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Geological dictionaries
Dictionary of Earth Science
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
Collins Dictionary Geology
English-Russian Dictionary of Geology
The Encyclopedia of the Solid Earth Sciences
Penguin Dictionary of Geology
The science of geology is going through a remarkable period of expansion and advancement. The New Penguin Dictionary of Geology contains over 7,500 fully updated definitions, making it the most extensive dictionary of the earth sciences ever produced. It includes a full bibliography of up-to-date works covering all areas of geology. Authoritative and accessible, this new edition will prove invaluable to researcher, student and amateur geologist.

Dictionary of Geology & Mineralogy
Derived from the world-renowned McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, Sixth Edition, this vital reference offers a wealth of essential information in a portable, convenient, quick-find format. Whether you’re a professional, a student, a writer, or a general reader with an interest in science, there is no better or more authoritative way to stay up-to-speed with the current language of geology and mineralogy or gain an understanding of its key ideas and concepts. Written in clear, simple language understandable to the general reader, yet in-depth enough for scientists, educators, and advanced students, The McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Geology & Mineralogy, Second Edition: Has been extensively revised, with 9,000 entries encompassing the language of geology and mineralogy; Includes synonyms, acronyms, and abbreviations
* Provides pronunciations for all terms; Covers such topics as physical geology, historical geology, mineralogy, marine geology, plate tectonics, petrology, sedimentology, and stratigraphy
Dictionary of Earth Sciences: English-French/French-English, 3rd Ed.
This dictionary combines the most widely used scientific, technical and general terms in the various Earth Sciences: geology, pedology, petrography, petroleum and mining geology, planetology, sedimentology, stratigraphy, tectonics… It represents an important bilingual terminological source at the same time specialized and synthetic. Students, researchers and professionnals will find herein an indispensable basis of documentation and translation. It will help, in particular, to remove possible doubts over the choice of the appropriate word when translating from one language to the other.
Dictionary of Geological Terms
Concise definitions of all significant terms in the earth science cover the most recent advances and discoveries and include items from related fields.