McGraw-Hill dictionary of geology and mineralogy /

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	New York : McGraw-Hill, c1997.
Description:	xi, 346 p. ; 22 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Geology -- Dictionaries. Mineralogy -- Dictionaries. Geology. Mineralogy. Dictionaries.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2963813

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Other uniform titles:	McGraw-Hill dictionary of scientific and technical terms. 5th ed.
Other authors / contributors:	Parker, Sybil P.
ISBN:	0070524327 (alk. paper)
Notes:	"All text in this dictionary was published previously in the McGraw-Hill dictionary of scientific and technical terms, fifth edition, c1994"--T.p. verso.

Table of Contents:

Preface
Staff
How to Use the Dictionary
Fields and Their Scope
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
Periodic table
Principal regions of a standard earth model
Physical properties of some common rocks
Approximate concentration of ore elements in earth's crust and in ores
Elemental composition of earth's crust based on igneous and sedimentary rock
Some historical volcanic eruptions
Compositions of important rock types in the earth's crust and the average continental crust
Dental formulas of some mammals
Geologic column and scale of time
Types of volcanic structure
Mohs scale
Hardness, specific gravity, and refractive indices of gem materials

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