Kevin Hefferan - Earth Materials

1. Chapter 1
2. Chapter 2
3. Chapter 3
4. Chapter 4
5. Chapter 5
6. Chapter 6
7. Chapter 7
8. Chapter 9
9. Chapter 10
10. Chapter 11
11. Chapter 12
12. Chapter 13
13. Chapter 14
14. Chapter 15
15. Chapter 16
16. Chapter 17
17. Chapter 18
18. Chapter 19

1. Chapter 1
2. Chapter 2
3. Chapter 3
4. Chapter 4
5. Chapter 5
6. Chapter 6
7. Chapter 7
8. Chapter 8
9. Chapter 9
10. Chapter 10
11. Chapter 11
12. Chapter 12
13. Chapter 13
14. Chapter 14
15. Chapter 15
16. Chapter 16
17. Chapter 17
18. Chapter 18
19. Chapter 19

Second Edition

Kevin Hefferan

Marine Science, Safety and Environmental Protection Department

Massachusetts Maritime Academy

John OBrien

Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences

New Jersey City University (Retired)

This second edition first published 2022
2022 John Wiley & Sons Ltd

Edition History
2010 by Kevin Hefferan and John OBrien

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