Research Guides: Geology and Earth Sciences: Books

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How to Build a Habitable Planet by Charles H. Langmuir; Wally Broecker
Call Number: QB632 .B78 2012
Publication Date: 2012
A classic introduction to the story of Earth's origin and evolution--revised and expanded for the twenty-first century.
Essentials of Geology by Frederick K. Lutgens; Edward J. Tarbuck; Jessica Knapp; Dennis G. Tasa; Randall Richardson
Call Number: QE26.3 .L87 2012
Publication Date: 2012
The Sea Floor by Eugen Seibold; Wolfgang Berger
Call Number: QE39 .S38 2017
Publication Date: 2017
Geology and the Environment by Paul Bierman; Bernard W. Pipkin; Dee D. Trent; Richard Hazlett
Call Number: QE38 .P48 2014
Publication Date: 2013

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