Geology: Minerals, Continents, Noosphere

It turns out that the Earth is not a sphere! More precisely, not quite a sphere. Diamonds are made from coal, marble from silt, asphalt from oil. A river can flow nowhere, and a forest can heat and water itself. Humans, along with other living beings, actively participate in this incredible cycle. And it is in our power to ensure that human influence on our planet is careful and creative.
To do this, we need to study the secret and beautiful processes of terrestrial geology: How is the planet structured from the inside? Where did the water come from, and what is happening to it now? Why are there so many different types of minerals and other substances in the Earth's crust? How do volcanoes and earthquakes work? And who lives in the soil? Has humanity already "ruined everything" or not yet? The book by Peter Volcit "Geology: Minerals, Continents, Noosphere" will help clarify these questions. And in home experiments, it will be possible to practically verify what science talks about.

Peter Volcit is the author of popular science and artistic books, a translator, and an educator. He graduated from the biological-chemical faculty of the Moscow State Pedagogical Institute. He has worked as a school teacher and has been conducting classes in a young naturalists' circle for many years.
For middle and high school age.