Geopedia: A Brief Compendium of Geologic Curiosities Bjornerud Marcia
Geopedia: A Brief Compendium of Geologic Curiosities Bjornerud Marcia A garden of geologic delights for all EarthlingsGeopedia is a trove of geologic wonders and the evocative terms that humans have…
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Geopedia: A Brief Compendium of Geologic Curiosities Bjornerud Marcia
A garden of geologic delights for all EarthlingsGeopedia is a trove of geologic wonders and the evocative terms that humans have devised to describe them. The sheer profusion of minerals, landforms, and geologic events produced by our creative planet demands an immense vocabulary to match. Featuring dozens of entries--from Acasta gneiss to Zircon--this illustrated compendium is brimming with lapidary and lexical insights that will delight rockhounds and word lovers alike.Geoscientists are magpies for words, and with good reason.
Marcia Bjornerud shows how this lexicon reflects not only the diversity of rocks and geologic processes but also the long history of human interactions with them.With wit and warmth, she invites all readers to celebrate the geologic glossary--a gallimaufry of allusions to mythology, imports from diverse languages, embarrassing
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