The planet in a pebble: a journey into Earth's deep history
by Zalasiewicz, J. A.
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BookPublisher: Oxford University Press 2010ISBN: 9780199569700; SE00036845; 0199569703.Classification number: 551.7 ZALSubject(s): Pebbles | Historical geology | Earth -- HistorySubject: 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.
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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.
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