A forerunner of the ATLAS was first published in 1970(1). This early survey comprised 27 zeolite structures known at the time. Then the "Atlas of Zeolite Structure Types" by W.M. Meier and D.H. Olson, with 38 entries, was published by the Structure Commission of the IZA in 1978. This was followed by the much expanded 2nd edition of the ATLAS in 1988 comprising 64 entries, the updated 3rd edition in 1992 with 85 entries, and the fully revised 4th edition in 1996 with 98 entries. This 5th edition is again an updated version of the previous compilation, and the number of entries has risen significantly to 133.

Analyses of geological structures from field exposure of rocks have been one of the important and intriguing disciplines in (applied) Earth Sciences. Since the 1990s, especially after the boom of three‐dimensional seismic technologies, reflection seismic data in two and three dimensions have become the modern ‘field’ for geologists. A large number of exploration geoscientists analyze reflection seismic data to interpret sedimentary sequences and deformation structures to provide prospective leads for exploration in their respective industries. Today, seismic data are used extensively in industries such as hydrocarbon and mineral exploration, carbon dioxide sequestration, sea floor hazard surveys for cables and pipelines and so on. This book primarily deals with reflection seismic data in the hydrocarbon industry.

Interpretation of structures from field is an integral part of structural geology. While research papers cannot display morphologic variations of individual structures, an atlas of field structural snaps remained due. This book fills up that gap. I have drawn most examples from western Himalayan shear zones. The reader is suggested to consult the key papers in the ‘References’ section for more information. I welcome comments and counterarguments at: soumyajitm@gmail.com <...>

We were once emailed a long list of questions, arranged with paragraph‐sized spaces below each question for our  detailed answers and including photos of specific cored fractures, from a student starting to work on fractured cores. The questions were both basic and important, and included queries such as: Are both the slabs and butt of the cores used in fracture studies? How do you distinguish extension from shear fractures?

Air, sea, surface water and soil support life, from which comes our food; the fossil remains of life, that is: coal, oil and gas, together with solar and terrestrial radiation provide energy; but almost all the artifacts of human civilization are made from substances taken from the earth's crust.

This atlas has been prepared for students of earth science, geology, mineralogy and physical geography who requ~re a text for practical classes on rocks and mInerals under the minoscope. While the book's prime purpose is as an introduction to the subject for college and university students as an essential part of their course, we hope that amateur geologists and mineralogists will also find it useful and attractrve.

My adventures as a palaeontologist have taken me to many exciting places at home, in the UK, and abroad, and led to the discovery of new  species. Working with teams of colleagues, I named the new dinosaurs Eotyrannus, Xenoposeidon, Mirischia, and Vectaerovenator, and the pterosaurs Vectidraco and Eurazhdarcho. One of the things that interests me most about dinosaurs, giant sea reptiles, and other ancient animals, is that every one of them has a unique history, just as animals do today. <...>

My adventures as a paleontologist have taken me to many exciting places at home, in the UK, and abroad, and led to the discovery of new species. Working with teams of colleagues, I named the new dinosaurs Eotyrannus, Xenoposeidon, Mirischia, and Vectaerovenator, and the pterosaurs Vectidraco and Eurazhdarcho. One of the things that interests me most about dinosaurs, giant marine reptiles, and other ancient animals is that every one of them has a unique history, just as animals do today. <...>

Атлас содержит 12 таблиц изображений руководящих форм иноцерамов и колпачковых гастропод из сенонских отложений северо-восточной части Корякского нагорья и краткие диагнозы каждого изображенного вида.Приводится схема сопоставления упоминающихся в атласе стратиграфических подразделений. Работа дополняет собой пока еще немногочисленную литературу по ископаемой фауне верхнего мела Северо-Востока СССР. Атлас может служить пособием для геологов, занимающихся картированием этой территории.