Since the first edition was published much has changed in the mineral exploration business. It has been through one of the sharpest downturns since the 1930s and the industry has become truly global, with many mergers and acquisitions of mining and exploration companies. Indeed, conditions at the time at the time of writing appear to have moved back to boom driven by increasing demand. We…
The McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Geology and Mineralogy provides a compendium of more than 9000 terms that are central to a broad range of geological sciences and related fields. The coverage in this Second Edition is focused on the areas of geochemistry, geology, geophysics, mineralogy, paleobotany, paleontology, and petrology, with new terms added and others revised as necessary. Geology de…