LibGuides: Geology & Earth Science: Background Information

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.

Earth Science (5 vol. on different topics)
Call Number: Reference QE 28 .E12 2001 (Print Resource)
Encyclopaedia of Solid Earth Sciences
Call Number: Reference QE5 .E75 1993 (Print Resource)

Publication Date: 1993
Encyclopedia of Applied Geology
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Publication Date: 1984
Encyclopedia of Astrobiology
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Publication Date: 2023
Encyclopedia of Beaches and Coastal Environments
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Publication Date: 1984
Encyclopedia of Coastal Science
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Publication Date: 2005
Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs
Call Number: Reference QE862.D5 C862 1997 (Print Resource)

Publication Date: 1997
Encyclopedia of Earth and Space Science
Call Number: Reference QE5 .K845 2010 (Print Resource)

Publication Date: 2010
Encyclopedia of Earthquakes and Volcanoes
Call Number: Reference QE521 .R58 2007 (Print Resource)

Publication Date: 2007
Encyclopedia of Earth System Science
Call Number: Reference QE5 .E514 1991 (Print Resource)

Publication Date: 1991
Encyclopedia of Gemstones and Minerals
Call Number: Reference QE392 .H65 1991 (Print Resource)

Publication Date: 1991
Encyclopedia of Geobiology
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Publication Date: 2011
Encyclopedia of Geochemistry
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Publication Date: 2018
Encyclopedia of Geochemistry
Call Number: Reference QE515 .E48 1999 (Print Resource)

Publication Date: 1999
Encyclopedia of Geology
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Publication Date: 2004
Encyclopedia of Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism
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Publication Date: 2007
Encyclopedia of Geomorphology
Call Number: Reference QE5 .E58 v.3 (Print Resource)

Publication Date: 1968
Encyclopedia of Islands
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Publication Date: 2009
Encyclopedia of Lakes and Reservoirs: Geography, Geology, Hydrology and Paleolimnology
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Publication Date: 2012
Encyclopedia of Lunar Science The Encyclopedia of Lunar Science includes the latest topical data, definitions, and explanations of the many and varied facets of lunar science. This is a very useful reference work for a broad audience, not limited to the professional lunar scientist: general astronomers, researchers, theoreticians, practitioners, graduate students, undergraduate students, and astrophysicists as well as geologists and engineers. The title includes all current areas of lunar science, with the topical entries being established tertiary literature. The work is technically suitable to most advanced undergraduate and graduate students. The articles include topics of varying technical levels so that the top scientists of the field find this work a benefit as well as the graduate students and the budding lunar scientists. A few examples of topical areas are as follows: Basaltic Volcanism, Lunar Chemistry, Time and Motion Coordinates, Cosmic Weathering through Meteoritic Impact, Environment, Geology, Geologic History, Impacts and Impact Processes, Lunar Surface Processes, Origin and Evolution Theories, Regolith, Stratigraphy, Tectonic Activity, Topography, Weathering through ionizing radiation from the solar wind, solar flares, and cosmic rays.
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Publication Date: 2023
Encyclopedia of Minerals
Call Number: Reference QE355 .R6 1990 (Print Resource)

Publication Date: 1989
Encyclopedia of Natural Hazards
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Publication Date: 2013
Encyclopedia of Ocean Sciences
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Publication Date: 2009
Encyclopedia of Paleoclimatology and Ancient Environments
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Publication Date: 2009
Encyclopedia of Paleontology
Call Number: Reference QE703 .E58 1999 (Print Resource)

Publication Date: 1999
Encyclopedia of Planetary Landforms
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Publication Date: 2015
Encyclopedia of Prehistory
Call Number: Reference QE26.3 .L36 2002 (Print Resource)

Publication Date: 2002
Encyclopedia of Quaternary Science
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Publication Date: 2006
Encyclopedia of Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks
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Publication Date: 2005
Encyclopedia of Snow, Ice and Glaciers
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Publication Date: 2011
Encyclopedia of Soil Science
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Publication Date: 2017
Encyclopedia of Soil Science
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Publication Date: 2007
Encyclopedia of Soils in the Environment
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Publication Date: 2005
Encyclopedia of Solid Earth Geophysics
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Publication Date: 2011
Encyclopedia of Structural Geology and Plate Tectonics
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Publication Date: 1987
Encyclopedia of the Solar System
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Publication Date: 2014
Encyclopedia of Volcanoes
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Publication Date: 2015
Encyclopedia of World Regional Geology
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Publication Date: 1975
Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs: Original and Compelling Insight into Life in the Dinosaur Kingdom
Call Number: Sciences & Engineering QE862.D5 N67 1985 (Print Resource)

