Geology For Dummies. Alecia M. Spooner
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8 Part 6: The Part of Tens Chapter 23: Ten Ways You Use Geologic Resources Every Day Burning Fossil Fuels Playing with Plastics Gathering Gemstones Drinking Water Creating Concrete Paving Roads Accessing Geothermal Heat Fertilizing with Phosphate Constructing Computers Building with Beautiful Stone Chapter 24: Ten Geologic Hazards Changing Course: River Flooding Caving In: Sinkholes Sliding Down: Landslides Shaking Things Up: Earthquakes Washing Away Coastal Towns: Tsunamis Destroying Farmland and Coastal Bluffs: Erosion Fiery Explosions of Molten Rock: Volcanic Eruptions Melting Ice with Fire: Jokulhlaups Flowing Rivers of Mud: Lahars Watching the Poles: Geomagnetism
9 Index
List of Tables
1 Chapter 5TABLE 5-1 Common Elements in Earth’s Crust
2 Chapter 6TABLE 6-1 Silicate Mineral GroupsTABLE 6-2 Common Carbonate MineralsTABLE 6-3 Sulfide and Sulfate MineralsTABLE 6-4 Common Oxide MineralsTABLE 6-5 Common Native Element Minerals
3 Chapter 7TABLE 7-1 Classification of Igneous RocksTABLE 7-2 Detrital Sedimentary RocksTABLE 7-3 Chemical Sedimentary RocksTABLE 7-4 Metamorphic Rocks
4 Chapter 9TABLE 9-1 Characteristics