials encompass all the major geologic processes as well as the identification of rocks and minerals. Topics Minerals and Crystal Growth; Mineral Identification; Igneous Rocks; Sedimentary Rocks; Metamorphic Rocks; Geologic Time—Relative Dating; Maps and Aerial Photos; Landforms of the United States; Stream Erosion and Deposition; Mass Movement; Groundwater; Valley Glaciation; Continental Glaciation; Shoreline Processes; Eolian Processes; Structural Geology; Seismology; Plate Tectonics; Divergent Plate Boundaries; Transform Plate Boundaries; Convergent Boundaries; Plumes and Hotspots; Planetary Geology.

Genres: Science, Nonfiction, Geology

256 pages, Spiral-bound

First published January 1, 1986

Reviews

[Peter · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book was amazingly crappy at actually teaching anything. Without a very attentive geology lab teacher, the exercises found in this overpriced volume are worthless. The binding is terrible as well, with pages falling out almost the first day.