Introduction - Geological Field Techniques - page 3

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1.2 Topics on geological fi eld techniques

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geology and fi eld techniques. Replacement of Compton's Manual of
Field Geology (1962).]
Freeman, T. 1999. Procedures in Field Geology , Blackwell Science,
93 pp. [Pocket sized, black and white book covering mainly
mapping techniques, with particular emphasis on compass-
clinometer and trigonometric solutions for recording the geometry of
geological features.]
Maley, T. S. 2005. Field Geology Illustrated , Mineral Land
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through hundreds of clear black and white photographs and line
drawings.]

See also: Barnes and Lisle 2003 (Section 10.7); Fry 1991
(Section 9.5); McClay 1991 (Section 8.4); Stow 2005, Tucker
2003 (Section 6.6); and Thorpe and Brown 1991 (Section 7.5).