Author: British Columbia. Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum ResourcesPublisher:
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Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages :
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Geological Fieldwork 1997
Author: British Columbia. Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum ResourcesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages :
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Geological Field Techniques
Author: Angela L. CoePublisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 144434823X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 339
Book Description
GEOLOGICAL FIELD TECHNIQUES The understanding of Earth processes and environments over geological time is highly dependent upon both the experience that can only be gained through doing fieldwork, and the collection of reliable data and appropriate samples in the field. This textbook explains the main data gathering techniques used by geologists in the field and the reasons for these, with emphasis throughout on how to make effective field observations and record these in suitable formats. Equal weight is given to assembling field observations from igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rock types. There are also substantial chapters on producing a field notebook, collecting structural information, recording fossil data and constructing geological maps. Geological Field Techniques is designed for students, amateur enthusiasts and professionals who have a background in geology and wish to collect field data on rocks and geological features. Teaching aspects of this textbook include: step-by-step guides to essential practical skills such as using a compass-clinometer, making a geological map and drawing a field sketch; tricks of the trade, checklists, flow charts and short worked examples; over 200 illustrations of a wide range of field notes, maps and geological features; appendices with the commonly used rock description and classification diagrams; a supporting website hosted by Wiley-Blackwell is available at www.wiley.com/go/coe/geology
Geological Fieldwork
Author: Fieldwork
Author: Christopher ScholzPublisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400864534
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 197
Book Description
Christopher Scholz, an internationally recognized expert in the geological fields of seismology and tectonics, here offers a captivating memoir of a three-month-long field expedition to northern Botswana. Fieldwork tracks the adventures of a group of American scientists trying to gather critical data in some of the wildest and most inhospitable parts of Africa. Scholz effectively captures the unique challenges and obstacles faced in this kind of scientific endeavor, including mysterious encounters with a primitive bushman tribe and unavoidable dealings with belligerent local officials and even near-fatal stampedes by rampaging elephants. It is through this absorbing tale that Scholz offers a paean to the long and unique traditions of geological fieldwork, and provides readers with an inside view of the trials and joys of scientific fieldwork. The goal of the Scholz expedition was to determine, by recording tiny natural earthquakes, if a previously unknown arm of the East African Rift system had propagated into the Kalahari Desert from the north. Fieldwork tracks the quest of the scientist for a solution to a specific geological problem from the motivations of the scientist, to the initial formulation of the problem, through to the data collection, and finally, the assembly of the critical evidence. Originally published in 1997. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Publications of the Geological Survey
Author: Geological Survey (U.S.)Publisher:
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Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
Drift Exploration in Glaciated Terrain
Author: Geological Society of LondonPublisher: Geological Society of London
ISBN: 9781862390829
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
This volume describes the use of till geochemical and indicator mineral methods for mineral exploration in the glaciated terrain of Canada. The principles and examples described in this volume will have direct applications for exploration companies looking for diamonds, precious and base metals and uranium in glaciated parts of North America, northern Europe and Asia and mountainous regions of South America.
Geology in the Field
Author: Robert R. ComptonPublisher:
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Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
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.
Geologic Studies in Alaska by the U.S. Geological Survey, 1997
Author: Karen D. KelleyPublisher:
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Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
New Publications of the U.S. Geological Survey
Author: Geological Survey (U.S.)Publisher:
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Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 78
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