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Geology
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2. A complete introduction By David A Rothery ISBN 978-473-60155-0
Geology
A complete introduction By
David A Rothery
ISBN

3. Understand geology faster
Master the subject step by step
Test yourself as you go

4. What is in the text 1?
1 Introduction
2 Inside and outside the solid earth and the atmosphere
3 Earthquakes
4 Plate Tectonics
5 Volcanoes
6, 7, 8, 9 & 10 cover the formation of different types of rocks.

5. What is in the text 2?
11 Physical resources including coal, oil, gas, mining, water resources and making good the damage.
12 Past life and fossils
13 A short history of the Earth

6. What is in the text 3?
14 Solar System Geology
15 Going into the Field
Appendix 1 “Minerals”
Appendix 2 “Rock Names”
Appendix 3 “Geological Time”
Glossary
Answers to questions in text.

7. Geology About the Author
Professor of Planetary Geosciences at the Open University
Used in many first and second year university Geology courses as a text book
Very accessible and very easy to follow for the interested lay person

8. Geology New and second hand copies are available from Amazon UK
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9. Geology
Suggest that for December meeting members obtain a copy and look at Chapters 1 and 2.
Chapter 1 is a short introduction
Chapter 2 is about the structure of the solid earth and its atmosphere
There are questions to test yourself.