Dictionary of Geology & Mineralogy

Description

The McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Geology and Mineralogy gives an abridgment of

in excess of 9000 terms that are fundamental to an expansive scope of topographical sciences

furthermore, related fields. The inclusion in this Second Edition is centered around the regions

of geochemistry, geography, geophysics, mineralogy, paleobotany, fossil science,

furthermore, petrology, with new terms included and others reconsidered as essential.

Geography manages the strong earth and the procedures that framed and changed

it as it developed. Related orders incorporate the investigation of the material science of the

earth (geophysics); earth science, arrangement, and compound changes (geochemistry); the organization, properties, and structure of minerals (mineralogy); the depiction, characterization, source, and advancement of rocks (petrology);

what’s more, the investigation of old life (fossil science).

The entirety of the definitions are drawn from the McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and

Specialized Terms, Sixth Edition (2003). Every definition is grouped by

the field with which it is principally related; on the off chance that it is utilized in more than one

territory; it is distinguished by the general name [GEOLOGY]. The way to express each

term is given along equivalents, abbreviations, and shortened forms where

fitting