A garden of geologic delights for all Earthlings
Geopedia is a trove of geologic wonders and the evocative terms that
humans have devised to describe them. 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. The sheer
profusion of minerals, landforms, and geologic events produced by our
creative planet demands an immense vocabulary to match. 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 anachronisms, and recent neologisms. This
captivating book includes cross-references at the end of each entry,
inviting you to leave the alphabetic trail and meander through it like a
river. Its pocket-friendly size makes it the perfect travel companion no
matter where your own geologic forays may lead you.
With whimsical illustrations by Haley Hagerman, Geopedia is a mix of
engaging and entertaining facts about how the earth works, how it has
coevolved with life over billions of years, and how our understanding of
the planet has deepened over time.
- Features a real cloth cover with an elaborate foil-stamped design
