Books

Nichols, Gary (2009).  A comprehensive introduction to all aspects of sedimentology and stratigraphy.  Includes a companion CD with additional pictures and materials to further support the discussions of formation, transport and deposition of sediment.  419 pages, illustrated, 7-1/2 x 9-3/4".  Shipping weight 4 lbs.

Hefferan, Kevin; and O'Brien, John (2010). A combining of the standard mineralogy-petrology courses sequence into one volume.  Topics include: Composition of the Earth; Crystal Chemistry; Crystallography; Ore Minerals; Industrial Minerals; Gems; Microscopic Identification of Minerals; Overview of Rock Forming Processes; Igneous, Sedimentary, and Metamorphic Rocks.  808 pps., illus. Shipping weight: 5 lbs.

An easy to follow methodology for logging boreholes, especially water wells.  You get both a Guide book as well as a Field Guide template, which is a 6" x 8" opaque vinyl card printed on both sides.  Guide book is 18 pages, illustrated, and spiral bound.  Shipping weight 1 lb.

Ghilani, Charles D (2010). The complete guide to adjusting for measurement error - expanded and updated. No measurement is ever exact. Adjustment Complutations updates a classic, definitive text on surveying with the latest methodologies and tools for analyzing and adjusting errors with a focus on least squares adjustments, the most rigorous methodology available and the one which accuracy standards for surveys are based.  This extensively updated edition shares new information on advances in modern software and GNSS-acquired data.  Expanded sections offer a greater amount of computable problems and their worked solutions, while new screenshots quide readers through the exercises.  Continuing its legacy as a reliable primers, Adjustment Computations, covers the basic terms and fundamentals of errors and methods of analyzing them and progresses to specific adjustment computations and spatial information analysis.  647 pps., illus, hardcover, 6-1/2 x 9-1/2".  Shipping weight: 3 lbs.

Agricola, Georgius (1556). Translated by Herbert Clark Hoover and Lou Henry Hoover and first published in English in 1912. This newer printing of the 1950 reprint contains 289 woodcuts. Describes hundreds of operations as done in 1550. 669 pps. Illus. Paper, Shipping weight 4 lbs.

Huddart, David; and Stott, Tim (2010).  This text is a holistic approach to understanding the earth system, currently as well as historically.  Chapters include: Structure and Composition of the Atmosphere; energy in the Atmosphere and the Earth Heat Budget; Moisture in the Atmosphere;  Atmospheric Motion; Weather Systems; World Climates; Ocean Structure and Circulation Patterns; Atmospheric Evolution and Climate Change; Principles of Climate Change; Earth Materials; Mineralogy; Rocks and the Rock Cycle; the Internal Structure of the Earth; Plate Tectonics and Volcanism; Geotectonics; Weathering Processes and Products; Slope Processes and Morphology; Fluvial Processes; Carbonated Sedimentary Environments and Karst Processes and Land Forms; Coastal Processes;  Glacial Processes; Periglacial Processes; Aeolian Processes; Principles of Ecology and Biogeography; Soil Forming Processes and Products; World Ecosystems; the Earth as a Planet; Geological Evolution and Change; Change in Ocean Circulation and the Hydrosphere; Biosphere Evolution and Change;  Environmental Change and more. 896 pps., illustrated, paper, 8-1/2 x 11".  Shipping Weight: 6 lbs.

A comprehensive text on all aspects of volcanism, from the generation of magma to the formation of volcanic deposits. Material is organized into nine sections. 1417 pages, luustrated, 8-3/4 x 11-1/4". Shipping weight 10 lbs.

Milson, John & Ericksen, Asger (2011).  Part of the popular Geological Field Guide Series, this text covers geophysical applications in mineral exploration, environmental and engineering studies, hydrogeology, and archaeology. The Fourth Edition includes comprehensive updates on the use of GPR and GPS and new sections on surface wave seismics and towed array systems.   287 pps., illustrated, paper, 4-1/2" x 7".  Shipping weight 2 lbs.

Coe, Angela L. (2010). This textbook explains the main data gathering techniques used by geologists in the field and the reason 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. 323 pgs. illustrated, paper, 7-1/2” x 9-3/4”. Shipping weight: 2 lbs.

Produced by Munsell Color in cooperation with the Geological Society of America, this revised Rock Color Chart features 104 color chips covering the full range of rock colors.  Housed in a 6 ring binder, and size is 6 x 7.9 x 1.6".  Shipping weight 2 lbs.