Longman illustrated dictionary of geology : the principles of geology explained and illustrated

Defines terms and concepts related to geophysics, geochemistry, erosion, land forms, oceanography, minerals, structural geology, plate tectonics, and oil, mining, and engineering geology Contents: How to Use the Dictionary; The Earth; Geophysics; Geochemistry; Weathering and Erosion; Soils; Streams and Rivers; Ice and Ice Action; Geomorphology and Land Forms; The Oceans; Coasts; Crystallography; Minerals; Igneous Petrology; Sediments; Sedimentary Rocks; Metamorphism; Metamorphic Rocks; Paleontology; Stratigraphy; Geological Time; Structural Geology; Plate Tectonics; Engineering Geology; Oil Geology; Mining Geology; Hydrogeology; Field Work and Laboratory Work; Meteorites; Geology of the Moon. 4 Appendixes. Index. Color illustrations throughout. Alec Watt. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. [170]