The Planet in a Pebble: A Journey into Earth's Deep History
Author(s): Jan Zalasiewicz
In this narrative of the Earth's long and dramatic history, Jan Zalasiewicz shows how many events in the Earth's ancient past can be deciphered from a single pebble. He explores how geologists reach deep into the past by forensic analysis of even the tiniest amounts of mineral matter, demonstrating and revealing Earth's extraordinary story.
Product Information
Prologue; 1. Stardust; 2. From the Depths of the Earth; 3. Distant Lands; 4. To the Rendezvous; 5. The Sea; 6. Ghosts Observed; 7. Ghosts in Absentia; 8. Where on Earth?; 9. Gold!; 10. The Oil Window; 11. Making Mountains; 12. Breaking the Surface; 13. Futures
General Fields
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- : Oxford University Press
- : Oxford University Press
- : 281.0
- : 01 March 2012
- : 196mm X 129mm
- : United Kingdom
- : 30 April 2012
- : books
Special Fields
- : Jan Zalasiewicz
- : Paperback
- : 551.7
- : 256
- : PDZ
- : 9 black and white illustrations, 4pp colour plate section
