Geology & The Lithosphere

The Ore Minerals Under the Microscope: An Optical Guide, Second Edition, is a very detailed color atlas for ore/opaque minerals (ore microscopy), w...

The interplay between Geology and Biology has shaped the Earth from the early Precambrian, 4 billion years ago. Moving beyond the borders of the cl...

The first 2,500 million years of the geological history of Britain are stored in the gneisses of the Lewisian Complex of North West Scotland. This ...

From Scafells towering volcanic crags to the deep lake-filled glacial valleys of Wasdale and Buttermere, the Lake District possesses an extraordina...

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...