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Title: Dictionary of Geological Terms : Third Edition by American Geological Institute ISBN: 0-385-18101-9 Publisher: Anchor Pub. Date: 11 April, 1984 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.31 (13 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: The amateurs always throw the obscure terms at you....
Comment: After spending five years at the university studying geology, I would estimate that I can readily define less than half of terms in this dictionary. I just don't use them in my work. However, that is still pretty good considering that this comprehensive volume covers terminology from astrogeology, cartography, crystallography, mineralogy, economic geology, geochemistry, geomorpholgy, geophysics, glacial geology, hydrology, oceanograhy, palontology, petrology, stratigraphy, structural geology, and volcanology. The American Geological Institute used some of the top men in each field for this latest revised edition.
I've come to the conclusion over the years that the various branches of geology have evolved more specialised terms than any of the other sciences. That's why it is so easy for a specialist in another field, or a rock hound with a dictionary, to trip you up. That's also why you need your own copy of this book....
Oh yes, I could also see where this volume could be of help in preparing for the Advanced Test in Geology for the Graduate Record Exam- you never know what they are going to throw at you, either.
Rating: 5
Summary: The amateurs always throw the obscure terms at you....
Comment: After spending over five years at the university studying geology, I would estimate that I can readily define less than half of terms in this dictionary. I just don't use them in my work. However, that is still pretty good considering that this comprehensive volume covers terminology from astrogeology, cartography, crystallography, mineralogy, economic geology, geochemistry, geomorpholgy, geophysics, glacial geology, hydrology, oceanograhy, palontology, petrology, stratigraphy, structural geology, and volcanology. This isn't the latest edition from the American Geological Institute, but believe me, it will cover 99.9% of anything you will ever need to look up. As for anything "cutting-edge", well, you'll probably remember that from the journals, if is of any importance to your work.
I've come to the conclusion over the years that the various branches of geology have evolved more specialised terms than any of the other sciences. That's why it is so easy for a specialist in another field, or a rock hound with a dictionary, to trip you up. That's also why you need your own copy of this book....
Oh yes, I could also see where this volume could be of help in preparing for the Advanced Test in Geology for the Graduate Record Exam- you never know what they are going to throw at you, either.
Rating: 4
Summary: A handy review in reading treatises
Comment: As scientific dictionaries go, this one is fairly complete. Good coverage is afforded esoteric terms. Somehow, I have the feeling, though, that the book is more attuned to rockhounds than it is to professional geologists. The book lacks diagrams or photos. In a good many instances, this would afford a newcomer a bettle handle on the term being defined.
For all of this, it is a handy guide when looking at particular rocks or strata, but its real virtue lies in being at the student's hand when attempting to unwind a treatise confounded by excessive verbiage.
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Title: Dictionary of Geology & Mineralogy by McGraw-Hill ISBN: 0071410449 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional Pub. Date: 27 January, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: A Dictionary of Earth Sciences (Oxford Paperback Reference) by Ailsa Allaby, Michael Allaby ISBN: 0192800795 Publisher: Oxford University Press Pub. Date: August, 1999 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: The Field Guide to Geology by David Lambert, Diagram Group ISBN: 0816038236 Publisher: Checkmark Books Pub. Date: June, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Geology in the Field by Robert R. Compton ISBN: 0471829021 Publisher: Wiley Text Books Pub. Date: July, 1985 List Price(USD): $77.95 |
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Title: Simon & Schuster's Guide to Rocks and Minerals by Simon & Schuster ISBN: 0671244175 Publisher: Fireside Pub. Date: 15 November, 1978 List Price(USD): $17.00 |
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