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About this book
Field work, supplemented by laboratory studies, is a cornerstone for the geological sciences. This volume provides an introduction to general field work through selected topics that illustrate specific techniques and methodologies. One hundred and twenty-three main entries prepared by leading authorities from around the world deal with aspects of exploration surveys, geotechnical engineering, environmental management. field techniques, mapping, prospecting, and mining.
Special efforts were made to include topics that consider aspects of environmental geology in particular those subjects that involve field inspections related to, for example, the placement of artificial fills, sediment control in canals and waterways, the geologic effects of cities, or the importance of expansive soils to environmental management and engineering. In addition, some widely ranging topics dealing with legal affairs, geological methodology, the scope and organization of geology, report writing, and other concepts, such as those related to plate tectonics and continental drift, provide a necessary perspective to the arena of field geology.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Encyclopedia of Field and General Geology
Editors: Charles W. Finkl
Series Title: Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-30844-X
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
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eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag US 1988
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-442-22499-8Published: 30 April 1988
eBook ISBN: 978-0-387-30844-9Published: 21 September 2006
Series ISSN: 1388-4360
Series E-ISSN: 1871-756X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXVIII, 912
Topics: Hydrogeology, Structural Geology, Mineralogy, Sedimentology, Quantitative Geology, Economic Geology