First Lessons in Geology (Classic Reprint): To Accompany the Chautauqua Scientific Diagrams (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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Understand how rivers, rocks, and fossils reveal the story of our landscapes.

This illustrated guide explains how layers form, how water shapes valleys, and how fossils tell the history of life on Earth. It combines plain-language explanations with clear diagrams to show you how geology ideas fit together, from sediment layers to ancient seas.

• Learn how gravel, sand, and mud become sediments through stratification and deposition
• See how erosion carves canyons, wears down mountains, and links surface processes to global landforms
• Explore Silurian life, trilobites, crinoids, Orthoceras, and other fossils through approachable diagrams
• Follow the journey from glaciers and ice ages to the shaping of North America’s landscape

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