Geology & The Lithosphere

The six hundred miles between the northernmost Shetland island and the Mull of Galloway in the South of Scotland contain some of the most interesti...

Utilizing graphs and simple calculations, this clearly written lab manual complements the study of earth science or physical geology. Engaging acti...

Geologists are among that group of scientists who must factor the passage of time into their investigations and they thus have a perspective on tim...

Mantle convection is the fundamental agent driving many of the geological features observed at the Earth's surface, including plate tectonics and p...

What processes and physical materials have shaped the planet we live on? Why do earthquakes happen? And what can geology teach us about contemporar...

An unparalleled reference resource, the Dictionary Geotechnical Engineering consists of more than 70.000 unique entries. Many of the entries are ...

Tenerife is a remarkable island, dominated by Mount Teide, an active volcano higher than any mountain in mainland Spain. The island has extraordina...

Since the advent of the mantle plume hypothesis in 1971, scientists have been faced with the problem that its predictions are not confirmed by obse...

Novel Science is the first in-depth study of the shocking, groundbreaking, and sometimes beautiful writings of the gentlemen of the heroic age o...

Go on an outdoor treasure hunt and enjoy all nature has to offer with this field guide to rockhounding, perfect for armchair geologists or anyone h...

Jurassic, basalt, moraine, flint, alluvial, magma: what are these words and what do they have to do with wine? The answers are here in this book. T...