Manual of Field GEOLOGY

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Robert R. Compton
Professor of Geology
Stanford University
MANUAL
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GEOLOGY
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This manual was written primarily to assist undergraduate students

in field training. It also offers some specialized procedures and data
to advanced students and professional geologists. To keep the book
a reasonable length, the more specialized materials are presented by
brief descriptions, outlines, and diagrams. I have tried, however, to
describe basic procedures in enough detail so that students can follow
them with little if any supervision. It is assumed that the reader can
identify common rocks and minerals and is acquainted with geologic
structures and the basic principles of stratigraphy. Although a knowledge of petrography is desirable for some of the studies described in
the last four chapters, it is not essential for the field procedures themselves.
The first eleven chapters deal primarily with techniques and basic
concepts of field work. Although each of these chapters can be used
independently, they are organized as a unit to help guide the student
from one stage of his training to another. Chapter 1, for example,
describes note taking and collecting for general field work, and also
provides suggestions for students who want to collect data and specimens before starting a formal course in field geology. Chapter 2
describes the basic uses of the compass, clinometer, and hand level.
Chapter 3 introduces traversing by pace and compass methods and
describes a complete field project suitable for the beginner. Procedures for plotting geologic features on base maps and aerial photographs are given in Chapters 4 and 5, which also include a general
discussion of rock units and contacts. The next four chapters
comprise a related sequence, describing first the instrumental methods
used in making maps of areas for which there is no suitable base, and
then suggesting consecutive steps for plane table and aerial photograph projects. Chapter 10 introduces techniques used in detailed
geologic studies, and includes a discussion of systematic sampling.
Chapter 11 concludes the first group of chapters with suggestions on
report writing.
The remaining four chapters have several purposes. First, I wished
to emphasize the importance of observations and interpretations made
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at outcrops and have therefore described and illustrated a number of

pertinent features and relations. Second, to help students attack specific problems, I have suggested ways to organize specialized studies
and have cited references that present detailed examples of such
studies. Third, the chapters bring together descriptions and classifications of rocks and structures that may be helpful in many types of
field projects.
Most of the drawings in the last four chapters are based on actual
outcrops. I have included (and occasionally emphasized) some unusual rocks and relations, hoping to encourage consideration of all
possible hypotheses. I have also emphasized some topics because
they are relatively new or, I feel, have been slighted elsewhere. Some
of the references were selected to help in finding other systems and
ideas.
Many persons have contributed to this manual either directly or
indirectly. I appreciate deeply the initial field training I received from
Randall E. Brown, A. C. Waters, and Rowel Williams, who were
patient and inspiring teachers. Many of the procedures were worked
out during the 10 years I have taught Stanford's field geology courses,
and I gratefully acknowledge the many contributions made by students
and instructors. Ben M. Page, who formerly directed these courses,
has been especially generous with his ideas and materials.
I wish to thank Laurence H. Nobles for reading and criticizing the
entire first draft of the manuscript, and Francis H. Moffitt, who made
many valuable suggestions pertaining to the chapters on surveying and
aerial photographs. Valued assistance on individual chapters and sections was given by C. M. Gilbert, V. E. McKelvey, S. W. Muller, P. J.
Shenon, A. C. Waters, L. E. Weiss, and Rowel Williams. William R.
Dickinson and Thane H. McCulloh also made important suggestions
regarding several chapters, and several of my colleagues kindly discussed specific items with me. Robert G. Coleman, Allan B. Griggs,
H. L. James, Douglas M. Kinney, and William R. Moran generously
supplied useful materials and ideas. Permission to use or redraw
illustrations was given kindly by a number of persons, who are acknowledged individually in the figure captions.
Finally, I am very grateful to my wife, Ariel, who not only helped
prepare the manuscript but also read it several times and made many
suggestions that improved it.
RoBERT R. CoMPTON
Stanford, California
September, 1961
Contents
Chapter 1
Observing and Collecting Data and Samples
1-1. General basis of field geology. 1-2. Planning a field

project. 1-3. Basic field equipment. 1-4. Taking geologic
notes in the field. 1-5. Descriptions entered in notes. 1-6. Collecting rock samples. 1-7. Collecting fossils. 1-8. Numbering
and marking specimens. 1-9. Locality descriptions.
Chapter 2
Using the Compass, Clinometer, and Hand Level
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2-1. The Brunton compass. 2-2. Setting the magnetic declination. 2-3. Taking bearings with the compass. 2-4. Magnetic deflections of compass bearings. 2-5. Measuring vertical
angles with the clinometer. 2-6. Using the Brunton compass
as a hand level. 2-7. Measuring strike and dip. 2-8. Where
to take strike and dip. 2-9. Measuring trend and plunge of
linear features. 2-10. Care and adjustment of the Brunton
compass.
Chapter 3
The Compass Traverse
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3-i. General scheme of a geologic traverse. 3-2. Determining

pace. 3-3. Selecting a course and planning a traverse. 3-4.
First steps in a compass traverse. 3-5. Traversing by turning
angles. 3-6. Plotting geologic features on the traverse. 3-7.
Vertical profile of the traverse. 3-8. Making illustrations from
the traverse data.
Chapter 4
Plotting Geologic Features on a Base Map
4-1. Selecting and preparing a base map. 4-2. Locating field

data on a base map. 4-3. Locating geologic features by traversing. 4-4. Using a barometer (altimeter) to locate geologic
features on a map. 4-5. What to plot on the base map. 4-6.
Rock units for mapping. 4-7. Mapping contacts between rock
units. 4-8. Mapping by the outcrop or exposure method. 4-9.
Defining and mapping gradational contacts. 4-10. Using colored pencils in mapping. 4-11. Tracing and plotting faults.
4-12. Methods of approximate (reconnaissance) mapping.
4-13. Daily routine of field work.
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Chapter 5
Mapping Geologic Features on Aerial Photographs
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5-l. Kinds of aerial photographs and their uses. 5-2. How

vertical aerial photographs are made and indexed. 5-3. Differences between vertical aerial photographs and maps. 5-4.
Obtaining a stereoscopic image from aerial photographs. 5-5.
Materials for mapping on aerial photographs. 5-6. Determining scales of aerial photographs. 5-7. Locating outcrops on
photographs by inspection. 5-8. Drawing north arrows on
aerial photographs. 5-9. Locating outcrops on photographs by
compass and pacing methods. 5-10. Geologic mapping on
aerial photographs. 5-11. Transferring geologic features from
photographs to a map.
Chapter 6
The Alidade and Plane Table
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6-1. General value of the alidade and plane table. 6-2. The
peep-sight alidade and the principles of alidade surveying.
6-3. The telescopic alidade. 6-4. Adjusting the alidade in the
field. 6-5. Major adjustments of the alidade. 6-6. Care of the
alidade in the field. 6-7. The plane table and tripod. 6-8.
Plane table sheets and their preparation. 6-9. Setting up and
orienting the plane table. 6-10. Measuring vertical angles with
the alidade. 6-11. The stadia method and the Beaman arc.
6-12. Stadia procedure with the Beaman arc. 6-13. The stadia
interval factor and the stadia constant. 6-14. The gradienter
screw. 6-15. Differences in elevation by the stepping method.
6-16. Using the stadia rod.
Chapter 7
Control for Geologic Maps
7-1. General nature of control surveys. 7-2. General plan of

a triangulation survey. 7-3. Using existing control data for
surveys. 7-4. Selecting stations for a triangulation network.
7-5. Signals for triangulation stations. 7-6. Measuring the base
line. 7-7. Triangulation with the transit. 7-8. Surveying an
elevation to the control network. 7-9. Observation on Polaris
at elongation. 7-10. Computations and adjustments of triangulation data. 7-11. Rectangular and polyconic grids.
7-12.
Triangulation with the alidade and plane table. 7-13. Surveying control by transit traverses.
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8-1. Plane table projects and their appropriate scales. 8-2.

Planning a plane table project. 8-3. Reconnoitering the control
system and geologic features. 8-4. Choosing the layout of plane
table sheets. 8-5. Plotting primary control on plane table
sheets. 8-6. Instrument stations for stadia work. 8-7. Examining geologic features and flagging contacts. 8-8. Choosing
the contour interval. 8-9. Intersecting instrument stations.
8-10. Locating instrument stations by resection. 8-11. Threepoint locations. 8-12. Traversing with the alidade and plane
table. 8-13. Mapping by stadia methods. 8-14. Using aerial
photographs in plane table mapping. 8-15. Method of moving
the plane tablearound the rod. 8-16. Work on the plane table
sheet in the evening. 8-17. Vertical cross sections from plane
table maps. 8-18. Completing plane table maps.
Chapter 9
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Geologic Mapping with the Alidade and Plane

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Making a Geologic Map from Aerial Photographs
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9-1. General value of aerial photograph compilations. 9-2.

Preparations for an aerial photograph project. 9-3. Mapping
geologic features on aerial photographs. 9-4. Ground control
for photograph compilations. 9-5. Surveying cross-section lines
for photograph compilations. 9-6. Radial line compilation.
9-7. Marking and transferring photograph points. 9-8. Plotting
control on the overlay. 9-9. Compiling points from controlled
photographs. 9-10. Compiling points from uncontrolled photographs. 9-11. Compiling photograph data. 9-12. Checking
the map and drawing cross sections.
Chapter 10
Detailed Mapping and Sampling
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10-1. General nature of detailed studies. 10-2. Detailed surface maps and sections. 10-3. Cleaning, excavating, and
drilling. 10-4. Underground mapping. 10-5. Sampling.
Chapter 11
Preparing Geologic Reports
11-1. General nature of geologic reports. 11-2. Organizing

and starting the report. 11-3. Clarity of the report. 11-4. Use
of special terms. 11-5. Front matter for the report. 11-6.
Form of the report. 11-7. Planning illustrations for the report.
11-8. Kinds of illustrations. 11-9. Drawing methods. 11-10.
Detailed geologic maps and cross sections. 11-11. Stratigraphic
illustrations.
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Chapter 12
field Work with Sedimentary Rocks
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12-1. Interpreting sedimentary rocks. 12-2. Lithologic and

time-stratigraphic units. 12-3. Naming and describing sedimentary rocks. 12-4. Beds and related structures. 12-5. Surfaces between beds. 12-6. Unconformities. 6 12-7. Tops and
bottoms of beds. 12-8. Measuring stratigraphic sections.
12-9. Sampling for microfossils. 12-10. Logging wells and
drill holes. 12-11. Surficial deposits and related landforms.
Chapter 13
Field Work with Volcanic Rocks
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13-1. Volcanic sequences and unconformities. 13-2. Cartographic units of volcanic rocks. 13-3. Naming volcanic rocks.
13-4. Structures of basic lavas. 13-5. Structures of silicic lavas.
13-6. Pyroclastic and closely related deposits. 13-7. Volcanic
feeders and related intrusions.
Chapter 14
Field Work with Igneous and Igneous-Appearing

Plutonic Rocks
Field Work with Metamorphic Rocks
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14-1. Concepts of plutonic geology that apply to field studies.

14-2. Cartographic units of plutonic igneous rocks. 14-3.
Naming plutonic rocks. 14-4. Contacts of plutonic units.
14-5. Planar and linear fabrics in plutonic rocks. 14-6. Inclusions and related structures. 14-7. Layers and schlieren in plutonic rocks. 14-8. Fractures and related structures in plutons.
14-9. Alterations of plutonic rocks.
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15-1. Studies of metamorphic rocks. 15-2. Cartographic units

of metamorphic rocks. 15-3. Naming metamorphic rocks.
15-4. Premetamorphic lithology and sequence. 15-5. Studying metamorphic deformation. 15-6. Foliations and lineations.
15-7. Geometric styles of folding. 15-8. Foliations and lineations related to folds. 15-9. Deformation structures in massive
rocks. 15-10. Joint and vein patterns in deformed rocks.
15-11. Analyses on spherical projections. 15-12. Oriented
samples for microscopic studies. 15-13. Mapping metamorphic
zones. 15-14. Migmatites and related rocks.
Appendixes
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Index
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Observing and Collecting
Data and Samples
1-1. General Basis of Field Geology
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To geologists, the field is where rocks or soils can be observed in

place, and field geology cQilsists of the methods used to examine and
interpret structures and materials at the outcrop. Field studies are
the primary means of obtaining geologic knowledge. Some studies
may be as simple as visiting a single outcrop or qu~, making notes
and sketches on the relations between certain rocks, and collecting
a suite of specimens. Others may require weeks or months of geologic
mapping, systematic sa~pling, and careful integrating of field and
laboratory measurements.
Geologic mapping is so essential to many field studies that it is
sometimes considered synonymous with "field geology." Maps are
used to measure rock bodies, to plot structural measurements, and to
relate many kinds of data. Frequently, they permit interpretations of
features that are too large to be studied in single exposures. Many
folds and faults, for example, can be discovered only by geologic mapping, and even if they can be seen in outcrops, they must be mapped
over large areas to be understood. Geologic maps are also used to construct such important projections as cross sections. Together, maps
and sections are an ideal means of presenting large amounts of information to other persons.
Although mapping may be essential to a field study, observations
made at individual outcrops are fundamental. Rocks must be identified before they can be mapped. Moreover, many genetic relations
can be understood only after exposures are examined in detail. No
amount of mapping can supplant these crucial observations. For example, a detailed map of an igneous body might show only that it is
a concordant layer between sedimentary formations. Relations at one
or two outcrops, however, could demonstrate that the body is a lava
flow rather than a sill. Once this is established, obscure features associated with the flow might be identified and then utilized in further
interpretations.
Field studies as a scientific: method. Because the geologist is continuously observing relations and making interpretations in the field,
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his general methods may be compared with the classical scientific

method. In its conventional form, the scientific method. consists of
several steps. The investigator first observes and collects data. He
then formulates a hypothesis to explain these data. Next, he tests the
hypothesis in all possible ways, particularly by studying additional
relations that can be predicted on its basis. If the 'hypothesis survives
all tests, it is considered tentatively verified; if not, another hypothesis
must be formulated and tested.
In geologic studies it is often most effective to consider all possible
hypotheses together. G. K. Gilbert ( 1886, p. 286) explained this procedure as follows:
There is indeed an advantage in entertaining several (hypotheses)
at once, for then it is possible to discover their mutual antagonisms
and inconsistencies, and to devise crucial tests-tests which will necessarily debar some of the hypotheses from further consideration. The
process of testing is then a process of elimination, at least until all but
one of the hypotheses have been disproved.
If only one hypothesis is utilized, or if one is adopted too quickly,

there may be a tendency to overlook evidence that would disprove it.
T. C. Chamberlin ( 1897) discussed this problem thoroughly in his
description of "The method of multiple working hypotheses," a paper
recommended to all geologists.
One reason why many hypotheses should be considered in the field
is that outcrops cannot be revisited to test every new idea. Furthermore, different kinds of data may be so interrelated that all must be
studied together to be understood. Field studies must thus go far
beyond a mere mapping and collecting of individual rocks or structures. Even a simple rock specimen will lack potential meaning if not
selected in light of all associated features.
Because the geologist uses the scientific method continuously as
he works, he must be well armed with hypotheses when he goes into
the field. He must also use imagination and ingenuity at the outcrop.
If none of his initial ideas withstands testing, several possibilities
should be considered. Some hypotheses seem to fail because data were
collected on the basis of incorrect assumptions, or because information
was classified inconsistently on a map. In other cases, tentative hypotheses are too simple to account for natural events, and more
complex possibilities should be considered.
Interpreting complex relations. Geologic features as simple as those
diagrammed in textbooks are rarely found in the field. Even those
features that at first appear simple will commonly have small but im-
portant complexities. These complexities are not impediments; they

are often the keys to understanding an association of features.
One type of complex relation is formed where two or more processes
act at the same time. The weathering of a given rock, for example, is
typically a composite effect of several mechanical and chemical processes. To interpret the overall effect, it is first necessary to understand
how each process would work alone and then to consider how the
processes would modify each other. By examining many outcrops it
is generally possible to find places where single processes have been
dominant. To inb~rpret the weathering of a sandstone, for example,
mechanical changes might bestudied at exposed rock ledges, whereas
chemical changes could be seen in valley-bottom soil profiles. The
effects of combined processes could then be studieti at various intervening localities.
A second type of complex relation is caused by overprinting of two
or more geologic events. ' The determination of relative ages from
these outcrops provides a means for interpreting geologic history.
Relative ages are determined by noting how older features are modified relative to younger ones. An analysis should be started with the
age relation that is shown most clearly and then extended, step by step,
either backward or forward in geologic time. It is often necessary to
know the shapes or positions of features in intermediate stages, and .
this can be done by analyzing and then removing the effects of later
events. Where a vein has been folded, for example, it may be possible
to establish its original shape and orientation by first measuring folds
in surrounding beds, and then unfolding the beds back to simple planar
forms. Events that are obscure in one outcrop may be obvious in
another; by plotting many outcrops on a map, one event can be related to the others, both in space and time.
A serious error that can be avoided by studying age relations thoroughly is that of concluding that features have a causative relation
merely because they are closely associated. This error is especially
easy to make if the association fits a well-established theory. If, for
example, quartz veins are associated with hornfelses throughout a
given area, it might be tempting to conclude that they were both
caused by one agent-an intrusive magma. A thorough study might
show, however, that the veins also formed in much younger rocks and
were therefore not caused by the contact metamorphism. Perhaps
they formed abundantly in the hornfelses because these rocks fractured readily.
Outcrops are sometimes so complex or so sparse that no certain con-
elusions can be reached from a field study. The study may still have
great value, however, if the observations are described fully in a report. In many cases, the geologist can state the relative probability
of several alternate hypotheses. The uncertainties may be resolved
when more data become available or when laboratory or mathematical tests are made.
mapping, consider what means will be used to construct a map. Will

a topographic (contour) map be needed? What is the smallest map
scale that will be useful? What are the most efficient surveying methods which will give adequate precision to the work?
5. Evaluate the probable schedule and costs of the project. To
do this effectively, consider not only the mapping procedures but also
how well the rocks are exposed, how accessible the area is from a
base camp or office, and to what degree the weather is likely to interfere with field work.
6. Order maps, aerilfl photographs, and various other field and office
equipment, allowing plenty of time for delivery. The check lists of
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Appendix 1 may help in doing this.
7. Reread critically all reports that pertain to the area, as well as
books or papers that present basic ideas and methods fertinent to
the project. Accumulate as complete a field library as possible, and
photograph, copy, or abstract items. that cannot be taken to the field.
1-2. Planning a Field Project
Geologic field projects generally proceed in three stages: the stage

of planning; the stage of mapping, observing, and collecting; and the
stage of preparing a report. The effectiveness of a project is determined
largely during the planning stage. There are few cases where the
geologist can study all kinds of data and relations thoroughly, and he
must therefore select the scope of his study and plan his work so that
the most pertinent data are collected. It is essential to know clearly
the purpose of a given project. The purpose may be simple and clear
from the outset, as in some studies of economic deposits. In many
purely scientific studies, the purpose should be reviewed after considerable reading, discussion, and thought. In addition to the principal
objective, there may be several subsidiary ones, which are sometimes
difficult to evaluate until field work is well underway.
It is wise to plan a project in such a way that its scope can be increased or changed to a reasonable degree during the field season.
For this reason, moderate amounts of extra equipment and supplies
should be taken to the field. Although specific steps vary, the following recommendations should be considered in planning.
1. Determine if other geologists are working in or near the area
of interest by inquiring at state and federal agencies and appropriate
companies and colleges. Correspond with them to determine whether
a new study would duplicate their work needlessly.
2. Accumulate and study reports and maps of the region in order
to gain an understanding of the broader features of the geology and
geography. Determine what is known, specifically, about the problems and relations that fall within the scope of the study being planned.
3. Visit the area in order to reconnoiter its topography and geology
and to obtain permission for camping, mapping, and collecting. If
a visit is not possible, do these things as completely as correspondence
and discussions will permit.
4. Determine the scales and quality of maps and aerial photographs
of the area. If these will not provide an adequate base for geologic
1-3. Basic Field Equipment
The basic equipment needed for examining, describing, and collecting rocks is modest in amount and need not be expensive. It consists of a hammer with either a pick or chisel point at one end, a hand
lens, a pocket knife, a notebook or looseleaf clip folder, a 2H or 3H
pencil or a good ballpoint pen, a 6-inch scale, heavy paper or cloth
bags for collecting samples, and a knapsack for carrying lunch and
field gear.
The field notebook must be considered and selected with care because the notes recorded in it will become part of a permanent record.
The paper should be of the highest quality, for thin and inexpensive
papers tend to disintegrate in dry climates, and heavily filled ("slick")
papers wrinkle permanently when dampened. Top-quality engineer's
level-books (standard 4Y:J X 7%, in.) with water-resistant paper and
waterproof covers are an excellent choice. They are small enough to
fit in a trouser pocket and are bound so that they can be opened Hat
or folded back cover-to-cover. The U.S. Geological Survey uses a
somewhat larger ( 5%, X 8Y:J in.) book that is bound at the upper
edge and has perforated pages that can be removed easily and reorganized during the report-writing stage.
The possibility of using standard ( 8Y:J X 11 in.) looseleaf sheets for
notes should also be considered. These sheets give extra space for
sketches, accessory maps, and sections, and they may be carried in
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Clip folder for 9 X 9 in. aerial photographs and 81,6 X 11 in. note sheets.
a clip folder that is large enough to carry B.eld maps or aerial photographs as well. This has the advantage of reducing the number of
items of field gear. The individual sheets, however, must be labeled
and stored with care so that they will not be misplaced. If the climate
in the field area is either very dry or quite wet, the sheets should be
made up from the heaviest ledger stock available.
The clip folder must measure at least 9J,4 X 11 in. in order to hold
9 X 9 in. aerial photographs. An excellent one can be made by using
Ys -inch Masonite for a baseboard and a sheet of heavy plastic or
cardboard for the cover (Fig. 1-1). Some geologists prefer an aluminum folder with a steel spring hinge, and this type of carrier is indeed
good for wet or dirty working conditions because of the tight B.t of the
hinge and cover. For average mapping, however, its extra weight and
rather sharp edges are undesirable. It also tends to become very hot
when left in the summer sun for a few minutes and exceedingly cold
when carried in freezing weather. Moreover, the common 8Y2 X 11
in. size is not large enough for 9 X 9 in. aerial photographs.
For note taking, various drawing pencils and ballpoint pens should
be tested. A good ballpoint pen gives dark, legible copy that will not
smear on good paper, will erase reasonably well, and is more or less
waterproof. It may clog, however, under dusty working conditions,
and even the best pen may run out of ink in the middle of a day's
work. The ideal pencil produces legibly dark copy that will not smear
easily. The optimum hardness of its lead will depend on the paper,
the individual, and the climate (damp paper is gouged by even moderately hard pencils). Generally, something from H to 3H is best.
A cap eraser and a pocket clip should be put on each pencil, and at
least one extra set should be available in camp in case one is lost in
the B.eld. A fountain pen should be used only if the ink is known to
be waterproof and permanent.
Hand lenses used in most B.eld studies should magnify 10 to 15
times, although additional higher or lower-power lenses may be needed
for some determinations. Relatively high-powered lenses have a small
B.eld, a short depth of focus, and must be held very close to the object
being examined. They are therefore more difficult to use, especially
where lighting is poor. Regardless of its magnifying power, the
quality of a lens should be tested by focusing on both smooth and
rough surfaces. The fnagniB.ed image should be sharp throughout,
even near its edges. Three-element lenses _generally give undistorted
images.
An ordinary geologist's hammer is adequate for most rocks, but a
hammer weighing about 2 lb may be needed to colle~ hard rocks
(tough sandstones, lavas, hornfels~s, and so forth). Rectangular
corners and edges on the striking end of a new hammer should be
hammered or B.led to a bevel because they may send off steel chips at
dangerous speeds when struck against a tough rock.
Preparations for wet weather. Wet weather should be anticipated;
it can upset a B.eld schedule seriously. Maps and aerial photographs
can be waterproofed completely by painting or spraying them on both
sides with transparent plastic. Notepaper can be treated in the same
way, or it can be dipped in a solution of paraffin and a volatile solvent.
Paraffin should not be used on maps or photographs because they
cannot then be marked with ink. The most serious damage to maps
and notes is caused by slipping on steep muddy slopes, and this can
be remedied by wearing nailed boots. In order that B.eld work in
rainy areas will be thorough and consistently precise, the geologist
should clothe himself so that he will be comfortable (though not
necessarily dry).
1-4. Taking Geologic Notes in the Field
Brief descriptions are recorded in the notebook as rocks and other

geologic features are discovered and studied in the field. This must
always be done directly at the outcrop, for it is difficult to remember
accurately the host of facts and ideas developed during a day's work.
Field notes serve as a basis for writing a report after the field season;
furthermore, they may be an important record for other geologists who
become interested in the area. They also serve to make the geologist
think more critically and observe more carefully in the field.
Most of the items recorded in the notebook will be factual data on

the geology. Many of these facts are best recorded by word descriptions, but drawings or diagrams should be used wherever they save
time and space or add clarity. In many cases, small accessory maps and
cross sections serve to record large amounts of data briefly and clearly.
With exceptions that will be noted elsewher6\ the items recorded should
not duplicate data that can be recorded on field maps; for example,
strike and dip of beds are generally plotted by a symbol on the map,
not recorded in the notes. Where a photograph is taken, a simple diagram noting the direction of the view and labeling its important features is likely to prove valuable. The notes shown in Fig. 1-2 include
examples of various kinds of entries.
The discontinuous nature of rock exposures makes it necessary to
base some geologic relations on inferences rather than on observable
facts. It is important to enter these inferences in the notes, though
each note must show clearly that it is an inference. Hypotheses should
also be stated and reviewed in the notes because interpretation must
go hand in hand with observation. Even gross speculations and vague
ideas have a valued place in field notes, as long as they can be identified for what they are.
Each person will develop a somewhat different style of note taking,
but all notes must be legible, accurate, and as brief as clarity will
allow. Use of engineering-style (slant) lettering rather than longhand
writing will contribute greatly to each of these requirements. Field
notes are not rapid scratches or memoranda made merely to aid the
memory, but rather a record that is taken to be used at some future
date, perhaps not by the person who made it. Common abbreviations
should be used (Appendix 2), but vowels should not be extracted at
random to save a few inches of note space. Highly abbreviated copy
may be more or less intelligible to its originator, but it is likely to
require a lengthy and unsure translation by anyone else. Explanatory
lists of all but the commonest abbreviations should be added to the
notes before they are filed away after the field season.
If notes are taken on looseleaf sheets, the top of each sheet must
bear the date, the geologist's name, a brief geographic title or description of the area covered by the page, and the name or number of
the base map or aerial photograph used. If a permanently bound book
is used, these data must be recorded on the first page of each day's
entries. A margin of about 1112 in. should be reserved on the left-hand
side of each sheet for notations that call attention to specimens, photo-
graphs, or special problems (Fig. 1-2). Consecutive numbers are

placed along the right side of this margin as each outcrop or relation
is described.
Just where and how often notes should be taken will vary greatly
with the study, and only experience will allow the geologist to set
an optimum pace. It may be helpful for the beginner to review and
summarize his notes each evening; by doing this he will more quickly
get a feel for the relative value of his various entries. In general, it
is better to record too much data fuan to have to revisit an area.
1-5. Descriptions Entered in Notes
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Exactly what data should be recorded
in field notes will vary with
the project. In most geologic surveys, the notes concentrate on descriptions of rocks and structures, esplk:ially those features that indicate the origin of the rocks or their, relative ages. As a field project
gets under way, these descriptions typically cover one outcrop at
a time, in the order in which they are found and examined. As the
geologist becomes more familiar with the rock formations and structures, his notes should record critical descriptions of features that have
been traced through a series of outcrops. This organization is very
important because it keeps notes from becoming repetitive and difficult to use.
Before the geologist leaves the field for the season, he should make
sure that his field notes include full descriptions of rock units and
structures in all parts of the area he has surveyed; otherwise he will
not be able to write an accurate report on them.
In Fig. 1-2, note 1 is an example of a rock description made on
the basis of a single outcrop, while note 8 is an example of a more complete lithologic description relating to a number of outcrops. Lithologic descriptions are more usable if recorded in a fairly systematic
way, as by the outline that follows.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Name of unit and/or brief rock name.

