An introduction to geology -- Plate tectonics: a scientific revolution unfolds -- Matter and minerals -- Magma, igneous rocks, and intrusive activity -- Volcanoes and volcanic hazards -- Weathering ...

SEVERAL books on physical geology, with special reference to North America, are already available, but Prof. Miller's contribution to the existing literature is sufficiently attractive to justify its ...

THE merit of a work on local geology or natural history may be of two distinct kinds. The author may be an original investigator of a little-known area, and his book a positive addition to our ...