Field Geology Illustrated. This item is unavailable.Field Geology Illustrated

Field Geology Illustrated is a reliable, in depth field reference for professional geologists, serious amateur geologists, and other environmental scientists. This entirely new second edition represents the first detailed, comprehensive book on field geology in 20 years. Richly illustrated with 688 high-quality photographs and 300 interpretative sketches, this 704-page book is printed on glossy paper to show important strucutural and textural features. Contents include marine geological surveys, plutonic rocks, volcanic rocks, continental deposits, marine deposits, deformed rocks (joints, faults, folds, cleavage) weathering processes and soils, ground water, mineral deposits, and the public land survey system.

Terry Maley has B.S. and M.S. degrees from Oregon State University and a Ph.D. in geology from the University of Idaho. Recently retired, he worked many years for the Department of the Interior where he conducted field work throughout the western United States, including Alaska. Before joining the Interior Department, Dr. Maley was a marine geologist for the U.S. Nava Oceanographic Office, participating in 15 world-wide expeditions. He later served as Director of the Idaho Division of Earth Resources for five years with responsibility over all mineral resource, water resource, and geological reasearch in Idaho. He has authored more than 50 papers on geological features and has written seven books on regional geology, field geology, and mineral resources management.