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28.02.2013 Lecture I

28 lutego 2013

11:10

May - trip to Sudety Mountains -> 200zł

"The best geologist is the one who saw the biggest number of rocks"

The work in the field is crutial.

Rocks:

- Mamatic (igneous)

- Sedimentary

- Metamorphic

The equipmnent of a field geologist:

- Hammer

- Notebook "field notebook" + pencils (+ all weather pen)

- Ruler and/or protractor

- Digital camera

- Palmtop (PDA), notebook, tablet

Wha we cantake to the field?

- Special geological field computers with suitable software (GIS?)

1) Geological hammer

• Very good quality steel, very hard

• Good proportions of weight

• Made of one piece of steel

• Costs about 80€

2) Chisels

3) Hand lens (trip let)

4) Hydrochloric acid solution (3-4% dilution)

You have to powderthe rock, f. e. dolomite, to see the reaction with hydrochloric acid.

5) Cartographic materials (maps)

6) GPS equipment

Orientation and positioning in the field.

1) Geologic compass

2) Several pencil crayons

3) Tape meter (3m, 5m, 30m)

4) Stereonet - specific technique of interpretation of geological

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Field Geology - Lecture I.pdf