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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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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

River to Reservoir: Geoscience to Engineering

250 Million Years of Earth History in Central Italy: Celebrating 25 Years of the Geological Observatory of Coldigioco

Siliciclastic Reservoirs of the Arabian Plate

Iceland: The Formation and Evolution of a Volcanic Island

Sweden: Lithotectonic framework, tectonic evolution and mineral resources

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

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

Subaqueous Mass Movements and Their Consequences: Assessing Geohazards, Environmental Implications and Economic Significance of Subaqueous Landslides

Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World, Part 4: Antarctica, Asia and Europe (excluding the former USSR), Australasia and Oceanic Islands

Multiple Roles of Clays in Radioactive Waste Confinement

2020 GSL Calendar "Geoscience is for Everyone"

Circum-Arctic Structural Events: Tectonic Evolution of the Arctic Margins and Trans-Arctic Links with Adjacent Orogens

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