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

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In this narrative of the Earth's long and dramatic history, Jan Zalasiewicz shows how many events in the Earth's ancient past can be deciphered from a single pebble. He explores how geologists reach deep into the past by forensic analysis of even the tiniest amounts of mineral matter, demo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Zalasiewicz, J. A. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2020.
Series:Oxford landmark science.
Subjects:
Pebbles.
Historical geology.
Petrology.
Earth (Planet) > History.
Galets.
Géologie historique.
Pétrologie.
Terre > Histoire.
pebble (rock)
petrology.
Historical geology
Pebbles
Petrology
Earth (Planet)
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:In this narrative of the Earth's long and dramatic history, Jan Zalasiewicz shows how many events in the Earth's ancient past can be deciphered from a single pebble. He explores how geologists reach deep into the past by forensic analysis of even the tiniest amounts of mineral matter, demonstrating and revealing Earth's story.
Item Description:Previously issued in print: 2010.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiv, 234 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white).
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191918216 (ebook)
0191918210 (ebook)