Publication Date: 1988
Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs: The Ultimate Reference to 355 Dinosaurs from the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous Periods, Including More Than 900 Watercolours, Maps, Timelines and Photographs by Dougal Dixon
Call Number: Reference QE861.3 .D59 2007 (Print Resource)

Publication Date: 2006
International Petroleum Encyclopedia 2010
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Publication Date: 2010
Oxford Companion to the Earth
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Publication Date: 2001
Planets, Stars and Stellar Systems
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Publication Date: 2013
Treatise on Geochemistry
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Publication Date: 2003
Treatise on Geomorphology
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Publication Date: 2022
Treatise on Geophysics
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Publication Date: 2015

Here are a few samples of dictionaries. To find more, use UC Library Search and search the keyword "dictionary" and combine it with any keywords of your choice. For example: dictionary AND mineral*. Then select Resource Type > Books.

Challinor's Dictionary of Geology
Call Number: Reference QE5 .C45 1985 (Print Resource)

Publication Date: 1986
Chambers Earth Sciences Dictionary
Call Number: Reference QE5 .C453 1991 (Print Resource)

Publication Date: 1992
Concise Oxford Dictionary of Earth Sciences
Call Number: Reference QE5 .C66 1991 (Print Resource)

Publication Date: 1991
Dictionary of Concepts in Physical Geography
Call Number: Sciences & Engineering GB10 .H82 1988 (Print Resource)

Publication Date: 1988
Dictionary of Earth Sciences
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Publication Date: 2008
Dictionary of Gems and Gemology
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Publication Date: 2009
Dictionary of Geological Terms
Call Number: Reference QE5 .D55 1984 (Print Resource)

Publication Date: 1984
A Dictionary of Geology and Earth Sciences
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Publication Date: 2013
Dictionary of Geotechnics
Call Number: Reference TA706 .S65 (Print Resources)

Publication Date: 1983
Dictionary of Mining, Mineral and Related Terms
Call Number: Reference TN9 .D564 1997 (Print Resource)

Publication Date: 2000
Dictionary of Petrology
Call Number: Reference QE423 .T65 1983 (Print Resource)

Publication Date: 1983
Dictionary of Rocks
Call Number: Reference QE423 .M58 1985 (Print Resource)

Publication Date: 1985
Earth Sciences Reference
Call Number: Reference QE5 .M366 1991 (Print Resource)

Publication Date: 1991
Elsevier's dictionary of environmental hydrogeology: in English, French, and German
Call Number: Reference GB1003 .E47 1990 (Print Resource)

Publication Date: 1990
Elsevier's Dictionary of Mining and Mineralogy
Call Number: Reference TN 10 .D67 1993 (Print Resource)

Publication Date: 1993
Encyclopedic Dictionary of Hydrogeology
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Publication Date: 2009
Facts on File Dictionary of Geology and Geophysics
Call Number: Reference QE5 .L29 1987 (Print Resource)

Publication Date: 1987
Glossary of Geology
Call Number: Reference QE5 .B38 2005 (5th ed.) (Print and Electronic Resource)

Publication Date: 2005 & 2011 (5th ed. rev. online)
Glossary of Mineral Species
Call Number: Sciences & Engineering QE355 .F56 1987 (Print Resource)

Publication Date: 1987
Glossary of Mineral Synonyms
Call Number: Reference QE357 .F68 1999 (Print Resource)

Publication Date: 1999
Illustrated Glossary of Petroleum Geochemistry
Call Number: Reference TN870.5 .M493 1989 (Print Resource)

Publication Date: 1989
Illustrated Petroleum Reference Dictionary
Call Number: Reference TN865 .I43 1985 (Print Resource)

Publication Date: 1985
Magill's Survey of Science, Earth Science Series
Call Number: Reference QE28 .M33 1990 (Print Resource)

Publication Date: 1990
Simon and Schuster Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Creatures
Call Number: Reference QE841 .M225 1999 (Print Resource)

Publication Date: 1999

Here are a few samples of handbooks, manuals and field guides. To find more, use UC Library Search and search the keywords (handbook OR manual) and combine it with any keywords of your choice. For example: (handbook OR manual) AND stratigraph*. Then select Resource Type > Books, and filter by recent years. Replace (handbook OR manual) with "field guide" if you are looking for a field guide.

