EarthJames F. Luhr In the best-selling tradition of Smithsonian Animal, this extraordinary survey of our planet provides unrivaled insight into the forces and processes that formed our environment and which continue to influence its evolution. With thousands of breathtaking photographs and unique visual catalogues of the features and phenomena that take place on Earth--such as rocks, minerals, and mountains to tropical rainforests and the different types of clouds--Earth contains the most up-to-date ideas on how our world works, a compelling review on the health of the planet, and unbelievable images of the world's most stunning features. |
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... minerals and rocks to create a variety of objects , from stone tools to swords , plowshares , space shuttles , and exquisite jewelry . To use minerals to their best advantage , it is first necessary to identify ... MINERALS Many of. MINERALS.
... minerals and rocks to create a variety of objects , from stone tools to swords , plowshares , space shuttles , and exquisite jewelry . To use minerals to their best advantage , it is first necessary to identify ... MINERALS Many of. MINERALS.
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... minerals have similarities in their properties . These have led to their being grouped according to whether they are chemical compounds , such as oxides or silicates , rather than minerals of particular elements for example , copper or ...
... minerals have similarities in their properties . These have led to their being grouped according to whether they are chemical compounds , such as oxides or silicates , rather than minerals of particular elements for example , copper or ...
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... minerals , commonly crystalline . They are valued as such because they are beautiful , rare , and durable . Out of the 4,000 or more different minerals in the Earth , only 50 or so are typically used as gems . Such is the value of many ...
... minerals , commonly crystalline . They are valued as such because they are beautiful , rare , and durable . Out of the 4,000 or more different minerals in the Earth , only 50 or so are typically used as gems . Such is the value of many ...
Contents
MANAGING EDITOR Amanda Lebentz | 6 |
THE EARTH IN SPACE | 43 |
THE ANATOMY OF THE EARTH | 53 |
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Africa Antarctica Arctic Asia ATLANTIC OCEAN atmosphere Australia basaltic Basin boundary calcite carbon cave China climate cloud coast COLOR COMPOSITION contain continental cool coral Corbis crater crust CRYSTAL SYSTEM deep deposits desert Earth Earth's surface earthquake east erosion eruptions Europe evaporation fault flows forest fossil glacier glacier TERMINUS grains grasslands Gulf heat ice sheet igneous rocks impact intrusions island Lake land landscape largest lava layers limestone LOCATION magma mantle MAXIMUM DEPTH metamorphic meteorite million square km million years ago minerals mountains North America northern northwest occurs oceanic crust PACIFIC OCEAN Pacific Plate percent plants Plateau produce pyroclastic flows rain rainfall rainforest range reefs region ridges Rift rise river sand sea level sediment sedimentary rocks soil solar South southeast southern species square miles Stratovolcano streams subduction tectonic plates temperature trees tropical TYPE valley volcanic warm weathering wetlands wind world's zone