Collins Dictionary of Geology (new edition) Available to Purchase

This popular undergraduate geology dictionary was first published by Collins in 1990 and is now updated by James MacDonald and Christopher Burton from the University of Glasgow. The original edition was published as The Facts on File Dictionary of Geology and Geophysics in 1987 for an American audience. MacDonald has dedicated much of his career to the public understanding of geology and this new edition certainly continues this interest.

Advances since 1990 in geology and changes in nomenclature and classification have necessitated this new edition and the dictionary now includes a wider coverage of earth sciences. As a geology student...