Roger,
If you're not already familiar with them, you might want to check
out the two Geol. Soc. London Handbooks, The Field Description of
Sedimentary Rocks by Tucker (1982) and The Mapping of Geological Structures
by McClay (1987).
Tom Frisch
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Thomas Frisch
Geological Survey of Canada
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Ottawa, ON K1A 0E8
Canada
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> Subject: Field mapping template
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> Hi All,
>
> I am trying to devise a generic template for undergraduate student
> mapping exercises in a deformed sedimentary sequence, that can
> be used to record lithologic and structural information on the
> outcrops. This would act not only as a guide for the students in
> giving them a checklist of features to describe on each outcrop, but
> would also facilitate assessment of unsupervised work. I seem to
> recall that, way back in the 1980's, the Canadian Geological
> Survey developed an A4-format template to standardize geological
> mapping information between different teams working on (I think)
> the Canadian Shield. Does anyone know of it or similar templates
> that might be usefully used in this regard?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Roger Gibson.
>
>
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