Physical Geology: Earth RevealedCoverage of plate tectonics is moved to the beginning of the book. The text is also used as the official Annenberg CPB distributed telecourse for physical geology.The beautiful new art program and interactive writing style will grab students' attention and further their interest in the subject. |
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... California State University Ronald C. Flemal Northern Illinois University Richard A. Flory California State University at Chico M. G. Frey University of New Orleans Jon S. Galehouse San Francisco State University Frank M. Hanna California ...
... California State University Ronald C. Flemal Northern Illinois University Richard A. Flory California State University at Chico M. G. Frey University of New Orleans Jon S. Galehouse San Francisco State University Frank M. Hanna California ...
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Earth Revealed David McGeary, Charles C. Plummer. 6.3 In Greater Depth California's Greatest Fault - The San Andreas The San Andreas fault in California is the best known geo- logic structure in the United States , but the geologists and ...
Earth Revealed David McGeary, Charles C. Plummer. 6.3 In Greater Depth California's Greatest Fault - The San Andreas The San Andreas fault in California is the best known geo- logic structure in the United States , but the geologists and ...
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... California , is a right - lateral fault capable of generating great earthquakes of magnitude 8 or more . The 1906 earthquake ( estimated Richter magnitude 8.25 ) near San Francisco caused a 280 - mile ( 450 - kilometer ) scar in ...
... California , is a right - lateral fault capable of generating great earthquakes of magnitude 8 or more . The 1906 earthquake ( estimated Richter magnitude 8.25 ) near San Francisco caused a 280 - mile ( 450 - kilometer ) scar in ...
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