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Geology or Earth Sciences Books by Call Number

Locating Geology or Earth Sciences Books by Call Number

Interested in physically browsing our book collection for books on geology? Go to the book stacks (3rd and 4th Floors) of University Library and look up the following call number ranges. Please Note: this list does not represent all titles or subjects of interest to those engaged in geology study. Consult the online catalog, IUCAT, for additional areas of interest.

Library of Congress (LC) Call Numbers Covering Geology or Earth Sciences

Subclass QE - 4th Floor 
QE1-996.5 		Geology QE1-350.62			General 					Including geographical divisions QE351-399.2		Mineralogy QE420-499		Petrology 				Igneous rocks, volcanic ash, 				tufa, etc.; sedimentary rocks, sedimentology; 				metamorphic rocks, metamorphism QE500-639.5		Dynamic and structural geology - includes Geochemistry QE521-545			Volcanoes and earthquakes QE601-613.5			Structural geology QE640-699		Stratigraphy QE701-760		Paleontology QE760.8-899.2		Paleozoology QE901-996.5		Paleobotany
Subclass QC - 4th Floor 
QC801-809		Geophysics
Subclass GB - 3rd Floor 
GB3-5030		Physical geography GB400-649			Geomorphology. Landforms. Terrain GB447					Climatic geomorphology GB448					Slopes GB450-460				Coasts GB461-468.995			Reefs GB471-478.995			Islands GB500-555				Mountains. Orography GB561-649				Other natural landforms: Flood plains, 					caves, deserts, dunes, etc. GB651-2998		Hydrology. Water GB980-2998			Ground and surface waters GB980-992				Watersheds. Runoff. Drainage GB1001-1199.8			Groundwater. Hydrogeology GB1201-1598				Rivers. Stream measurements GB1601-2398				Lakes. Limnology. Ponds. Lagoons GB2401-2598				Ice. Glaciers. Ice sheets. Sea ice GB2601-2798				Snow. Snow surveys GB2801-2998				Hydrometeorology GB5000-5030		Natural disasters
Subclass GC - 3rd Floor 
GC1-1581		Oceanography
Subclass TA - 4th Floor 
TA703-712		Engineering geology. Rock mechanics. Soil mechanics.
Subclass TC - 4th Floor 
TC1- TC 1800		Hydraulic engineering.  Ocean Engineering
Subclass TN - 4th Floor 
TN1-997			Mining engineering. Metallurgy
Subclass TD - 4th Floor 
TD1-1066		Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering (includes environmental   			pollution & water pollution)
Subclass S - 4th Floor 
S590-599.9		Soils. Soil science 				Including soil surveys, soil chemistry, 				soil structure, soil-plant relationships
Subclass QC - 4th Floor 
QC851-999		Meteorology. Climatology  				Including the earth's atmosphere

For a complete listing of all LC Call Numbers, go to the Library of Congress Classification Outline.

Doing geology or earth sciences research and need assistance? Contact Ed Gonzalez, Associate Librarian and Geology Liaison.

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