The living origin of rocks and minerals
Walther Cloos ; translated by Katherine Castelliz and Barbara Saunders-Davies.
Bok Engelsk 2015
| Originaltittel | [ Lebensstufen der Erde. .] English
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| Omfang | 172 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : : color illustrations ;
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| Utgave | Second edition.
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| Opplysninger | "First published in English in 1977 by Lanthorn Press under the title The living earth: the organic origin of rocks and minerals"--Title page verso.. - Preface -- Introduction -- An outline of the world of rocks -- Previous stages of the living earth -- The character of the world of the mineral-plants -- The character of the world-plant-animal -- The plant-nature and schists -- The animal-nature and limestone -- The human being and salt -- The mystery of oil -- Sedimentary rocks -- Volcanism and the birth of terrestrial fire -- Natural radioactivity and the process of germination -- Meteoritic phenomena -- The mineral composition of rocks -- Metals in the life of the earth -- Embryonic development and rock formation -- Time in the development of the earth -- The earth as seed of a new world -- Table of geological formations -- Bibliography -- Index.. - "An increasing number of enthusiasts are attracted by the rich variety of rocks and minerals around us, and new ways of looking at them. In this book, Walther Cloos views the Earth as a living organism, with different kingdoms of nature - mineral, plant and animal - as stages left behind as the earth developed. He argues that everything currently inert and static was once dynamic and living."--Back cover.
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| ISBN | 1782501738. - 9781782501732
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