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This new edition includes 10,000 entries which cover all areas of geoscience, including planetary science, oceanography, palaeontology, mineralogy and volcanology. In this edition, 675 new entries have been added, and include expanded coverage of planetary geology and
earth-observing-satellites. Other new entries terms such as Ianammox, Boomerangian, earth rheological layering, and metamorphic rock classification.
The entries are also complemented by more than 130 diagrams and numerous web links that are listed on a regularly updated dedicated companion website. Appendices supplement the A-Z and have been extended to include three new tables on the Torino Impact Hazard Scale, Avalanche Classes, and the
Volcanic Explosivity Index. The list of satellite missions has also been revised and updated to include recent developments.
A Dictionary of Geology and Earth Sciences is an authoritative, and jargon-free resource for students of geology, geography, geosciences, physical science, and those in related disciplines.

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Michael Allaby has written many books on environmental science and especially on climatology and meteorology. These include Encyclopedia of Weather and Climate; The Facts On File Weather and Climate Handbook; and the DK Guide to Weather. He is the General Editor of the Oxford Dictionaries of Ecology, Zoology, and Plant Sciences. Great Clarendon Street Oxford OX2 6DP United Kingdom Oxford University Press - photo 3 Great Clarendon Street, Oxford, OX2 6DP, United Kingdom Oxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford. Great Clarendon Street Oxford OX2 6DP United Kingdom Oxford University Press - photo 3 Great Clarendon Street, Oxford, OX2 6DP, United Kingdom Oxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford.

It furthers the Universitys objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide. Oxford is a registered trade mark of Oxford University Press in the UK and in certain other countries Text Oxford University Press 1990, 1999, 2003, 2008, 2013, 2020 in the compilation and editorial matter Michael Allaby 1990, 1999, 2003, 2008, 2013, 2020 The moral rights of the author have been asserted First published as A Dictionary of Earth Sciences 1990 First issued as an Oxford University Press paperback 1991 Second edition 1999 Reissued with new covers and corrections 2003 Third edition 2008 Fourth edition published as A Dictionary of Geology and Earth Sciences 2013 Fifth edition 2020 Impression: 1 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior permission in writing of Oxford University Press, or as expressly permitted by law, by licence or under terms agreed with the appropriate reprographics rights organization. Enquiries concerning reproduction outside the scope of the above should be sent to the Rights Department, Oxford University Press, at the address above You must not circulate this work in any other form and you must impose this same condition on any acquirer Published in the United States of America by Oxford University Press 198 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016, United States of America British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Data available Library of Congress Control Number: 2019952629 ISBN 9780198839033 ebook ISBN 9780192575708 Printed and bound in Great Britain by Clays Ltd, Elcograf S.p.A. Links to third party websites are provided by Oxford in good faith and for information only.

Preface to the Fourth Edition
In preparing this new edition of our Dictionary of Geology and Earth Sciences I have changed the emphasis very slightly by increasing the number of entries for terms that are directly geological.
Preface to the Fourth Edition
In preparing this new edition of our Dictionary of Geology and Earth Sciences I have changed the emphasis very slightly by increasing the number of entries for terms that are directly geological.

The new title reflects this minor revision. At the same time, however, I have found it necessary to add more entries describing satellite missions and planetary discoveries. I have also added a new Appendix, listing web addresses for all the satellite missions described in dictionary entries. Inevitably, the dictionary has grown a little longer. That is the way of dictionaries. New terms emerge, but old ones take a long time to die and disappear from the vocabulary.

As with the third edition, I have worked alone. I have scrutinized every entry and made many small changes where I thought I could improve the clarity of definitions. If, inadvertently, I have introduced any errors, or failed to spot and remove earlier errors, I have no one to blame but myself. If you find a mistake I will be grateful if you draw it to my attention. You can contact me through my website. If you are meeting the dictionary for the first time, I hope you find it helpful.

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Preface to the Fifth Edition
Over the decades since the first edition of our dictionary was published, satellite observations of the Earths surface and atmosphere have grown increasingly important and increasingly valuable to geologists and Earth scientists. There are now so many satellites in orbit above us that it would be impossible to describe them all in a volume of this size. Nevertheless, I have done my best by adding a substantial number of new satellite entries, and in many cases links to web sites, describing those that seem to me the most relevant and interesting. I have also updated many of the entries for stages. Again, it would be impractical to include all the stage names from every part of the world, but I have added quite a number. I hope you find the dictionary useful and its entries clear.

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Contents
Ailsa Allaby
Michael Allaby
Robin Allaby , University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology
Dr Keith Atkinson , Camborne School of Mines
Dr R. L. Atkinson , Camborne School of Mines
Dr T. C. Atkinson , University of East Anglia
Dr A. V.

Bromley , Camborne School of Mines

Denise Crook
J. G. Cruickshank , Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland, Belfast
Dr P. Francis , Open University; Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston
Professor K. J. D. D.

Gribble , University of Glasgow

Dr Colin Groves , Australian National University
Dr W. J. R. Harries , University of Plymouth
Professor M. Hart , University of Plymouth
Professor Emeritus H. H.

Lamb , University of East Anglia

John Macadam
Dr R. J. T. Moody , Kingston University
Dr J. Penn , Kingston University
Dr John M. Reynolds , Reynolds Geo-Science Ltd.
Dr D.

Rolls , Kingston University

Dr I. Roxburgh
Dr N. A. Rupke , Wolfson College, Oxford
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