Field Methods--Identification

Gill, Robin (2010). This book is designed to help students of the geosciences to develop key skills in identifying igneous minerals. Each chapter addresses a specific compositional category of magmatic rocks, with a chapter on phase eqilibrium and another on pyroclastic volcanology. Each chapter ends with exercises, with the answers provided at the back of the book. 440 pages, richly illustrated, paperback, 8-3/4" x 11". Shipping weight 3 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.

Pough, F. H. (1996). A handbook on identifying over 3500 miinerals. Tests are generally based on traditional blow-pipe and chemical testing. Also contains information on testing with ultraviolet light. 396 pps. 64 color plates. Paper. Shipping weight 2 lbs.

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.

Maley, Terry S. (2005).  In this Second Edition,  the author presents a mix of photographs and line drawings to assist geologists in the understanding, recognizing, interpreting and describing geologic features.  Nearly 700 photographs and 300 drawings are presented to support such topics as: plate tectonics and marine geological surveys; plutonic rocks; volcanic rocks; weathering and soils; and more.  704pps., well illus., paper, 5-1/4" x 8-1/2".  Shipping weight 4 lbs.

National Audubon Society Field Series. Chesterman, C.W. (1978). Minerals are described using nine different distinctive identifying characteristics. Rocks are also described using nine iunique identifiers. 885 pps., 794 color illustrations. Soft cover. 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.

Compton, Robert R. (1985). A broad coverage starting with prefield work; on to observations and measure- ments; recognition of geologic features; and report preparation. 398 pps. Illus. Shipping weight 2 lbs.

Schumann, Walter (1993). An easy-to-use field guide with full color illustrations. Includes a section on meteorites and a streak color identification index. 381 pps. Illus. Paper. Shipping weight 3 lbs.