Geology & Earth Science  Tags: geology earth_science  

Dictionaries:

• Subject dictionaries are a great way to familiarize yourself with words and phrases used in geology and Earth science.

Encyclopedias:

• Specialized encyclopedias provide excellent introductions to many aspects of geology and Earth science.
• Articles are usually written by experts in the subject, and will include a bibliography to get you started on your research.
  

(for definitions and background information)

• Challinor's Dictionary of Geology
  • SEL Ref QE 5 .C45 1985
• Chambers Earth Sciences Dictionary
  • SEL Ref QE 5 .C453 1991
• Classification of Igneous Rocks & Glossary of Terms
  • SEL Ref QE 461 .I547 1989
• Concise Oxford Dictionary of Earth Sciences
  • SEL Ref QE 5 .C66 1991
• Dictionary of Concepts in Physical Geography
  • SEL Ref GB 10 .H82 1988
• Dictionary of Earth Sciences
• Dictionary of Gems and Gemology
  • SEL Ref QE 392 .M29 2005
• Dictionary of Geological Terms (AGI)
  • SEL Ref QE 5 D55 1984
• Dictionary of Mining, Mineral and Related Terms
  • SEL Ref TN 9 .T5
• Dictionary of Petrology
  • SEL Ref QE 423 .T65 1983
• Dictionary of Rocks
  • SEL Ref QE 423 .M58 1985
• Earth Science (5 vol. on different topics)
  • SEL Ref QE 28 .E12 2001
• Earth Sciences Reference
  • SEL Ref QE 5 .M366 1991
• Elsevier's Dictionary of Mining and Mineralogy
  • SEL Ref TN 10 .D67 1993
• Encyclopedia of Coastal Science
  • SEL TC203.7 .E53 2005
• Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs
  • SEL Ref QE 862 .D5 C862 1997
• Encyclopedia of Earth Science
  • SEL Ref QE 5 .K85 2005
• Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences (series, each vol. has different title)
  • SEL Ref QE 5 .E58
• Encyclopedia of Earth System Science
  • SEL Ref QE 5 .E514 1991
• Encyclopedia of Earthquakes and Volcanoes
  • SEL Ref QE 521 .R58 2007
• Encyclopedia of Gemstones and Minerals
  • SEL Ref QE 392 .H65 1991
• Encyclopedia of Geochemistry
  • SEL Ref QE 515 .E48 1999
• Encyclopedia of Geology
  • SEL Ref QE 5 .E516 2005
• Encyclopedia of Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism
• Encyclopedia of Minerals
  • SEL Ref QE 355 .R6 1990
• Encyclopedia of Paleoclimatology and Ancient Environments
• Encyclopedia of Paleontology
  • SEL Ref QE 703 .E58 1999
• Encyclopedia of Prehistory
  • SEL Ref QE 26.3 .L36 2002
• Encyclopedia of Quaternary Science
  • SEL Ref QE 741 .E53 2007
• Encyclopedia of the Solid Earth Sciences
  • SEL Ref QE 5 .E75 1993
• Encyclopedia of Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks
  • SEL Ref QE 471.2 .E53 2003
• Encyclopedia of Volcanoes
  • SEL Ref QE 522 .E53 2000
• Encyclopedic Dictionary of Exploration Geophysics
  • SEL Ref TN 269 .S524 1991
• Facts on File Dictionary of Geology and Geophysics
  • SEL Ref QE 5 .L29 1987
• Glossary of Geology (AGI)
  • SEL Ref QE 5 .B38 2005
• Glossary of Mineral Species
  • SEL Ref QE 355 .F56 1991
• Glossary of Mineral Synonyms
  • SEL Ref QE 357 .F68 1999
• Hey's Mineral Index
  • SEL Ref QE 357 .C53 1993
• Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs
  • SEL Ref QE 861.3 .D59 2007
• Illustrated Glossary of Petroleum Geochemistry
  • SEL Ref TN 870.5 .M493 1989
• Illustrated Petroleum Reference Dictionary
  • SEL Ref TN 865 .I43 1985
• International Petroleum Encyclopedia
  • SEL Ref TN 865 .I52 1990
• Magill's Survey of Science. Earth Science Series
  • SEL Ref QE 28 .M33 1990
• Mineral Reference Manual
  • SEL Ref QE 372.2 .N53 1991
• Oxford Companion to the Earth
  • SEL Ref QE 5 .O94 2000
• Simon & Schuster Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures
  • SEL Ref QE 841 .M225 1999
• Treatise on Geochemistry
  • SEL Ref QE 515 .T69 2004
• Treatise on Geophysics
  • SEL Ref QC 806 .T73 2007

• Dept. of Earth Science
  
• Institute for Crustal Studies
• Marine Science Institute