The planet in a pebble : a journey into Earth's deep history
Zalasiewicz, J. A.2012
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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 story.
Main title:
The planet in a pebble : a journey into Earth's deep history / Jan Zalasiewicz.
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Imprint:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.
Collation:
256 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: 2010.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780199645695 (pbk)
Language:
English
BRN:
437866