Dictionary of Geological Terms: Third Edition (Rocks, Minerals and Gemstones)

Robert L Bates [Editor]; Julia A Jackson [Editor];

ISBN 10: 0385181019 / ISBN 13: 9780385181013

Published by Anchor, 1984

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Dictionary of Geological Terms: Third Edition (Rocks, Minerals and Gemstones)
• Publisher: Anchor
• Publication Date: 1984
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0385181019
• ISBN 13: 9780385181013
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 3rd Edition
• Condition: Fair
• Weight: 14 ounces

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Synopsis

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.

About the Author

Founded in 1948, the American Geosciences Institute, formerly the American Geological Institute, is a nonprofit federation of 51 organizations and associations representing the Earth sciences. They publish EARTH Magazine, a monthly source of scientific energy and environment news.