Specific locality or area to which description applies.
Thickness and overall structure or shape of unit in this area.
Main rock types and their disposition within unit.
Gross characteristics of area underlain by unit (topographic expression, color and type of soil~ vegetation, nature of outcrops).
6. Characteristic structures of unit.
a. Range of thicknesses and average thickness of beds or other
layered structures.
JO
.Tul'f z, 1'153
\T.R. Doan
Fern/if 9uad- Lower Ston'f Crk Area
Mflp sher;f .F-3
I. Ss massive thru 120' of this large ofcp; If qratt 1 hard
calc, local/If wecdhered fan, friable, well sorted, med. fo
coarse-qrained1 plaq.-ZOJ., qreen chert(?) qra/ns abnt.
2. Crags 5 of I, f/ne-9ra/ned
~-~-=--=--=--mdr;f
Ss in I- 3 'beds w/th qradinq ~~:;::-:.-t;:::~~D- A
and lam. as shown
-~:-~,..;::-~_.::;::,:~
Zrock Samples A and 8 show fypical ~:-::_--.:.::-.:<.<:_:::-:~8
samples qrain-s1ze varial/ons (see~) ~~ mdsf
mdst beds i< -J' thick are
' 10 m. 1
silftf, apparan111f wilhoul forams.
3. Recon traverse from pis. I and Z down rldqe shows sed/on:
I' 1
... 2
e~
f te I
NW
qray calc sh
d~s:.~--~. . t:s~of n;~~re5t e~Po:k

.. ' '. ....
I
/000 ff
? .:.-.- }$\\\:\1:~"0>0.~
.
\-\~~-'-'\\:-\'<>.'\~'"
?-m7f1l
.
.
..a>"~
Ss
s;;~
~~
')
..,
.. '\' ).( ,
(as of note 2)/ ': ..
4. Fault that br/nqs massive ss
aqalnsf fhin.-bdd unit well

exposed here. Main fault and accessory shears dip
55-6S
qouqe 6-!5" lh/ck, w/th fraqs rhlj r?J not lfet
seen /n area 1 one 3"-th,ck slice of Rsmr?J
Grooves f.z -3" deep p/unqe down- dip.
Photo Phofo of nexf spur fo NE where
1-_....,.UJ""n"'-.--;o""':--,.-~,.-,_,:-:::~--'I
no. 9 thin- bdd ss shows possihle draq,
/nd/cat/nq reverse movemenf0
Fig. 1-2.
Page from a geologic field notebook.
5. Major Slfncl/ne wifh dark calc sh af core
appqrently
m!ss!n9 on this ridge; check Silor and Mill Crk:; for
.Check major fault.
fossif6. Tn9onia COI/ecfed 10ft. a6ove base massive ss untf. Exc.
preservqf/on /nd/cafes not re-worked.
1:2.: Ston'f. Crk area, Jon .JJ:Ji S-flow/n9 tr/b. above
Jones Mill, 1170' {paced along sfream) a/;;ove confluence
w/fh Sfom; Crk; prominent flufed gray ofcp on !VE bank
crk. Approx: center N}/4 S,ec3j T3S, R4c.
7. Vnconf between massive ss . ana' deepllj weathered qr,
reddish arg qr looks like old soil profile under ss ;
very crude %-bdng in ss suqqest frouqh-sefs (and
fluv/afile onq/n ?). Poor exp.
B. P.M. spent exam/ninq qr over ma/n ridqes SW of 7.
.!f is proh. whaf Smith called Pine Mt. gr in req/on
to 5 W. Areo ls craqglj j covereel blj low brush and
small p/ne groves. Reddish mica-bear/nq so;'/
characfer/sf/c. #o lg met ofcps buf seal/erect /nels of"
q.zf and hio- relc/ granul/te; /nels loca II'! in crudely
planar swarms (see map) buf no other planar
or //near sfrucfures. Stream ofcps show -fresh
pink rock., w/lh comp: 9Z 1 .35; Kfeld1 40;
plagj .ZOJ b/o {much altered to chi ) 1 5 to ~j muse, L/.
Grains Y.3- 12. /n.j local/If w/lh lg euhedra K fe/d.
{/.5 /o of" rock.); fexfure hypid. to al/ofr/omorph /c.
Rock C1ppears veri( sim//iar over /his qrea.
Grqve/s Ridge cresfs have pafche~ of 9ravel wdh well-rounded
rebbles of qz and ap!/fe (prob from qr area); these
support Smiths /dea of' upl/f"fed fluv/af//e surface
on NE !'lank Pine Mf.
Fig. 1-2.
(Continued)
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b. Shapes of beds or other structures (tabular, lenticular, lineate,

etc.).
c. Primary features within beds or other structures (grading,

laminations, cross-bedding, channeling, distorted flow banding,
inclusions, etc. ) .
d. Characteristic secondary structures, especially cleavage and

prominent weathering effects.
7. Fossils (especially if a lithologic characteristic of unit).
a. Distribution of fossils.
b. Special characteristics of fossiliferous rocks.
c. Position and condition of fossils (growth position, fragmental,
rounded, pitted or fluted by solution, external or internal
molds, etc. ) .
8. Description of rocks, with most abundant variety described :B.rst.
a. Color, fresh and weathered (of wet or dry rock?).
b. Induration (of weathered or completely fresh rock?).
c. Grain sizes (range of sizes and principal or median size).
d. Degree of sorting or equigranularity.
e. Shapes of grains.
f. Orientations or fabric of shaped grains, especially in relation
to rock structures.
g. Nature and amount of cement, matrix, or groundmass, if any.
h. Nature and amount of pores (porosity), and any indications
of permeability (is this of truly fresh rock?).
i. Constitution of grains (mineral, lithic, fossil, glass) and their
approximate percent by volume.
9. Nature of contacts.
a. Sharp or gradational, with descriptions and dimensions of
gradations.
b. All evidence regarding possible unconformable relations.

c. Criterion or criteria used in tracing contact in :B.eld.
Care must be used in determining the colors, induration, and mineralogy of units that are weathered almost everywhere, otherwise their
"typical" recorded lithology can be totally unlike descriptions of the
same unit in drill cores or mine samples. This does not mean that
weathered materials should not be examined, for weathering may
make it possible to see structures and minerals that cannot be seen
readily in fresh rock.
Faults, unconformities, and intrusive contacts are examples of structures that are likely to require systematic and thorough descriptions
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in the :B.eld notes. Note 4 of Fig. 1-2 illustrates a note on a major

fault. In all cases, even the most minor things that may relate to the
origin of the rocks or structures must be described with care. Photographs or drawings showing details of structures are likely to prove
very useful, and the locations of outcrops where relations are especially
clear should be described fully.
1-6. Collecting Rock Samples
Even though fairly. thorough lithologic descriptions are made in

the :B.eld, rock samples must be collected for a number of reasons.
Many rocks can be identi:B.ed more 6xactly in the camp or office where
help may be had from a microscope or a more experienced geologist.
Accurate determinations of porosity and permeability, which must be
made in the laboratory; require especiallt thorough and careful sampling of fresh materials. Important mineral ratios, such as that between dolomite and calcite in carbo~ate rocks, are best determined in
the laboratory. Where several people are studying an area jointly,
rock samples must be used to standardize names and descriptions.
Even when a geologist is working alone, representative samples are
useful in making comparisons between widely separated parts of an
area, particularly when the :B.nal report on the area is written.
The most important speci:B.cation for a sample is that it be truly representative of the unit studied; this means that an outcrop, or preferably several outcrops, should be examined carefully before a sample is
selected. Where rocks are variable, suites of small samples of the
principal types may be more useful than a single "average" specimen.
Specimens should be broken directly from the outcrop, and if their
exact source can be marked on the outcrop with a bit of cloth, colored
tape, paint, or colored crayon, so much the better. Unweathered samples are generally preferred to weathered ones; the ideal specimen has
one weathered side but is otherwise unweathered. Size speci:B.cations
for samples vary with the grain size and homogeneity of the rock. For
homogeneous rocks with grains smaller than Ji 6 in., samples measuring
about 3 X 4 X 1 in. are generally adequate, but rocks with grains as
large as Ys in. are likely to require samples about twice that size. Still
larger samples should be collected if rocks are coarser grained or
show such small-scale structures as thin beds, primary igneous layers,
or coarse metamorphic layers or veins. The comments on sampling
given in Section 10-5 may also be helpful, especially if samples are
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being collected for the purpose of determining the bulk composition

of a rock or rock unit.
If bedding or other foliate structures are not obvious in the sample,
it should be fitted back to the outcrop and the direction of the planar
structure marked on it with a felt-tip pen, a crayon, or a piece of tape.
If the direction of the top of the specimen is also ritarked, and the
structural attitude at the locality is recorded on the map, the specimen
may later be studied relative to the structures of the map. These
oriented specimens are particularly valuable for permeability tests and
all types of petrographic studies (Section 15-12).
The only reason to size or trim samples with any care is to make
them fit collection drawers of limited size; otherwise the time spent in
trimming should be spent at the next outcrop. In many cases, a
fairly flat and well-shaped sample can be obtained in a few blows by
striking a spall off an angular edge or corner of an outcrop. This
must be done with care, however, because these spalls can seriously
injure one's shins, face, or eyes. There are two other warnings regarding use of a hammer: ( 1) heavy blows should never be struck on a
hard rock when other persons are watching nearby, and ( 2) if one
hammer is used to strike another heavily, where the latter is being
driven in as a wedge, steel chips can be thrown off at dangerous speeds.
1-7. Collecting Fossils
Fossils are collected for three basic reasons: to determine the

geologic age and sequence of rocks, to correlate rock units with other
fossiliferous rocks, and to help in determining the environment of
deposition of sediments. Each of these reasons is so important that
fossils should be sought in every kind of sedimentary and pyroclastic
rock and when found should be collected with care. Nor should it
be assumed that metamorphic rocks are necessarily unfossiliferous.
A few poorly preserved fossils from slates, phyllites, quartzites, or
marbles may do more toward solving the major structures of a metamorphosed terrain than hundreds of structural readings.
Before beginning a field study, it should be determined what kinds
of fossils will be particularly useful. A geologist preparing for a survey of late Paleozoic rocks, for example, should acquaint himself
with the appearance of fusulinids, ostracods, brachiopods, and various
key molluscs. He can do this by examining collections and discussing
the possibilities with a paleontologist, or he can examine photographs
and detailed drawings in books and papers. If possible, he should take
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to the field a small library or collection of drawings !lnd photographs

illustrating the main forms.
Fossils are so scarce in some areas that finding them may be a considerable problem. The initial search should be concentrated on float
and weathered outcrop surfaces because fossils that are nearly invisible on a freshly broken surface generally weather so as to contrast
with their matrix. Typically, weathered fossils are light gray, pale
tan, or white, though some may be colored dark gray or black by carbonaceous materials. The geologist should make a practice of glancing at as much fragmental material/cts possible, no matter how many
times he has walked across an area. Where fossiliferous float is
found, it should be traced uphill or upstream to its source. Even if
the source cannot be found at once, the fossils should be numbered,
their location marked on a map, and a note entered to describe their
location and the manner of their o~currence. They should be saved,
for they may eventually prove more valGable than anything broken
from an outcrop. If the search is unfruitful, it is worthwhile to get
advice from a paleontologist since he can generally point out the sorts
of rocks that are likely to be fossiliferous.
In sequences of clastic noncalcareous rocks, beds containing such
fossils as molluscs, echinoderms, and large foraminifera typically stand
out as relatively resistant calcareous ribs. The fossils may also occur
in calcareous concretions. Weathered outcrop surfaces of these rocks
are irregularly fluted and here and there a particularly well-preserved
fossil may be etched into relief. In sequences of limestones, sandstones,
and calcareous shales, such fossils as algae, molluscs, corals, echinoderms, brachiopods, and foraminifera are likely to form massive reeflike accumulations (bioherms) or thin, richly fossiliferous beds. These
structures should be sampled critically because large and spectacular
specimens consisting mainly of algae and corals may not be diagnostic.
Well-preserved fossils of floating or swimming invertebrates like ammonites and foraminifera, and thin-shelled animals like trilobites, are
best sought in bedded shales and fissile or thin-bedded limestones,
while the delicate and important graptolites are generally found in
laminated shales or limestones that can be split easily along bedding
planes.
Fossil bones and teeth occur in a great variety of sedimentary and
volcanic rocks, but remains of the more valuable terrestrial vertebrates
occur most frequently in nonmarine lacustrine, fluviatile, or deltaic
deposits. These rocks are commonly varicolored in shades of red,
green, maroon, or gray. Small bones and teeth that weather from
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friable sandstones and siltstones may accumulate in loose material

under steep ledges. These fragments can be found most quickly by
sifting the loose materials; because of their weight and size, they may
also be concentrated in nearby rivulet cHannels. Fossil bones from unconsolidated Tertiary and Quaternary sediments can be distinguished
from modern bones by their greater weight and by the fact tq,at they
do not give off a strong odor when held to a flame. If bones or teeth
are already loose, they may be packed in a great deal of soft paper
and transported, but if they are found in an outcrop, they should not
be removed from their matrix until a vertebrate paleontologist has seen
them. He will use special techniques to remove and pack the fossils;
furthermore, if he can see the position of the fossils in the outcrop,
he may be able to locate more parts of the same animal. If only a few
vertebrate fossils can be collected from a remote locality, the teeth,
skull, and foot bones are likely to be most valuable.
Fossil leaves, flowers, and seed pods that show structural details
are valuable fossils, though paleobotanists may need a large collection
from one locality in order to determine their age or to suggest a
correlation with other rock units. Leaves and flowers generally occur
as brown impressions or gray to black carbonaceous films on the
bedding planes of shales, slates, or thinly bedded water-laid tuffs.
The carbonaceous films are fragile, thus the rock slabs must be handled
carefully and wrapped individually in soft paper. Well-preserved
fossil wood is occasionally useful for approximate age determinations
or for correlations; it may provide useful indications of climatic conditions of the past.
Where fossils occur in a firm matrix, it is better to collect them with
some matrix rather than to try to work them free in the field. This
saves the fossils from being spoiled by crude trimming techniques and
also protects them during transport. Parts that tend to disintegrate .
can be painted with shellac, daubed with cellulose cement, or sprayed
with an adhesive. All but the toughest specimens should be padded
with enough paper, rags, grass, or leaves to prevent abrasion by other
samples in the knapsack. Each specimen should then be placed in a
sample bag and marked as described in. the next section. In camp,
specimens may be cleaned and trimmed if a small hammer, sand bag,
cold chisels, shellac, and brushes are available; however, specimens
that are scarce, unusually well preserved, or likely to be critical in age
determinations should be left for the more expert hands of a paleontologist.
Microfossils. Small fossils customarily called microfossils are frequently of great value because: ( 1) they can commonly be separated
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from rocks that are otherwise unfossiliferous, ( 2) their large numbers

and widespread distribution make them ideal for biostratigraphic
studies, and ( 3) they may be separated from drill cores and cuttings.
The larger microfossils can be seen readily with the unaided eye and
can be identified approximately with a hand lens. Examples of these
are the large foraminifera (fusulinids, nummulites, and orbitoids), the
ostracods, and the larger conodonts. These fossils are most likely to
occur in limestones, shales, and cherts (both bedded and nodular),
but they also occur in various sandstones. In friable clastic rocks, the
large foraminifera may ~e concentrated in more firmly cemented calcarr
eous layers or concretions.
Smaller microfossils range from sizes that can be seen readily with a
hand lens down to truly microscopic forms. The commonest of
these are spores, pollen, small foraminifera, ;adiolaria, conodonts, and
diatoms. Even where these fossils cannot be seen with a hand lens,
it is usually worthwhile collecting samples of1.shales, mudstones, siltstones, chalks, and friable siliceous or tuffaceous rocks. These samples
are washed and sieved in the laboratory, and a binocular microscope
is used to pick the fossils out of the other clastic materials. Bulk samples
of nonfriable limestones and calcareous shales may be collected for
conodonts, diatoms, and radiolaria because these noncalcareous fossils
can be separated by decomposing the rocks in acid. Microscopic spores
and pollen can also be separated in this way; they are most likely to
occur in fresh, dark gray (carbonaceous) shales and limestones.
Foraminifera are leached quite rapidly from porous rocks; therefore
a pick, mattock, or some other entrenching tool must be used to cut
down to fresh (typically gray) rock. Shales with gypsiferous crusts on
their fractures are likely to be barren of usable calcareous microfossils.
Suggestions regarding systematic sampling for microfossils are given
in Section 12-9.
1-8. Numbering and Marking Specimens
Each rock or fossil specimen must be marked with a number matching that used in the notes and on a map or aerial photograph. Most
samples can be marked directly with a felt-tip pen. The number may
also be written on a piece of adhesive tape fixed firmly to the sample
in the field. If the sample is wet, the number can be written on a piece
of paper that is secured to the sample with string or a rubber band.
The sample should then be put in a paper or cloth bag on which its
number is marked clearly so that it can be identified without being
unpacked.
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The last fl.gure of the specimen number is generally the same as

the note number and the locality number on the map. If more than
one sample is collected at one locality, lmyer-case letters may be used
after the locality number. The locality number should be preceded
by letters or numbers that will identify it with the particular base map
or aerial photograph on which its location is marked. Where a su~vey
or series of surveys is being made by a group of geologists, it is also
well to write the initials of the collector before all the other numbers
so that supplementary information on the specimen can be obtained
easily. As an illustration of such a number, the specimen of note 6,
Fig. 1-2, is JRD-F3-6.
After each day's fl.eld work, rocks and fossils other than fragile and
well-packed specimens may be laid out in order and checked against
the numbers of the fl.eld notes. If the label applied in the fl.eld does
not appear permanent, a daub of paint can be put on the rock and
the number lettered on it with waterproof ink. The quick drying autoenamels that come in small bottles with a brush applicator are ideal
for this purpose. Another way to apply a permanent number is to
letter it with waterproof ink on a small strip of paper, which is glued
to the specimen with cellulose or plastic cement. A little cement applied over the patch protects it from moisture and abrasion.
Packing samples for shipping. Small numbers of relatively light
samples may be shipped in strong cardboard boxes ( prefeliably not
in bags), but wooden boxes or nail kegs should be used where large
numbers of samples or very heavy samples are being shipped long
distances. Samples should be dried thoroughly before being packed.
Average rock specimens will not be damaged if wrapped in a double
sheet of newspaper and packed fl.rmly into place against other samples.
Soft rocks, fragile minerals, and most fossils must be wrapped fl.rst in
soft paper and then in tougher paper so as to be completely padded.
Straw, grass, rags, or crumpled paper should be stuffed into the box
since almost all damage during shipping is caused by movements of
loose samples. The boxes should be nailed or wired strongly enough
to withstand rough handling.
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known to be generalized or obsolete, important rock and fossil localities must be described fully in the notes. The purposes of locality
descriptions are: ( 1) to assist others in finding the locality, ( 2) to assist
the geologist in revisiting the locality, and ( 3) to provide the means of
plotting the localities on a suitable base map when it becomes available.
Locality descriptions are best based on points or features that are
permanent, can be pinpointed on the ground, and are generally shown
accurately on maps. Pe.rhaps the best of th?'e are .triangulation stations and bench marks of the various government surveys or the township-section system of the Bureau of Land Management. These points
generally carry a marker with the name or numbers of the station
stamped in a brass plate, though some section corners are marked
only by a pipe or a roughly marked stone. From fthese points, a locality
may be measured and described by m,eans of a compass bearing and
a paced distance, as described in Chapters 2 and 3. In areas covered
by the township-section system of the Bureau of Land Management,
roads or fences commonly lie along the north-south and east-west
borders of sections and quarter sections, and this gives a handy refer-
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2
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11
I2
I8
I7
I6
I5
I4
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22
23
24
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29
28
27
26
25
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34
35
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1-9. Locality Descriptions

T
Data and specimens that are worth collecting are worth locating
with care; this can be done either by marking the point directly on a
map or aerial photograph or by recording a description of the locality
in the fl.eld notes. When a map has a scale of 1:62,500 or less, or is
= township; R = range
~ r:ornPrL~Pr ~1~
Sec.
corner
NE>.i SE>.i
J___L____,l,
W~SE>.i
Fig. 1-3. Bureau of Land Management cadastral system of numbering townships,

sections, and parts of sections. After Bureau of Land Management, 1947.
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ence grid from which to pace out locality positions (Fig. 1-3). Other
suitable landmarks for locality descriptions are sharply defined hilltops, stream intersections, road or railroad crossings, solid buildings,
and similarly permanent features. Where localities are so far from
these features that a compass bearing and paced distance cannot be
used to describe them in the field notes, they may be located by taking
bearings on several prominent points ( Section 4-2).
Locality descriptions should begin with the name of the quadrangle
or some large and well-established geographic feature, proceed to
smaller and more local features, and, finally, describe the immediate
landmarks and appearance of the outcrop itself. The field notes shown
in Fig. 1-2 include an example of a locality description (note 6).
References Cited
Bureau of Land Management, 1947, Manual of instructions for the survey of the
public lands of the United States, 1947: Washington, D.C., U.S. Government
Printing Office, 613 pp.
Chamberlin, T. C., 1897, The method of multiple working hypotheses: Journal of
Geology, v. 5, pp. 837-848.
Gilbert, G. K., 1886, The inculcation of scientific method by example, with an
illustration drawn from the Quaternary geology of Utah: American Journal
of Science, v. 31, pp. 284-299.
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Using the Compass, Clinometer,
and Hand level
2-1. The Brunton Compass
..
A compass, clinometer, and hand level can be used to make a great

variety of surveys and to measure the attitudes of various geologic
structures. These three basic instruments are combined in the Brunton Pocket Transit, which is commonly called the Brunton compass.
This compass is held by hand for most y,outine procedures, as those
described in this chapter; however,\t can be mounted on a tripod
for more precise measurements, or. can be used with a special ruler
on a plane table (Section 6-2). Although the detailed instructions
given in this chapter pertain especially to the Brunton compass, the
same general procedures can be adapted readily to other kinds of
compasses, clinometers, and hand levels.
The various parts of the Brunton compass are shown in Fig. 2-1.
The compass. is made of brass and aluminum-materials that will not
affect the magnetized compass needle. When the compass is open,
the compass needle rests on the pivot needle. The compass needle
can be braked to a stop by pushing the lift pin, which is located near
the rim of the box. When the compass box is closed, the lift pin protects the pivot needle from wear by lifting up the compass needle .
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Fig. 2-1. The Brunton compass. Insert at lower left shows enlarged section through
needle bearing.
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The round hull's eye bubble is used to level the compass when a bearing is read, and the tube bubble is used to take readings with the
clinometer. The clinometer is moved by a small lever on the underside of the compass box (not shown in the figure).
A compass should be checked to ascertain that: ( 1) both levels have
bubbles, ( 2) the hinges are tight enough so that the lid, sighting arm,
and peep sights do not fold down under their own weight, and ( 3)
the point of the sighting arm meets the black axial line of the mirror
when the mirror and sighting arm are turned together until they touch.
Other adjustments that may be required are described in Section 2-10.
from A to B is N 30 W, the bearing from B to A can only be S 30 E.

Using the Brunton compass, the correct bearing sense is from the compass to the point sighted when the sighting arm is aimed at the point.
The white end of the needle gives the bearing directly because the
E and W markings are transposed. To read accurate bearings, three
things must be done simU:ltaneously: ( 1) the compass must be leveled,
( 2) the point sighted must be centered exactly in the sights, and ( 3)
the needle must be brought nearly tQ._ rest. When the point sighted is
visible from the level of the waist or chest, the following procedure
should be used.
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2-2. Setting the Magnetic Declination
The graduated circle of the compass can be rotated by turning the

adjusting screw on the side of the case. The 0 point of the graduated
circle is brought to the point of the index pin to measure bearings from
magnetic north. To measure bearings from true north (the usual
case), the graduated circle must be rotated to correct for the local
magnetic declination. The local declination and its change per year
are given in the margin of quadrangle maps; however, the correction
for annual change will be only approximate if the map is more than
about 20 years old. The declination can also be determined from an
isogonic chart (Appendix 6). Finally, the declination at any given
point can be determined by setting the compass on a firm, level surface and sighting on Polaris, the North Star. This reading should be
corrected approximately for elongation (Section 7-9).
Because the east and west sides of the compass circle are reversed,
it may be momentarily confusing as to which way to turn the circle.
Each setting should be reasoned out and checked. A declination of
20 east, for example, means that magnetic north is 20 east of true
north, and therefore the circle is turned so that the index points to
20 on the E side of 0. To check this, the compass is held level and
oriented so that the white end of the needle comes to rest at 0. The
entire compass is then rotated 20 in the direction kn;wn (geographically) to be east of north. If the needle then poin!ill in the direction
of the sighting arm, which is magnetic north, the declination has been
set correctly.
1. Open the lid about 135; turn the sigiting arm out and turn up
its hinged point (Fig. 2-2A ).
2. Standing with the feet some~hat apart, hold the compass at
waist height with the box cupped in the left hand.
3. Center the hull's eye bubble,. and, keeping it approximately
centered, adjust the mirror with the right hand until the point sighted
and the end of the sighting arm appear in it.
4. Holding the compass exactly level, rotate the whole compass (on
an imaginary vertical axis ) until the mirror images of the point sighted
and the tip of the sighting arm are superimposed on the black axial
line of the mirror.
5. Read the bearing indicated by the white end of the needle, which
should be nearly at rest.
6. After reading the bearing, check to make sure the line of sight
is correct and the compass is level.
7. Record or plot the bearing at once.
When the point sighted is visible only at eye level or by a steep

downhill sight, the following instructions apply.
1. Fold out the sighting arm as ab'ove, but open the lid only about
45 (Fig. 2-2B).
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2--3. Taking Bearings with the Compass
A bearing is the compass direction from one point to another. A

bearing always has a unidirectional sense; for example, if the bearing
Fig. 2-2., Compass set for taking a bea~ing at waist height (A) and at height of
eye (B).
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2. Hold the compass in the left hand at eye level, with the sighting
arm pointing toward, and about 1 ft from, the right eye.
3. Level the compass approximately by observing the mirror image
of the hull's eye bubble, and, holding the compass approximately
level, rotate it until the point sighted appears in the small sighting
window of the lid.

