Rocks and Their Origins
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Rocks and Their Origins is a arts podcast hosted by Grenville A. J. Cole. It has 15 episodes, with the latest published November 2011.
Do you know the difference between sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic rocks? Are you interested in their geologic origin, chemical composition or how each type affects the landscape? Do you know the differences between limestone, granite and marble as building materials? You will find these and lots of other interesting facts about rocks in this second edition of "Rocks and Their Origins" published in 1922. The author, Grenville A. J. Cole, was an English geologist, Professor of Geology in the Royal College of Science for Ireland and an avid cyclist. (summary by J. M. Smallheer)
arts ·en ·15 episodes
00 - Preface
01 - On Rocks in General
02 - The Limestones, Part 1
03 - The Limestones, Part 2
04 - The Limestones, Part 3
05 - The Sandstones, Part 1
06 - The Sandstones, Part 2
07 - Clays, Shales and Slates, Part 1
08 - Clays, Shales and Slates, Part 2
09 - Igneous Rocks, Part 1
10 - Igneous Rocks, Part 2
11 - Igneous Rocks, Part 3
12 - Metamorphic Rocks, Part 1
13 - Metamorphic Rocks, Part 2
14 - List of the Common Minerals that form Rocks
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