Geology in the field
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Geology in the field
Wiley, c1985
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Includes bibliographies and index
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Description
Replaces Comptona 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.
Table of Contents
- Philosophy and Organization of a Field Study. Basic Equipment and Its Uses. Basic Procedures at Outcrops. Identifying Rocks in the Field. Mapping Rock Units and Structures. Geologic Mapping on a Topographic Base. Use of Aerial Photographs and Other Remote Imagery. Mapping with the Plane Table and Alidade. Primary Features of Marine Sedimentary Rocks. Surficial Sediments
- Continental Environments. Stratigraphic Sections. Features of Deformed Rocks. Volcanic Structures and Field Relations. Field Studies of Plutons. Field Studies of Metamorphic Rocks. Preparing Illustrations and Writing Reports. Appendices. Index.
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