Geology in the Field - Softcover

Compton, Robert R.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1547118776 ISBN 13: 9781547118779

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2017

Synopsis

Robert Compton's classic field guide to geological mapping is now available in print form as a paperback book. Highly recommended for all geology students before they head into the field to map.

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From the Publisher

Replaces 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.

Edition details

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1547118776
• ISBN 13: 9781547118779
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 412