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  • 4.2: The Rock Cycle
    https://geo.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Geology/Introduction_to_Historical_Geology_(Johnson_et_al.)/04%3A_The_Rock_Cycle/4.02%3A_The_Rock_Cycle
    The weight of the overlying layers will compact the sediment closer together, and as groundwater leaks between the individual grains, it will glue or cement the sediment as solid rock. The processes i...The weight of the overlying layers will compact the sediment closer together, and as groundwater leaks between the individual grains, it will glue or cement the sediment as solid rock. The processes involved in the rock cycle, and the rocks themselves, tell a story of the events that happened in Earth’s 4.54 billion-year history.
  • 11.1: Paleozoic Tectonics and Paleogeography
    https://geo.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Geology/Introduction_to_Historical_Geology_(Johnson_et_al.)/11%3A_The_Paleozoic_Era/11.01%3A_Paleozoic_Tectonics_and_Paleogeography
    By the end of the Paleozoic Era, the east coast of North America had a very high mountain range due to continental collision and the creation of Pangea. During the Mesozoic Era, the size of the mounta...By the end of the Paleozoic Era, the east coast of North America had a very high mountain range due to continental collision and the creation of Pangea. During the Mesozoic Era, the size of the mountains on either side of North America would flip, with the west coast being a more tectonically active plate boundary and the east coast changing into a passive margin after the breakup of Pangea.
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  • 3: Minerals
    https://geo.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Geology/Introduction_to_Historical_Geology_(Johnson_et_al.)/03%3A_Minerals
  • 10: The PreCambrian
    https://geo.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Geology/Introduction_to_Historical_Geology_(Johnson_et_al.)/10%3A_The_PreCambrian
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    The LibreTexts libraries are Powered by NICE CXOne and are supported by the Department of Education Open Textbook Pilot Project, the UC Davis Office of the Provost, the UC Davis Library, the Californi...The LibreTexts libraries are Powered by NICE CXOne and are supported by the Department of Education Open Textbook Pilot Project, the UC Davis Office of the Provost, the UC Davis Library, the California State University Affordable Learning Solutions Program, and Merlot.
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    Introduction to Historical Geology Chris Johnson, Callan Bentley, Karla Panchuk, Matt Affolter, Karen Layou, Shelley Jaye, Russ Kohrs, Paul Inkenbrandt, Cam Mosher, Brian Ricketts, and Charlene Estrad...Introduction to Historical Geology Chris Johnson, Callan Bentley, Karla Panchuk, Matt Affolter, Karen Layou, Shelley Jaye, Russ Kohrs, Paul Inkenbrandt, Cam Mosher, Brian Ricketts, and Charlene Estrada Maricopa Open Digital Press
  • 2: Planet Earth - An Introduction
    https://geo.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Geology/Introduction_to_Historical_Geology_(Johnson_et_al.)/02%3A_Planet_Earth_-_An_Introduction
  • 12: The Mesozoic Era
    https://geo.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Geology/Introduction_to_Historical_Geology_(Johnson_et_al.)/12%3A_The_Mesozoic_Era
    Thumbnail: Iconic “Berlin specimen” Archaeopteryx lithographica fossil from Germany.
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  • 8.2: Modes of Fossil Preservation
    https://geo.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Geology/Introduction_to_Historical_Geology_(Johnson_et_al.)/08%3A_Taphonomy_-_The_Science_of_Death_and_Decay/8.02%3A_Modes_of_Fossil_Preservation
    Casts are used for many reasons: the original fossils can be hundreds of pounds of permineralized bone, making it a challenge to mount the specimens, the originals may be fragile and require a control...Casts are used for many reasons: the original fossils can be hundreds of pounds of permineralized bone, making it a challenge to mount the specimens, the originals may be fragile and require a controlled environment for preservation, and it is a way to share specimens among museums, or the fossils may currently be under study.

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