4. Holding the compass exactly level, rotate it until the point sighted
and the point of the sighting arm coincide with the axial line of the
window.
5. Read the bearing in the mirror, double checking for alignment
and level.
6. Transpose the direction of the bearing before recording or plotting it (the compass was pointed in reverse of its bearing direction).
With practice, bearings can be read to the nearest Y2 o provided the
needle is steady. When holding the compass at waist level, the largest
errors result from sighting the wrong point in the mirror. In the second
method, a good deal of patience is required to level and read the compass from a mirror image. In either method, the compass must be
leveled accurately to give good results on inclined sights. If the
swing of the compass needle cannot be damped by the lift pin, the
bearing must be read as the center of several degrees of swing. Unless much patience is used, these readings are likely to have errors
oflor2.
2-4. Magnetic Deflections of Compass Bearings
The compass will give incorrect bearings if there is any local deflection of the earth's magnetic field. Objects containing iron, such
as knives, hammers, and belt buckles, should be kept at a safe distance
while a reading is made. This distance can be determined by placing
the compass on a level surface and bringing the object toward it until
the needle is deflected. A strong pocket magnet must never be carried near a compass. Steel fences, railroad rails: and steel pipelines
should be avoided if possible.
'!If)
Rocks and soils rich in iron, especially those containing the mineral
magnetite, can cause deflections that are difficult to detect. Bodies
of basalt, gabbro, skarn, and ultrabasic rocks are particularly likely
to affect compass readings. Relatively strong effects can be tested by
bringing large pieces of rock close to the compass. If the magnetic
mass is small compared to the distance between two stations, foresights and backsights between the stations will give inconsistent re-
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200 It
.<::
t::
0
....2
A
ff'rri:\._
~L- _ _ _
Apparent bearing is N85 E
Apparent beanng
is N75W
=-rf'TVi\
-
-::, -
B~
Deflection of compass needles at two ends of a line that passes near a

small magnetic rock body.
;.
Fig. 2-3.
suits (Fig. 2-3). Where larger masses are involved, the deflection
can be measured by pinpointing .two stations on an accurate map,
measuring the bearing between them 'with a protractor, and comparing
this bearing with a compass bearing taken between the same stations
in the field. This measurement will correct the declination for that
part of the area. The same result may be achieved by taking readings
on Polaris at a number of points within the area to be mapped. If
the magnetic disturbances are moderate and vary systematically over
a given area, a local isogonic map can be constructed from which
corrections of compass readings may be made. If magnetic deflections are large and distributed irregularly, mapping must generally
be done with other instruments, as the peep-sight alidade (Section
6-2) or the sun compass, a nonmagnetic instrument operated on the
basis of the time of day and the direction of the sun's rays. It is also
possible to make a compass traverse in such a way that the deflections
are accounted for (Section 3-5).
2-5. Measuring Vertical Angles with the Clinometer
Vertical angles can be read to the nearest quarter of a degree with

the clinometer of the Brunton compass. Instructions for this procedure are:
1. Open the lid about 45 and fold out the sighting arm, with its
point turned up at right angles.
2. Hold the compass in a vertical plane, with the sighting arm pointing toward the right eye (Fig. 2-4). The compass must be about 1
ft from the eye so that the point sighted and the axial line in the
sighting window can be focus~d clearly.
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ooe---
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of sines of angles is available (difference in elevation = slope distance

X sine of vertical angle). The difference in elevation can also be
determined if the horizontal distance between the points can be
scaled from a map or aerial photograph, the difference in elevation
then being computed from a table of tangents. The height of the
instrument above the point occupied is takeri into account either by
( 1) sighting to a point that is at an equal distance above the ground
(Fig. 2-5A) or ( 2) sighting directly to the point on the ground and
correcting the difference in elevatiOn by adding the height of the instrument for uphill si~hts and subtracting it for downhill sights (Fig.
2-5B).
"'
.Fig. 2-4.
Using the Brunton compass as a clinometer.
3. Look through the window of the lid and find the point to be
sighted, then tilt the compass until the point of the sighting arm, the
axial line of the window, and the point sighted coincide.
4. Move the clinometer by the lever on the back of the compass
box until the tube bubble is centered, as observed in the mirror.
5. Check to make sure the sights are still aligned, then bring the
compass down and read and record the angle.
Computing difference in elevation. The approximate difference in
elevation between the point occupied and the point sighted can be
computed in the field if the slope distance is paced and if a small table
A
SP = QP tan LM
~----
:::l!t-Estimated
.
height of
C~LM
-- -
eyeontree
Station
B
I~
/
---Horizontal distance - - -
Point sought
k~3---ll'
''
(-1
SP= QPtanLM+ WQ
r
The Brunton compass is converted to a hand level by setting the

clinometer exactly at 0, opening the, lid 45, and extending the sighting arm with the sighting point turned up. The compass is held in
the same way as when measuring vertical angles. It is tilted slowly
until the mirror image of the tube bubble is centered. Any point lined
up with the tip of the sighting arm and the axial line of the sighting
window is now at the same elevation as the eye of the observer. By
carefully rotating the entire instrument with a horizontal motion, a
series of points that are at the same elevation can be noted.
Difference in elevation by leveling. The difference in elevation
between two points can be measured by using the Brunton compass
as a hand level. The measurement is started by standing at the
lower of the two points and finding a point on the ground that is
level with the eye and on a course that can be walked between the
__. -
~/u
2-6. Using the Brunton Compass as a Hand Level
l'j;
___ ---
==--=-=-~~
""'-:::-~-. ---
i}
I
1:
Height of
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~ instrument
Fig. 2-5. Finding difference in elevation ( SP) from a vertical angle ( M) and
horizontal distance ( QP). (A) Relation used when sighting on a point at height
of eye. (B) Relation used when sighting uphill to point itself.
Fig. 2-6. Measuring the difference in elevation between two stations by using
a hand level and counting eye-level increments.
Using the Compass, Clinometer, and Hand LE}vel
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two end points. As the first level sight is made, an object such as a
stick, leaf, or stone is marked mentally and kept in sight while walking to it. Standing on this marker, another point at eye level is chosen
farther uphill, and the procedure is repeated until the end point is
reached (Fig. 2-6). The number of moves is tallied and multiplied
by the height of the surveyor's eye, with the last fractional reading
estimated to the nearest even foot or half a foot. If the country is
reasonably open, the traverse can be made both quickly and accurately. The serious error of miscounting the tally can be prevented
by keeping a pencil tally on the cover of the compass or by using a
tally counter.
2-7. Measuring Strike and Dip
The strike and dip of planar geologic structures, such as bedding,

faults, joints, and foliations, can be determined by several methods
with the Brunton compass. Strike is generally defined as the line of
intersection between a horizontal plane and the planar surface being
measured. It is found by measuring the compass direction of a horizontal line on the surface. Dip is the slope of the surface at right
angles to this line. The best method for measuring a given strike and
dip depends on the nature of the outcrop and the degree of accuracy
desired. The amount of the dip, too, may affect the choice because
steeply dipping planar structures can be measured far more accurately
and easily than gently dipping ones. Special methods are needed
to measure dips of less than 5 accurately.
In the section on taking bearings (Section 2-3), it was noted that
a bearing has a unidirectional sense and that the white end of the
compass needle must be read in all cases. Traversing and locating
points by intersection require this strict usage. In the case of a strike
line, however, there is no reason for such a distinction. It is recommended that for measuring strike only the north half,Pf the compass
be used, regardless of which end of the needle points there. Strikes
would thereby be read as northeast or northwest, never southeast or
southwest. This helps eliminate the occasional serious error of transposing a strike to the opposite quadrant when reading, plotting, or
recording it. These errors can occur easily where two men are working together and calling out structural data from one to the other.
The instructions that follow refer to the strike and dip of a bed or
beds, but the same methods can be used for measuring other planar
structures.
I. Most accurate method for one outcrop. This method requires

an outcrop that shows at least one bedding surface in three dimensions.
If the .bedding surface is smooth and planar, no more than a square
foot or so of surface need be apparent, but if it is irregular, several
square feet must be visible. Where road cuts or stream banks truncate beds smoothly, a hammer can be used to expose and to clean off
a bedding surface. The measurement is made by stepping back 10 ft
or so from the outcrop to a point from whicli the bedding surface can
be seen clearly. The observer then moves slowly to the right or left
until he is in that one position ;yhere the bedding surface just dis. appears and the bedding appears as a straight line (Fig. 2-7). In
this position, his eye is in the ~lane ~hat includes the bedding surface.
Using the Brunton compass as a hand level, the. point on the edge of
the bedding surface that is level with the eye is found. This horizontal
line of sight is the strike of the bed, and its bearing is determined and
plotted.
To measure the dip, the observer opens the lid and sighting arm
of the compass and holds it in the line of sight used to measure the
strike. The compass is then tilted until the upper edge of the box
and lid appear to lie along the bedding plane (Fig. 2--7B). The
clinometer lever is rotated until the tube bubble is centered, and the
dip is then read and recorded to the nearest degree. The intersection
of the strike line and the dip line on the map is customarily taken to
be the point at which the reading was made.
If the bedding line contains no distinctive feature that marks the
point on a level with the observer's eye, it is necessary to mark the
point with a pebble, stick, or some other object; otherwise, the reading
will be approximate only.
A.
B.~
--_['_-~ /<{'R>J eddmg
plane~.;,.
4:<"' .:-- --;f/i f/ ~ ". ,;;-;ifl0.
B
, ...
,/;> . ,
~
:
;
:
~:0
c_J?J
":1: ~
____/"'
-~
[
1 . ..
v---
.
Measuring strike and dip. (A) Sighting a level line in the plane of a
bedding surface. (B) Measuring the dip of a bedding surface.
Fig. 2-7.
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.Using the Compass, Clinometer, and Hand Level
II. Method for steeply dipping beds. Where beds dip more than
60, a level line of sight to a bedding plane can be found by a somewhat less precise method than that just described. After the observer
is in a position to see a bedding surface as a line, he takes a bearing
by the eye-level method (second method of Section 2-3), being careful to center the hull's eye bubble exactly and to sight on the trace of
the bedding. If he prefers to take the bearing by the chest-level
method, he may move to such a position that the compass will be in
the plane of the bedding surface. By either method, the compass
can be held level enough to define the strike line within a few degrees.
The dip is measured in the same way as described above.
Ill. Method of leveling between two outcrops. This is the best
method for measuring the attitude of gently dipping beds. It can be
used where a well-marked bed crops out on the opposite sicjles of a
small valley, gully, or excavation. The observer stands in front of one
outcrop so that his eye is at the level of the top or base of the bed.
He then uses the Brunton compass as a hand level to find a level line
to the same bedding surface in the opposite outcrop. The bearing
of this line is the strike of the bedding, and the dip is measured by
sighting across at the opposite outcrop, just as described above for
method I.
IV. Method of holding compass against bedding surface. Methods
I and II cannot be used where brush, rocks, or trees make it impossible
to get in a position to see a bedding surface as a line. It may then
be necessary to take a reading by holding the compass against a bedding surface. The surface chosen must be smooth, clean, and representative of the outcrop. The compass is opened and one of the lower
edges of the compass box is held firmly against the bedding surface;
the compass is then rotated until the hull's eye bubble is centered
(Fig. 2-8A). The bearing in this position is the approximate strike.
The dip is read by placing the side of the compass box and lid directly
on the bedding surface and at right angles to the direction of the strike
(Fig. ~B). The clinometer is then turned until the tube bubble is
centered.
The simplicity of this method makes it appealing; however, the
base of the compass is only 2 in. long, and therefore large errors may
result unless judgment is used in selecting the surface. On a fairly
large bedding surface, a clip board or map case (with no steel parts)
may be held firmly against the surface to help average out its irregularities. The compass- is then jleld against the board to make the
reading.
V. Methods for nearly ltorizontpl beds. Where dips are less than
10, small irregularities in the bedding will cause major local variations in strike. Method III will give superior results, but it requires
unusually good exposures. Method I will give reasonably good results
down to dips of about 4 if a large single section of a bedding surface
is exposed. To obtain the strike of beds dipping still more gently,
it is often .easier to determine the direction of maximum slope (dip)
first and then to take the bearing of a line at right angles to it. A
quick way to do this is to pour a little water on the surface, stand
over the streak it forms, and measure the strike as the bearing at
right angles to the streak. Another way to find the maximum slope is
to place the compass on a bedding surface as though measuring dip,
then center the clinometer bubble while rotating the compass slowly
back and forth against the surface. Because of the irregularities on
most bedding surfaces, however, this method is generally unreliable.
VI. Three-point method. The strike and dip of gently dipping beds
can be determined accurately from three points that lie at different
elevations on one bedding surface. The bedding surface must be
identified with certainty at each outcrop, and therefore the top or
base of a distinctive rock unit or bed should be used. The construction requires that the distances and directions between the three points
be known, as well as the gifferences in elevation between them. The
distances and directions can generally be measured from a map or
aerial photograph; they can also be determined by a compass traverse
(Chapter 3). The differences in elevation can be determined from
a contour map or by the methods described in Sections 2-5 and 2-6.
Figure 2-9 illustrates three outcrops (A, B, and C) and the construction used to determine strike and dip from them. The strike is found
by locating a point, as D, which has the same elevation as the inter-
Fig. 2-8. Measuring approXimate strike and dip by holding compass against a
bedding surface.
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Using the Compass, Clinometer, and Hand, Level
B -------7C
I
7>
I
Fig. 2-9. Determining average strike and dip by making a construction based on
a map of three points on a bedding surface (see text for explanation).
mediate point, B, and is on the line joining the highest and lo)Vest
points, C and A. Point D can be located by solving the relation
AD
= AC difference in elevation between A and B

difference in elevation between A and C
The level line BD is the direction of strike. If the dip is small, it is

best to determine it by measuring the distance AE (perpendicular to
the strike) and solving the relation
t angen t of th e ang1e of d1p
.
= difference in elevation
AE between A
and B
The dip is then read from a table of tangents. The dip may also be
determined graphically by constructing a view at right angles to the
strike, as explained in books on engineering drawing and structural
geology.
VII. Method for beds truncated by nearly level surfaces. The strike
of beds exposed on horizontal or nearly horizontal surfaces of unpaved
roads, trails, stream beds, terraces, or bare ridges may be measured
quickly and accurately. This is done by standing directly over the
outcrop, cupping the compass in both hands at waist heigf{t, and
aligning it with the trace of bedding that passes underfoot. The long
slot in the sighting arm is useful for aiming the compass in this way.
In order to determine the dip, it is generally necessary to hammer out
and clean off a bedding surface, upon which the compass is placed
directly.
2-8. Where to Take Strike and Dip
Before measuring strike and dip, it must be determined whether the

attitude will reliably represent bedding. Some "outcrops" are not in
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place at all, being large boulders, blocks of float, or segments of landslides. A general survey of the slopes around outcrops will generally
resolve such problems. If there is still some question as to the reliability of a measurement, a question mark may be entered next to the
plotted symbol or the strike line may be broken (Appendix 4).
Downhill creep of soil and mantle commonly bends planar structures that occur on slopes. Where this is likely, readings are best restricted to the bottoms of valleys, to the tops of ridges, and to cuts
, that are deep enough to get beneath the 'zone of deformation. Thick
beds of massive rocks: such as san~one, quartzite, and lava, are not
likely to be bent by downhil}, cr~ep.
Outcrops should also be examinM to make certain that what is
taken for bedding or foliation is not jointing, bands of limonite staining, or some other kind of discoloration. Changes in texture ( especially grain-size) or changes in mineral composition are the best indicators ot bedding. In massive sandstones, bedding may be shown
only by the approximate planar orientation of mica flakes, platy carbonaceous or fossil fragments, shale chips, or platy and elongate pebbles. The possibility that bedding features in sandstones are only
local cross-bedding must be considered. The identification of bedding
in metamorphic rocks may be still more difficult, and there are a
number of planar structures of igneous and metamorphic rocks that
should be identified carefully wherever they are measured and plotted
(see appropriate Sections in Chapters 12, 13, 14, and 15).
2-9. Measuring Trend and Plunge of Linear Features
Trend and plunge are used to define the attitudes of linear features.
The trend of a linear feature is the compass direction of the vertical
plane that includes the feature. If the feature is horizontal, only the
compass direction is needed to define its attitude. If it is not horizontal, the trend is taken as the direction in which the feature points
(plunges) downward. The plunge is the vertical angle between the
feature and a horizontal line.
To measure the trend of a linear feature, the observer stands, if
possible, directly over ~ surface that is parallel to the linear feature
(Fig. 2-10). This surface is sometimes described as "containing" the
feature or as the surface on which its maximum length is seen. The
observer faces in the direction in which the linear feature points
downward. He determines the bearing of this direction (the trend)
by holding the compass at waist height and looking down vertically
on the feature through the slot of the sighting arm. When the slot
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__ {Trend of lineation
----- ......
---
---
.,._Horizontal line in
vertical plane
of plunge
....
Fig. 2-10. Measuring the trend of linear structures (upright figure) and the amount
of their plunge (kneeling figure). The map symbol (insert) shows how the
lineation arrow can be combined with the strike and dip symbol of the foliation
surfaces.
is parallel to the trend of the feature, the bearing at the white end
of the needle is read. The trend is then plotted on the map as a line
originating at the point occupied by the observer.
To measure the plunge of the feature, the observer moves so that
he is looking at right angles to its trend (Fig. 2-10, right). The
reading is taken on the trace of the linear feature seen from this position, exactly as in taking the, dip of the trace of a bed. An arrow
point is then drawn on the map at the downward plunging end of
the trend line, and the amount of plunge is lettered at the end of this
arrow. For horizontal linear features, an arrow point is drawn at
both ends of the line.
,;
2-10. Care and Adjustment of the Brunton Compass
The compass should never be carried open in the hand while walking over rough or rocky ground. If an extra mirror and glass cover
are included in the field gear, these can be replaced in the field, but
if the hinges are bent or the level vials broken, the instrument must
be sent to the manufacturer for repair.
If the compass is used in the rain, or if it is accidentally dropped
in water, it should be opened and dried because the needle will not
function properly when its bearing is wet. The glass cover can be
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removed by forcing the point of a knife blade under the spring washer
that holds it in place. This should be done at a point opposite the
dove-tail join of the washer, using care not to crack the glass cover
along its edge. With the washer off, the glass cover can be lifted
from the box, and the needle taken off its bearing. The cone-shaped
pit of the je'Yel bearing should be cleaned and dried with a sharpened
toothpick and a bit of soft cloth or soft paper. The needle lift is
then removed and the inside of the compass dried and cleaned. Care
should be taken not to push so hard against the clinometer level vial
that it turns on its aris. After the ne~~lle-lift arm, needle, and glass
cover are reassembled, the spring washer should be placed on the
glass cover by joining its dove!tailed tnds first, placing them firmly
against the compass box and then forcing the rest of the washer
down by moving the fingers in both directions away from the dovetail join. If this cannot be don~ with the fingers, two small pieces
of wood can be used.
The mirror can be removed by tapping in the small retaining pin
and removing a spring washer like that on the box. The new mirror
must be inserted so that its black sighting line is at right angles to
the hinge axis of the lid. This can be done approximately by rotating
the mirror until the sighting line bisects the sighting window in the
lid. The setting should then be checked by closing the lid against the
upturned point of the sighting arm and determining if the point of
the arm meets the sighting line of the mirror.
Before a new or a borrowed compass is used in the field, it should
be checked to make certain the clinometer level is correctly set. To
do this, the clinometer is set at 0, and the compass is placed on a
smooth board that has been leveled exactly with an alidade or a good
carpenter's level (a bull's eye level is not sufficiently accurate for this).
If the tube bubble does not come to center, the compass is opened as
described above and the clinometer level vial moved appropriately.
Ordinarily this can be done without loosening the clinometer set
screw. The new setting is checked by placing the compass on the
board again, and the procedure repeated until the bubble is centered
exactly.
In starting work in a new field area, one may find that the dip of
the earth's magnetic field is so great as to cause the compass needle
to rub against the glas1>~1id when the compass is held level. To correct
this, the glass cover is removed and the copper wire coil on the needle
moved one way or the other until the needle lies level.
3-1. General Scheme of a Geologic Traverse
In a traverse a series of points are surveyed by measuring the direction and distance from one point to a second, and from the second
to a third, and so on to the last point. The directional course of
this series of measurements is generally irregular; if it is eventually
brought around to the starting point, the traverse is said to be closed.
Each of the points of the traverse is called a station, while the measured "
distance between two stations may be called a leg of the traverse.
The traverse is used as a skeletal map on which geologic data are
plotted along or near the traverse legs. These data may be compiled
with those from other traverses to make. a complete geologic map.
They may also be used to construct a vertical cross section and
columnar section showing the rock units and structures traversed.
The traverse is commonly used to measure thicknesses of rock units,
to compile detailed descriptions of sedimentary or volcanic sequences,
and to study defonnation in complexly faulted or folded rocks. If
a topographic map of suitable scale and accuracy is available, it should
be used as a base on which to plot the traverse. Published topographic
maps, however, have scales of 1:24,000 to 1:62,500, and many geologic
studies require scales larger than 1 : 6,000 ( 1 in. = 500 ft). Most
detailed studies therefore require constructing a map from the traverse
data.
The scale of the traverse is chosen so that the smallest units that
must be shown to scale can be plotted easily. If the purpose of the
traverse requires, for example, that beds 10 ft thick must be shown,.;;
to scale, the best scale for the work is 1 in. = 100 ft. In general, anything that cannot be plotted as a feature Y!o in. wide cannot be mapped
easily to scale, although features that plot lho in. wide can be shown
accurately if great care is used.
The method by which the traverse should be surveyed is determined
by the accuracy required and the time and equipment available. For
many projects, a compass is adequate for determining the bearings
of the legs, and the legs can be measured with a tape or by pacing.
An advantage of pacing is that it can be done by one man; its accuracy
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over reasonably even ground is adequate for most projects whose

working scale is 1 in. = 100 ft or more. For more exacting and detailed traverses, a tape should be used to measure distances. The
alidade and plane table are commonly used where magnetic variations
are large, where terrain is rough, or where distances of several miles
must be traversed accurately (Section 8-12). Traverses requiring
still greater precision may be made with a transit and steel tape ( Section 7-13).
3-2. Determining Pace
In geologic field studies, distances are 1commonly measured by

pacing. It should be possible to pace over smooth terrain with errors
of only a foot or two in each 100 ft. The pace should be calibrated and
tested for slopes and rough ground as well as for smooth terrain. This
can be-done by walking a taped course of 200ft or more and dividing
the distance by the number of paces. One or two other courses should
then be paced to test the calibrations. To keep the mental tally of
paces at a reasonable rate, a pace is generally counted at every fall of
the right foot. The calibrated courses should be walked in the same
manner as that used normally in the field; a pace should never be
forced to an even 5 or 6 ft.
Smooth slopes of low or moderate declivity may be measured by
taking normal steps and then correcting the slope distance trigonometrically (map distance = slope distance X cosine of the vertical
angle of slope). Slopes that are too steep to walk with normal strides
can be paced by establishing one's pace for measured uphill and downhill courses. Pacing over rocky, brushy, or irregular ground requires
patience and practice. It can often be done by correcting the count to
normal as pacing proceeds. Right-angle offsets can be made around
obstacles in some places; in other places, the number of normal paces
through an obstacle can be estimated by spotting the places where
steps would fall if the obstacle were not there.
The greatest source of error in pacing is miscounting, especially
dropping 10 or 100 paces in a long measurement. For this reason
traverse legs should be paced in both directions. For much pace and
compass work it is desirable to use a tally counter, a small odometer-like
counter operated by a lever. A pedometer, which tallies automatically
each time it is jolted by a footfall, is useful for open ground but does
not permit corrections for offsets and broken paces.
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3-3. Selecting a Course and Planning a Traverse
ll
As in all geologic projects, reconnaissance and comparison of the

possible courses for a survey save time in the long run. Where possible,
the traverse course should cross the strike of beds or other structures
at about 90. The course must have adequate rock exposures and be
accessible enough to permit an efficient survey. These requirements
are met ideally by roads that give a series of cuts across the strike
of the rocks. Railroads have the drawback of affecting bearings taken
with a compass. Many stream courses cross the strike directly and
have abundant rock exposures, but pacing along streams may be
difficult. Open ridges and beaches commonly afford excellent traverse
courses.
In addition to locating the traverse, the reconnaissance should provide answers to the following questions:
Arroro Seco Area, Monfere'f Co. Caf/T.
Pace- compass traverse on c;,/a Rd. SlY of Lrfle Crk.

R. L. .Teems -4 -21- 60
Sta. I
"
..
sw corner S abufmenf Lrlle Jcfk. br/dre

Elev. = 461 fl: Brnq fo sfa. 2: S2W
Yerf: L = + rzo: f)J5f. = 92 fl.
/s
Sfa. I fo 29ft: ara'f mdsf w/th disft'ncfive spheroidal frac;

. no slqn bd'f; weathers pale tan; sand gra/ns of qz,
m/ca, feld total 207o (?); bath sill and clay a.6nl
in mafr/x. A few foram.5 seen buf appear
Forams
leached (sample).
1. Is the sequence of rocks monotonously the same, or can the rocks

be grouped into two or more units, each characterized by a certain
lithology?
2. What scale must be used to show the thinnest rock units that
seem significant to the study?
3. If the data from the study will be presented in a geologic cross
section or columnar section, how will the sizes of the illustrations limit
the data collected and the working scale of the traverse?
@ sfq. I+ 29 ff: Cfc Stiijmdsf1 .sharp J much 9laucon!fe

Stl'f9esfs d/sconf. but beds parallel. Currenf 9roo1tes
in mdsf trend down-dtp.

Sta. 3
Generally, more data must be collected than will be used in the

final illustrations, but information must not become so detailed that
the principal objectives of a survey are obscured. Field notes will be
difficult to use, for example, if they present voluminous, random descriptions of every bed observed.
/s I A 2"
5
4! """'
sferke If
ft s Of rd. Brn:J- sfa

ft.
z-. 3
Dt'sf. == 147
Sta. I+ 29 to sfe1. 3: Ss; "JTC1'f (weatherintJ fan}, in beds

1-3 ff lh!ck; inferbeds carh silf'f mdsf are J-6in.
th/ck; ss mainly med-qrClined buf base

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3-4. First Steps in a Compass Traverse
The procedures of a typical compass traverse include: ( 1) surveying the stations and legs of the traverse, ( 2) measuring a profile
along the traverse course, ( 3) plotting the stations and geological
features on a field sheet, and ( 4) describing the geologic features in
field notes. The equipment, most of which is described in Section l-3,
should include a geologist's hammer, Brunton compass, clip. board or
notebook, pocket knife, medium-hard pencil with clip and eraser for
plotting, ballpoint pen or medium pencil for taking notes, hand lens,
knapsack, specimen bags, protractor, and 6-inch scale. The scale
Fig. 3-1.
..
of
thicker beds coarse, locally pebbly. M/nls ss : an9

cp:. {60/o)J wh/fe fela' {35), bleached h/o {-S).
First note page for geologic compass traverse.
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P.ace- cornp8ss Tra ver.s~
on GL/c Rd 1 SW "F L.yfl< C,.,i:;..
Arroyo Seco Ar.ed' Afonf-e~y Co.J C.all~
R. L . ..Teems
0
Before the firs~ leg is plotted on it, the general layout of the traverse
must be planned so the plot will not go off the sheet on the second or
third leg.
Generally, the scale of this map need be only half as large as that
of the final illustration. Its purpose is to develop a continuous picture of both the geographic features and the geologic structures as
they are traversed. This permits checking the continuity of faults
and contacts that cross the traverse course more than once. Bearings
and structural attitudes that have been misread or transposed can
be detected by orient'ing the map in the field and comparing the
plotted symbols with the out'brops.
......
'
4~2/-60
ZOO,Feef
70
I=la t&s I 4fT"'

"
Fig. 3-2.
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3-5. Traversing by Turning Angles
Skeletal map of the traverse, plotted as it is surveyed.
should be divided in tenths of an inch or in other divisions that allow

direct conversion to the scale of the field plot. Several sheets of
cross-ruled paper are needed for the field plot.
The traverse should be begun and/or ended at permanent markers
that can be found readily by other persons. Bench marks, triangulation stations, highway or railroad turning point markers, culvert posts,
solid fences, or property corners are all suitable. If these are lacking,
solid 2 X 2 in. stakes can be used. In any case, these points must
be described in the notes.
The traverse is begun by standing at one of the end points and
sighting along the general line of the traverse to the farthest point
visible along a course that can be paced. The distance to this tentative station is paced, and if the point proves to be a good choice, it
is marked with a stake or other device, and a bearing is read back to
the starting point. If possible, the distance should then be checked
by pacing back to the starting point. The bearing to the station is
then taken, and if it agrees within a degree (preferably, a half a degree)
with that of the backsight, the field map is started by plotting this first
leg. The bearing and distance are entered in the notes, as shown in
Fig. 3-1.
If the field plot of the traverse is made on cross-ruled paper, the
ruled lines can be used as a north-south and east-west grid for plotting
bearings. The sheet should be given a title, as that shown in Fig. 3-2.
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If magnetic disturbances are appreciable (Section 2-4), traverses

should be surveyed by turning angle_s between adjacent legs. Before
starting the traverse, it is necessary to determine the bearing of a
line that can be sighted from the first traverse station. This can generally be done by: ( 1) pinpointing the first traverse station on a
map, ( 2) drawing a line on the map from this point to any other
point that can be seen from the first traverse station, and ( 3) measuring the bearing of this line with a protractor. If no usable point can
be seen, or if there is no base map, the bearing of the initial leg can
be determined by taking a sight on Polaris (Section 2-2); otherwise
the compass bearing of the first leg must be assumed to be correct.
The traverse may then proceed as follows:
1. Read and record the compass bearing to the point used to establish a bearing from the first station, as line 1-M in Fig. 3-3.
2. Read and record the compass bearing to the first forward station
of the traverse, as line 1-2 in the figure.
' 3. Determine the angle between these lines ( L a) from the bearings. Compare the computation with the field map to make certain
the correct quadrants have been used.
4. Plot the first traverse leg by using this angle.
M
Fig. 3-3.
Surveying a traverse course by

turning angles.
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5. Read and record the bearing from Station 2 to Station 1.

