Beneath our Feet
The Rocks of Planet Earth

Spectacular photographs and non-technical text reveal beauty of rocks for everyone interested in natural history.

Ron Vernon (Author)

9780521790307, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 7 December 2000

224 pages, 174 colour illus.
26.2 x 21 x 2.3 cm, 0.945 kg

'This is one of the most beautifully illustrated books that I have ever seen. It should be in every high school and public library.' Gretchen Luepke Bynum, Journal of Geoscience Education

This beautifully illustrated book reveals the astounding variety and beauty of the rocks and minerals all around us. Many stunning images show rocks from deep within Earth, rocks created and altered by heating and melting, rocks ejected from volcanoes, rocks shaped by erosion at Earth's surface, and extraterrestrial rocks that have crashed into Earth. These spectacular photographs are accompanied by clear and non-technical explanations of the main processes responsible for creating rocks and minerals. This book is for everyone interested in natural history, especially those who visit museums and national parks. The book can also be used as an introductory textbook for school students, and for non-science major undergraduate students. Earth scientists will also be thrilled by this stunning collection of images.

Introduction
1. Looking at rocks and minerals
2. Juggling plates
3. Anything flows
4. A mantle of green
5. Hot stuff
6. Breaking point
7. All washed up
8. Turning up the heat
9. In hot water
10. A tight squeeze
11. From outer space
12. Seen one rock …
Acknowledgments
Glossary
Index.

Subject Areas: Geology & the lithosphere [RBG], Earth sciences [RB], Popular science [PDZ]