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• Cover Page
• Frontmatter Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Preface
• Acknowledgements
• 1: Introduction
• 1.1 A selection of general books and reference material on geology
• 1.2 Books on geological field techniques
• 2: Field Equipment And Safety
• 2.1 Introduction
• 2.2 The hand lens and binoculars
• 2.3 The compass-clinometer
• 2.4 Global positioning systems and altimeters
• 2.5 Measuring distance and thickness
• 2.6 Classification and colour charts
• 2.7 Hammer, chisels and other hardware
• 2.8 The hardcopy field notebook
• 2.9 The laptop, netbook or PDA as a notebook
• 2.10 Writing equipment, maps and relevant literature
• 2.11 Comfort, field safety and field safety equipment
• 2.12 Conservation, respect and obtaining permission
• 2.13 Further reading
• 3: Introduction To Field Observations At Different Scales
• 3.1 Introduction: What, where and how?
• 3.2 Scale of observation, where to start and basic measurements
• 3.3 Overview of possible data formats
• 4: The Field Notebook
• 4.1 Introduction: The purpose of field notes
• 4.2 Field notebook layout
• 4.3 Field sketches: A picture is worth a thousand words
• 4.4 Written notes: Recording data, ideas and interpretation
• 4.5 Correlation with other data sets and interpretations
• 5: Recording Palaeontological Information
• 5.1 Introduction: Fossils are smart particles
• 5.2 Fossil types and preservation
• 5.3 Fossil distribution and where to find them
• 5.4 Sampling strategies
• 5.5 Estimating abundance
• 5.6 Summary
• 5.7 Further reading
• 6: Recording Features Of Sedimentary Rocks And Constructing Graphic Logs
• 6.1 Introduction
• 6.2 Description, recognition and recording of sedimentary deposits and sedimentary structures
• 6.3 Graphic logs
• 6.4 Rocks in space: Reconstructing sedimentary environments and their diagnostic features
• 6.5 Using sedimentary rocks to interpret climate change and sea-level change
• 6.6 Further reading
• 7: Recording Features Of Igneous Rocks
• 7.1 Equipment, basic tips and safety
• 7.2 Field relationships of igneous rocks
• 7.3 Mineralogy and small-scale textures of igneous rocks
• 7.4 Recent and active volcanoes
• 7.5 Further reading
• 8: Recording Structural Information
• 8.1 Equipment and measurement
• 8.2 Brittle structures: Faults, joints and veins
• 8.3 Ductile structures: Shear zones, foliations and folds
• 8.4 Further reading
• 9: Recording Features Of Metamorphic Rocks
• 9.1 Basic skills and equipment for metamorphic fieldwork
• 9.2 Textures
• 9.3 Mineralogy
• 9.4 Unravelling metamorphism and deformation
• 9.5 Further reading
• 10: Making A Geological Map
• 10.1 Principles and aims
• 10.2 Preparation and materials
• 10.3 Location, location, location
• 10.4 Making a field map
• 10.5 Mapping techniques
• 10.6 The geological map
• 10.7 Further reading
• 11: Recording Numerical Data And Use Of Instruments In The Field
• 11.1 Data collection
• 11.2 Transport and protection of the instruments
• 11.3 Correlation with other data sets
• 11.4 Further reading
• 12: Photography
• 13: Sampling
• 13.1 Selecting and labelling samples
• 13.2 Practical advice
• 14: Concluding Remarks
• 14.1 Further reading on scientific report writing
• References
• Appendix A1: General
• Appendix A5: Fossils
• Appendix A6: Sedimentary
• Appendix A7: Igneous
• Appendix A8: Structural
• Appendix A9: Metamorphic
• Appendix A10: Mapping
• Index