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Born of heat and pressure : mountains and metamorphic rocks /

Describes the formation of different types of mountains and metamorphic rock (rocks that change form in the intense heat and pressure of the Earth's interior) and discusses their impact on their environment.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Barnes-Svarney, Patricia L.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Hillside, N.J., U.S.A. : Enslow Publishers, [1991]
Series:Earth processes book.
Subjects:
Metamorphic rocks > Juvenile literature.
Orogeny > Juvenile literature.
Metamorphic rocks.
Mountains.
Geology.
Description
Summary:Describes the formation of different types of mountains and metamorphic rock (rocks that change form in the intense heat and pressure of the Earth's interior) and discusses their impact on their environment.
Physical Description:64 pages : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0894902768