TY  - GEN
AU  - Parker,Sybil P.
TI  - McGraw-Hill dictionary of geology and mineralogy
SN  - 0070524327
AV  - Ref/QE5 .M365 1994
PY  - 1994///]
CY  - New York
PB  - McGraw-Hill
KW  - Geology
KW  - Dictionaries
KW  - Mineralogy
N1  - "All text in this dictionary was published previously in the McGraw-Hill dictionary of scientific and technical terms, fifth edition, 1994"--T.p. verso; Preface; Editorial Staff; How to Use the Dictionary; Pronunciation Key; Dictionary; Appendix; Equivalents of commonly used units for the U; S; Customary System and the metric system; Conversion factors for the U; S; Customary System, metric system, and International System; Some historic volcanic eruptions since the eleventh century; Principal regions of a standard earth model; Physical properties of some common rocks; Approximate composition of ore elements in earth's crust and in ores; Elemental composition of earth's crust based on igneous and sedimentary rock; Compositions of important of earth's crust and the average continental crust; The earth's layers and their seismic velocities; Some useful indicator plants in mineral prospecting; Geological column and scale of time; Minerals found in meteorites; Types of volcanic structure; Physical properties of some common rocks; Hardness, specific gravity, and refractive indices of gem materials
ER  -