This second edition of the "McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Geology and Mineralogy" is a major revision of this trade edition of the relevant content in the "McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms" (based on the sixth edition). It contains approximately 9000 entries, each accompanied by a pronunciation guide. This volume differs from the "Dictionary of Earth Sciences" in that it focuses on minerals, rocks and the morphology of the Earth, as well as the processes shaping it. Coverage includes terms in the fields of: physical geology; historical geology; mineralogy; marine geology; plate tectonics; petrology; sedimentology; and stratigraphy. The entries are supplemented by conversion tables, explanations of scientific, technical and mathematical notation, tables with properties of rocks and minerals, as well as tables with other useful information and historical data. The dictionary thus aims to allow the user to keep pace with the expanding language of science and the proliferation of highly specialized terms and acronyms.

Table of Contents

Preface Staff How to Use the Dictionary Fields and Their Scope Pronunciation Key Dictionary Appendix

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Excerpts of review by T.R. Faust, Burlington College McGraw-Hill derives these inexpensive subject-specific dictionaries from its Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, covering 110,000 terms. Libraries could not go wrong purchasing this recognized standard reference--either the parent or its offspring. Choosing which to purchase will probably present the greater challenge. Students may be more likely to favor these more focused titles, whereas librarians may be more enthralled with the larger, more encompassing mother work. ...The offspring reproduce the definitions of terms exactly as they appear in the mother work, with pronunciation but without illustrations. The appropriate appendixes are retained in the smaller volumes, but biographical entries are dropped. McGraw-Hill tends to include more appendixes [than competition], such as geological time scales and electronic symbols...libraries will be well served by the McGraw-Hill titles. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Choice 20031001