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Unearthing the underworld : a natural history of rocks

Title
Unearthing the underworld : a natural history of rocks / Ken McNamara.
Author
McNamara, Ken
Publication
  • London : Reaktion Books, 2023
  • ©2023

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Description
295 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (color); 22 cm
Summary
A geological saga that digs deep, revealing how even the most ordinary rocks can be stepping stones to the hidden history of our planet.--
Subject
  • Petrology > History
  • Rocks > History
  • Pétrologie > Histoire
  • SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Mineralogy
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Earth's dirty little secrets -- Into the light -- Rock of ages -- As chalk is to cheese -- A breath of fresh air -- Rivers of sand -- Turn of the seasons -- Centres of attention -- Fossils, forests and fire.
ISBN
  • 9781789147186
  • 1789147182
LCCN
99994889634
OCLC
  • on1346531916
  • 1346531916
  • SCSB-14718074
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries