Geological Field Sketches and Illustrations: A Practical Guide

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Matthew J. Genge (Senior Lecturer in Earth and Planetary Science, Senior Lecturer in Earth and Planetary Science, Imperial College London, UK)

Geological Field Sketches and Illustrations

A Practical Guide

Matthew J. Genge (Senior Lecturer in Earth and Planetary Science, Senior Lecturer in Earth and Planetary Science, Imperial College London, UK)

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Oxford University Press
13 January 2020

Earth sciences; Geology & the lithosphere; Soil science, sedimentology; Petrology; Stratigraphy

Learning to draw field sketches is an essential task for geologists, however it is often overlooked. This book presents simple techniques, useful tips and detailed examples to teach geologists how to draw rocks successfully. Field sketches are the best way to record the natural world, and yet they are one of the most difficult parts of fieldwork to master. This book shows how to go about drawing the key elements of geology in and out of the field and is a practical guide that will help you improve your diagrams and the quality of your notes. Through simple rules, useful tips and detailed examples the author describes how to go about drawing outcrops, structures, hand specimens and thin-sections and what features need to be observed and recorded. If you've ever wished you could draw geology better, this book is for you.

By: Matthew J. Genge (Senior Lecturer in Earth and Planetary Science Senior Lecturer in Earth and Planetary Science Imperial College London UK)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 224mm, Width: 143mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 560g
ISBN: 9780198835929
ISBN 10: 0198835922
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 13 January 2020
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

1: Introduction to Drawing Geology 2: The Methods of Drawing 3: Drawing Faults 4: Drawing Folds 5: Drawing Complex Structures and Metamorphic Rocks 6: Drawing Three Dimensions 7: Landscape Sketches 8: Drawing Igneous Outcrops 9: Drawing Sedimentary Outcrops 10: Drawing Fossils 11: Drawing Hand Specimens of Rocks and Crystals 12: Drawing Rocks in Thin-Section 13: The Art of Maps 14: Geological Cross-sections 15: Drawing Schematic Diagrams 16: Modern Techniques in Illustration and Recording in Geology

Matt Genge has taught Geology at Imperial College for nearly twenty years and in particular leads undergraduate fieldwork including mapping. He teaches Royal School of Mines students how to make the best possible fieldnotes. Dr Genge is also a planetary scientist and volcanologist who has conducted research fieldtrips all over the world including East Africa, the Sahara, the outback of Australia and in Antarctica. In all these places he drew field sketches.