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An Introduction to Geology

This text is designed to give you a comprehensive introduction to Geology at no or very nominal cost. It contains both written and graphic text material, intra-text links to other internal material which may aid in understanding topics and concepts, intra-text links to the appendices and glossary for tables and definitions of words, and extra-text links to videos and web material that clarifies and augments topics and concepts.

Geosciences
Author
Chris Johnson, Matthew D. Affolter, Paul Inkenbrandt, & Cam Mosher
Publisher
Salt Lake Community College
Source
LibreTexts
License
CC BY-NC-SA
Language
EN
Category
Basic Sciences
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Contents· 111 sections
  1. 01: Understanding Science
  2. 1.01: What is Science
  3. 1.02: The Scientific Method
  4. 1.03: Early Scientific Thought
  5. 1.04: Foundations of Modern Geology
  6. 1.05: The Study of Geology
  7. 1.06: Science Denial and Evaluating Sources
  8. 02: Plate Tectonics
  9. 2.01: Alfred Wegeners Continental Drift Hypothesis
  10. 2.02: Layers of the Earth
  11. 2.03: Convergent Boundaries
  12. 2.04: Divergent Boundaries
  13. 2.05: Transform Boudaries
  14. 2.06: The Wilson Cycle
  15. 2.07: Hotspots
  16. 03: Crustal Deformation and Earthquakes
  17. 3.01: Stress and Strain
  18. 3.02: Deformation
  19. 3.03: Geological Maps
  20. 3.04: Folds
  21. 3.05: Faults
  22. 3.06: Earthquake Essentials
  23. 3.07: Measuring Earthquakes
  24. 3.08: Earthquake Risk
  25. 3.09: Case Studies
  26. 04: Minerals
  27. 4.01: Prelude to Minerals
  28. 4.02: Chemistry of Minerals
  29. 4.03: Formation of Minerals
  30. 4.04: Silicate Minerals
  31. 4.05: Non-Silicate Minerals
  32. 4.06: Identifying Minerals
  33. 4.S: Summary
  34. 05: Igneous Processes and Volcanoes
  35. 5.01: Classification of Igneous Rocks
  36. 5.02: Bowens Reaction Series
  37. 5.03: Magma Generation
  38. 5.04: Partial Melting and Crystallization
  39. 5.05: Volcanism
  40. 06: Metamorphic Rocks
  41. 6.01: Prelude to Metamorphic Rocks
  42. 6.02: Metamorphic Processes
  43. 6.03: Metamorphic Textures
  44. 6.04: Metamorphic Grade
  45. 6.05: Metamorphic Environments
  46. 07: Weathering Erosion and Sedimentary Rocks
  47. 7.01: The Unique Properties of Water
  48. 7.02: Weathering and Erosion
  49. 7.03: Sedimentary Rocks
  50. 7.04: Sedimentary Structures
  51. 7.05: Depositional Environments
  52. 7.S: Weathering Erosion and Sedimentary Rocks (Summary)
  53. 08: Mass Wasting
  54. 8.01: Slope Strength
  55. 8.02: Mass-Wasting Triggers and Mitigation
  56. 8.03: Landslide Classification and Identification
  57. 8.04: Examples of Landslides
  58. 09: Water
  59. 9.01: Prelude to Water
  60. 9.02: Properties of Water
  61. 9.03: Water Cycle
  62. 9.04: Water Basin and Budgets
  63. 9.05: Water Use and Distribution
  64. 9.06: Water Law
  65. 9.07: Surface Water
  66. 9.08: Groundwater
  67. 9.09: Water Contamination
  68. 9.10: Karst
  69. 10: Glaciers
  70. 10.01: Prelude to Galciers
  71. 10.02: Types of Glaciers
  72. 10.03: Glacier Formation and Movement
  73. 10.04: Glacial Budget
  74. 10.05: Glacial Landforms
  75. 10.06: Ice Age Glaciations
  76. 11: Global Climate Change
  77. 11.01: Global Climate Change
  78. 11.02: Earths Temperature
  79. 11.03: Evidence of Recent Climate Change
  80. 11.04: Prehistoric Climate Change
  81. 11.05: Anthropogenic Causes of Climate Change
  82. 12: Coastlines
  83. 12.01: Waves and Wave Processes
  84. 12.02: Shoreline Features
  85. 12.03: Current and Tides
  86. 13: Deserts
  87. 13.01: Prelude to Deserts
  88. 13.02: The Origin of Deserts
  89. 13.03: Desert Weathering and Erosion
  90. 13.04: Desert Landforms
  91. 13.05: The Great Basin and the Basin and Range
  92. 14: Geologic Time
  93. 14.01: Relative Dating
  94. 14.02: Absolute Dating
  95. 14.03: Fossils and Evolution
  96. 14.04: Correlation
  97. 15: Earth History
  98. 15.01: Origin of the Universe
  99. 15.02: Origin of the Solar SystemThe Nebular Hypothesis
  100. 15.03: Hadean Eon
  101. 15.04: Archean Eon
  102. 15.05: Proterozoic Eon
  103. 15.06: Paleozoic
  104. 15.07: Mesozoic
  105. 15.08: Cenozoic
  106. 16: Energy and Mineral Resources
  107. 16.01: Prelude to Energy and Mineral Resources
  108. 16.02: Mining
  109. 16.03: Fossil Fuels
  110. 16.04: Mineral Resources
  111. 16.S: Summary