Minnesota’s Geology.
Başlık:
Minnesota’s Geology.
Yazar:
Ojakangas, Richard W.
ISBN:
9780816681679
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Fiziksel Tanımlama:
1 online resource (276 pages)
İçerik:
Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- PART I. BACKGROUND -- Chapter 1. The Briefing -- Chapter 2. Minnesota's Place in Geologic History -- PART II. GEOLOGIC HISTORY -- Chapter 3. Early Precambrian Time (4,500 to 2,500 Million Years Ago) -- Chapter 4. Middle Precambrian Time (2,500 to 1,600 Million Years Ago) -- Chapter 5. Late Precambrian Time (1,600 to 600 Million Years Ago) -- Chapter 6. Post-Precambrian Time (600 to 2 Million Years Ago) -- Chapter 7. The Quaternary Period (2 Million Years Ago to the Present) -- PART III. MINERAL RESOURCES -- Chapter 8. Metallic Minerals -- Chapter 9. Nonmetals, Fuels, and Water -- PART IV. REGIONAL GEOLOGY -- Chapter 10. Northeastern Minnesota -- Chapter 11. Northwestern Minnesota -- Chapter 12. Central Minnesota -- Chapter 13. Southwestern Minnesota -- Chapter 14. Southeastern Minnesota -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.
Özet:
Minnesota's Geology provides a history of the past 3.5 billion years in the area's development. In accessible language, Minnesota-based geologists Richard W. Ojakangas and Charles L. Matsch tell the story of the state's past and offer a guide for those who want to read geological history firsthand from the rocks and landscapes of today. "Minnesota's Geology sets a standard of excellence for books about the geology of a region. . . an unusually well-written and well-balanced book." Science Books and Films.
Notlar:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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