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Lutgens, Frederick K.
Essentials of geology / Frederick K. Lutgens, Edward J. Tarbuck ;
illustrated by Dennis Tasa. — 11th ed.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-321-71472-5
1. Geology—Textbooks. I. Tarbuck, Edward J. II. Title.
QE26.3.L87 2012
550—dc22
2010034466
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