Bates, R.L. & Jackson, J.A. (eds). (1980). Glossary of Geology. Falls Church, VA: American Geological Institute, 2nd revised edn. 751

American Geological Institute

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Bates, R.L. & Jackson, J.A. (eds). (1980). Glossary of Geology. Falls Church, VA: American Geological Institute, 2nd revised edn. 751 + viii pp. HB, blue cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering to label on spine and to cover. Dust jacket has minor marginal tears but otherwise is in good condition. Negligible shelf wear and hinges sound – this is a heavy book. Text clean, unmarked. The font size is small. In very good condition.

Originally published in 1972, this revised addition added substantially to the vocabulary of geology from 33,000 to 36,000 terms, 4,000 to 4,450 mineral names and 100 standard abbreviations.