6. Read the bearing to Station 3, and compute the angle ( L b)
from the bearings read at Station 2.
7. Plot the leg 2-3 on the basis of this angle, and continue in a similar way through the other stations.
veniently by the number of feet from the last station. If parts of the
traverse are revisited and supplementary notes are taken, these numbers offer a simple means of fitting new data into place.
Although this method will correct for magnetic deflections at each

traverse station, local variations between the stations will not be
corrected. Structure symbols plotted at or near stations will therefore
be correct, but others may be incorrect.
, The vertical profile of the traverse must be surveyed in order to

measure rock units accurately and to project geologic features to
a vertical cross section. If the traverse course runs irregularly up and
down, the profile should be surveyed as the traverse proceeds. This
can be done by measuring .vertical angles between stations and to
points whelJ the grage of the profile breaks, and computing differences in elevation ( Section 2-5 ) . It can also be done by using the
Brunton compass as a nand level and finding differences in elevation
directly (Section 2-6). If the traverse course is on an evenly sloping
road, stream, or ridge, the profile need not be measured at every
station; instead, an overall survey of the gradient can be made after
the traverse is completed.
Structures must be plotted on the map at the point where they intersect the profile of the traverse or where they intersect an arbitrary
datum surface above the profile. Along most road cuts it is convenient
to plot structures at waist height ( 3 Yz ft) above the road. Structures
that cannot be projected reliably to this level must be surveyed individually, and their vertical distances above the datum must be
recorded. Figure 3-4 illustrates why this must be done.
The line of section of a geologic cross section will almost always
be offset somewhat from the traverse course. The profile of the
traverse will therefore not give the true ground profile for the section.
3-7. Vertical Profile of the Traverse
3-6. Plotting Geologic Features on the Traverse
The following geologic structures should be plotted on the field map:

( 1) contacts between rock units, ( 2) strike and dip of bedding and
other planar structures required for a given project, ( 3) faults, with
dip arrow and, if possible, note of upthrown and downthrown sides,
( 4) axial trace of folds, with trend and plunge of axis, ( 5) other linear
structures required for a given project, and ( 6) names or brief notes
labeling the more important rocks and features. The plotting should
be done with a sharp medium-hard pencil and in the following way:
( 1) the distance from the nearest station is scaled off along the traverse
leg; ( 2) offset, if any, is plotted to give the location of the structure;
( 3) the strike or trend of the structure is drawn with a protractor; ( 4)
a dip line or arrowhead is added and the amount of dip or plunge
lettered in; ( 5) the traverse plot is oriented relative to the terrain,
and the attitude shown by the symbol is compared with the outcrop;
( 6) if there is doubt about its accuracy, the structure is remeasured.
No amount of intuitive thinking in the office can improve on symbols
plotted in this way.
Notes should include descriptions of lithology and all small-scale
structures that may be helpful in interpreting the history of the rocks.
Some notes will be detailed descriptions of specific localities; others
will be overall descriptions of rock units. Unit descriptions should
include the lithologic characters that make the unit distinctive, the
nature of the contacts, and the range of lithologic variations within
the unit (Section 1-5). If a detailed cross section is to be prepared
from the traverse, drawings of entire road cuts or other outcrops may
be helpful.
The notes should be recorded in the order in which features are
encountered on the traverse. The stations are generally given consecutive numbers while the notes between them may be listed con-
-\
It
Large road cut, exposing a contact at a. This contact must either be

plotted at b, or the elevation at a must be recorded. If it were plotted at a', the
thickness of the unit would be measured by A instead of B.
Fig. 3-4.
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Approximate profile estimated

\
from road
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pen and holder, black waterproof ink, 12-inch scale, and an accurate
protractor with a base of 6 or more inches. Additional items that may
be useful are a contour pen, a drop-circle compass, lettering guides, and
a pen cleaner.
The traverse should be plotted accurately in pencil before any ink
is used. This reduces ink erasures and provides a means of arranging
the figures in a single illustration. The instructions that follow suggest
consecutive steps for this procedure.
_
-----------------------------]
PrOfile of
road
r-------------------------------~tt~o~:~~~:n
Fig. 3-5.
Three possible profiles for a cross section.
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The Compass_ Traverse
Actual profile
of section
The traverse course is along
the road.
As shown in Fig. 3-5, this problem may be met in three ways. First,
the actual ground profile may be surveyed along the line of the cross
section. This requires that the section line be chosen first, as described
in Section 3-8. The survey of this profile may take considerable time
and effort if the terrain is irregular or covered by trees and brush. The
second possibility is to estimate an approximate profile along the line.
of section by reading vertical angles from the traverse course and
sketching the terrain between. If this is done, the profile on the final
illustration must be dashed and labeled as approximate. The third
possibility is to ignore the profile along the line of section and to''"use
the profile of the traverse on the final illustration, dashing it and
labeling it suitably.
1. U sliig .the exact bearings and distances recorded in the traverse

...,note;; plot the traverse course accurately in pencil at the same scale
that will be used for the inked illustration.
2. :Add all geologic and geographic features, making strike lines
about % in. lmig; lettering of numbers need be legible only.
3. Draw the line of the cross section, choosing it so that it will pass
as close as possible to the outcrops covered by the traverse and at
thesame time cross the strike of the rocks as nearly to 90 as possible.
4. Project contacts, faults, and strike lines to the line of the cross
section. This must be done by special methods if the rocks are folded.
In Fig. 3-6A, for example, the units are pinched in an unnatural way
if the contacts are projected straight to the line of section. The area
is on the limb of a plunging fold, and the contacts should curve into
the line of section as shown in B. To make these projections accurately,
it is necessary to know the general shape or kind of fold involved and
to use methods suitable for projecting folded beds from scattered
structure symbols. These methods have been described by Badgley
( 1959, especially Chapter 3) and in part by Busk ( 1957); they are
also presented briefly in most textbooks on structural geology.
5. Draw a tentative base line for the vertical cross section; this
line should have exactly the same length as the section line of the
traverse map and be exactly parallel to it. The cross section on the
final plate should be oriented so that its right-hand end is either its
more easterly end or is oriented due north.
3-8. Making Illustrations from the Traverse Data
Data from a detailed traverse are generally compiled into a map,

a vertical cross section, and a columnar section. These figures may
become the only permanent record of the traverse. They are generally
drawn in ink on a transparent sheet from which prints can be made.
The materials required are a drawing board, T-square, 10-inch or
12-inch triangle, medium-hard pencil, eraser, ruling pen, a piece of
tracing linen or heavy drawing paper of appropriate size, crow-quill
'1
!f
I
/"
~
///.-('"
Fig. 3-6.
I-
I
1I
II
_,(
_.-
,-,
Line ol section
Projecting folded beds into the line of section.
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....
~ ~ rJ: _/~'E-
Fig. 3-8. Constructing an accessory vertical section to determine where a folded

unit will plunge into a cross section. Projection lines are dashed. The distances
XY and XZ are transferred to the main
cro~s section. These distances can also
be fqund by trigonometric calculations;
for example, XY = XM tan SO.
II
..v,.:-'i,''':.<::-.....
.... --.-.,..
Map
\1 I
~~-~
:
:MI
Accessory section
1.
/
Fig. 3-7. Using aT-square to project features from the line of section AA' to the
cross section.
6. About % in. above the base line of the section, plot a profile line
that represents the datum at which all or most of the structure readings were taken in the field.
7. Tape the sheet to a drawing board -so th~t the section line is
parallel to an edge of the board. Using a T-square on this edge,
project all structures from the section line of the traverse to the profile
of the cross section or to whatever elevation was used for each structure
reading (Fig. 3-7).
8. Draw bedding lines where structure readings have been projected
to the profile, making each about 7i in. long. Where the. line of section crosses the strike obliquely, the bedding shown on the cross section must dip less steeply than the dip measured in the field. This
dip, called the apparent dip, can be determined from the true dip by
using the diagram of Appendix 9.
9. Complete structures under the profile line, projecting them down
to whatever depth the geologic data will permit. In many cases this
will require shifting the base of the section that was drawn provisionally in step 5. Folded beds must be constructed accurately, as noted
in step 4. Examine the structures mapped on either side of the line
1
of section to determine if some may cut the section below the ground
profile. Folded units, for example, may plunge into the section, and
faults that strike parallel to the section may dip into it below the surface (Fig. 3-8). An example of a cross section is shown in Fig. 11-5.
10. Determine the true thicknesses of the rock units. They may be
scaled from the cross section if the section cuts the strike of the units
at about 90. If this is not the case, calculate the thicknesses trigonometrically, as described in Section 12-8.
Age
''II
Formation
~
"'c
~
Thickness
Description
Lithology
Eroded
Linder
Format1on
-:-:::-(ofr(y...:;:
800' +
~;;_;;:_~:::_~
._.
lg
~
-.,
c::>
exposed
~: ~o_
. :.... -.:-:
Ro]'as
Sandstone
1050'
..: : ......: .
... .::.o<?~
oo.. .. .
..
:::...<-~ ~-,'.': o.
Gray silty mudstone intercalated with 2-6 It beds

of gray calcareous sandstone
Poorly sorted red sandstone
with lenses of aplite and
quartz1te pebbles; 3 It beds

of conglomerate near base;
-n-~=--r=~ll~:~!--.~~---~~-;.?;: .1....;
o o o
o o

.<>
-=:
Miler
Shale
1200' +
Unconformity
-most
30-100shale
It thick
Brownbeds
calcareous
intercalated with 12 in. beds
of fine-grained sandstone
Faulted
Inoceramus bed
-Incomplete
Fig. 3-9. Columnar section, showing a sequence that has been divided into three
rock units.
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11. Using a pencil and a separate piece of cross-section paper, build

up a columnar section of the rocks traversed, starting with the youngest
at the top. This may be done at a larger scale than the other figures.
Signify breaks in the sequence caused by unconformities, faults, or
lack of exposures (Fig. 3-9).
12. Prepare very brief but informative lithologic descriptions fm
each unit. Letter them in pencil beside ~he trial column in order ,tp
space them correctly.
13. Draw in the lithology of each unit on the column by making a
diagrammatic but accurate record of the kinds, proportions, and posit;ions of the rocks. The symbols of Appendix 5 can be used for most
units. Check. the symbols against the lithologic descriptions.
14. If the map and the sections are to be drawn in one illustration,
arrange the separate penciled sheets so that the bases of the cross section and columnar section are parallel. Space the separate drawings so that they are legible but take up as little space as possible.
Trace them on a single transparent sheet, or transfer them to a sheet
of opaque paper. Add a title that gives a geographic name to the
project, the geologist's name, and the date of the survey. Add a bar
scale and a north arrow (showing the magnetic declination).
References Cited
Badgley, P. C., 1959, Structural methods for the exploration geologist: New York,
Harper and Brothers, 280 pp.
Busk, H. G., 1957, Earth flexures, their geometry and 'their representation and
analysis in geological section, with special references to the problems of oil
finding: New York, William Trussel, 106 pp. (an unabridged republication of
the 1929 edition).
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Plotting Geologic Features
on a Base Map
4-1. Selecting and Preparing a Base Map

(
Maps used for plotting geologic features and note numbers in the
field are called base maps. Planimetric base maps show drainage, culture (man-made features), and perhaps scattered elevations; topographic base maps show contours as well. Accurate topographic maps
are ideal base maps, for cross sections can be made from them in any
direction, and their contours provide several means of plotting outcrops
accurately.
To be useful, a given map must have a suitable scale, must have
been made recently enough to show existing culture and drainage, and
must have contours that delineate the topography accurately. The
7Yz-minute (1:24,000) topographic maps of the U.S. Geological
Survey are excellent base maps. Their scale is such that features 200
ft wide ( 0.1 in. on the map) can be plotted easily, and features 100 ft
wide can be shown to scale if drawn with care ( an average pencil line
,~ covers 5 to 10 ft of a feature at this scale). Because most of these
maps have been made from aerial photographs, however, trails, minor
roads, and buildings that lie under trees may be shown inaccurately.
Many quadrangle maps with a scale of 1: 62,500 are useful base
maps, but some older maps having this scale may be generalized or
obsolete. Small features must be plotted carefully on them because
features 500 ft across on the ground are only 0.1 in. wide on the map.
Moreover, it make take considerable time in the field to locate individual points on these maps, for many topographic and man-made
features are not shown on them. It is often preferable to map on
aerial photographs with a larger scale and then transfer the geologic
features to a topographic map (Section 5-11).
It may be desirable to have a base map enlarged two or three times
to give more space for plotting symbols and note numbers. Enlarging
does not increase the accuracy of the base map, but it may improve
the geological mapping because of the greater ease of plotting. Enlargements must be made so as not to distort the scale of the map
and must be printed on paper that will take ink and pencil marks.
Ordinary photostat prints are not suitable for most mapping .
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50
PloHing Geologic Features on a Base Map
Although topographic maps are made by several federal and state

agencies, the U.S. Geological Survey prepares and distributes editions
that are available for sale to the public. It also publishes index maps
that show the location, scale, and edition date of published maps. In
addition, regional offices of the Topographic Branch of the Geological
Survey publish index maps of topographic work in progress. These
indexes should be consulted, since prelimi.hary maps are often avail
able long before final editions. Addresses of regional offices as well
as information on available maps and aerial photographs can be obtained from the Map Information Office, U.S. Geological Survey,
Washington 25, D.C. When making inquiries, the exact area of interest should be described and also outlined on a small-scale map of
the area.
Planimetric maps are valuable bases in areas where roads, buildings,
and waterways are spaced closely enough to permit accurate locations
of geologic features. In many suburban areas, detailed, modern planimetric maps may be far preferable to generalized or outdated topographic maps, particularly where there is relatively little relief. Detailed planimetric maps are generally held by city or county surveyors
and land assessors, by irrigation districts, or by local harbor or river
authorities. Modern planimetric maps with intermediate scales are
made by certain government agencies, for example, the U.S. Forest
Service and the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. Generally, these
various maps are not for sale but can be copied or borrowed on a
reasonable request.
'
At least two copies of a base map are needed, one for plotting features in the field and the other for making a geologic compilation as
field work progresses. Extra copies can be used for plotting locations
and numbers of rock and fossil specimens. The copy used for field
work should be cut into sheets that will fit the map case. Each field
sheet may be mounted with waterproof cement on a larger piece of
cross-ruled paper so that the cross-rule lines form a north-south and
east-west grid around the map. Alternately, a grid may be inked directly on the map. A title, lettered in waterproof ink on the margin
of each sheet, should show the name of the quadrangle (or other)
map, a number or index key to designate the sheet's position on the _
original map, and the geologist's name.
Base maps for scribing techniques. Base maps can be printed
photographically on colored plastic sheets that are marked with a
stylus rather than a pencil. This method has been used for a number
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of years by the Topographic Branch of the U.S. Geological Survey,

and it promises to be adopted widely for geologic mapping. The base
material (for example, Stabilene Scribe Coat Film of the Keuffel and
Esser Co.) is a tough plastic coated by a colored surface film. The
film can be cut off with a sharp stylus to make lines, points, or symbols.
Errors are corrected by painting over scribed areas with a quick-drying
flui'd (like the Touch-up Kit of Keuffel and Esser Co.) and then rescribing as necessary. The base map can be transferred to sensitized
scbbing sheets at most blueprint laboratories, though a photographic
rlegative must first be made from the map. The advantages of the
method are that the materials are waterproof and very durable, lines
of precise and even width can be made, and errors can be corrected
quickly and completely. Contact prints can be made inexpensively
from the scribed sheets.
4-2. Locating Field Data on a Base Map
A geologic map is made by locating many points, lines, and other

data on a base map. Its value will depend a good deal on the accuracy
of these locations. Points on the ground can be located on a map by
a number of methods, the most suitable of which must be chosen for
a given situation. If there is any question about the accuracy of one
method, another should be used to check it. The methods given here
can generally be used where terrain and vegetation afford average
visibility; Sections 4-3 and 4--4 describe methods that can be used
under more limiting conditions.
Location by inspection. Data can be plotted directly by inspection
when the configuration of features makes it possible to identify them
positively on the map. Examples of such points are distinctive turns
or intersections in streams, roads, or ridges.
Location by inspection and a bearing line. Data along linear features, such as ridges, roads, or streams, can often be located by taking
a bearing to a point that can be identified exactly on the map, then
plotting the reverse bearing from that point to intersect the linear .
feature on which the observer stands (Fig. 4-lA). The location will
be most reliable if the bearing line intersects the linear feature at about
90. The procedure should be repeated with another sight to check
the location.
Location by inspection and pacing. Where visibility along a linear
feature such as a road or stream does not permit using the method
just described, a tally of the paces taken along the feature can be
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PloHing Geologic Featvres on a Base Map
53
on the map will locate the point. The elevation of the point occupied
can be found with a Brunton compass as follows:
.,.,.
Fig. 4-1.
hilltop.
(A) Locating a point along a road by taking a bearing to a nearby
(B) Locating a point by drawing three lines from nearby features.
used. The data are plotted by scaling distances from a positively

identified feature along the linear course. A tally counter is an asset
for this method because the paced distances are often long.
Location by bearing and pacing. Where geologic data do not lie
along an identifiable map feature, they may be located by reading a
bearing to a nearby point that can be identified on the map. The
distance to that point is then paced, and after a backsight is taken to
check the bearing, the distance should be checked by pacing back
to the outcrop. The average bearing and distance are then used to
plot the outcrop on the map. If it is not possible to pace in both directions, a tally counter should be used to eliminate errors in counting.
Location by intersection of bearing lines. Often, points that can be
identified on the map are too distant for pacing, and intersection
methods must be used. Three points are found that can be identified
exactly on the map, and the bearings to these points are measured
with a compass. When the reverse bearing lines are plotted on the
map with a protractor, they should intersect at the point occupied (Fig.
4-lB). The intersections of the three lines are more likely to coincide
if the angles of intersection are large; they should never be less than
30. If the lines form a triangle rather than a single interseCtion, the
bearings and the identifications of the points should be checked. Bearings to other points may be used as further checks. A residual error
could be caused by local variation in the magnetic declination, and
this will be difficult to correct unless a long reverse bearing is read
( Section 2-4 ) .
Location by intersection of bearing and contour lines. It may be
possible to find only one distant point to which a bearing can be read.
If the elevation of the point occupied can be determined, however,
the intersection of the bearing line and the appropriate contour line
1. Set the compass for use as a hand level (Section 2-6) .

2. Sight along level lines to nearby ridges until a crest, saddle, or
break of slope is found that is at the same level as the point occupied .
~ 3. Identify this feature on the map and read its elevation from the
contours; this is the elevation of the point occupied.
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The elevation can also be determined with an accurate altimeter or

barometer (Section 4-4 j.
The precision of this method depends a good deal on how closely
the contours are spaced on the map-locations on steep slopes are
likely to be more exact than those on gentle slopes. Modern maps are
made precisely enough so that almost all contours are no more than
one-half contour interval off their correct position.
Using control signals for locations. When mapping featureless
plains, marshland, or tundra, it may be necessary to set up control
signals before geologic features can be plotted accurately. Rock cairns,
flags on poles, or distinctive trees or rocks
are commonly used as
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signals; they should be visible over as large an area as possible. The
signals must first be located accurately on the base map by triangulation methods ( Section 6-2). They can then be used as a basis for
locating outcrops, as by the intersection or pacing methods described
earlier.
Locating points by estimates. The g~ologist should become as
proficient as possible at estimating distances in the field. Estimates
should be used to check locations made by other methods; they can
also be used to make fairly accurate locations. The steps that follow
suggest one way to do this.
1. Read the bearing to a distinctive feature and plot the bearing line
on the map.
2. Estimate the distance to the feature and plot a tentative point
based on this distance.
3. Read a vertical angle to the feature and calculate the difference
in elevation between the feature and the point occupied (difference
in elevation = horizontal distance X tangent of the vertical angle).
4. Read the elevation of the feature from the map and use the
calculated difference in elevation to determine the elevation at the
point -occupied. A second tentative point can then be plotted by using
the contour lines.
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5. If the two tentative points do not coincide, re-estimate the distance to the feature and calculate the difference in elevation again. A
few approximations like this should bring the two points to coincidence,
provided the contours are spaced fairly closely.
4-3. Locating Geologic Features by Traversing
To locate geologic features in wooded areas, traverses must be made

from whatever features can be identified accurately on the map. Compass-pace methods are generally suitable for these traverses, though
a peep-sight alidade and traverse board may be preferred where magnetic variations are appreciable (Section 6-2). The mechanics of
the traverse are similar to those described in Chapter 3 except that
a profile is not required, and the map scale is typically smaller.
Preliminary reconnaissance of a traverse course in heavily wooded
country may take nearly as much time as the traverse itself, but in
fairly open country a reconnaissance may profitably indicate where
outcrops occur, what they look like from a distance, and the spacing
of traverse lines needed to locate enough of them. In wooded or
brushy areas, the traverse should follow the course of least resistance
by making use of open ridges, stream courses, paths, and clearings that
permit relatively long and clear courses for bearings and pacing. Additional outcrops are located by offsets from this skeletal framework,
either by single sights or by short accessory traverses. Where vegetation is too thick to permit long sights, the traverse becomes intricately
winding, and bearings and distances must be determined carefully to
keep the plot from deviating widely from its correct position.
A "blind" pace and compass traverse of several miles is likely to
introduce errors that are greater than errors of plotting alone; therefore, traverses must be tied as frequently as possible to points shown
accurately on the map. A traverse must always be started at such a point and must be ended at the same point or at one equally accurate.
In this way the traverse's overall error of closure can be seen. This
error may be treated as follows:
1. Check the plot of the traverse against the recorded bearings and
distances, and correct it as necessary.
2. If there is a residual error, consider whether it is large enough
to affect appreciably the alignment and position of geologic features;
if not, leave the traverse plot unchanged.
3. If the error is so large that important features may be displaced,
re-do the traverse to the point where the error is detected, or is mini-
Fig. 4-2.
Locating errors in a traverse by surveying accessory traverses at 1 and 2.
mized to meet the requirements of the project. On traverses that close,

or that curve in broad arcs, try checks across the course to locate major
errors more quickly (Fig. 4-2).
4. If it cannot be determined whether or not it is worthwhile to re-do
a traverse to correct an error, leave the traverse as plotted and reconsider it when the map is more complete. Subsequent traverses may
cross the traverse in question and locate the error.
A large error of closure should not be altered on the basis of intuition. It may be distributed proportionately among the legs of the
traverse by methods described in texts on surveying; however, such a
buried (and easily forgotten) error may introduce errors into subsequent traverses or may affect conclusions regarding the geology.
4-4. Using a Barometer (Altimeter) to Locate Geologic Features on a
Map
In wooded or brush-grown areas where pacing is difficult and where

there are only occasional open views of the surrounding country, a
barometer or altimeter can be used effectively to locate points on a
topographic map. The three prerequisites are: the contours of the
map must be accurate, the contour interval must be such that the
contours are spaced fairly closely, and the instrument must permit
readings to within about 5 ft.
The instrument should be tested before the field season to see if
it will record small differences in elevation quickly and reliably. This
can be done by taking successive readings on two or more floors of
a building. The barometer should also be tested to see whether
normal handling and light tapping will appreciably affect readings
taken at one elevation, for some instruments respond unfavorably to
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normal handling. The instrument must be handled carefully in the

field and must be used well below the maximum elevation for which
it was constructed. Details of the construction, maintenance, and use
of these instruments should be obtained from the manufacturer and
studied carefully (see, for example, Hodgson, 1957).
A map point is located with a barometer by plotting a line along
which the point is known to lie and then comparing the elevation read
from the barometer with the contours crossed by the line. The line
on which the point lies can be determined in several ways. If the point
lies on a ridge, along a stream, on a trail, or on any other linear feature
that is well defined on the map, an elevation reading from the barometer is all that is needed to locate the point. If it is possible to see
out to a feature that can be identified on the map, the bearing line to
the feature can be plotted and the point located on this line by comparing the contours with the elevation read from the instrument.
Where a point must be located in a completely blind situation, as on
a heavily wooded hillside, a bearing line to it can be determined by a
short traverse from any point that has been located nearby. The
barometer reading is then used to locate the point at the appropriate
contour. This method is essentially one of traversing by vertical measurements of position rather than by horizontal ones, and on very steep
or heavily wooded slopes it is more accurate than pacing. When
possible, both methods should be used.
The barometer is sensitive to changes in atmospheric pressure other
than those caused by changes in elevation; consequently, it must be
adjusted frequently so that all readings will refer to one datum.
There are three principal causes for barometric variations at one elevation: temperature changes, overall weather changes, and changes in
local wind velocity or pattern. The correction for temperature is
approximately 0.0020 ft per F for each foot read from the instrument.
For example, if an instrument has been adjusted at a point of known ,
elevation at a temperature of 50 F, and has then been moved to an
unknown point where, at a temperature of 70 F, it reads 100 ft higher,
the 100 ft should be increased by 0.0020 X ( 70 - 50) X 100, or 4 ft.
Where the temperature at the second point is the lesser, the correction
is subtracted from the reading. Tables and graphs to facilitate these
temperature corrections can generally be obtained from the manufacturers of the instrument.
Probably the best way (commonly, the only way) to keep an instrument adjusted to barometric changes caused by weather and wind is
to check in frequently at points of known elevation. The most ac-
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curate checks can be made at bench marks or other surveyed control

