The Elements of Geology

The Elements of Geology is a classic earth science volume by William Harmon Norton of Cornell University is a thorough and fascinating guide to the field of geology. Contents: Introduction: the scope and aim of geology — Part I. External geological agencies: The work of the weather. The work of ground water. Rivers and valleys. River deposits. The work of glaciers. The work of the wind. The sea and its shores. Offshore and deep-sea deposits — Part II. Internal geological agencies: Movements of the earth’s crust. Earthquakes. Volcanoes. Underground structures of igneous origin. Metamorphism and mineral veins — Part III. Historical geology: The geological record. The pre-Cambrian systems. The Cambrian. The Ordovician and Silurian. The Devonian. The Carboniferous. The Mesozoic. The Tertiary. The Quaternary.