Geology in the FieldReplaces Compton's Manual of Field Geology (1962). A guide to advances in the increasingly broad and interpretive discipline of formation mapping theory. Thorough, yet compact enough for use in the field, it consists of brief descriptions of textures and structures useful in interpreting depositional environments, kinds of volcanic activity, and plutonic events and conditions. Included are procedures often reserved for the laboratory or office: staining rocks, correcting orientations of current indicators, constructing profile sections of folds, measuring strains, making photogeologic interpretations, and more. Covers pre-field considerations, methods of observation and measurement, recognition of key geologic features, and preparation of a report. Illustrated with composite drawings. Fourteen appendixes provide systemized data and procedures. |
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Contents
Philosophy and Organization of a Field Study | 1 |
Basic Procedures at Outcrops | 22 |
Identifying Rocks in the Field | 48 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Geology in the Field |
| Author | Robert R. Compton |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Wiley, 1985 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | Jun 12, 2009 |
| ISBN | 0471829021, 9780471829027 |
| Length | 416 pages |
| Subjects | › › Science / Earth Sciences / Geology |
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