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Rocks: A Very Short Introduction

Autor Jan Zalasiewicz

Editorial OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS

Rocks: A Very Short Introduction
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Rocks, more than anything else, underpin our lives. They make up the solid structure of the Earth and of other rocky planets, and are present at the cores of gas giant planets. We live on the rocky surface of the planet, grow our food on weathered...

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  • Editorial OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
  • ISBN13 9780198725190
  • ISBN10 0198725191
  • Tipo LIBRO
  • Páginas 160
  • Colección Very Short Introductions #
  • Año de Edición 2016
  • Idioma Inglés
  • Encuadernación Paperback

Rocks: A Very Short Introduction

Autor Jan Zalasiewicz

Editorial OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS

Rocks, more than anything else, underpin our lives. They make up the solid structure of the Earth and of other rocky planets, and are present at the cores of gas giant planets. We live on the rocky surface of the planet, grow our food on weathered...

10,00€
Disponible online, recíbelo en 24/48h laborables
Envío gratis a partir de 19€
España peninsular

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Rocks, more than anything else, underpin our lives. They make up the solid structure of the Earth and of other rocky planets, and are present at the cores of gas giant planets. We live on the rocky surface of the planet, grow our food on weathered debris derived from rocks, and we obtain nearly all of the raw materials with which we found our civilization from rocks. From the Earth's crust to building bricks, rocks contain our sense of planetary history, and are a guide to our future.

In this Very Short Introduction Jan Zalsiewicz looks at the nature and variety of rocks, and the processes by which they are formed. Starting from the origin of rocks and their key role in the formation of the Earth, he considers what we know about the deep rocks of the mantle and core, and what rocks can tell us about the evolution of the Earth, and looks at those found in outer space and on other planets.

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