A Dictionary Of Geology
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| Author | : Michael Allaby |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 1325 |
| Release | : 2020-01-09 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 0192575708 |
This new edition includes 10,000 entries which cover all areas of geoscience, including planetary science, oceanography, palaeontology, mineralogy and volcanology. In this edition, 675 new entries have been added, and include expanded coverage of planetary geology and earth-observing-satellites. Other new entries terms such as Ianammox, Boomerangian, earth rheological layering, and metamorphic rock classification. The entries are also complemented by more than 130 diagrams and numerous web links that are listed on a regularly updated dedicated companion website. Appendices supplement the A-Z and have been extended to include three new tables on the Torino Impact Hazard Scale, Avalanche Classes, and the Volcanic Explosivity Index. The list of satellite missions has also been revised and updated to include recent developments. A Dictionary of Geology and Earth Sciences is an authoritative, and jargon-free resource for students of geology, geography, geosciences, physical science, and those in related disciplines.
| Author | : Klaus K. E. Neuendorf |
| Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
| Total Pages | : 814 |
| Release | : 2005 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 9780922152766 |
The fifth edition of the Glossary of Geology contains nearly 40,000 entries, including 3.600 new terms and nearly 13,000 entries with revised definitions from the previous edition. In addition to definitions, many entries include background information and aids to syllabication. The Glossary draws its authority from the expertise of more than 100 geoscientists in many specialties who reviewed definitions and added new terms.
| Author | : Sybil P. Parker |
| Publisher | : McGraw-Hill Companies |
| Total Pages | : 372 |
| Release | : 1997 |
| Genre | : Geology |
| ISBN | : |
Provides reference to 8,700 terms, phrases, synonyms, acronyms and abbreviations in geology and mineralogy.
| Author | : American Geological Institute |
| Publisher | : Anchor |
| Total Pages | : 577 |
| Release | : 1984-04-11 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 0385181019 |
From Aa toZweikanter, this popular dictionary has now been revised and updated. This edition includes over 1,000 new terms plus: -accurate definitions without technical jargon -many word origins -hyphenation and pronunciation guide -commonly used abbreviations -a geologic time and life chart The definitions in this book are drawn largely from the autoritative 36,000-term Glossary Of Geology, to which nearly 150 specialists from all fields of the geosciences contributed. Both the Glossary and this Dictionary were prepared as a service of the American Geological Institute, a federation of geoscience societies united to provide information to the science community and the public.
| Author | : Ailsa Allaby |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
| Total Pages | : 640 |
| Release | : 1999 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 9780192800794 |
This is the most authoritative and wide-ranging dictionary of earth sciences available in a single volume. Compiled with the help of a team of specialist contributors, it has been substantially revised and updated for this new edition. It is essential reference for all students of the subject, especially those on interdisciplinary courses. Over 6,000 entries New material on planetary science, remote sensing, statistics, and sequence stratigraphy Substantial updating in mineralogy and geophysics Exceptionally broad coverage also includes climatology, economic geology, geochemistry, oceanography, palaeontology, petrology, and volcanology New section of appendices includes wind strength scales; material, temporal, and chronostratigraphic units; and geologic, lunar, and Martian time scales
| Author | : McGraw-Hill Education |
| Publisher | : McGraw-Hill Education |
| Total Pages | : 420 |
| Release | : 2003-01-27 |
| Genre | : Reference |
| ISBN | : 9780071410441 |
Derived from the content of the respected McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, Sixth Edition, each title provides thousands of definitions of words and phrases encountered in a specific discipline. All include: * Pronunciation guide for every term * Acronyms, cross-references, and abbreviations * Appendices with conversion tables; listings of scientific, technical, and mathematical notation; tables of relevant data; and more * A convenient, quick-find format
| Author | : Dorothy Farris Lapidus |
| Publisher | : Collins |
| Total Pages | : 480 |
| Release | : 2006 |
| Genre | : Geology |
| ISBN | : 9780007232260 |
This fully comprehensive and up-to-date dictionary of geology, encompasses all the major areas of study in over 4500 entries, making current terminology accessible for both students of geology and the general reader.
| Author | : Philip Kearey |
| Publisher | : Penguin Global |
| Total Pages | : 340 |
| Release | : 2001 |
| Genre | : Geology |
| ISBN | : |
Provides concise definitions for more than 7,700 terms used in geology.
| Author | : Clara Mabel Rice |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 480 |
| Release | : 1955 |
| Genre | : Geology |
| ISBN | : |
| Author | : Mohsen Manutchehr-Danai |
| Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
| Total Pages | : 575 |
| Release | : 2013-03-09 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 3662042886 |
The rapid growth of gemological sciences and mineralogy demands a dictionary such as this for gemologists, mineralogists, geologists, jewel dealers, industry and hobbyists. With some 16,000 comprehensive definitions, supplemented by more than 250 diagrams and figures, this is a one-stop reference to any matter dealing with gems and gemology.
