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Introduction, history of the earth and geological time. Browse through our free geoscience and geology books and prepare for your exams. An introduction to geology free textbook for college. Structural geology is a groundbreaking reference that introduces you to the concepts of nonlinear solid mechanics and nonequilibrium thermodynamics in metamorphic geology, offering a fresh perspective on rock structure and its potential for new interpretations of geological evolution. New theory of the earth, is a book written by don l.
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