Geomagnetism has always been at the forefront among the various branches of geophysics. At the end of the 16th century William Gilbert determined that the Earth is a big magnet, implying that it has a magnetic field; in the 1830s Carl Friedrich Gauss was able to formulate a procedure to measure the field completely and analyzed its characteristics with the spherical harmonic analysis, a method still used in the era of satellites and computers. Nevertheless, as recently as in the sixties, geophysics textbooks devoted only a thin chapter to geomagnetism, and limited their discussion mostly to prospecting methods, while many geologists’ curriculum practically left it out altogether. The essential contribution provided by the study of ocean floor magnetic anomalies and by paleomagnetism in the development of global tectonic models, made geomagnetism popular in the geological community, which nonetheless continued, and still continues, to view it as a highly specialist discipline. <...>

Учебные планы геологических факультетов университетов включают в себя, помимо ряда других геологических дисциплин, общий курс геологии—«Общую геологию» или «Введение в геологию», который читается в I и II семестрах.

The Seventh Edition of A Geology for Engineers has been written to provide students of engineering with a recent text  in geology for use during their first degree in Civil Engineering or Mining. As with previous editions, we have attempted to explain both the subject of geology and its relevance to engineering work in rock and soil.

Principles Of Engineering Geology by K.M. Bangar is a book that is designed as a basic text for the students of B.Sc in Geology, B.E. in Civil Engineering and Mining Engineering, A.M.I.E. Section B, and also Diploma In Mining Engineering. This book can also be referred to by those who are appearing for the different competitive examinations conducted by the U.P.S.C. and other State PSCs. The book also provides the required information for the keen readers of Geology. Principles Of Engineering Geology covers topics such as physical geology, minerals, study of various crystals, and also the different types of rocks, such as igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks. The book also covers different geological structures and the Indian geology. Some of the other topics that are covered in the book are different deposits of ore and the role of engineering in geology. Various methods of exploration and surveying techniques are also covered in the book.K.M. Bangar is also the author of Engineering and General Geology.

Предлагаемая книга представляет собой значительно переработанное второе издание учебного пособия «Основы геологии СССР». При подготовке книги к переизданию автор использовал новые данные, появившиеся в последнее время по геологии, и учел пожелания и замечания кафедр технических вузов и читателей.
Учебник основывается на геотектоническом районировании территории СССР, принятом на тектонических картах СССР. Написана книга в соответствии с действующей программой и ставит целью познакомить студентов с закономерностями геологического строения и развития территории СССР.

The geologic sciences continue to undergo remarkable changes. Those changes that have endured over time have been incorporated into each edition of this manual since the first edition was published in 1951. Although the subject matter has changed and expanded in scope, the number of laboratory sessions in a given academic quarter or semester has not increased. Because the time available in a quarter or semester cannot be expanded without disrupting the class schedule for the entire college or university, the problem of too much material for too little time poses a dilemma for authors, instructors, and students. <...>

This volume is dedicated to Kenneth Jingwah Hsfi, Professor emeritus of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH-Zfirich). It collects the proceedings of the Symposium on "Paradoxes in Modern Geology", held in Beijing on the 13th and 14th September 1999, to honour his 70th birthday.

Physical geology is the study of the earth's rocks, minerals, an dsoils and how they have formed through time. Complex internal processes such as plate tectonics and mountain-building have formed these rocks and brought them to the earth's surface . Earthquakes are the result of the sudden movement of crustal plates, releasing internal energy that becomes destructive at the surface. Internal heat and energy are released also through volcanic eruptions. External processes such as glaciation, running water, weathering, and erosion have formed the landscapes we see today. <...>