Geology -- Fieldwork, Geology, Geology, Geology, Geology, Geology, Geology -- Research, and Field notes
Abstract
Compton earned his A.B. in 1943 and his Ph. D. in physical science in 1949 from Stanford University. He joined the Stanford faculty in the Dept. of Geology in 1949 and was appointed full professor in 1962. His MANUAL OF FIELD GEOLOGY is recognized as the definitive work on this subject.
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.
Gilluly, James (1896-1980). Autor, Waters, Aaron Clement (1905-1991)., Woodford, Alfred Oswald (1890-1990)., Compton, Robert R. (1922- )., W. H. Freeman and Company. Wydawca pbl, and Gilluly, James (1896-1980). Autor
