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Geology & Earth Science: General Information

A guide for doing research in geology and Earth science.

Reference Works

To find entries in encyclopedias on your topic, use UC Library Search and search your keyword(s). For example: "rock cycle". When you get your results, look on the left toolbar for Resource Type and select Reference Entries.

Below are some examples of encyclopedias in Geology & Earth Science. To find specific articles in encyclopedias, use UC Library Search.

For example:

  • mudflow
  • "rock cycle"  (the quotation marks search as a phrase) 

When you get your results, from the left toolbar select Resource Type > Reference Entries.

Below are some examples of geology & earth science dictionaries. To find others, use UC Library Search and type the word dictionar* plus one or more search terms. The asterisk * (shift 8 on your keyboard) will bring up alternate endings to your word: evolution, evolutionary. 

For example:

  • dictionar* AND mineral*
  • dictionar* AND atmospher*

When you get your results, from the left toolbar select Resource Type > Books.

Below are a few examples of geology & earth science handbooks, manuals, and field guides. To find others, use UC Library Search, modeling from the sample searches below. The asterisk * (shift 8 on your keyboard) will bring up alternate endings to your word: atmosphere, atmospheric.

For example:

  • (handbook OR manual) AND "specific gravity"
  • (handbook OR manual) AND stratigraph*
  • "field guide" AND rock* AND California

When you get your results, from the left toolbar select Resource Type > Books.

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