TY  - BOOK
AU  - Renton,John J.
ED  - Teaching Company
TI  - The nature of earth: an introduction to geology 
T2  - The Great courses
SN  - 9781598032222 (pbk)
AV  - LB 14.6 R422n 2006
U1  - 370 
PY  - 2006///
CY  - Chantilly, Virginia
PB  - The Teaching Company
KW  - Education.
KW  - Teaching
KW  - Educación
KW  - Enseñanza
KW  - Geología
KW  - Ciencias de la Tierra
N1  - Course no. 1700; Issued with DVD; Transcript covers the 36 lectures covered in the corresponding DVDs; Incluye bibliografías; [v. 1] : Lectures 1-18 Origin of the universe --
Origin of the solar system --
Continental drift --
Plate tectonics --
The formation of minerals --
Classification of minerals --
The identification of minerals --
Kinds of rocks --
Sedimentary rocks --
Metamorphic rocks --
Volcanic activity --
Phases of volcanic activity --
Hawaiian Islands and Yellowstone Park --
Mass wasting--gravity at work --
Mass wasting processes --
Weathering --
Soils and the clay minerals --
Climate and the type of soils --
[v. 2]: Lectures 19-36 Streams--the major agent of erosion --
Sculpting of the landscape --
Stream erosion in arid regions --
Ice sculpts the final scene --
Groundwater --
The production of groundwater --
Karst topography --
Groundwater contamination --
Rock deformation --
The geologic structures --
Faults and joints --
Earthquakes --
Damage from earthquakes --
Seismology --
The formation of mountains --
Orogenic styles --
Economic geology of coal --
Economic geology of petroleum; 6 DVD que contienen 36 lecturas / 30 minutos por lectura.
N2  - 	
These 36 lectures are your initiation into the geological world that lies just outside your door. "The Nature of Earth: An Introduction to Geology" introduces you to physical geology, the study of Earth's minerals, rocks, soils, and the processes that operate on them through time
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