3D Imaging of the Environment: Mapping and Monitoring
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Publication Date: 2023
AGI Data Sheets
Call Number: QE52 .A36 1989 (Print Resource)

Publication Date: 2000
Atlas of Ore Minerals
Call Number: Reference QE390 .P52 1982 (Print Resource)

Publication Date: 1982
Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Fossils
Call Number: Reference QE718 .T5 1982 (Print Resource)

Publication Date: 1982
Cambridge Guide to Minerals, Rocks and Fossils
Call Number: Reference QE363.8 .B57 1999 (Print Resource)

Publication Date: 1999
Data Science Handbook: A Practical Approach
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Publication Date: 2022
Deep-Water Processes and Facies Models
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Publication Date: 2006
Engineering Geology Field Manual - Open Access Book
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Publication Date: 1998-2001
Environmental Geology: Handbook of Field Methods and Case Studies
Call Number: Reference QE38 .E58 2007 (Print & Electronic Resource)

Publication Date: 2007
Facts on File Earth Science Handbook
Call Number: Reference QE5 .F32 2000 (Print Resource)

Publication Date: 2000
Fossil Collector's Handbook
Call Number: Reference QE746 .M3 1983 (Print Resource)

Publication Date: 1983
Fossils: A Photographic Field Guide
Call Number: QE714.3 .P45 2016 (Print Resource)

Publication Date: 2017
Geological Field Sketches and Illustrations: A Practical Guide
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Geotechnical Engineering Investigation Handbook
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Publication Date: 2005
Handbook of Astrobiology
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Publication Date: 2018
Handbook of Engineering Hydrology
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Publication Date: 2014
Handbook of Engineering Hydrology: Environmental Hydrology and Water Management
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Publication Date: 2014
Handbook of Geochemistry
Call Number: Reference QE515 .W42 (Print Resouce)

Publication Date: 1969-1978
Handbook of Geomathematics
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Publication Date: 2015
Handbook of Geotechnical Investigation and Design Tables
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Publication Date: 2007
Handbook of Mineralogy
Call Number: Reference QE366.8 .H36 1990 (Print Resource)

Publication Date: 1990
Handbook of Paleozoology
Call Number: Reference QE761 .K8413 1986 (Print Resource)

Publication Date: 1981
Handbook of Physical Properties of Rocks
Call Number: Reference QE431.6.P5 H36 1982 (Print Resource)

Publication Date: 1982
The Handbook of Research Synthesis and Meta-Analysis
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Publication Date: 2019
Handbook of Soil Analysis
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Publication Date: 2006
Handbook of Space Resources
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Publication Date: 2023
Hey's Mineral Index: Mineral Species, Varieties, and Synonyms
Call Number: Reference QE357 .C53 1993 (Print Resource)

Publication Date: 1993
Hydrology Handbook
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Publication Date: 1996
Igneous Rocks: A Classification and Glossary of Terms
Call Number: QE461 .I446 2002 (Print and Electronic Resource)

Publication Date: 2002
Manual for Soil Analysis - Monitoring and Assessing Soil Bioremediation
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Publication Date: 2005
Manual of Applied Field Hydrogeology
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Publication Date: 2001
Manual of Mineral Science
Call Number: Reference QE372.2 .K54 2002 (Print Resource)

Publication Date: 2001
Mineral Reference Manual
Call Number: Reference QE372.2 .N53 1991 (Print Resource)

Publication Date: 1990
Minerals of California
Call Number: Reference QE375.C32 P45 1983 (Print Resource)

Publication Date: 1982
Norton's Star Atlas and Reference Handbook
Call Number: Reference QB64 .R43 2004

Publication Date: 2003
Physical Properties of Rocks: Fundamentals and Principles of Petrophysics
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Publication Date: 2015
Physical Properties of Rocks and Minerals
Call Number: Reference QE431.6.P5 P48 1989 (Print Resource)

Publication Date: 1989
Pictorial Guide to Fossils
Call Number: Reference QE714 .C32 1982 (Print Resource)

Publication Date: 1982
Practical Handbook of Earth Science
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Publication Date: 2017
Satellite Geology and Photogeomorphology
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Publication Date: 2011
Seismic Stratigraphy, Basin Analysis and Reservoir Characterisation [handbook]
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Publication Date: 2006
Strunz Mineralogical Tables
Call Number: Reference QE388 .S813 2001 (Print Resource)

Publication Date: 2001
Visualization of Digital Terrain and Landscape Data
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Publication Date: 2007

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