points shown on the map. Somewhat less precise checks can be made
wherever an elevation can be read from the contours of the map.
These accessory points must, of course, be located independently of
the barometer. In heavily wooded country the points can be located
most easily along stream courses, ridges, roads, or other distinctive
linear features shown on the map. Where openings permit, hillside
points can often be located by intersecting with a compass or by leveling to nearby ridges with a hand level (Section 4-2). The optimum
timing for making these locations and adjusting the instrument varies
greatly with the situation. In most areas they should be timed at
every 30 to 60 minutes, and the geographic course of a day's mapping
must be planned accordingly. During periods of high or gusty winds,
it may be impossible to keep an instrument adjusted suitably.
4-5. What to Plot on the Base Map
Contacts and faults are the most important geologic features plotted
on the map; they will be considered in detail in Sections 4-6 to 4-12.
Folds are generally depicted on the map as a line showing the trace
on the ground of the axial plane (Appendix 4). If the crest or trough
is plotted, rather than the trace of the axial plane, this must be noted
in the explanation of the map. Although these trace lines can be
located and plotted directly in some places, symbols for most large
folds can be drawn only after rock units and bedding attitudes have
been plotted over large areas. Where folds are well exposed, it is
important to observe and record: ( 1) the trend and plunge of the
axis, ( 2) the strike and dip of the axial plane, ( 3) the plunge of smallscale folds associated with the axial region and limbs, and ( 4) the
strike and dip of secondary cleavages, or the plunge of the intersections between these cleavages and the bedding. These data will be
especially valuable if drawings can be entered in the field notes showing the actual shapes and interrelations of small-scale folds, cleavages,
or other secondary structures. If possible, these drawings should show
the fold in profile-that is, in a cross section drawn at right angles to
the fold axis. Small-scale folds and related structures are described
in Chapter 15.
A large number of planar structures can be plotted as symbols that
show their strike and dip; the more common of these are bedding, compositional layering ("banding") in igneous and metamorphic rocks,
various cleavages and mineral foliations (including How structures in
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igneous rocks), veins, and joints. These various structures must be

classified as accurately as possible and plotted with distinctive symbols
that show clearly what kinds of features have been mapped. Planar _
and linear structures are described and illustrated in Chapters 12, 13,
14, and 15.
Symbols should be as standard as possible (Appendix 4). Where
they must show unusual structures, a small letter or abbreviation can
indicate their special meaning.
Numbers for specimen localities and field notes can be plotted by
placing a dot at the location and lettering the number next to it. To
keep plotted numbers to a minimum, data that do not refer to specific
points can be located in the notes by reference to geographic features
or to other plotted numbers.
4-6. Rock Units for Mapping
A rock unit or lithologic unit is a rock body distinctive enough to

be delineated from adjacent rock bodies along surfaces called contacts. Mapping the traces of these contacts is the most important
single procedure of most field projects; thus the nature of contacts
and rock units should be considered carefully both before and during
the field season. Rock units large enough to plot on maps (mappable
or cartographic units) provide the practical, demonstrable basis for a
geologic survey. In many regions such units have already been described and named formally in the literature. In regions where units
have not been designated, new units must be mapped, studied, and
ultimately defined and named. Rules for classifying and naming sedimentary units are given in Section 12-2, and suggestions regarding
units of igneous and metamorphic rocks are given in Sections 13-2,
14-2, and 15-2.
Rock units are sometimes called lithogenetic units because each
forms under nearly uniform conditions. There is a great v~riety of
primary (genetic) characteristics that may make a given rock body
distinctive. The more important of these are listed in Section 1-5.
Some units consist of one rock only, as shale or granite; others are
intercalations of two or three closely related rocks, as thinly bedded
shale and limestone, or interbedded sandstone, siltstone, and mudstone;
still others are characterized by several different rocks that typically
form in one environment, as a mixture of pillow lavas, mafic tuffs, volcanic sandstones, red chert, and dark shales.
In addition to being lithologically distinctive, useful rock units must
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have contacts that can be located and traced out in a reasonable

amount of time. Unconformities are ideal contacts because they are
sharp and they clearly express the changes in conditions that ended
the formation of one rock unit and began another.
Key beds. In structurally confusing or lithologically monotonous
terrains, distinctive beds that are too thin to plot to scale should be
mapped as single lines. Examples of such key beds are tuff or ash
layers, carbonaceous beds, glauconite-rich layers ( greensands), distinctive clay beds, thin fossiliferous beds (biostromes), and fossil soils.
In many cases, a given unit of this type is nearly synchronous over a
large area, and it can therefore serve as an approximate time horizon.
Matching or correlating rock units. Before mapping in a region
where rocks units have been established, published definitions and
descriptions of the units and their contacts should be consulted. If
possible, the type areas of the units should be visited to see exactly
what the rocks and contacts look like and to collect samples for later
comparisons. In the area to be mapped, units can sometimes be identified by tracing them continuously from the type area or from other
mapped areas. This is not practicable in most cases, however, and the
rocks in the new area must then be compared with the type units by
examining them where they are well exposed. Lithologic details can
often be used to match the units; however, these details become less
reliable as the distance from the type area increases. Moreover, nearly
identical rocks can occur at more than one stratigraphic position or in
more than one igneous body. Correlations should then be checked by
matching similar sequences or associations of units. One of several
shale units, for example, might be recognized because it is the only
one underlain by a thick sandstone and overlain by a thin limestone.
Sometimes entire sequences of similar units can be matched on the
basis of one or two key beds or persistent unconformities.
Fossils provide another means of identifying units, although they
must be used with caution. Ideally, a given unit is characterized by
an assemblage of fossils that are closely related ecologically. A sandc
stone, for example, might be recognized widely by its suite of neritic
fossils. Fossils that are not ecologically equivalent do not disprove
the identity of two sandstone outcrops, for a single unit may have
been deposited in more than one environment, or fossils from different
environments may have been transported to it. If units are identified
at widely- separated localities by the geologic age of the fossils they
contain, two kinds of situations can cause errors. First, the age of a
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given unit may vary laterally; thus fossils from different areas might
seem to disprove continuity of the unit. Second, some fossils do not
permit sufficiently limited age determinations to prove or disprove
lithic correlations. Two outcrops of shale, for example, are not necessarily correlative simply because each bears Early Cambrian fossils.
Further suggestions regarding units based on time rather than on
lithologic characteristics are given in Section 12-2.
Selecting new units. It is often impossible to identify a complete
suite of established units in a new area, even after considerable reconnaissance. New units must then be selected and defined, or perhaps established units should be subdivided or redefined. First, however, the established units should be evaluated fairly and completely,
for redefined names tend to confuse the published stratigraphic record.
New units must be of practical value; thus they should be as distinctive and genetically meaningful as possible. Some units cannot be
defined exactly until adjacent units have been mapped. Mapping
should, consequently, start with the more clearly delimited of the
tentative units.
fact, inking has the unfortunate effect of making sketchy lines appear
exact.
Many contacts are exposed at only a few places; some are not exposed at all in natural outcrops. Such contacts can be mapped by
walking a zigzag course between outcrops of the two rock units that
lie on either side and by plotting a line that passes between the limits
thereby established. These limits are often so narrow that the line
will be located as exactly as a well-exposed contact (at a scale of
1: 24,000, for example, within about 100 ft). More approximate contact lines should be drawn with dashes, and although the limits for
these symbols are not standard (varying with the project and the
personal feelings of the geologist), it is desirable to set limits for each
project. Dashes about Ys in. long, for example, might be used for
contacts located within 7{ 0 in. on the map, while dashes about ~ 0 in.
long might be used for less accurate contacts. Question marks can be
added to dashed lines when the existence of the contact itself is uncertain. Such admissions of inexactitude do not commonly appear
on published maps, but they are an important part of the field record.
There are several means for locating traces of poorly exposed contacts, and the success of a field project may depend on how skillfully
they are used. Rock fragments in the soil or mantle often delimit
the area underlain by a given unit. Even where downslope creep has
displaced and mixed the float, the upslope limit of fragments from a
unit can be used to locate the upslope contact of that unit (Fig. 4-3).
When rocks such as shales, tuffs, and soft siltstones are covered by a
soil that carries no rock fragments, burrowing animals commonly
bring up fragments of rock from the subsoil. Units of soft clastic
rocks can often be identified by scattered concretions or hard fossils
in clayey soils. Where no large residual fragments can be found, the
composition, color, and texture of the soil itself may be used to trace
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4-7. Mapping Contacts between Rock Units
Tracing and plotting contacts between rock units are basic procedures of geologic mapping. This is the most efficient way to map
units at small and intermediate scales ( 1:24,000 or less), especially
where rocks are well exposed. The method of plotting each exposure
to scale ( Section 4-8) should be considered for larger-scale mapping.
Mapping is best started along a sharp contact between two distinctive rock units. The contact should be mapped by walking along its
trace and plotting points on the map where the contact can be seen or
where'its position can be inferred closely, as within ~ 5 in. on the map.
The number of points that must be located accurately will vary with
the degree of irregularity of the contact. If the points are spaced ~
to ~ in. apart on the map, the contact can generally be plotted between them with little error. A sharp, well-exposed contact is drawn
as a solid thin line. This line should show the actual location of the
contact, except where minor irregularities must be generalized because
of the scale of the map. The strike and dip of the contact should be
measured and plotted where possible, and all data that may be pertinent to its origin should be described in the notes. Lines and symbols
must be plotted neatly and exactly. Inking in the office will improve
the appearance of the lines but it cannot improve their accuracy; in
Fig. 4-3. Using the uphill limit of float

fragments (here, pebbles from a conglomerate) to locate the upper contact
of a unit. Note that downslope movement of the pebbles makes it impossible
to use the same criterion to locate the
lower con-tact.
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contacts between many rock units. Contacts between such units as

sandstone and shale, sandstone and limestone, or granite and gabbro,
can be located by the distribution of abundant quartz grains in the
soil. More subtle differences between soils will become apparent as
mapping progresses and the soil profiles of the various rocks are
examined (Section 12-11). Vegetation commonly varies from one
bedrock unit to another, particularly in areas of moderate rainfall and
high summer temperatures. When these variations cannot be seen
on the ground, they can often be distinguished on aerial photographs.
Still another aid in locating unexposed contacts is the break in slope
at the junction of units that differ in their resistance to weathering
and erosion. Some units can so control the topography that they lie
entirely in valleys, while others may form low ridges or lines of hills.
When there is no indication of the trace of a contact, it can be projected on the basis of strike and dip symbols measured nearby. This
can be done by standing where the contact is exposed, setting the
clinometer of the compass for the dip of the beds, and sighting in the
direction of the strike as if measuring the dip. Several points are
located accurately on the map where the imaginary projected surface
intersects the ground surface. The trace of the contact is then dashed
in between these points to conform naturally to the topography. This
method is particularly useful in mapping sedimentary rocks, but it
can also be used where metamorphic rocks have persistent compositional layering, or where igneous rocks have planar structures
parallel to their contacts.
The contacts can also be constructed in the office by projection
methods (see, for example, Billings, 1954, p. 427; Nevin, 1949, p. 359).
Covered units. Most of the methods described above must be
used with caution where bedrock units are covered by,transported
surficial deposits such as glacial drift. Outcrops in these areas are
likely to be scarce, but can usually be found by careful searching
along stream courses, ridges, and road or railroad cuts. Data from
water wells, drill holes, quarries, and other excavations should be
used wherever possible. Bedrock features can generally be found
and interpreted more effectively if the surficial deposits themselves
are mapped and studied (Section 12-11). After the surficial units
are mapped, for example, bedrock float and topographic forms can
often be used to locate concealed bedrock contacts. Even well-exposed
bedrock structures should be interpreted in light of surficial deposits.
Folds in bedrock outcrops, for example, could be caused by glacial drag
as well as by tectonic forces. Whether surficial deposits are mapped
or not, the methods described in Section 4-8 should be used to plot

bedrock outcrops.
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4-8. Mapping by the Outcrop or Exposure Method
Tracing contacts is an efficient method of mapping at small and intermediate scales, but if the map scale is large ( 1: 12,000 or more) the
outcrop or exposure method is often preferable. In this method, each
exposure is plotted to scale by drawing its contact with the surrounding
surficial materials (Fig. 4-4). Although small outcrops must be generalized, the contact lines should show the shapes and sizes of the
outcrops as exactly as possible. Contacts between bedrock units are
drawn as solid lines within outcrop areas and as dotted lines across
covered areas. The outcrops should be mapped by working systematically across an area; otherwise the continuity and significance of bedrock structures can be missed.
Letter symbols or colors can be used to designate the units within
the outcrop areas. Some geologists use colored ink for the lines around
exposed areas to distinguish them from other contacts. Others draw
the lines in black ink, but then add a colored line on the side away from
the exposure; this clarifies the positions of large, irregular exposures.
One advantage of the outcrop method is that observed facts are
separated clearly from inferences. Another is that other geologists
can find isolated or hidden outcrops easily, and can themselves evaluate
the evidence on which concealed contacts have been drawn. A further
description of this method has been given by Greenly and Williams
( 1930, especially pp. 189-208).
Fig. 4-4.
symbols.
Fragment of an outcrop map. See Appendix 4 for explanation of structure
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4-9. Defining and Mapping Gradational Contacts
Where two rock units grade into one another, criteria for mapping
a contact must be established with care and used consistently. The
gradation should be examined at several places where it is well exposed so that its genetic significance can be considered. The criteria
for drawing a line should have genetic meaning and be such as to
persist laterally. If there is no clear genetic basis for drawing a contact, an arbitrary physical criterion can be used for a particular area
and project. Criteria must be evaluated as to the amount of exposure,
the scale of the base map, and the schedule of the project, for mapping
gradational contacts may be difficult or time consuming.
In one type of gradation, rock units grade into one another through
a gradual change of texture or composition. Such gradations probably
form when conditions of genesis change slowly and continuously. Examples of these gradations are sandstone units that grade through silty
sandstones to argillaceous siltstones, mafic granitic rocks that grade
to light-colored granitic rocks within a single pluton, and slates that
grade through phyllites to increasingly coarser-grained schists. Contacts bet~een these units may be drawn at the center of the zone of
gradation, or at the place where a particular mineral or textural feature (average grain size, pebbles, phenocrysts, etc.) is first noted.
If the zone of gradation is narrow relative to the scale of the map, and
the criteria chosen can locate it quite exactly, a solid line can be used
on the map, as described in the last section. Because gradational contacts may pass laterally into sharp contacts, however, the line will be
more meaningful if plotted with some special symboL The hachured
symbol suggested in Appendix 4 and Fig. 4-5 is not standard, but it
expresses the sense of gradation as well as the indefiniteness of the
contact. A line consisting of short ( 112 0 in.) dashes has been used
more widely for gradational contacts; however, this symbol has also
been used for inferred contacts and for poorly located sharp contacts.
In a second type of gradation, units grade into one another through
a zone in which rock types are intercalated or mixed. Such relations
indicate that genetic conditions oscillated between extremes as they
changed or possibly that materials were mixed grossly, as by intrusion.
Examples are sandstone that grades to shale through a zone of interbedded sandstone and shale, granite that grades to schist through a
zone of schist that is impregnated with granite veins, or peridotite
that grades to gabbro through a zone of interstratified basic and ultrabasic layers. These contacts may be mapped by locating midpoints
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in the gradation as described above; however, some may be mapped

more exactly by drawing a solid line at the top or bottom of a bed or
layer of a certain minimum thickness or a certain lithology. The contact between a unit consisting mainly of sandstone and a unit consisting mainly of shale, for example, could be drawn at the top of
the uppermost sandstone bed that is more than 10 ft thick. This
choice might have been made because a thick sandstone bed is likely
to crop out whereas other components of the gradational zone are not.
On the basis of such a criterion, the contact has the sense of a sharp
contact. Nonetheless, mapping such contacts may become quite involved. In particular, units that grade through interstratified zones in
a vertical (stratigraphic) sense are also likely to grade into one another
in a lateral sense. Figure 4-5 shows a case of intertonguing sedimentary units, along with three contact symbols used to plot the gradation. If outcrops are scattered, a contact started at M in the figure
might be traced to N and then jumped down to the next bed of suit-
~Ofeet
_ _ _ _ _ _ _N
~0
-------=-=========.:~::~
=::::::______
0
------=--------
_#____ ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,. --------p

Fig. 4-5. Gradational zone between a sandstone ( unpattemed) and a shale unit,
showing three ways of plotting a contact (below).
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able thickness at point 0. A hachured symbol may be used to bridge

the gap (expressing the lateral gradation), and the contact can then
be continued to P and beyond. In the second case, outcrops are so
abundant that the individual wedge-shaped beds can be traced out
completely. Mapping of this sort may be so tedious, however, that
it deteriorates into a sketching of relations that are not as reliable as
the plotted lines would seem to indicate. In the third case, outcrops
are so scarce that the top of the sandstone bed can be located only
here and there, and a hachured symbol may be used to join the points
in a generalized way. Although the three contacts in the figure show
different amounts of detail, each expresses the gradational nature of
the contact.
As mapping progresses, criteria should be reviewed from time to
time and both the dimensions and the nature of the gradations should
be described in the notes. Samples should be collected for petrographic study of the gradations. These data will be needed for definitions and interpretations of gradational relations in the final report.
color. Colored pencils may also be used for faults or fold axes where
structural data are crowded on a map.
Pencil marks must be moderately erasable and waterproof. Since
pencils are lost easily in the field, a piece about 2 in. long may be cut
from each and carried in a pocket. A color can be selected quickly
from these stubs, and if one is lost it can be replaced from the supply
in camp.
4-10. Using Colored Pencils in Mapping
Waterproof colored pencils can be used effectively to map rock

units where outcrops are scattered or gradations are broad. A distinctive color should be chosen for each unit and a mark made on the
map at each outcrop of the unit. Most outcrops must be shown
diagrammatically by small spots, but the larger ones should be drawn
approximately to scale. The marks must be made so lightly that contours show through them and structure symbols can be plotted over
them. As an area is mapped, the colored spots will show not only
where contacts must pass but also the dimensional accuracy of their
location.
Where colors are used to plot outcrops of certain rock types, gradational zones will appear as uncolored bands, and a gradational contact
symbol may then be located within this band. This method of finding
gradational rock boundaries is particularly useful for internal contacts of plutonic igneous bodies, zones of alteration, or contacts between metamorphic zones, as all of these boundaries may be irregular
and unpredictable.
Traces of key beds and small intrusive bodies such as thin dikes and
sills will be more distinct if drawn with colored pencils. Important
variants within a major lithologic unit, like conglomerate lenses in a
sandstone formation, can be plotted as lines and dots of a distinctive
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4-11. Tracing and Plotting Faults
Faults must be sought out and mapped with care. Supposed faults
have been plotted on the basis of a few slickensides or a valley that
lies suspiciously across the strike of beds; whereas some actual faults
have gone unmapped because they could not be seen in many outcrops. This occurs partly because most faults form zones of crushed or
altered rock that erode easily and therefore are rarely seen in natural
exposures. Furthermore, where faults are exposed, minor ones may
appear as impressive as major ones. Superficial shears formed by
landslides, for example, may be prominent in shallow cuts.
The geologic map provides the most important evidences of faulting:
( 1) offsets of contacts between rock units, ( 2) repetition of rock units,
or ( 3) cutting out of parts of rock units. The mapping of contacts and
the determination of detailed stratigraphic sequences will therefore
show the positions of most faults.
During the early stages of mapping, when the stratigraphic sequence
is known only in part, unexposed faults (or possible faults) can' be
recognized by: ( 1 ) nearly straight scarps that trend somewhat uphill
and downhill, ( 2) nearly straight valleys that cross structures obliquely
or that appear to offset other valleys, ( 3) lines of ponds, springs, or
water seeking plants, ( 4) linear zones of alteration, strong cementation,
or discoloration, ( 5) abrupt changes in attitude of bedding or foliations, ( 6) abrupt termination of folds, dikes, or faults, and ( 7) blocks
of float that are foreign to the underlying rock units. When such
features are seen clearly from a distance or on aerial photographs,
they should be sketched tentatively on the map. These possible faults
are then examined and either proved by mapping of adjoining rock
units or disproved by tracing contacts or beds across them. The trace
of a fault should not be projected as a straight dashed line without good
evidence, for some faults turn abruptly, and many end suddenly in a
flexure or a maze of minor faults and joints.
When a fault has been detected by the mapping of rock units, it
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be found on and near fault surfaces.
Note that the thin beds are bent by drag
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A question often arises as to how much movement qualifies a given

fault for mapping. Space and time allowing, all faults that are observed or that are deduced with reasonable certainty should be plotted,
for the attitudes and spacing of minor faults can be useful in interpreting large-scale deformation. For many projects, however, only those
faults that offset contacts on the map are likely to be worth tracing
out and plotting. The offset on the map should never be exaggerated
to emphasize the position of a fault.
4-12. Methods of Approximate (Reconnaissance) Mapping
Small downfacing step
should be sought out on steep valley walls, in road cuts, quarries,

mine workings, or any place where data on its dip and structural details might be obtained. Where the fault is exposed poorly or in only
two dimensions, it should be excavated so that the-actual fault surface
or fault zone can be examined. After the average strike and dip have
been read and plotted, the surface should be examined for striations,
grooves, or major corrugations (called mullion by many American
geologists). The trend and plunge of these linear features are indicative of the latest movement. The relative direction of movement may
be indicated by feather joints (gash fractures), drag folds, or small
steps on the face of the fault surface (Fig. 4-6). Because these details may not indicate the direction of net slip, they should be described or drawn to scale in the notes and re-evaluated later along
with all stratigraphic evidence. The notes should also record the
thickness and distribution of gouge, mylonite, breccia, veining, and
alteration, as well as descriptions of foreign rock fragments that may
give clues as to the direction and the amount of displacement.
Faults should be plotted as lines that are about three times as thick
as contact lines or else as thin lines of a distinctive color (green and
red are used commonly). Long dashes should be used for approximate locations, and the limits of "approximate" should be standardized
for a given project. Question marks may be inserted between dashes
when both the location and the existence of the fault are in question.
Faults that have been observed at only one place and cannot be
traced elsewhere should be plotted as a thick strike line with an arrow
to indicate the dip. Various accessory symbols for faults are shown
in the list of symbols (Appendix 4) .
The term reconnaissance is applied to incomplete or approximate

mapping that helps plan or reconnoiter more detailed and generally
more local studies. Reconnaissance mapping can also enlarge the
scope of local studies by providing a general geologic picture of the
surrounding region. Some entire projects must utilize approximate
methods, and they are sometimes called reconnaissance projects to
indicate the scale and precision of the work. Mapping of this sort
may be necessitated by limitations of time or funds, by the poor
quality and small scale of base maps, or by heavy brush, forests, or
deep soils that make it impractical to trace out all rock units and
structures. Reconnaissance maps may therefore range from fairly
complete geologic maps to mere sketches that block out only the largest
rock units and structures of a region (Fig. 4-7).
Probably the most . important step in reconnaissance wotk is to
choose rock units that are large enough or distinctive enough to be
mapped easily. This may require the grouping together of units that
would otherwise be plotted separately, as sequences of units with
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gradational contacts. Unconformities are ideal contacts for reconnaissance mapping because they are generally sharp and meaningful.
Faults may be plotted readily where they are expressed clearly in the
topography, but only those faults that cause major offsets of rock
units can be detected by stratigraphic mapping. Many faults must be
sketched approximately or placed in the category of questioned or
possible faults. Major folds will be shown by the mapping of rock
units, but in metamorphic terrains it may be necessary to use smallscale folds and cleavage-bedding relations to detect major folding.
Whether other small-scale features should be observed and plotted
will depend on the purpose of the project. If, for example, one objective of a reconnaissance is to determine the approximate distribution of small-scale faults, a distinctive contact or key bed can be
walked out and small offsets sketched in a qualitative way.
In contrast to exact studies, few contacts can be walked out completely in reconnaissance mapping. Instead, traverses are generally
made along roads, streams, ridges, or trails that cross the strike, and
contacts are plotted as they are crossed. The approximate trace of
a given contact can often be seen from a ridge or road; thus it can be
dashed in for a considerable distance. When there is doubt as to its
continuity, question marks can be inserted in the contact line or descriptive queries can be lettered directly on the map. If contacts are
completely concealed between traverses, the points must be joined by
dashed lines that are drawn to conform to the bedding and the ,topography. This connecting of points should be done in the field, where
changes in soil color, vegetation, or slope can be used to locate the
trace of the contact. Field glasses will assist this work greatly, and
aerial photographs will commonly show indications of contacts and
faults that cannot be seen easily on the ground. Because of the scale
of the work, structural attitudes must be averaged over a number of
outcrops. A given strike and dip symbol may show the average attitude for an area of one quarter of a square mile or more.
371! field months, working 6 days a week, to complete one 7Y2-minute

quadrangle.
Ground must be covered thoroughly and efficiently, but not necessarily rapidly. The tendency to walk as fast as possible to the highest
points in the area must be overcome, as must the feeling that mapping
cannot be started until most outcrops have been seen and understood.
One should use a vehicle when doing so will save time and should
walk around brushy or dangerous ground where little if any useful
data can be obtained. St1.1dy of aerial photographs the evening before
each field day may greatly increase the efficiency of mapping.
The amount of notes taken will vary a great deal with the project.
Regardless of the pace of the mapping, it is a good idea to pause every
20 or 30 minutes, think over what has been seen, and set down at least
a brief note, even if no more than that the rocks are the same as those
last described. Notes on minor lithologic variations, taken while
catching one's breath, may prove very valuable at a later time. It is
inefficient to have to return to outcrops to fill in items that were overlooked because the initial mapping was hurried. Often, several hours
must be spent observing, collecting, and writing at critical outcrops.
Field work must be supplemented by work in the office or camp,
and this is best done each evening. Locality numbers, structure symbols, and contacts that are completed should be inked in black waterproof ink. Faults may be inked in red or green to avoid making broad
black lines that might obscure other features. Specimens may be unpacked, checked against the field sheets, and relabeled as necessary
(Section 1-8). If space permits, they may be laid out in order of
age or geographic distribution so that comparisons and cross checks
can be made easily. Every few days, as parts of the area are completed, geologic features should be transferred from field sheets to
the office map, which may be colored lightly to show the distribution
of units. Another copy of the office map may be used to plot all specimen localities.
Cross sections should be prepared from time to time across various
parts of the area because they provide a means of detecting structures
that were missed in the field. They also permit a critical check of
correlations of partially concealed rock units and structures. Using
the cross sections, summaries of the field notes should be written to
test the data and ideas developed at each stage of the work. Incomplete or puzzling relations can then be re-examined. The summaries
4-13. Daily Routine of Field Work
To complete a map in a predetermined amount of time, it is often

