The New Penguin Dictionary Of Geology

This fully updated edition is the most extensive and authoritative guide to earth sciences available. With over 100 new entries, it now contains over 7,700 key terms covering not only the core vocabulary of "the study of the solid earth" but also relevant terms from the related disciplines of astronomy, biology, environmental geoscience, chemistry and physics. The result is a wide-ranging and up-to-date dictionary that will prove essential for student, researcher and keen amateur geologist alike.