The planet in a pebble : a journey into Earth's deep history

Author/Creator:

Zalasiewicz, J. A.

Publication/Creation:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010

Format:

Book

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Additional/Related Title Information

Full Title:

The planet in a pebble : a journey into Earth's deep history / Jan Zalasiewicz

Subjects/Genre

Subjects:

Historical geology
Pebbles
Petrology
Earth (Planet)--History

Description/Summary

Table of Contents:

Stardust -- From the depths of the earth -- Distant lands -- To the rendezvous -- The sea -- Ghosts observed -- Ghosts in absentia -- Where on earth? -- Gold! -- The oil window -- Making mountains -- Breaking the surface -- Futures.

Bibliography:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [221]-228) and index.

Language:

English

Physical Type/Description:

xiv, 234 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 23 cm

Additional Identifiers

Catalog ID (MMSID):

990017536830302486

ISBN:

0199569703
9780199569700

OCLC Number:

624411936

Barcode:

010002495524