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Part A - IGNEOUS ROCKS
1. Magma 2. Classifying Igneous Rocks 3. Gradation 4. Viscosity of Magma and Lavas 5. The Main Minerals in Igneous Rocks Part B - SEDIMENTARY ROCKS 1. Sedimentation 2. Cementation 3. Classification of Sedimentary Rocks 4. Mechanically Formed Sedimentary Rocks 5. Chemically Formed Sedimentary Rocks 6. Organically Formed Sedimentary Rocks 7. Some Things that Sedimentary Rocks Tell Us 8. Sedimentary Structures 9. Environments of Deposition 10. Larger-Scale Structures Part C - METAMORPHIC ROCKS 1. What is Metamorphism? 2. Contact Metamorphism 3. Regional Metamorphism 4. Degree of Metamorphism 5. Serpentine 6. Describing a Rock Part D - MINERALS 1. Elements in Earth's Crust 2. Rocks 3. Major Mineral Groups 4. Minor Mineral Groups 5. Moh's Scale of Hardness 6. Describing Minerals Part E - MOVEMENTS IN EARTH'S CRUST 1. Material for Mountains 2. Tilting and Folding 3. Faults 4. Mountain Building 5. Causes 6. Plate Tectonics Part F - WEATHERING AND EROSION 1. Changes to Planet Earth 2. Weathering 3. Rock Erosion 4. Transport and Deposition of Eroded Material 5. Soils 6. Soil Erosion 7. Rivers 8. Underground Water |
Part G - SEISMOLOGY
1. Earthquakes 2. Seismic Waves 3. Detection of Earthquake Waves 4. Measurement of the Intensity of Earthquakes 5. Damage by Earthquakes 6. Structure of Earth 7. The Plate Theory Part H - VULCANOLOGY 1. The Formation of Volcanoes 2. Types of Volcanoes 3. Earthquakes and Volcanoes 4. Volcanic Landforms 5. Prediction of Volcanic Activity 6. Pyroclastic Sedimentary Rocks Part I - FOSSILS 1. Palaeontology 2. The Process of Fossilisation 3. Types of Fossils 4. The Story Told by Fossils 5. Working Out the Ages of Rocks 6. Geological Time Scale Part J - GEOLOGICAL HISTORY 1. Sources of Information 2. Facts to Keep in Mind 3. Principles of Stratigraphy to Use 4. Some Deductions from Rock Strata 5. Deductions from Fossils Found 6. A Brief History of Life on Earth 7. A Short Geological History of Australia 8. A Short Geological History of N.S.W. 9. Geological Histories of Regions around Various Schools 10. Geological Mapping Part K - WEALTH FROM EARTHS CRUST 1. Search for Useful Deposits 2. Building and Construction Materials 3. Fuels from the Crust 4. Ore Bodies and Metals 5. Other Useful Substances from Earth's Crust 6. Geology and Engineering Part L - LANDSCAPE 1. Landscape Changes 2. Volcanic Landforms 3. Other Igneous Landforms 4. Faulted Landforms 5. River Landforms 6. Coastal Landforms 7. Desert Landforms 8. Glacial Landforms |