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GEOSCIENTIST

Geoscientist is the Fellowship magazine of the Geological Society: with news about science, people, the Society, features, reviews, opinion, letters and forthcoming events. All this, and more, can be found sooner here, in our online version.

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The Geological Society of London is the UK national society for geoscience, providing support to over 11,500 members in the UK and overseas. Founded in 1807, we are the oldest geological society in the world.

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Product Code:	USPE454
Series:	GSA Special Papers
Author/Editor:	Edited by Homa J. Lee and William R. Normark
Publication Date:	26 May 2009
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Type:	Book
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Thirteen Digit ISBN:	9780813724546
Publisher:	GSA
Binding:	Paperback
Pages:	481
Weight:	1.45 kg

Earth Science in the Urban Ocean: The Southern California Continental Borderland

The Edwards Aquifer: The Past, Present, and Future of a Vital Water Resource

Fifty Years of the Wilson Cycle Concept in Plate Tectonics

Iceland: The Formation and Evolution of a Volcanic Island

A Geologic Interpretation of the Chukchi Sea Petroleum Province: Offshore Alaska, USA

Breakthroughs in Geology: Ideas that transformed earth science

Himalayan Tectonics: A Modern Synthesis

Folding and Fracturing of Rocks: 50 Years of Research since the Seminal Text Book of J. G. Ramsay

Sweden: Lithotectonic framework, tectonic evolution and mineral resources

World of Geology: Travels to Rocky Places

Crustal Architecture and Evolution of the Himalaya-Karakoram-Tibet Orogen

Hutton's Arse: 3 billion years of extraordinary geology in Scotland's Northern Highlands (2nd edition)

The Rocking Book of Rocks: An illustrated guide to everything rocks, gems and minerals

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Earth Science in the Urban Ocean: The Southern California Continental Borderland