necessary to set up an exacting schedule and to follow it closely. Unforeseen factors usually work against a schedule. In an area of fairly
complex geology, thorough mapping at a scale of 1:24,000 should
average 71! to % sq mi per day. One man will therefore require
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and cross sections should be saved for use during the preparation of
the final report.
References Cited
Billings, M.P., 1954, Structural geology, 2nd ed.: Englewood Cliffs, N.J., PrenticeHall, 514 pp.
Greenly, Edward, and Howe! Williams, 1930, Methods in geological surveying:
London, Thomas Murby and Co., 420 pp.
Hodgson, R. A., 1957, Precision altimeter survey procedures: Los Angeles, American Paulin System, 59 pp.
Nevin, C. M., 1949, Principles of structural geology, 4th ed.: New York, John
Wiley and Sons, 410 pp.
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Mapping Geologic Features
on Aerial Photographs
5-1. Kinds of Aerial Photographs and Their Uses
Three kinds of aerial photographs can be used by geologists. Vertical photographs are taken by a camera aimed vertically at the earth's
surface. They are used widely as a base for geological mapping because they are similar to planimetric maps. Low oblique photographs
are taken by a camera aimed at an angle to the vertical, but not so as
to include the horizon. Aerial photographs showing the horizon are
called high oblique photographs. Oblique photographs cover much
larger areas than vertical photographs, but they are not generally used
for geologic mapping because their scales change greatly from foreground to background. They provide overall views of large areas,
however, and are therefore valuable in geomorphic and structural
studies.
The great value of aerial photographs lies in their detailed picture
of the earth's surface. The most detailed maps lack their exact rendering of trees, clearings, trails, gullies, and countless other small features
that can be used to locate the positions of geologic features in the
field. Moreover, adjoining vertical photographs overlap, making it
possible to obtain a three-dimensional or stereoscopic image of the terrain covered by the overlap area. This image is so unmistakable that
it can be used quickly to make approximate locations in hilly or mountainous country. Only two kinds of areas cannot be mapped readily
on aerial photographs: areas of low relief (slopes less than about 5)
where the ground is covered monotonously with grass or brush, and
areas where there is a heavy forest cover.
Besides serving as a base for plotting geologic features in the field,
aerial photographs can be used before the field season to gain an idea
of the geologic features and accessibility of an area and, after the
field season, to aid in compiling geologic and geographic data on maps.
Photographs should be examined each evening to plan the next day's
mapping, even though the mapping itself may be done on a topographic
map. This will locate routes that develop the geologic features effectively and give access through areas of heavy brush, cliffs, deadfall, or
thick woods.
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In some areas, aerial photographs show outcrops, rock units, and

structures so clearly that contacts and other features can be drawn on
the photographs after comparatively little field work. The term
photogeology applies to geologic studies based entirely or almost entirely on examinations of aerial photographs in the office. Photogeologic methods should be used in the planning stage and also for finding and tracing structures that are obscure on the ground. These
methods are described by Eardley ( 1941), Smith ( 1943), Lueder
( 1959), the American Society of Photogrammetry ( 1960), and Ray
(1960).
Another field related to geology is that of photogrammetry, which
includes methods of making maps and various measurements from
aerial photographs. This chapter and Chapter 9 explain briefly how
aerial photographs differ from maps and how a planimetric map can
be made from them. Books such as those by Swanson ( 1949), Moffitt
( 1959), and the American Society of Photogrammetry ( 1952) describe
photogrammetric mtlthods in detail.
however, they are usually somewhat irregular because of lateral drift

of the aircraft.
When one line has been flown to the boundaries of the area, another
is started parallel to it and spaced so as to lap over the adjoining strip.
This side lap is typically about 30 percent of each strip.
When all of the area has been photographed, the contact prints are
laid out so that features in the overlap areas are superimposed. This
layout is photographed and printed at a redw::ed scale to make a photo
index of the area. A nor:th arrow, a bar scale, the dates of photography,
the number and geographic name of the project, and the approximate
average scale of the photographs are all listed on the index. In addition, the photograph numbers can be read from the index.
5-2. How Vertical Aerial Photographs Are Made and Indexed
Cameras used for most vertical aerial photography are mounted in

such a way that they point downward, despite moderate tilting of the
aircraft. The cameras have motor-driven, timed film winders and
shutters that expose successive frames on a roll of film at a rate that
gives about 60 percent overlap (the end lap) from one photograph
to the next (Fig. 5-1). The photographs are numbered consecutively
in the order in which taken. The aircraft is flown on as straight a
flight line as possible, and the photographs taken along it comprise a
a flight strip. If flying is executed perfectly, Hight strips are straight;
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A precisely vertical photograph of a level plain is as accurate in its

scale and directional relations as the best map. Most aerial photographs depart somewhat from this ideal because the camera :nay have
been tilted from the vertical, or the terrain may not be level. The
effect of an exaggerated tilt is shown graphically in Fig. 5-2. The
rectangular grid shows that the scale varies across the photograph and
the directional relations between such points as A and B are distorted.
Fortunately, the amount of tilt is usually so slight its effects are negligible, alt{wugh severely tilted photographs may be taken now and
then in areas where relief is high and air conditions unsettled. Methods
of detecting tilt and correcting approximately for its effects are described in Chapter 9.
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considered when plotting geologic features on aerial photographs.
In addition to the distortions caused by variations in scale, further
distortions are caused by the angular relations between photo rays and
the slope of the ground. In Fig. 5-3, for example, this has resulted in
a crowding together of the north-south lines on each side of the ridge.
Because this effect is especially bothersome in the outer parts of a
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5-4. Obtaining a Stereoscopic Image from Aerial Photographs
Distortion caused by relief. The rectangular grid on the high ridge

(left) appears in a photograph as shown on the right.
Fig. S-3.
Distortions due to relief, which are far more common and more .extreme than those due to tilt, are caused in part by variations in scale.
The scale for each part ora photograph varies directly with the distance
between the camera and the corresponding points on the ground.
Figure 5-3 shows how a rectangular grid superimposed on a high
rounded ridge is distorted in a vertical aerial photograph. Although
A stereoscopic image is one in which depth appears unmistakably

real. It can be obtained from two aerial photographs because the
camera recorded two separate views of one object. Two photographs
taken in this way are called stereo pairs, and each flight strip of a
photographed area consists of a series of such pairs. The stereoscopic
image that can be obtained fro~ one pair includes only the area of
overlap (about 60 percent) of any one picture; however, by using one
consecutive pair after another, an entire area can be examined
stereoscopically.
A stereoscopic image can be obtained readily from two overlapping
aerial photographs by using an instrument called a stereoscope. The
most sirpple, least expensive, and handiest stereoscope to carry is the
pocket stereoscope, which consists of two magnifying lenses set in a
folding metal frame (Fig. 5-5). When this instrument is set correctly
over the two photographs of a stereo pair, one eye looks at one
photograph, the other eye at the second photograph. A clear stereo, scopic image can then be seen. Unless this is done correctly, however,
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it can be tiring and perhaps damaging to the eyes, consequently the

following instructions should be followed.
1. Set the adjustable sleeve of the stereoscope so that the centers
of the lenses are the same distance apart as the pupils of the eyes.
2. Place the two photographs of a stereo pair on a smooth level surface, arranged so they are in the same consecutive order and orientation as in their flight strip (Fig. 5-5).
3. Pick a distinctive feature that lies in the overlap area near the
flight line (this imaginary line passes through the centers of all photographs in a flight strip).
4. Place the photographs over one another so that their images
coincide; then draw the pictures apart in the direction of the flight line
until the two images selected are separated by about the same distance as the centers of the lenses.
5. Place the stereoscope so that one image is under the center of
one lens, and the axis of the stereoscope coincides with the Right line.
Carefully adjust the other photograph, moving it only in the direction
of the flight line until the other image of the feature is under the
second lens.
6. Look in the stereoscope; if a three-dimensional image is not seen
at once, make the two parts of the double image coincide by moving
the photographs, or perhaps the stereoscope, along the flight line direction.
7. If the three-dimensional image still is not seen, or if it is seen
only by straining the eyes, the photographs or the stereoscope may require a slight turn from the supposed flight line. This is especially
true in areas of high relief, where only a small part of the overlap area
can be seen stereoscopically at one time.
8. In order to see the part of the overlap area concealed beneath one
photograph, bend the overlying picture up and to one side, being
careful not to fold or crease it.
Another type of ster.eoscope in general use is the mirror stereoscope

(Fig. 5-6). It gives a view of an entire overlap area at one setting;
however, it is too large to carry in the field.
Magnifying stereoscopes exaggerate the apparent relief of the terrain so that ordinary hills look impossibly steep and moderately dipping
beds appear to dip steeply. Although one becomes accustomed to
this aspect of the stereoscopic image, it is difficult to estimate dips of
planar structures from photographs. Pocket stereoscopes seem to
Fig. 5-6. Mirror stereoscope, with sets of heavy lines showing image cone from
photographs to eyepieces.
exaggerate the relief about two or three times, and larger mirror models
about two times.
Seeing a stereoscopic image without a stereoscope. If the eyes
look in parallel directions (as when looking at a distant object), an
overlap area can be examined stereoscopically without using a stereoscope. Perhaps the easiest way to do this is to look for several moments at a distant object, then insert the photographs into the line of
view, holding them in position for stereoscopic viewing as described
above. The three-dimensional image will be blurred at first, but after
some moments of staring at the pictures, it will tend to become sharp.
Another way to learn to see a stereoscopic image without a stereoscope is to practice with simple images like those of Fig. 5-7. By
staring hard at the two dots for several moments and then relaxing the
eyes as though looking at nothing in particular, the eyes will tend to
assume their p:rallel position of rest, and the dots will drift together,
~nally merging into one image. This image will be blurred at first, but
should come to focus shortly. The other figures should appear as
three-dimensional forms. To apply this method to aerial photographs,
it is necessary to choose points on the pictures that contrast with their
surroundings.
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These methods should not be damaging to normal eyes, but a stereoscope must be used for systematic work. Some stereo viewers look
cross-eyed when they force their eyes to make the images merge. The
relief is then reversed ( pseudoscopic), just as it is when two photographs of a stereo pair are reversed from their normal consecutive
position in a flight strip.
5-5. Materials for Mapping on Aerial Photographs
Prints used for geologic mapping should be double weight and have
a semimatte surface. Flight lines should be ordered complete so
that stereoscopic images can be obtained for the entire area. The
prints must be carried in a map folder large enough to protect them
adequately (Section 1-3). It is advisable to carry a pocket stereoscope
in the field. Only a very soft pencil (for example, 3B) and soft eraser
should be used on photographs because the emulsion breaks and
peels quite readily, especially if slightly damp. If the air is very dry,
a harder pencil can be used. A fine needle can be used to prick a
small hole through the print where location marks must be especially
precise and permanent. The location can then be labeled on the back
of the print. The needle may be mounted in a small wooden handle,
with a cork to cover the pointed end. Many colored pencils are too
hard to use on photographs; their marks are almost invisible, and
they tend to cut the emulsion. Soft wax-base pencils make clear marks,
but these rub off easily. Water-soluble pencils are undesirable because their marks spread and dye the emulsion deeply if the photograph is moistened. If a good deal of color work is required, it is best
to use transparent overlays, preferably plastic drawing sheets that are
frosted on one side so they will take pencil and ink marks. Tracing
paper may also be used, but it is typically less transparent, less waterproof, and likely to crack in dry climates.
5-6. Determining Scale~ of Aerial Photographs
Three scales may be required for work with aerial photographs:

( 1) the average scale of the photographs of one or more flight strips,
( 2) the average scale of a single photograph, and ( 3) the scale in a
particular part of a single photograph. The first two differ because
the distance between the aircraft and ground vary during photography;
the scale difference between adjacent flight strips is commonly large
enough to be obvious. The second two differ because of the effect
of relief on scale ( Section 5-3).
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The approximate average scale is recorded on the photo indexes of

the area. It is also given in descriptions of the photography and is
sometimes printed on the backs of the photographs. In some older
coverage, only the distance of the aircraft above the ground and the
focal length of the lens are given. The scale (expressed as a fraction)
can be computed by dividing the focal length of the lens, in feet, by
the distance of the aircraft above the ground, also in feet. Scales
obtained in these ways may be 10 or 15 percent in error.
If a more accurate scale is required for any one flight strip, it is
necessary to measure the distance between two points on the assembled
photographs and to compare it with a distance scaled from a map
of the same area. The photographs a~e first laid out in an overlapping
strip with their detail carefully superposed from one picture to the
next. As this is done, each is fixed in place with paper drafting tape.
A distance is then measured between two points that are as far apart
as possible on the strip, and the distance between the same two points
is also measured on a map. The photograph scale, expressed as a
fraction, can then be found from the following relation:
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Average scales are used when photographs are compiled into maps,
but the scale of a given area on one photograph must be determined
if geologic features are to be plotted by pacing methods. A large' scale map can be used to determine scales within single photographs
py the method just described. When no such map is available, the
scales can sometimes be determined from fields and roads laid out on
sections or fractions of sections (full miles, halves of miles, or quarters
of miles) of the Bureau of Land Management surveys. Lacking these
features, scales can be determined by measuring ground-distances be~ween points and relating them to distances scaled from the photographs. The points should be at about the same elevation, for the
scale within any one photograph changes with elevation. A method
of computing scale differences between more elevated and less elevated
parts of a photograph is described in Section 5-9.
When the scale of one photograph has been determined, the scales
of overlapping photographs may be obtained by scaling the distance
between two points in the overlap area and using the ratio of distances
to compute the scale from one photograph to another. Here again,
the points should be at about the same elevation.
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5-7. Locating Outcrops on Photographs by Inspection
Because aerial photographs show detail with great clarity, outcrops

can be located most accurately and easily by comparing photograph
images with features on the ground. The most useful details are the
patterns of gullies or other minor valleys and the dark dots that mark
trees and large bushes. A large and unmistakable feature is found
first-for example, a large tree in a clearing of distinctive shape or the
intersection of two gullies. The outcrop is then located exactly by
tracing out the patterns of smaller trees or drainage features. Where
bushes or small trees are closely grown, minor trails and small clearings
can be used. Approximate locations can often be made quickly with
a pocket stereoscope, and the stereoscope can be used to make exact
locations at ridge crests or at distinctive breaks in slope. On most
prints, a magnifying stereoscope or hand lens will disclose features
that are otherwise too small to be seen. The date of the photography
must be noted, however, for photograph patterns of deciduous vegetation change with the season, and many features of the culture may
change with time.
5-8. Drawing North Arrows on Aerial Photographs
When there is not enough detail to locate an outcrop by inspection,

compass and pacing methods can be used, but first a north arrow must
be drawn on each print. The arrow can be drawn by ( 1) using a
compass to determine the bearing between two points that can be
located accurately on the photograph, ( 2) drawing a line through the
two points, and ( 3) laying off a true north line with a protractor. The
points should lie in the central part of the picture and be at about
the same elevation; furthermore, they should be at least an inch apart.
The entire procedure must be done as precisely as possible since many
measurements will be based on the north arrow.
North arrows can sometimes be drawn on aerial photographs before the field season. An arrow can be based directly on roads and
land boundaries laid out on the north-south, east-west plan of the
Bureau of Land Management surveys. Some section lines may be
off alignment by several degrees, but this will usually be obvious when
several can be seen on one print. They should be checked where
possible against accurate county land plats or other detailed property maps. An accurate map can also be used to transfer a north arrow
to a photograph; however, its scale must either be close to that of the
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photograph or the bearing must be based on an extensive linear feature,

as a principal road. Detailed route-survey maps of roads, aqueducts,
or natural water courses provide excellent sources of accurate bearing
lines; they can generally be obtained from state or count{ surveyors.
5-9. Locating Outcrops on Photographs by Compass and Pacing
Methods
After a north arrow has been drawn on a photograph and the scale
for that photograph has .been determined, points may be located on

it by most of the compass. and pacing methods described heretofore
(Section 4-2). These methods can be used without hesitation in areas
of low relief unless the photograph has appreciable tilt distortion. In
areas of moderate or high relief, compass and pacing methods will
give only approximate results unless the distortions caused by relief
are taken into account. In Figs. 5-:3 and 5-4, for example, bearings
read between many points on a photograph will not be the same as
those read in the field. Furthermore, because of the change in scale
with elevation, distances paced at one elevation will not correspond
to those at another. It is important to recall that the effects shown in
th~ figures are not exaggerated, and that they diminish to insignificance only as the relief and steepness of slopes diminish to nil.
Much of the distortion caused by relief can be avoided by using
the central part of each photograph for plotting. Bearings used to
locate outcrops should be taken between points lying at about the
spme elevation, for the positions of such points will be map-true with
relgtion to each other. Bearings taken between points at different
elevations will be correct if the bearing line is radial with respect to
the center of the photograph. This is because points lying along lines
that radiate from the center of an untilted photograph lie in vertical
planes that include the optic axis of the camera and are radial with
respect to the camera lens (Section 9-6). Bearing lines within 5 or
10 of radial will give usable intersections unless the points are at
greatly different elevations.
A single bearing and a paced distance can be used to locate a point
if the scale for that particular part of the photograph is known. When
the scale for'any one elevation within a photograph has been determined (Section 5-6), the scale at any other elevation can be computed by using the focal length of the camera lens. The change in
scale, in feet on the ground per inch on the photograph, can be found
by the following formula:
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ch ange m sea1e
1 difference in elevation (in ft)

. ft)
focal length of lens ( m
= 12
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For photographs taken with a 6-inch lens (most large-scale photographs), this would give a scale change of 167 ft per inch for each
elevation change of 1,000 ft. If the scale of a photograph has been
determined to be 1 in. = 1,500 ft ( 1: 18,000) at a certain elevation,
the scale on a ridge lying 1,000 ft higher would be 1 in. = 1,333 ft,
and the .scale in a valley lying 1,000 ft lower would be 1 in. = 1,667 ft.
For distances measured over sloping ground, the average elevation
of the paced course should be used. These differences in scale are
appreciable; thus differences in elevation must be estimated carefully
or be determined with a barometer.
5-10. Geologic Mapping on Aerial Photographs
Though methods of locating points may be somewhat different, the

general scheme of geologic mapping with aerial photographs is similar
to that used with maps. In many cases the work will take less time
because photographs may show actual images of contacts and faults,
areas of outcrops, or trails across brushy or otherwise difficult terrain.
Photographs are therefore valuable for projects where time is at a
premium and detailed examinations of all features cannot be made.
Time allowing, however, contacts and faults should be drawn a little
at a time as they are traced on the ground. As this is done, the photograph should be examined frequently for hints of faults and variations
in lithology. In many cases vague linear marks and slight differences
in tone can be matched with vegetation, soil, or other textural changes
on the ground. These features might never have been examined had
they not been detected as the mapping developed. This is one reason
why it is worthwhile to examine photographs with a magnifying stereoscope each evening before doing mapping.
All geologic features should be plotted exactly as they occur on the
image of the print being used; they should not be corrected for distortions caused by relief. In Fig. 5-4, for example, the contacts are
plotted correctly on each print, even though their most nearly maptrue image appears in only one photograph. The necessary corrections are made when the geologic features are transferred to a map
or when the photographs are compiled to make a map.
Suggestions for marking photographs are given in Section 5-5. The
method of pricking small needle holes through prints is especially
useful if many note locations must be made. If ground is being cov-
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ered rapidly and only brief notes are being taken, as in reconnaissance
mapping, the notes may be recorded on the backs of the prints-where
they will never be separated from the features to which they refer.
If the north arrow of a photograph is not reliable, the strike or trend
of each structure symbol should be recorded on the back of the photograph or in the notes. Attitudes can then be plotted correctly when
compiled on a map.
Some geologists find it easier to remember the layout of a large number of photographs if they are renumbered in a simple digit sequence.
The new number should be inked permanently on the front and back
of the photographs, but not so as to obscure the original number. If
a field party 'is using duplicate prints, one set should be marked with
a capital letter or similar device. Perhaps the simplest system for
note numbers is to start with 1 on each print. Each page of field notes
must then show the photograph number, and specimens should be
labeled with a complete photograph number. A typical specimen
number would be 3F-16-5, meaning location number 5 on photograph 16 of flight number 3F.
Photographs must be kept dry because the emulsion is softened
and easily rubbed off when even slightly moistened. Furthermore,
photographs will warp severely if unevenly dampened, as by contact
with perspiring hands. If photographs become wet, they should be
interlayered with blotting paper and dried overnight under weights.
Because soft pencil marks on photographs rub off easily, location
nm~bers and structure symbols should be inked each night, and contaats and faults should be inked as soon as their positions are as well
known as they are likely to be. Because of the dark gray tones of
many photographs, colored .inks may be used to advantage to show
up various kinds of structural features; there may also be an advantage in using a colored ink for note numbers. Waterproof colored
inks that are stains rather than pigment-bearing fluids do not show up
weli on dark areas of photographs and should therefore be mixed with
a ~mall amount of postercard paint.
5-11. Transferring Geologic Features from Photographs to a Map
When areas larger than a few square miles are being mapped on
aeri:ll photographs, geologic features should be transferred to an
office map as the work progresses. This is done to check structural
continuity (or critical discontinuities) over areas too large to be seen
on oite print. It also insures that all necessary ground will be covered.
The reasons the photographs themselves cannot be assembled to give
a clear overall picture are: ( 1) each is likely to have only a small

mapped area on it, ( 2) the side lap and end lap of adjoining prints
cover most of this area, ( 3) ink work may be almost invisible on the
darker areas of photographs, and ( 4) patterns of vegetation and culture may obscure the geologic patterns. Ideally, the compilation is
made on a topographic base that has a scale close to that of the photographs (as the 7Yz-minute 1:24,000 topographic map series). Recent
1 : 62,500 quadrangle maps are sufficiently detailed for most field
compilations, and they are far easier to use if enlarged to the average
scale of the photographs. Modern planimetric maps (as the 1: 24,000
sheets of the U.S. Forest Service and the U.S. Bureau of Land Management) also provide excellent bases for compiling photograph data.
Where no suitable base map is available, a planimetric map can be
constructed from the aerial photographs, as described in Chapter 9.
Transferring can be started by using a stereoscope to plot geologic
features that lie on or very near peaks, saddles, valleys, breaks in
slope, roads, trails, or any other features that can be matched exactly
from photograph to map. If these points are close together, contacts
and faults can often be drawn between them by observing their position in the stereoscopic image. A pair of proportional dividers should
be used if the difference in scale between map and photograph is
considerable. For areas of low relief, the dividers need be set only
once for each photograph, but in areas of moderate to high relief,
changes of scale with changes in elevation within each photograph
must be taken into account. If proportional dividers are not available,
series of triangles may be drawn between points that have been located accurately on both the photograph and the map. Features are
then transferred on the basis of proportional distances from corners,
bisectrices, or other elements of the triangles (Fig. 5-8).
Generally, the map made at this stage need not be as accurate as
the one that will be made when the field work is completed. Nonetheless, details should be added in at least a qualitative way, for it is
important to see the general grain and character of geologic features
as mapping develops them.
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References Cited
American Society of Photogrammetry, 1952, Manual of photogrammetry, 2nd ed.:
Washington, D.C., 876 pp.
---, 1960, Manual of photographic interpretatiOn: Washington, D.C., 868 pp.
Eardley, A. J., 1942, Aerial photographs: their use and interpretation: New York,
Lueder, D. R., 1959, Aerial photographic interpretation; principles and applications: New York, McGraw-Hill Book Co., 462 pp.
Moffitt, F. H., 1959, Photogrammetry: Scranton, Pa., International Textbook Co.,
455 pp.
Ray,'R. G., 1960, Aerial photographs in geologic interpretation and mapping: U.S.
Geological Survey Professional Paper 373, 230 pp.
Smith, H. T. U., 1943, Aerial photographs and their applications: New York,
D. Appleton-Century Co., 372 pp.
Swanson, L. W., 1949, Photogrammetry (Part 2 of the Topographic Manual):
U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, Special Publication 249, 520 pp.
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6-1. General Value of the Alidade and Plane Table

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When no suitable base map or aerial photographs are available,

the geologist must often make a complete map himself. Although a
compass and a tape may be adequate for mapping very small areas,
an alida.de and a plane table are generally required, especially if the
map must show both topographic and geologic features. The alidade
and plane table can be adapted to many kinds of field projects, and
they can be used for rapid sketching of features as well as for precise
mapping. These instruments give a great advantage in that the map
is drawn directly on the plane table as instrumentation proceeds. This
insures that features will be plotted as they are examined in the field
and will therefore be shown as naturally and completely as possible.
Moreover, plane table methods generally are more rapid than other
precise surveying methods. Using a transit, for example, the map
must be compiled in the office from notes covering not only the
topography, drainage, and culture but also all geologic features as
well. The advantages of the alidade and plane table are, in fact, so
great that they have become traditional to geologic field work.
6-2. The Peep-Sight Alidade and the Principles of Alidade Surveying
The peep-sight alidade illustrates clearly the principles of alidade

surveying and thus will be considered before the telescopic alidade.
It consists of a heavy ruler with folding sights mounted at each end
that give a line of sight parallel to its straightedge (Fig. 6-1A). The
Brunton compass can be converted to a peep-sight alidade by inserting it in a large celluloid protractor made especially for this purpose. ,
The alidade is used with a small plane table board, called a traverse
board, which is about 15 in. square and has four thumb screws for
fastening a map or piece of drawing paper to it. The board fits over
the flanged head of the traverse tripod, upon which it can be rotated
freely. The board can be locked in position by tightening the knurled
knob under the head.
The peep-sight alidade is a valuable instrument in its own right.
It is particularly useful for geologic mapping where there are only a
few map points that can be identified exactly. The board is set up
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(A) The peep-sight alidade and traverse board. (B) Map mounted on
traverse board, showing points located with a peep-sight alidade.
Fig. 6-1.
in -the field over a point located on the map. Then it is leveled by

placing an open Brunton compass on it and adjusting the tripod legs
until the hull's eye bubble is centered. If there is no magnetic disturbance, the board can be oriented by laying the compass parallel
to. a north line on the map and rotating the board until the compass
needle points to 0. The map can be oriented more confidently, however, by laying the straightedge of the alidade through the point
occupied and through a second point that can be seen from where the
board is set up. The board is then rotated horizontally until the sec. ond point is centered in the sights of the alidade. When the knurled
I SCreW iS tightened SO that the board iS rigid, the map will be Oriented
'parallel with the surrounding terrain.
New points can now be located on the map by either of two procedures: ( 1) by drawing a ray from the point occupied to the point
to be located and pacing or taping the distance to that point or ( 2)
-by intersection. The first procedure is as follows:
1. Move the alidade on the board until the point to be located is
centered in the sights and the point occupied lies next to the edge of
the alidade ruler.
2. Draw a thin pencil line from the point occupied along the straight;~ edge toward the point sighted.
3. Pace or tape the distance to the point sighted.
4. Scale the distance on the pencil line and mark the point.
The procedure of locating points by intersection is illustrated in
Fig. 6-lB, which shows a simplified map mounted on a traverse board.
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C
BC=AClanLm
Fig. 6-2. Computation of difference in elevation from vertical angle ( m) and

horizontal distance.
The two points A and B mark two intervisible points that have been
located on the map and can be occupied with the traverse board and
tripod. The board is set up over A and oriented by sighting on B
with the alidade, as described above. The problem is to map a nearby
contact, which has been marked by bright cloth strips at a number
of points. To do this, the alidade is sighted on each cloth marker in
turn, a pencil ray is drawn toward each, and the rays are carefully
numbered in a clockwise direction ( A1, A2, etc. ) . The board is then
moved to B, oriented by sighting on A, and each of the flagged points
is again sighted. As each pencil ray is drawn from B, the intersection
with the corresponding ray from A marks the position of that point
on the map ( 1, 2, etc.). With the contact located at these points, its
details can be filled in quickly by removing the board from the tripod
and walking along the contact. Nor is it necessary for all features to
be flagged before they can be located by intersection; any points that
are distinctive enough to be identified unmistakably from two instrument positions can be located by this method. It must be noted,
however, that the locations will be unreliable if the angles of intersection are less than 20 or 30.
Triangulation from a base line. A base map is typically used for
mapping geologic features with the peep-sight alidade; however, it
is also possible to construct a map from a blank sheet of paper with
this instrument. Such a map can be started by measuring the distance
between two points' on the ground and plotting this distance on the
paper, using the scale chosen for the survey. In Fig. 6-1B, for example, points A and B might have been plotted in this way. This plotted line
is called a base line, and the survey is extended by measurements from
its two ends. In the figure, instrument stations such as C and D can
be located by intersection from A and B, and checked by sights from
C or D. This general procedure of locating stations, called triangulation, is a basic method of starting a map; it will be considered more
thoroughly in Chapter 7. Elevations can be carried to the points by
measuring a vertical angle with the Brunton clinometer and computing the difference in elevation from this angle and the distance scaled
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from the map (Fig. 6-2). The map is completed by moving the board
to the various intersected stations and mapping the geologic features
around them by either method described heretofore.
6-3. The Telescopic Alidade
Compared .to the peep-sight alidade, the telescopic alidade has a

