Geological foundations

Author: Song Chunqing et al
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Publishing Date: 2004-02-01
Features: This book is a fundamental textbook for geography majors in teacher training universities. It includes 15 chapters: General Introduction, Minerals, Igneous Rocks, Sedimentary Rocks, Metamorphic Rocks, Mineral Deposits, Tectonic Movements and Tectonic Adjustments, Earthquakes, Major Tectonic Theories, Methods for Studying the Crustal History, and the Geological History of Each Era, among others, covering the basic knowledge and theories of geology. As a revised third edition, the book emphasizes incorporating the latest academic achievements, such as the formation of granite, special sedimentary rocks, regional migmatization, volcanic mineral deposits, polymictic mineral deposits, the kerogen theory of oil formation, ductile faults, regional major faults, terranes, geological and biological events, the Cambrian explosion of life, and the extinction of dinosaurs. It also includes the more recent "China Earthquake Intensity Scale" and "Geological Time Scale." Suitable as a textbook for geography, geology, geoscience, environmental science, and related disciplines, as well as for readers and reference purposes.