CONTENTS 1
1．Geology 1
2．The Earth 4
3．The Land Surface 7
4．Surface Water and Ground Water 10
5．The World's First Compass 13
6．The Oceans 16
7．Metals 19
8．Dating of Rocks 22
9．Weathering 25
10．Snow,Ice,and Glaciers 28
11．Folds and Faults 32
12．Sources of Coastal Sediment 35
13．The Crust 38
14．Movement of the Crust 42
15．Fossil Horse 45
16．Earthquake Forecasting 48
17．Kweilin's Scenery and Karst 53
18．Volcanoes 57
19．Volcanic Activity and Magma 61
20．Sea-Floor Geology 65
21．Identification of Minerals 70
22．The Identification of Rocks 74
23．Geologic Maps and Geologic Sections 78
24．Geologic Structure Sections 82
25．Erosion 86
26．Joints and Faults 90
27．Rocks Show Evidence of Crustal Movements 93
28．Fossils 97
29．Fossil Succession 100
30．Coal,Oil and Natural Gas 105
Chinese Translations of the Texts 110