number of important refinements and accessories. These include a
focusing telescope for taking long sights, a striding level and vernier
scale for measuring vertical angles, a magnetic needle for determining
magnetic bearings, stadia hairs set in the eyepiece for determining distances read on a stadia rod, and, generally, a Beaman arc for rapid
conversion of stadia readings to true horizontal and vertical distances.
The descriptions of the various parts and manipulations that follow
are keyed by numbers to Fig. 6-3, a drawing of a typical telescopic
alidade.
The telescope ( 1) is held in a yoke-like stand that is attached rigidly
to the blade ( 3) by the pedestal ( 4). The only possible movement
of the telescope relative to the blade is on the horizontal axis, and
therefore the line of sight of the telescope is always in a plane perpendicul;r to the plane of the blade and parallel to its length. When
the axis clamp screw ( 6) is loosened, the telescope can be pointed
freely up or down as much as about 30 in each direction; when the
clamp screw is tightened, the telescope can be moved slowly by turnj
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The telescopic alidade.
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ing the tangent screw ( 7). The striding level ( 8) lies loosely on bearing surfaces that bring its axis exactly parallel to the line of sight of
the telescope. The striding level is readily removed by either a screw
or spring clamp, and it is left mounted on the telescope only during
use.
The blade has a straight beveled edge ( 10), called the fiducial edge,
which is parallel to the sighting plane of the telescope. The bull's eye
level ( 11) (or, in some models, two tube levels set at right angles to
each other) is used to level the plane table when it is being set up.
The two knobs ( 12) provide a means of moving the alidade on the
plane table without touching the telescope or other moving parts.
The compass box ( 13) lies parallel to the fiducial edge, so the instrument can be aligned to magnetic north with the compass needle. The
needle must be lifted off its jewel bearing by the lifting lever (14)
when the compass is not in use.
The telescope may be fitted with either an ordinary eyepiece or a
prism eyepiece ( 15), which turns the line of sight up at a right angle
and permits the instrumentman to look downward to sight through
the telescope. Cross hairs and stadia hairs are mounted just in front
of the eyepiece ( 16), and they appear as in Fig. ~ when they have
been properly focused by turning the knurled ring ( 17) of the eyepiece. The telescope is focused by turning a knob on its right side
(this is hidden in the drawing). A sunshade ( 19) may be slipped
over the end of the telescope, and this is replaced by a protective lens
cap ( 20) when the instrument is not in use. When the knurled retaining ring ( 21) is released, the telescope can be rotated on its sighting axis through 180; during ordinary use the telescope should be
turned firmly against its stop (so that the focusing knob is on the
right side) and then secured by the ring.
On the left side of the alidade is a vertical angle arc and accessories
used for reading vertical angles and stadia correction factors. It inchides the vernier level ( 22), a frame ( 23), a tangent screw ( 24)
that moves the vernier scale and index lines ( 25)' and a calibrated arc
( 26) used in stadia and vertical angle measurements. The arc is
calibrated with both a vertical angle scale and, in most alidades, the
useful Beaman arc scale. Some Beaman arcs (as in the figure) are
read from the side, some from the rear of the instrument, and others
through an optical eyepiece.
Each alidade has a strong wooden carrying case in which it is kept
during transport and in which it should be placed when not in use.
The alidade shown in the figure is commonly called a high-standard
or topographic model. The explorer's ali dade is 2 to 3 in. shorter than
the model illustrated, and its stand is attached directly to the blade,
making it a low and compact instrument. Its carrying case measures
about 3 X 3 X 10 in. as compared to 3 X 8 X 12 in. for the standard
model, and this makes it handier to transport. Its telescope, however,
can be elevated and depressed only about 8 from level, and its blade
may be too short for some sights. Otherwise its construction and
operation are ip every way the same as for the standard alidade. A
third type of ali dade has a blade 20 to 30 in. long and is used where
long rays must be drawn for control surveys or for exacting large-scale
mapping on large plane table boards. The self-indexing alidade is an
instrument that automatically adjusts for minor tilting of the plane
table and th,at has optical devices to increase the accuracy and speed
of readings. Other alidades developed recently have rapid-reading
optical devic~s and are more compact than the explorer's alidade.
Detailed des,criptions of these new instruments can be obtained readily
from manufacturers. . In principle, they do not differ from ordinary
alidades.
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Cross hairs and stadia hairs, as seen through the eyepiece.
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6-4. Adjusting the Alidade in the Field
The adjustments needed most commonly in the field are described

below.
Focusing cross hairs. The cross hairs can be focused sharply by
turning the knurled ring of the eyepiece. So that no disturbing image
will appear in the field of view, the telescope should be pointed at
the sky, or at an opened notebook held about 6 in. in front of the
instrument.
Correcting the parallax effect. A sighted point may appear to shift
in relation to the cross hairs when the eye is moved slightly. This is
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the parallax effect, caused by imperfect focusing of the instrument.

It can be corrected by carefully focusing and refocusing until the
image of the point sighted remains exactly at the cross hair when
the eye is moved.
Magnetic needle. When an instrument is first used in a given area,
its magnetic needle may dip enough to rub against the compass box.
This can be corrected by opening the box and sliding the small coil
of wire or metal clip along the needle until the needle is balanced.
Before the compass is reassembled, the needle bearing should be
cleaned, but never oiled.
Striding level. It is occasionally necessary to bring the two ends
of the striding level to the same height above the telescope, and this
can be done by the so-called reversal method. The level is placed on
the telescope and the bubble is centered by moving the tangent
screw; then the level is reversed end for end. If the bubble moves
from center, the capstan screws at one end are turned until the bubble
moves halfway back toward the center of the tube. The bubble is
then centered again with the tangent screw, and the procedure is
repeated until the bubble remains centered when the tube is reversed.
Vernier level. The vernier level should be adjusted frequently
when it is used for Beaman stadia work. This can be done by leveling
the telescope with the striding level (adjusted by the reversal method),
and turning the vernier tangent screw ( 24 in Fig. 6-3) until the Beaman index is exactly at 50 on the V scale. The vernier level bubble
is then centered by turning its adjusting screws.
6-5. Major Adjustments of the Alidade
The alidade should be cleaned and adjusted in an instrument shop

before the field season. If it is dropped or jolted strongly in the field,
it should be repaired professionally. Where this is not possible, adjustments can be made according to the instructions in the manufacturer's booklet pertaining to the instrument. Whether damage is
apparent or not, the following two adjustments should be checked
before attempting to use the instrument.
Set of cross hairs. The cross hairs should be set so the vertical
cross hair is at right angles to the horizontal axis of the telescope.
Before this is tested, the telescope must be rotated firmly against its
stop, and its retaining ring tightened. The alidade is then placed on
a solid level surface, aligned on a distinct point, and adjusted for
parallax. The point should remain exactly on the vertical cross hair
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when the telescope is tilted slowly up and down with the tangent
screw. If it does not, it is necessary to loosen the four capstan screws
of the cross hair mount and rotate them by very light taps in the
desired direction. After checking and resetting as necessary, the
following adjustment should be made.
Line of collimation. The line of collimation is the axial line of the
telescope. The cross hairs must coincide with this line. Their coincidence can be tested by ( 1 ) placing the alidade on a smooth solid
surface, ( 2) releasing the knurled telescope ring (number 21 in Fig.
6-3), ( 3) 'sighting on a well-defined point, ( 4) adjusting for the parallax effect, and ( 5) rotating the telescope through 180. If the cross
hairs move off the point, they should be brought halfway back by
screwing the appropriate pair of capstan screws on the cross-hair
mount. They should then be tested again and readjusted until the
cross hairs remain on the point.
6-6. Care of the Alidade in the Field
Instruments should be cleaned and adjusted before the field season.

They will generally stay in adjustment if the following precautions
are taken:
1. Lift the alidade by the pedestal, never the telescope.
2. Place the alidade in its box when not in use; never leave it on
the plane table unattended, for a gust of wind can easily slide it off
the board.
3. Remove the striding level before putting the alidade in its box.
4. Turn up the shield of the striding level when removing it from
the alidade .
5. Lock the magnetic needle off its bearing when it is not being
used.
6. Clean lenses with a soft camel's hair brush or rub them (only
when absolutely necessary) with a clean piece of lens tissue or a clean
cotton cloth. Never use silk to clean lenses.
.
7. Do not oil an alidade while in the field because oil must be applied sparingly and expertly. When the instrument is being cleaned
and adjusted for use in an area that is likely to be dry and dusty,
specify that it be oiled appropriately.
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The alidade should always be transported in its case. In a vehicle,

the case should ride in a cushioned place, where there will be no
danger of its falling off a seat if the vehicle stops suddenly.
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'ihe Alidade and Plane Table
6-7. The Plane Table and Tripod
The plane table is a well-made drawing board that has a brass base
plate by which it can be attached to the tripod. Eight screw fasteners
are used to fasten a plane table sheet to its upper surface. Most
boards measure 18 X 24 in. or 24 X 31 in. The smaller is preferred
for most work because it is transported easily, but the larger is useful
in surveying control networks or in very large-scale mapping, where
there is an advantage in fitting a large area on one plane table sheet.
The wood used in the boards should be both light and strong, and it
must be seasoned and joined so that the board will not warp. Occasionally, however, new boards warp appreciably when the weather
is hot and dry. Most boards will shrink so much in a dry climate
that open spaces will form at each join. This need cause no particular
concern because a plane table sheet is strong enough to lie rigidly
over the gaps.
Most tripods used with plane tables have an ingenious head, called
the Johnson head, which permits the board to be tilted into a level
position. The board can be partially tightened in this position and
then rotated into suitable orientation, where it can be completely
tightened. Figure 6-5 shows a diagrammatic view of this head. The
board is screwed down over the plane table screw ( 1) until it is
seated firmly against the head's upper surface ( 2). When both screws
( 3 and 4) are loosened (by the usual counterclockwise turn), the head
moves freely on both its central axis ( 5) and its cupped bearing surfaces ( 6). When the upper screw ( 3) is set tightly, the cupped
bearing is locked, and the board moves only on the central axis.
When the lower screw is set tightly, the central axis is also locked,
and the board cannot be moved.
There are two kinds of tripods, those with rigid split legs and those
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with telescoping legs. The telescoping type is heavier but is more

compact in transport and permits more rapid setups on irregular
ground. There is the possibility, however, of forgetting to clamp its
legs firmly in place at each setup-not only a matter of accuracy but
also of dropping and damaging an alidade.
On both kinds of tripods, the wing nuts that hold the legs to the
head are adjustable, and they should be set just tightly enough to hold
a leg out at 45, unsupported. A protective screw cap or a heavy
leather or canvas case should be placed over the Johnson head when
it is not in use. This is done primarily to protect the brass plane table
screw, which is soft -enough to be easily and seriously damaged.
When being transported, the tripod should be wrapped so the Johnson head will be kept free from dust and grit.
Before accepting a plane table and tripod for a season's field work,
the following should be checked:
1. The pla.;;_e table screw must be an exact mate to the base plate
of the board. At least four different screw sizes exist, some of them
nearly enough alike so that mismates are not obvious until several
weeks' use has worn threads to the point of slipping. To guard against
damage, t~e fit of unknown units must be tested with care.
2. The condition of the Johnson head bearings can be tested by
setting the' outfit up, tightening only the upper screw (number 3 in
Fig. 6-5 ). and determining whether the edge of the board can be
moved more than a quarter of an inch up and down. Excessive play
will not permit rapid, accurate surveying.
3. TQe board must be reasonably smooth and unwarped, and this
can be tested by laying a steel straightedge at various angles across
its surface.
6-8. Plane Table Sheets and Their Preparation
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Fig. 6-5. The Johnson tripod head, with

right side cut away to show bearings.
Paper plane table sheets consist of two pieces of heavy drawing

paper joined with an insert of linen. This reduces uneven shrinkage
or swelling and keeps a dry sheet from buckling when its dimensions
change. The dimensional changes can be determined when the plane
table sheet is prepared, as follows:
1. Select a smooth, unbuckled sheet, fit it over the plane table board,
and find the positions of the screw holes by punching through the
paper with a needle or a small sharp nail.
2. Enlarge the holes to ~ in. across with a sharp knife or paper
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punch, and then screw the sheet to the board loosely, allowing freedom for shrinkage or expansion.
3. Using a sharp 9H pencil and a steel straightedge, draw two lines
across the sheet, one parallel to each set of edges.
4. Make two fine needle holes on each line, 12 to 18 in. apart; scale
these distances carefully and record their lengths near the border of
the sheet.
5. Set the board and sheet out to season under conditions as similar
as possible to those of the area to be mapped, and check the lengths
of the lines (using the same scale) to determine when the paper has
reached a reasonably consistent regimen of daily change. A record of
the progress of change should be kept, and the final lengths of the
lines recorded permanently near the edge of the sheet so that the map
scale can be corrected accurately at any time.
grinding the enamel smooth with a very fine abrasive. The enamel
should be colored because the glare from a white or metallic sheet
makes surveying difficult.
Seasoning the sheets in this way will usually take a few days. It is
important that the thumb screws are not set tightly during the seasoning, and that they are loosened each night during the period of actual
mapping; otherwise the map may be strained and distorted.
To keep the sheet clean, a piece of heavy wrapping paper may be
fastened over it before field work is begun and pieces can then be
cut out as the work progresses. The paper cover will help protect the
sheet from moisture, but as soon as rain begins to fall, the canvas case
for the board should be laid over the sheet because dampened sheets
buckle severely. If showers are expected, a piece of plastic or oilcloth
should be carried to cover the board.
For many projects, there is an advantage in using sheets that are

waterproof and have a smoother and more durable surface than paper
sheets. Sheets of tough plastic are excellent for plane table work
when their surfaces have been prepared properly. The Stabilene
Scribe Coat sheets of the Keuffel and Esser Co., for example, have a
colored surface layer, which is cut away by a stylus in order to make
lines and points ( Section 4-1). This scribing technique is now used
almost universally by topographers of the U.S. Geological Survey.
One of its advantages is that a map can be printed photographically
on the surface layer so that existing topography or planimetry can be
used as a base for more detailed work, including geologic mapping.
Plane table sheets with aluminum rather than linen inserts have
been used to reduce the effects of moisture; excellent sheets may also
be made by enameling a sheet of aluminum or masonite and then
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6-9. Setting Up and Orienting the Plane Table
Instructions for setting up the plane table are:

1. Set the tripod up approximately over the station occupied, loosen
both screws" of the Joh:t:tson head, and move the upper part of the
head until it lies evenly upright with reference to the cup bearing
(Fig. 6-6A). Next, tighten both screws.
2. Screw the plane table down onto the Johnson head until it pts
tightly against the top of the head.
3. Pick the tripod and board up and turn them so that the map is
oriented with the terrain; then place them down in such a position
that the stake or other station marker lies approximately under the
corresponding. point on the map. For very large-scale mapping, this
can be checked exactly by holding a pebble under the point on the
map and seeing if it will fall onto the stake (Fig. 6-6B).
~bearing
IW'\
level
Map position
~ofpoint
occupied
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Fig. 6-6.
Steps in setting up the plane table;
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4. Adjust the position or length of the tripod legs until the board
looks level and the legs are inclined at least 30 to the vertical. Two
legs should be downhill and one uphill.
5. Force the tripod legs into the ground with the heel, or brace
them with stones until they are set firmly. Tighten the wing nuts on
each tripod leg.
6. Place the alidade (without striding level) in the center of the
board and parallel to its length.
7. Place the left arm over the blade, grip the far edge of the board
with the left hand, and press the board against the waist as the left
arm pins the blade to the table (Fig. 6-6C). With the alidade thus
held safely, loosen the screws of the Johnson head with the right hand
and carefully tilt the board until the blade level bubble is centered.
Tighten the upper Johnson head screw firmly.
If the plane table has been set up at the first station of a new survey,
with no points marked on the sheet, it must first be oriented suitably
relative to the area that will be covered. After it has been clamped
in this position, the initial station is marked on it and a magnetic
north arrow is drawn on the sheet by using the magnetic needle of the
alidade. The arrow should be labeled with the station number and
the date, as magnetic declinations at other stations may be somewhat
different.
If the map has already been started, so that two or more stations
are plotted on the sheet, the board can be oriented by using the magnetic arrow drawn at the nearest station. If this method is used, the
reliability of the magnetic north arrow should be considered. In
general, it is preferable to orient the board by sighting on another
point, as by the instructions that follow.
1. Place the alidade so that the fiducial edge just bisects the pinpoint that marks the station occupied and also the pinpoint of another
well-located station whose signal (generally a flag on a vertical pole)
can be seen. The points on the board should be at least 4 in. apart.
A reading glass or hand lens should be used to check this setting.
2. Turn the board slowly and carefully until the signal is bisected
by the vertical cross hair. Focus and refocus the telescope to make
sure that parallax has not affected the setting.
3. Tighten the lower screw of the Johnson head while watching the
signal through the telescope. Give the board a budge or two to make
sure it will not be disoriented readily.
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4. Align the alidade on other signals to check the orientation.

5. Draw a magnetic north line on the sheet.
6-10. Measuring Vertical Angles with the Alidade
An elevation datum is carried through most areas by vertical angles,

which must therefore be measured precisely. Although the alidade
and plane table are not ideally suited for measuring vertical angles,
they are adequate if manipulated with care. The procedure is:
1. With the plane table stlt up and oriented as described in the last
section, measure the vertical distance from the station marker to the
horizontal axis of the alidade, using a tape or stadia rod. Record
this as the H.I. (height of instrument) in the notebook (Fig. '6-7).
If a signal flag or cairn marks the point sighted, record its height
( H.F.) above the ground at the station sighted. These values must
be used when computing the difference in elevation.
2. Regardless of where the station occupied and the station sighted
occur on the sheet, place the alidade near the center of the board to
improve the stability of the setup.
3. Loosen the axis clamp screw (no. 6 in Fig. 6-3) and bring the
signal into view in the eyepiece by moving the telescope manually.
Tighten the' axis clamp screw and use the tangent screw (no. 7 in
Fig. 6-3) to, brihg the horizontal cross hair (not a stadia hair) onto
the top of the station signal. The final movement of the tangent
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and the computations of angles averaged from two sets of readings.
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screw should be made with a forward (clockwise) turn because the

return movement is activated by a spring that occasionally sticks.
From this point on the board should not be touched, nor should anyone walk around it until the entire measurement is completed.
4. If the reading is being taken on a rod rather than on a permanent
station signal, read and record the point where the horizontal cross
hair cuts the rod.
5. Using a reading glass, read the vertical angle vernier to the
nearest minute and, if possible, estimate the nearest half or quarter
minute. Record the reading in the notebook.
6. Loosen the axis clamp screw and level the telescope approximately; then tighten the clamp screw and level the telescope exactly
by using the tangent screw.
7. Read the vernier and record the reading; then reverse the striding level, center the bubble again with the tangent screw, and take
another reading. Any lack of adjustment of the striding level is compensated for by using the average of these two readings (Fig. 6-7).
8. To detect both reading and operational errors, repeat steps 3
through 7 after shifting the vernier a few degrees by turning the
vernier tangent screw (no. 24 in Fig. 6-3). Record the second set
of vernier readings as in Fig. 6-7.
9. Subtract each of the sets of readings, and if the results do not
agree within acceptable limits, repeat the procedure.
It will be noted that the "0" point of the vertical angle scale has
arbitrarily been given the number 30 on a scale that reads from 0 to
60 (Fig. 6-10). This has been done to eliminate errors caused by
reading and recording + and - angles close to zero. The second
reading-with telescope leveled-is always substracted from the first
reading; thus inclined sights always have a + sign and depressed
sights a - sign.
The difference in elevation is computed as described in Section
7-10.
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AC = ABcos Lm
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Fig. 6-8. Computations of horizontal distance and difference in elevation from

stadia slgpe distance.
rod is held, the amount of the stadia rod included between the hairs
-called the stadia. intercept-is multiplied by 100. Stadia rods are
commonly marked so the stadia intercept can be re'ad directly to the
nearest tenth of a foot, while the nearest hundredth of a foot can be
estimated accurately if the rod is less than 300 ft away (this varies
with the instrument, the rod, and the lighting). These readings
therefore give a distance that is within a foot or two of being correct.
Except for level sights, the distance from alidade to rod is a slope
distance, which must be converted to a horizontal distance before
. being pl6tted on a map. Moreover, if a contour map is being made,
it is also necessary to determine the difference in elevation between
the instrument and the point where the rod is held. These corrections can be made by measuring the vertical angle to the rod and then
computing both the horizontal and vertical distances trigonometrically
(Fig. 6-8). The second computation, however, gives the difference
in elevation from the axis of the instrument to the point where the
cross hair cuts the rod. This difference must be corrected so as to
obtain the difference in elevation between the point occupied and
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6-11. The Stadia Method and the Beaman Arc
Most of the horizontal and vertical distances that must be determined to make a map with an alidade are measured by the stadia
method. The principle of this method is simple. The two stadia
hairs of the eyepiece are mounted just such a distance apart that they
intercept 1 ft on a graduated stadia rod held 100 ft away. Therefore,
to find the distance in feet from the alidade to the point where the
H. I.
Cross-hair
reading
Fig. 6-9. Correcting vertical distances for the height of instrument ( H.l.) and
the cross hair reading.
the point where the rod is held (Fig. 6-9). This is done by giving
the H.I. a + sign, the cross-hair reading a - sign, and adding them
algebraically to the difference first computed ( BC in Fig. 6-8). If,
for example, the H.I. is 4.1 ft, the cross-hair reading is 8.3 ft, and the
difference in elevation computed from the vertical angle is -34.5 ft,
the difference in elevation between the station occupied and the point
on which the rod is held is -34.5 + 4.1 - 8.3, or -38.7 ft.
Stadia reduction tables or a stadia slide rule can also be used to
convert the stadia slope distance to a horizontal distance and a difference in elevation; however, these values can be obtained more quickly
with a Beaman arc. As shown in Fig. 6-10, the Beaman arc consists
of two graduated scales scribed on the same arc as the vertical angle
scale but read by a separate index. The arc shown in the figure is
an edge-mounted arc, read from the rear of the instrument, while the
arc shown in Fig. 6-3 is a side-mounted arc. The scale graduations
are the same on each and are spaced to give proportionately increasing
correction factors as the telescope is tilted to steeper and steeper
sights. To correct the stadia distance to a horizontal (map) distance,
the horizontal or H scale is read (although the reading is made by
visually projecting the index across the V scale, this can be done precisely enough for the measurements needed). The H reading is then
multiplied by the st-adia intercept, and the product is subtracted from
the stadia distance. If, for example, the H reading is 2 and the stadia
intercept has been determined to be 2.50, the horizontal correction
is 2 X 2.50 or 5 ft, and the correct horizontal distance is 250 - 5 or
245ft.With regard' to the vertical correction, it must be noted that the V
scale reads 50 when the telescope is level (Fig. 6-10). This is to
eliminate errors caused by transposing signs when sights are close to
level. The number 50 is subtracted from the V reading to obtain the
vertical correction factor, which will therefore have a + sign for
inclined sights and a - sign for depressed sights. The sense of sign
must be carried throughout the computations. The vertical correction, factor is multiplied by the stadia intercept to give the difference
in elevation between the instrument and the point where the cross
hair inte:rsects the rod. If, for example, the V reading is 36, the correction factor would be 36 - 50 or -14; if the stadia intercept were
2.50, this would give a vertical correction of -14 X 2.50 or -35 ft.
This number must then be modified to give the difference in elevation between the instrument station and the point where the rod is
held on the ground, as described earlier (Fig. 6-9). The resulting
number is added algebraically to the elevation of the instrument
slation to give the elevation at the point where the rod is held.
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6-.12. Stadia Procedure with the Beaman Arc
Stadia surveying involves so many repetitious operations that it

is generally necessary to adopt a reliable :grocedure and to use it consistently. Once the principles of the procedure are understood, however, it is often possible to save time or to improve working precision
by improvising. The procedures suggesteq in this section are designed
for mapping at scales larger than 1: 12,000 ( 1 in. = 1,000 ft), where
stadia distances will generally be less than 1,000 ft. The arrangement
of the notebook (Fig. 6-11) can be modified if desired. The Topographic Branch of the U.S. Geological Survey, for example, uses a
much more abbreviated form, and various other printed books can
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be purchased. The lower half or third of each page should be ruled

into compartments for calculations. For mapping at intermediate
scales, the notebook should be arranged so that readings can be recorded for the methods described in Sections 6-14 and 6-15. Computations of elevations will be easier if the H.I. is added to the elevation of the station occupied, to give the elevation of the instrument.
With the plane table set up and oriented, the stadia measurements
can be made as follows:
1. Align the telescope on the rod by sighting over the top of the
striding level while alternately glancing down to make sure the fiducial
edge is just alongside the pinhole that marks the station occupied
(Fig. 6-12A). If this is done carefully, the rod will be in the field
of view of the telescope, and only a slight movement will be necessary
to bring the vertical cross hair onto the rod.
2. Check to be sure the station point is just a pencil line's width
from the fiducial edge; then draw the pencil ray with a sharp 8H or
9H pencil. Do not draw the ray through the station point because
this would soon spoil the point on the map.
3. Tighten the axis clamp screw and turn the tangent screw until
the lower stadia hair is exactly on a whole foot mark of the rod; then
count the feet and tenths and estimate the hundredths up to the
second stadia hair (Fig. 6-12B). Counting prevents errors caused by
substracting readings at the upper and lower stadia hairs. To guard
against parallax, refocus carefully and repeat the operation, for this
--will be the most important reading taken. Record the intercept at

