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• Cover
• The Geological Field Guide Series
• Title
• Copyright
• Preface to The Fourth Edition
• Preface to The Fifth Edition
• Chapter 1: Introduction
• 1.1 Outline and Approach
• 1.2 Safety
• 1.3 Field Behaviour
• 1.4 A Few Words of Comfort
• Chapter 2: Field Equipment
• 2.1 Hammers and Chisels
• 2.2 Compasses and Clinometers
• 2.3 Hand Lenses
• 2.4 Tapes
• 2.5 Map Cases
• 2.6 Field Notebooks
• 2.7 Scales
• 2.8 Protractors
• 2.9 Pencils, Erasers and Mapping Pens
• 2.10 Acid Bottles
• 2.11 Global Positioning System (GPS) and Mobile Phones
• 2.12 Other Instruments
• 2.13 Field Clothing
• Chapter 3: Topographic Base Maps
• 3.1 Types of Geological Map
• 3.2 Topographic Base Maps
• 3.3 Geographic Coordinates and Metric Grids
• 3.4 Grid Magnetic Angle
• 3.5 Position Finding on Maps
• 3.6 Use of Air Photography as a Mapping Tool
• 3.7 Suitability of Images for Geological Mapping
• Chapter 4: Methods of Geological Mapping
• 4.1 Strategy for the Mapping Programme
• 4.2 Mapping by Following Contacts
• 4.3 Traversing
• 4.4 Exposure Mapping
• 4.5 Mapping in Poorly Exposed Regions
• 4.6 Superficial Deposits
• 4.7 Drilling
• 4.8 Geophysical Aids to Mapping
• 4.9 Large-Scale Maps of Limited Areas
• 4.10 Underground Mapping
• 4.11 Photogeology
• Chapter 5: Technological Aids to Mapping
• 5.1 Digital Terrain Models
• 5.2 Topographic Surveying Techniques
• Chapter 6: Field Measurements and Techniques
• 6.1 Measuring Strike and Dip of Planar Structures
• 6.2 Plotting Strike and Dip
• 6.3 Recording Strike and Dip
• 6.4 Measuring Linear Features
• 6.5 Folds
• 6.6 Faults
• 6.7 Thrusts
• 6.8 Joints
• 6.9 Unconformities
• 6.10 Map Symbols
• 6.11 Specimen Collecting
• 6.12 Field Photography
• 6.13 Panning
• Chapter 7: Mappable Rock Units and Lithology
• 7.1 Lithostratigraphy and Sedimentary Rocks
• 7.2 Sedimentary Formations
• 7.3 Rock Descriptions
• 7.4 Identifying and Naming Rocks in the Field
• 7.5 Fossils
• 7.6 Phaneritic Igneous Rocks
• 7.7 Aphanitic Igneous Rocks
• 7.8 Veins and Pegmatites
• 7.9 Igneous Rocks in General
• 7.10 Pyroclastic Rocks
• 7.11 Metamorphic Rocks
• 7.12 Economic Geology
• Chapter 8: Field Maps and Field Notebooks
• 8.1 Field Maps
• 8.2 Field Notebooks
• Chapter 9: Fair Copy Maps and Other Illustrations
• 9.1 Fair Copy Maps
• 9.2 Transferring Topography
• 9.3 Transferring Geology
• 9.4 Lettering and Symbols
• 9.5 Formation Letters
• 9.6 Layout
• 9.7 Colouring
• 9.8 Stratigraphic Column
• 9.9 Overlays
• 9.10 Computer Drafting of the Fair Copy Map
• Chapter 10: Cross-Sections and 3D Illustrations
• 10.1 Cross-Sections
• 10.2 Method of Apparent Dips
• 10.3 Down-Plunge Projection Method
• 10.4 Balanced Cross-Sections
• 10.5 Columnar Sections
• 10.6 Block Diagrams
• 10.7 Models
• Chapter 11: Geological Reports
• 11.1 Preparation
• 11.2 Revising and Editing
• 11.3 Layout
• 11.4 The ‘Introduction’
• 11.5 Main Body of the Report
• 11.6 The ‘Conclusions’ Section
• 11.7 Text Illustrations
• 11.8 References
• 11.9 Appendices
• 11.10 Some Final Thoughts
• Appendix A: Adjustment of a Closed Compass Traverse
• Appendix B: Field Equipment Checklist
• Appendix C: Indicators of Stratigraphical Way-Up
• Appendix D: Useful Chart and Tables
• References
• Index
• Selected Map Symbols
• Colour Plates
• End User License Agreement