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Encyclopedia of geology / editors-in-chief David Alderton, Scott A. Elias.
LIBRA QE5 .E516 2021 v.1-v.6
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Geology--Encyclopedias.
- Geology.
- Genre:
- Encyclopedias.
- Physical Description:
- 6 volumes : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 29 cm
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; San Diego, CA, United States : Academic Press, [2021]
- Summary:
- "Encyclopedia of Geology, Second Edition presents in six volumes state-of-the-art reviews on the various aspects of geologic research, all of which have moved on considerably since the writing of the first edition. New areas of discussion include extinctions, origins of life, plate tectonics and its influence on faunal provinces, new types of mineral and hydrocarbon deposits, new methods of dating rocks, and geological processes. Users will find this to be a fundamental resource for teachers and students of geology, as well as researchers and non-geology professionals seeking up-to-date reviews of geologic research."--publisher's web page.
- Notes:
- Previous edition: Amsterdam: Elsevier Academic, 2005.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- ebook version :
- ISBN:
- 9780081029084
- 008102908X
- OCLC:
- 1154097924
- Publisher Number:
- 99986101161
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