An comprehensive illustrated encyclopedia of terms from all the subdivisions of the earth sciences. The Encyclopedia of Structural Geology and Plate Tectonics 1987. Provides illustrated interpretive essays on the classical concepts in structural geology and plate tectonics with bibliographical references. McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of the Geological Sciences. Contains over 500 signed articles on the physical and historical procedures and interactions of the earth.
Bibliographical references follow many of the articles.
MaGill's Survey of Science. The earth and solar system are described in 377 articles emphasizing many of the sub-fields of geology, including physical geology, geomorphology, glacial geology, mineralogy and petroleum geology. The Oxford Companion to the Earth. A source of essays on the phenomena, processes, and materials that make up the Earth. Includes charts, diagrams and black and white photos.