Unit 1 Geology 1
Text A The Earth 1
Text B Science of the Earth 11
Unit 2 Age of the Earth 15
Text A Geologic Time 15
Text B Geologic Time Scale 27
Unit 3 Exodynamic Geology 31
Text A Weathering and Erosion 31
Text B Fluvial Process 42
Unit 4 Minerals 47
Text A Introduction to Minerals 47
Text B Important Minerals 58
Unit 5 Crystalline Rocks 62
Text A Igneous Rocks 62
Text B Metamorphic Rocks 72
Unit 6 Sedimentation 76
Text A Sediment 76
Text B Sedimentary Rocks 85
Unit 7 Economic Geology 89
Text A Ore Deposit 89
Text B Petroleum 98
Unit 8 Rock Deformation 102
Text A Folds 102
Text B Faults 112
Appendix A Glossary 118
Appendix B Keys to Exercises 131
Reference 149
