Born of heat and pressure : mountains and metamorphic rocks

Author(s)

• Barnes-Svarney, Patricia L.

Bibliographic Information

Born of heat and pressure : mountains and metamorphic rocks

Patricia L. Barnes-Svarney

（An Earth processes book）

Enslow Publishers, c1991

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 62) and index

Summary: Describes the formation of different types of mountains and metamorphic rock (rocks that change form in the intense heat and pressure of the Earth's interior) and discusses their impact on their environment

Details

• NCID: BA24466049
• ISBN:
  • 0894902768
• LCCN: 89025856
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Hillside, N.J., U.S.A.
• Pages/Volumes: 64 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : QE475.A2
  • DC20 : 552/.4
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Rocks, Metamorphic -- Juvenile literature
  • LCSH : Orogeny -- Juvenile literature
  • JVSH : Rocks, Metamorphic
  • JVSH : Mountains
  • JVSH : Geology
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA24198562