1-4太阳系的起源.........................................................................(5)

1-5流星与陨石............................................................................(9)

1-5.1有关陨石碎片的发现.......................................................(13)

1-5.2裂碎锥.............................................................(14)

1-5.3柯石英和超石英.......................................................................(14)

1-5.4冲击变质作用.............................................................(15)

1-5.5火山根的缺失..........................................................................(15)

1-6陨石的起源............................................................................(15)

进修读物........................................................................(16)

第二章地震学与地球内部.............................................................(18)

2-1应力和应变.................................................................................(18)

2-2波动...................................................................................(20)

2-3走时表与速度-深度曲线......................................................(21)

2-4地球的主要分层...........................................................................(24)

2-5地球内密度的变化.............................................................................(26)

2-6地球内的压力分布、重力引起的加速度变化以及弹性常数........................(34)

2-7地震的震级、烈度和能量...................................................(35)

进修读物........................................................................................(37)

第三章地球的成分..................................................................(38)

3-1引言..................................................................................(38)

3-2天体与宇宙物质的成分............................................................(38)

3-3大气圈与水圈的成分........................................................(40)

3-4矿物与岩石............................................................................(42)

3-5石的分类...............................................................(44)

3-5.1沉积岩、火成岩、变质岩与深成岩的分类................................(44)

3-5.2火成岩的分类....................................................................(45)

3-5.3沉积岩的分类............................................................(47)

3-5.4变质岩与深成岩的分类.........................................................(47)

3-6岩石共生组合.......................................................................(50)

3-6.1裂谷共生组合.........................................................................(50)

3-6.2大陆平原共生组合....................................................................(51)

3-6.3大陆边缘共生组合.....................................................................(54)

3-6.4大洋底.............................................................................(56)

3-6.5大洋岛共生组合........................................................................(59)

3-6.6岛弧共生组合...........................................................................(61)

3-6.7原生山脉的共生组合..................................................................(63)

3-6.8出露地盾的共生组合..................................................................(65)

3-7地壳的平均成分..............................................................................(67)

第四章地球形状与重力................................................................................(68)

4-1地球的形状.......................................................................(68)

4-2地球的转动....................................................................................(68)

4-3重力引力.......................................................................................(71)

4-4重力理论....................................................................................(73)

4-5重力的测量....................................................................................(75)

4-6重力异常.....................................................................................(76)

4-7均衡说..........................................................................................(78)

进修读物.............................................................................................(84)

第五章地质年代学....................................................................................(85)

5-1引言............................................................................................(85)

5-2地层历史的注释.............................................................................(85)

5-3地质时代后期的再划分....................................................................(87)

5-4放射性方法的出现...........................................................................(89)

5-5闭合系统与张开系统........................................................................(90)

5-6铀法.............................................................................................(90)

5-7钾法............................................................................................(96)

5-8铷法..............................................................................................(98)

5-9裂变——示踪记年...........................................................................(99)

5-10放射性碳与氚法.......................................................................(100)

5-11不整合年龄的解释.......................................................................(101)

5-12地球的年龄................................................................................(103)

5-13前寒武纪年代学历史的注释............................................................(105)

5-14前寒武纪时代的再划分.................................................(106)

进修读物............................................................................................(107)