References

SUGGESTED BOOKLIST BY OUR EXPERTS FOR IIT- JAM GEOLOGY

“That's the thing about books. They let you travel without moving your feet.”

                                                                                                                                               ~ Jhumpa Lahiri

Main Topics in IIT JAM Geology Entrance Exam are given below.

• Structural Geology
• Petrology
• Applied Geology
• Economic Geology
• Geomorphology
• Mineralogy
• Palaeotology
• Physical Geology
• Stratigraphy

Out of the above mentioned topics, questions with maximum weightage in IIT JAM Geology paper are asked from topics like – Petrology, Mineralogy and Structural Geology.

For Structural Geology

• Earth Structure - An Introduction to Structural Geology and Tectonics by Stephen Marshak
• Structural Geology [Haakon Fossen]
• Structural Geology, Fundamentals and Modern Developments [SK Ghosh, 1993] -(GEO PEDIA)- (specially for Classificatoin of Folds)
• Structural geology-Twiss & Moress
• Structural Geology (Park)
• Structural Geology By DK Mukopadhya
• Geological mapping by AK Roy

For Petrology

• Principles of Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology (2nd ed.) [John D. Winter]
• Sam Boggs Jr.-Principles of Sedimentology and Stratigraphy (4th Edition)-Prentice Hall (2005)
• GW Tyrrell ARCSc, FGS, FRSE, DSc (auth.)-The Principles of Petrology: An Introduction to the Science of Rocks-Springer Netherlands (1978)
• Sedimentology by Gary Nicholas/ Sam Boggs
• Metamorphic Geology by Yardley/J. D. Winter
• Sedimentology by Sengupta

For Mineralogy

• Mineralogy By William D. Nesse
• Mineralogy by Rutley (26^th edition)
• Mineralogy by Dexter Perkins

For Planet Earth and Geomorphology

• Geomorphology by K Siddartha
• Geomorphology by Savinder Singh

For Paleontology

• Paleontology by Amal Das Gupta
• Paleontology by Anantharaman

For Stratigraphy

• Fundamentals of historical geology and stratigraphy of India by Ravindra Kumar

For Economic Geology

• Economic Geology by Umeshwar Prasad
• Economic Geology by Bateman
• Text Book of Coal by D.Chandra
• Text Book of Petroleum by D. Chandra

For Engineering and Hydrology

• Hydrogeology by Todd and Engineering Geology by Chenna Kesavulu

This book list is made under our expert supervision. If you want to gain higher knowledge, then contact us for higher book references. This reference book series is for IIT-JAM GEOLOGY Students.

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