Road Rocks Ontario: Over 250 Geological Wonders to Discover

by Nick Eyles

Merging Canadian geology with global evolution, this highly illustrated survey also touches on the development of Ontario's mining and oil industries, and the commercial use of rocks as building material. Ontario Rocks concludes with an exploration of the "artificial" urban landscape, and how geologists use their knowledge to safeguard groundwater and rivers, dispose of wastes and understand the hazards posed by earthquakes and erosion. Road...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1550418599
• ISBN13: 9781550418590
• Release Date: June 2013
• Publisher: Fitzhenry & Whiteside
• Length: 570 Pages
• Weight: 2.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 5.9" x 9.0"