
Dictionary of Geological Terms
-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.
- Undertittel
- Third Edition
- ISBN
- 9780385181013
- Språk
- Engelsk
- Vekt
- 567 gram
- Utgivelsesdato
- 11.4.1984
- Forlag
- Anchor Books
- Antall sider
- 576
