Glossary of Geology, 5th ed.: [1]

NEUENDORF, K. K. E., MEHL, J. P., JR & JACKSON, J. A. (eds) 2005. Glossary of Geology, 5th ed. xiii + 779 pp. Berlin, Heidelberg, New York: Springer-Verlag. Price Euros 99.95 (net price), £77.00 (hard covers). ISBN 3 540 27951 2.

doi:10.1017/S0016756807004141

According to the editors, the latest (5th) edition of the American Geological Institute's Glossary of Geology contains some 39,300 entries running from 'A' (mass number) to 'zykalite' (a greyish-white orthorhombic mineral). Over 3600 of the entries are new and nearly 13,000 have been updated; 5300 of...