!!>nee. If both stadia hairs cannot be brought onto the rod simultaneously, read a half stadia intercept (Fig. 6-12B) and multiply it by
2 before recordingf:i.t.
, 4. Level the telescope by means of the striding level, and, using
a reading glass, bring the Beaman scale index exactly to 50 on the V
scale by turning the vernier tangent screw (the one on the left side of
the alidade). The reason for this step is that the board tilts slightly
each time the alidade is moved to a new sight, and the Beaman index
must therefore be readjusted for each stadia shot. If the instrument
has a ve~;nier level, it may be used instead. After this adjustment, it
is important not to touch the plane table until the reading is completed.
5. With the telescope still level, check to ~ee if the horizontal cross
h~tir is on the rod or close enough above or below it to estimate the
difference to the nearest foot. Where this is the case, time and ac-
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Fig. 6-12.
1 - -...
(A) Aligning the alidade on the rod by sighting over the telescope.
( B ) Appearance of the rod in the telescope.
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curacy are gained by a level shot; H is 0, V is 50, and it is necessary

only to record the distance between the horizontal cross hair and the
base of the rod.
6. If the horizontal cross hair is not on or near the rod when the
telescope is level, unclamp the telescope and tilt it until the cross
hair falls somewhere near the center of the rod. Clamp the telescope
again and turn the tangent screw (the one on the right side of the
instrument) until the V scale graduation nearest the Beaman index
is brought exactly to the index mark. This is done because only whole
numbers can be read precisely on the V scale; furthermore, whole
numbers simplify computations. A reading glass or hand lens should
be used to make this setting exact. Read the V and H scales, and
record these numbers.
7. Look through the telescope to determine where the horizontal
cross hair cuts the rod. Record this number-always with a minus
sign-as the cross-hair reading. Even for precise work, this number
need be read only to the nearest tenth of a foot.
8. Signal the rodman on to another point; then begin computing at
once.
9. Multiply the stadia intercept by the H reading and record the
product to the nearest tenth of a foot in the column marked H X Stad.
Intercept. Subtract this number from the stadia distance (stadia
intercept X 100) to get the true horizontal distance (Section 6-11).
Scale the distance on the pencil ray; prick a small hole with a needle
to mark the point, and letter the point number by it.
10. Subtract 50 from the V reading, record the resulting V factor,
and then multiply it by the stadia intercept. Do the multiplication
in a numbered box on the lower part of the notebook page where it
can be checked.
11. Algebraically add the cross-hair reading (which always has a
- sign) to the product just determined. Record the result as the
net difference in elevation.
12. Algebraically add the net difference to the elevation of the instrument to get the elevation of the point sighted. Write the elevation on the map next to the point.
Computations should be carried out point by point as instrumentation progresses. Where points are closely spaced and geologic features
fairly simple, the instrumeptman will need a recorder to keep up with
the rodman. The instrumentman should glance up occasionally while
computations are in progress to see where the rodman is; otherwise
it may- be difficult to find him when he is at a new point.
The difference in elevation can also be determined by the stepping

method (Section 6-15). This procedure will save time and improve
accuracy when the line of sight is nearly horizontal, as when one of
the stadia hairs falls on the rod or near it. The number of steps should
be recorded in the column labeled V factor.
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6-13. The Stadia Interval Factor and the Stadia Constant
The stadia distance corresponding to a stadia intercept of 1 ft is

not precisely 100 ft in all alidades. This difference is likely to be so
small (less than 1 ft in 100 ft) that it can be ignored in all but the
most detailed mapping. To make certain it is small, however, the
actual stadia interval factor should be determined. This is done by
taping a distance of 100 ft and determining the exact intercept by
using a Philadelphia rod or a. scale that can be read accurately to a
hundredth or thousandth of a foot.
For lxternal-focus alidades, the point of origin for a stadia measurement is not at the axis (pedestal) of the instrument but generally about
a foot in front of it. This short distance, called the stadia constant,
is inscribed in the instrument box by the manufacturer. It may also
be determined by the method described by Bouchard and Moffitt
( 1959, p. 370). It is too small to be considered a serious factor in
most mapping; however, it must be taken into account when determining the stadia interval factor.
6-14. The Gradienter Screw
The telescope tangent screw of many alidades includes a cylinder

calibrated into 100 divisions and constructed so that one complete
turn moves the telescope through exactly one stadia interval. These
calibrated tang~nt screws, called gradienter or Stebinger screws, can
be used to determine horizontal distances when the rod is held so far
away that a half stadia interval cannot be read directly, or when so
much of the rod is concealed in brush or trees that a half intercept
cannot be read.
The gradienter must be adjusted to give reliable results, especially
~here sights are long. Adjustment should be specified when the
instrument is cleaned before the field season. The screw can be
checked in the field- by testing the calibration against distances that
have been taped accurately. Errors in adjustment smaller than one
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where lines of sight are inclined at low to moderate angles. The correspondence of this method to the Beaman arc method can be under,stood by noting that the Beaman index moves across one full division
on the V scale when the telescope is moved through one full stadia
intercept on the rod. The reader can demonstrate for himself that the
telescope can be moved through a stadia intercept more accurately
by observing the stadia hairs than by observing the V scale.
The method may be carried out as follows:
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division of the cylinder may be neglected because the rod cannot be

read with a corresponding precision at long distances.
The procedure with an adjusted instrument is as follows:
1. Place the cross hair on the lowest visible division of the rod by
turning the tangent screw in a clockwise direction (the screw may
not move smoothly in the other direction).
2. Read and record the crosshair reading and the gradienter reading
(Fig. 6-13) ..
3. Using the tangent screw, elevate the telescope until the cross hair
is on another full division (preferably the top) of the rod; then read
and record the rod and gradienter cylinder for this position.
4. Compute the stadia distance by dividing the difference between
the rod readings by the difference between the gradienter readings,
and multiplying the result by 100, as shown in Fig. 6-13.
The lower reading is always made first because all movements must
be made by a forward motion of the screw. The parallax effect must
also be corrected at the lower setting, for a moderate error will cause
considerable inaccuracy. Mistakes can be detected by releasing the
telescope clamp screw, depressing the telescope slightly by hand, and
then repeating the readings on a different part of the gradienter screw.
The stadia distance can be corrected approximately to a horizontal
distance by using the Beaman H factor, or, more precisely, by taking
a vertical angle reading to a given point on the rod and computing
with the cosine of this angle (Fig. 6-8).
). Level the telescope, with the striding level.

2. Examine the telescopic view, and find a distinct point or line
to key the position of the upper stadia hair (if the rod is above the
level of the instrument) or the lower stadia hair (if it is below the
instrument) (Fig. 6-14).
3. Move the telescope with the tangent screw until the other stadia
hair lies on the point chosen.
4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 after choosing another suitable point or
line, and continue with further steps until the horizontal cross hair is
pn the rod.
5. Record the cross-hair reading and also the number of steps used
in moving the telescope to this position.
6. Read and record the stadia intercept (typically a half intercept
will be used because of the distance to the rod).
7. Compute the difference in elevation between the alidade and
the foot of the rod by multiplying the stadia intercept by the number
of steps and then subtracting the cross-hair reading.
8. Compute the elevation of the point sighted by adding or subtracting the difference in elevation to the elevation of the instrument
(elevation of instrument station + H.I.).
6-15. Differences in Elevation by the Stepping Method
The vertical angle arcs of alidades can be read only to the nearest
1 or Yz minute. It may be desirable to use more precise methods to
measure differences in elevation, and the stepping method is useful
Fig. 6-14. Determining difference in elevation by three successive steps of the

upper stadia hair. The arrows indicate points used for the steps.
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6-16. Using the Stadia Rod
Stadia rods are 10 to 15 ft long, are made of spruce or some other

suitably strong light wood, and are generally hinged for ease of transport. They are marked in feet and in tenths or whole multiples of
tenths of feet. A variety of marking patterns are used, each designed
to give optimum readability for certain working conditions and distances. The clarity of the pattern and the brightness of the colors
have a considerable effect on the accuracy of plane table work, and
therefore the colored surfaces must be handled carefully, washed occasionally with soap and water, and touched up with paint when
chipped or scratched. Weathering in the sun tends to turn white
paint yellow and to make red paint dull, so the rod should be kept
indoors when not in use. Rods should be carried carefully in the field,
for a damaged hinge may be difficult or impossible to repair.
The rod must be held plumb (perpendicular to a level surface)
while stadia readings are being made. On a windless day it can be
balanced between the finger tips. On a windy day it should be
checked by holding a Brunton compass (with clinometer set at 90)
against it. The rod should be lighted by the sun if possible, and this
can often be achieved by turning it 10 or 20 away from the line of
sight.
The rodman should carry a notebook in which to record descriptions
of the features that make each point useful. The points must be numbered in the same consecutive sequence as those in the instrumentman's
notebook, and the tally should be checked from time to time. The
details of the rodman's procedures in geological mapping are described
in Chapter 8.
References Cited
Bouchard, Harry, and F. H. Moffitt, 1959, Surveying: Scranton, Pa., International
Textbook Co., 664 pp.
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7-1. General Nature of Control Surveys
Accurately located control points serve as a basis for surveying the

top_pgraph'ic and geologicfeatures that make up a complete map. They
.are generally distributed over the area in what is called a control
network, which is planned and surveyed during the early phases of
a mapping project. The survey should be sufficiently precise, within
predetermined useful limits, to satisfy the following specifications:
( 1) the horizontal scale will be constant over the entire map; ( 2) all
elevations and contours will refer to one vertical datum (generally
mean sea level); and ( 3) all features will be oriented to true north.
1 possible, the survey should include points of known geodetic position (as government triangulation stations) because lines of latitude
and longitude can then be drawn on the map, and the map can be
related to any other points on the earth's surface.
There are many kinds of control systems; each can be surveyed with
almost any degree of precision. Generally, the precision of the survey
should be about three times that of the methods used for mapping
geologic and topographic features. For local, moderately precise
mapping at large scales, a base line can be taped and expanded into
a small triangulation network with a peep-sight alidade, as described
in Section 6-2. For a topographic map of a small area, it may be
sufficient to lay out instrument stations by making a stadia traverse
with an alidade and plane table. Maps made- from aerial photographs
can also be compiled on the basis of moderately accurate control data,
as ..county plats of property lines or old Land Office corners. When a
geological survey will extend over several seasons, however, or when
maps must cover large areas with consistent accuracy, it is necessary
to use more precise methods. In these cases, a transit should generally
be used to measure angles between control stations, while key distances should be measured with a steel tape. As presented in this
chapter, these procedures require only ordinary surveying equipment.
Many additional methods and improvisations are possible, and the
reader is urged to consult the sources listed at the end of the chapter.
When a precise modern instrument is available, as a compact the713
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odolite, specific instructions can usually be obtained from manufacturers.
geodetic data. Control data may be obtained from the following agencies (regional-offices should be contacted if their addresses are known) :
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7-2. General Plan of a Triangulation Survey
In a triangulation survey, points are located by measuring the angles

formed by the lines of sight between the points. The word triangulation originates from the fact that the lines are treated as the sides of a
series of joined triangles. This has great practical value because triangles give a simple basis for trigonometric checks of accuracy as
well as for computations of distances between points. The length of
one side of one triangle must be determined before the distances can
be computed. This side, called the base line, may be measured on
the ground or computed from existing geodetic data. An example of
simple triangulation is given in Section 6-2. A more precise triangulation survey can be executed as follows:
1. Determine the distribution of existing triangulation and levelline data by inquiries to federal and state agencies.
2. Plan the survey on the basis of time, funds, equipment, and the
purpose of the project.
3. Reconnoiter the_ area to select and mark control points and to
locate existing triangulation stations and bench marks.
4. Measure the base line (if required).
5. Level from a nearby bench mark to bring an exact elevation to
the network, preferably at the base line.
6. Determine the azimuth of the base line, as by a sight on Polaris.
7. Measure the interior angles of triangles and the vertical angles
between triangulation stations.
8. Compute the lengths of triangle sides, the elevations of stations,
and the horizontal coordinates of stations.
7-3. Using Existing Control Data for Surveys
Regardless of whether a control survey will be made by triangulation or traverse methods, a good deal of time can be saved if it is
based on existing survey data rather than on a new base line. In
many areas, for example, there are two or more established triangulation stations that can be plotted on a plane table sheet and then used
to intersect any number of other points. Search for control data must
be started long before the fielq season begins since it may take several months to sound out all sources and to compute distances from
Geological Survey, Department of the Interior, Washington 25, D.C.

Coast and G;odetic Survey, Department of Commerce, Washington 25, D.C.
Bureau of Reclamation, Department of the Interior, Washington 25,
D.C.
Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior, Wash>

ington ~25, D.C.
Forest 'Service, Department of Agriculture, Washington 25, D.C.
Soil Conservation Service, Department of Agriculture, Beltsville, Md.
Mississippi River Commission, P.O. Box 80, Vicksburg, Miss.
Lake Survey, U.S. Army District, 603 Federal Building, Detroit 26,
Mich.
Office ~the Chief of Engineers, Corps of Engineers, Building T-7,
Washington 25, D.C.
Various State geodetic and land survey offices, State highway departments, State natural or water resources bureaus, and State
geological surveys.
The following data may be available from these agencies: geographic
positions (precise latitudes and longitudes) of stations, azimuths and
distances between various pairs of stations, elevations and descriptions
of stations, and State plane coordinates of stations. Precise level-data
that may be obtained consist of elevations and descriptions of bench
marks as well as maps showing the lines of leveling stations. All inqu:tties mqst be specific regarding the boundaries of the area concerned,
and an index map showing latitude and longitu_de lines should be submitted if possible.
When only latitudes and longitudes of stations can be obtained, the
distance-and azimuth between two stations can be computed by inverse position methods, which are based on the equations that define
the average or idealized spheroidal shape of the earth. The equations
and methods are given in U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Special
Publication 8 ( 1933) and in U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 650 ( Gannett, 1918, pp. 292-293).
N ongeodetic surveys can also be used to control geologic mapping.
The best sources are the detailed highway route surveys made by
state and county surveyors, railroad survey and route data, and accurate plats of property lines and corners (typically held by county
surveyors and assessors). The surveyor's blueprint maps are generally
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not accurate enough to permit direct scaling of distances. Instead,

the survey coordinates should be used to compute distances and
bearings.
7-4. Selecting Stations for a Triangulation Network
The base line and the triangulation stations can be selected by first
making a stereoscopic study of aerial photographs and then reconnoitering the possibilities in the field. The optimum spacing of control
stations depends in part on the scale and nature of the final map. If
the map will be compiled from aerial photographs or from several
plane table sheets, there should be at least two or three stations on
each sheet or each photograph. If map or photograph scales are between 1: 12,000 and 1: 24,000, the sides of the triangles will therefore
be about 1 to 3 mi long.
The size and arrangement of the triangles and the base line also
affect the precision that can be obtained in a given amount of time.
The probability for errors increases as measurement:; are carried
farther and farther from the base line. The examples that follow illustrate four general arrangements. Networks like that shown in Fig.
7-1A are used where the base line must be short and visibility is limited
Fig. 7-1.
base line.
Four types of triangulation networks.
The heaviest line in each is the
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to relatively short sights. Each triangle must be closed as accurately

as possible, and therefore all stations are occupied with a transit.
Although this is time consuming, the network can be expanded later
in any direction without loss of accuracy.
The arrangement shown in Fig. 7-1B is particularly suitable for
mapping a high range bordered by hilly ground. The stations within
the heavy-lined triangles are occupied with an instrument, and the
outlying stations are located by intersection. The intersected locations are nat reliable in that they are not checked within single triangles. Much time cim'be saved by this scheme, however, and the
mapping can be expanded at each end of the chain of occupied triangles.
In Fig. 7-1C, a short base line has been expanded into an exact
quadril~teral whose four corner stations serve as a base to intersect
the other stations with three rays. This is an excellent scheme for
mapping~n equidimensional area rapidly and fairly accurately. Quadrilaterals may be used to improve the accuracy of other networks; for
example, the chain of triangles of Fig. 7-1B could have been expanded
as a chain of quadrilaterals.
Finally, there are cases where a long and accurate base line can
be used to intersect all stations, typically where an open linear valley
is bordered by increasingly elevated hills or mountains (Fig. 7-1D).
If an accessory point ( R in the figure) is located on the base line by
taping, the intersections can be checked with a third ray. This scheme
is efficient in that it takes far less time to tape a long base line than
to occupy a number of high-lying trangulation stations. The network
cannot, however, b~ expanded from the outlying points until they
are occupied and their constituent triangles closed precisely.
The accuracy of a survey will be improved by placing the base
line near the center of the network. Generally, angles should be
larger than 15, but this may be altered to fit the precision required
by the survey. Small angles may be adequate if they are measured by
repetition and 7- or 8-place log tables are used in computations.
Each station must be visible from enough adjoining stations so that
it can be surveyed accurately, and it must be situated so that it can
be reached in a reasonable time and occupied safely with an instrument. Triangulation stations used in long-distance geodetic measurements are commonly placed on mountain tops, but there is no need
to do this for local control surveys. Stations near the centers of valleys
(often near roads) are ideal in many cases, and low hills, spurs, or
saddles may afford adequate visibility over rough terrain.
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After the probable station sites have been selected on aerial photographs or by reconnaissance with field glasses, each site must be
visited, checked for suitability, and marked with a signal. This selection must be made with care because the stations should not be moved
once instrumentation starts. Signals of adjoining stations must be
visible at instrument height. The signal should be as completely in
the open as possible so that accessory instrument stations can be
located from it easily. There must be ample space for the instrumentman to move safely around the instrument, especially if the station will
be occupied with a plane table.
Sketch map of network. As the stations are selected and marked in
the field, a sketch map should be made of the network by reading
angles to adjoining stations with a compass. This map is valuable for
estimating the strength of the network and for planning and executing
the instrumentation. Notes regarding visibility and routes of access
should be made directly on it; it may also be used to make a reconnaissance map of the main geologic features.
be plumbed exactly over the station hub, and can be taken down and
set up ,easily during instrumentation. The Hag color is chosen to
contrast with background colors. In most areas, a brightly colored
Hag on a pole 6 to 8 ft high can be seen with an instrument for distances
of at lea'st 5 mi. There will be an advantage in later computations
if all poles are the same height. In addition to the materials shown in
Fig. 7-2, the following will be needed: a small axe or hatchet, pliers
with wire cutters, a Brunton compass for plumbing the pole, materials
, for making a sketch
- map, and, if possible, a pair of field glasses
for observing other stations.
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~-6. Measuring the Base Line
7-5. Signals for Triangulation Stations
Each station should be marked by a firmly set wooden stake or some

other permanent mark. A signal is then set up over the station as a
sighting point for instrument work. This is done when the station is
first visited in order that each succeeding station can be checked for
intervisibility. The signal shown in Fig. 7-2 is light in weight, can
Flag
Flag edge
rolled and
tacked
Ir
Baling wire
J
~res
Heavy
stones
~Wire
attached
to stick
Fig. 7-2.
Signal for triangulation stations.
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The base line should be measured with somewhat greater precision

than that required of the control work as a whole. The measurement
is generally made with a steel tape, but it may be made by pacing or
stdia methods where their precision is adequate. Precise -measurements can be made quickly with a theodolite and subtense Invar bar.
The taping procedure itself may be modified to yield various degrees of
precision. In any case, both the precision and speed of measurement
can be improved by selecting a base line that lies along level or evenly
sloping ground, with end signals visible from all points along the line.
Furthermore, the length and orientation of the base line relative to
adjacent triangles must be considered (Section 7-4).
Taping with the tape held level. Distances can be taped most rapidly
by holding the tape level. Measurements made in this way across
1.:2ugh or variably sloping ground need not be in error by more than
1 part in 2;000; if the ground is even and slopes gently, the method can
be at least twice that precise. The general procedure is to accumulate
full lengths of the tape where possible and to break tape (use part of
a length) where the s!ope is steep. The following items are required:
m:eel tape, 2 plumb bobs, hand level or Brunton compass, taping pins,
tape thermometer, and 2 notebooks and pencils. A spring scale for
measuring pull on the tape should be used in relatively precise work,
but the standard pull of 10 lb can be approximated with practice. The
instructions that follow cover the procedure step by step.
1. Party examines markings at ends of tape to insure correct readings (some tapes are graduated beyond the 0 and 100 ft points).
2. Head tapeman carries 0 end of tape ahead (downhill if possible)
to that point where the tape must be held at chest height in order to
be level. Rear tapeman sits over station and lines head tapeman in
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Fig. 7-3.
linear, expansion of 0.00000645 per degree F. If the temperature

change during taping was slow and totaled only about 5, the correction can be made as an average for the line. It is computed by
finding the difference between the standard temperature ( 68) and
lOt. the average temperature during taping, multiplying this difference
by 0.00000645, and then multiplying the product by the length of
the line. If temperature changes were rapid and large, the correction
is made by separate sections.
The correction for sagis likely to be between 0.08 and 0.16 ft per full
tape length. A fairly exact correction factor can be found by laying
the tape on a smooth floor, marking its length under a pull of 10 lb,
and then marking its length again when holding it off the surface
with a pull of 10 lb. The correction can also be calculated approximlitely from the general formula
Taping with tape held level.
by sighting over him to far station signal. Recorder stands near head
tapeman and, using hand level, instructs him to raise or lower tape
within a few inches of level.
3. Rear tapeman holds 100-foot mark or other whole foot mark at
the station point, while head tapeman holds plumb bob string against
0 mark of tape, with plumb bob point just above ground (Figure 7-3).
4. Recorder clears ground around point of plumb bob, and head
tapeman stills plumb bob by dipping it gently to the ground.
5. Rear tapeman calls out the whole foot he is holding, and recorder drives in a taping pin at the point of the plumb bob.
6. After the distance of the measure is recorded, the last step is
repeated as a check.
7. Rear tapeman examines marks on both sides of mark used to be
sure he read it correctly, then he records the distance.
8. The tape is moved ahead, and when the next measure is
pleted, the rear tapeman pulls out the pin and carries it with him
an additional tally of the number of measures taken.
co,..
The line should be measured at least twice to detect gross mistakes

and to ascertain the approximate precision of the measurement. Temperatures are recorded alongside the appropriate measures. If maximum precision is desired, 2 X 2 in. wooden stakes may be set at each
point instead of chaining pins, and the recorder marks the exact measure on each stake with a pencil. The stakes permit an easy remeasurement of the line.
The measurement must be corrected for temperature and for the sag
of the tape. The temperature correction is based on a coefficient of
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sag correction
p2
= w2l8
24
where w is the weight of the tape in pounds per foot, l is the distance
between supports, and P is the pull applied in pounds.
Taping on slope. If maximum precision is needed, as when a short
base line will be expanded into a large quadrilateral, the line should
be taped by setting heavy stakes on slope at each 100-foot mark, taping each measure on slope, and then correcting each measure to a
horizontal distance.
In order to obtain suitable precision, the tape should be sent to the
U.S. Bureau of Standards at Washington, D.C., where it can be standardized for a moderate fee. The bureau should be instructed to
determine its length when fully supported and also when supported at
both ends, using a 10-pound pull. The tape will be marked as standardized only if the graduations are etched or engraved in the steel
ribbon, not on separate soldered patches.
Gullied or boulder-strewn ground should be avoided because the
exact position of each stake cannot be determined at the outset. The
stakes, preferably of 2 X 4 in. lumber, should be set by placing a
transit over one end of the base line and lining in a taping party to
each 100-foot mark. This is done so that an exact 100-foot measure
falls somewhere on each stake. The exact measures are then taken by
a taping party, and they should be scratched precisely on tin can strips
nailed to the tops of the stakes. A transit or engineer's level and
Philadelphia rod can be used to determine the difference in elevation
between each pair of stakes. Each slope measure (the standardized
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length with tape supported at two ends) is then corrected for temperature, as described for taping with tape held level. The exact horizontal
distance of each measure is found by the relation
horizontal distance
= corrected
tape length -
where h is the difference in elevation for that measure.
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7-7. Triangulation with the Transit
Triangulation with the transit consists of occupying the control stations and measuring the various interior angles of the network as
well as the vertical angles to adjacent stations. To do this efficiently,
the network should first be studied and the angles listed in the notebook in the order they will be measured. Generally, only the angles
between adjacent stations are measured; otherwise the computations
become too involved. All angles within quadrilaterals are measured,
however, because both the triangles and the quadrilateral afford checks
of the sums of angles in each figure. Wherever there is a choice between lines of sight to outlying stations, as in the system of Fig. 7-1C,
the sights used are those that intersect most nearly to 90 at that station.
The work can be done by one man, but a second man can help carry
gear and assist at the instrument. In addition to the transit and the
plumb bob, the equipment must include a reading glass (2X to 3X ),
notebook and pencil, and tape for measuring height of instrument; a
pair of field glasses is useful for finding signals.
The height of the instrument and the height of the flag should be
recorded before the measurement is made. The instrument is set up
firmly and leveled with care, for if the plates are not level, steep sights
to distant stations will be appreciably in error. The various horizontal
angles should be measured by repetition, as described in surveying
texts. A reading should also be taken on magnetic north at each station to check the conformity of the magnetic declination within the
area; this data will be very useful in later mapping (Sections 8-11 and
8-12).
Measuring vertical angles with the transit. Vertical angles can be
measured more precisely with the transit than with the alidade, but
the procedures are essentially the same (see Section 6-10). The angle
is always found as the difference between the vernier reading to the
station (the top of the flag) and the reading with the telescope leveled.
The + or - sense of the small correction from 0 must be noted with
care. To eliminate errors caused by a poorly adjusted telescope
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level, one reading is taken in the normal position and one with the
telescope reversed. The cross hairs and objective must be focused
carefully to eliminate parallax. It cannot be emphasized enough that
,t vertical angle readings must be free of mistakes, because the method
can introduce errors that are in themselves appreciable. Observations
should be made when the air temperature gradient between the in. sttument and signal is as small as possible, as on cloudy, windless days.
Refraction by heterogeneous air masses can be compensated for precisely by observing vertical angles simultaneously in both directions
with two instruments. lf this cannot be done, the effects of irregular
11efraction can be compensated for approximately by making a reading
in the reverse direction when conditions are the same as when the
\first reading was made.
For relatively low-angle sights, the stepping method (Section 6-15)
may give greater precision than a vertical angle measurement.
7-8. Surveying an Elevation to the Control Network
An elevation above mean sea level must be surveyed to the base

line or some other well-located station of the control network. This
survey should be started at a bench mark, a highway or railroad route
point, or an established triangulation station whose elevation is known
precisely. The elevations and descriptions of these points must be
obtained well before the field season (Section 7-3). Local surveyors,
forest rangers, or ranchers can often help locate points in the field.
It will generally be adequate to make the measurement by vertical
angle readings because all other elevations in the network will be
determined in this way. If greater precision is needed, a line of levels
may be run between the two points, as by the method called differential
leveling, described in all surveying texts. Differences in elevation
can also be deter'mined by controlled altimeter measurements ( Bouchard and Moffitt, 1959; Hodgson, 1957).
7-9. Observation on Polaris at Elongation
An accurate bearing must be brought to the network, and this is

usually done by observing Polaris at elongation. The position of
Polaris is somewhat eccentric to the earth's axis of rotation so that the
star appears to move in a small circle around the celestial pole (Fig.
7-4). Polaris is said to be at elongation when it appears to move
vertically, as along the vertical cross hair of a transit. The precise direction of true north can be obtained by reading the bearing of the
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I'"_,. Ursa Minor

lt-...... -...
_ ~~-- _c~s~a~~~")~_P~~ __
Path of Polaris---~
1.
\
...,._
r_
':..
"'
Cassiopeia
~~'b\\'>
Polaris
.f.
-1(, 'y'\r:.~<:j
Ursa Major or'"'

Great Dipper
'-.._
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7. Next morning, set the transit up over the same point, align it on
the midpoint between the two nails, and measure the horizontal angle
to an adjacent control signal.
8. Determine the bearing of the line of sight to the nails by using
t;he tables in the ephemeris.
Apparent
-.........._~
Telescopic view
Polaris at eastern elongation, showing relations of principal constellations

on the left and view through noninverting telescope on the right.
Fig. 7-4.
star at elongation from tables in a current solar ephemeris, such as the

booklets prepared annually by the W. and L. E. Gurley Company and
the Keuffel and Esser Company (supplied free on request).
The position of eastern elongation can be observed before midnight
from midsummer to early fall, and the exact time can be determined
from tables in the ephemeris. If the transit is not equipped with a
mirror reflector to illuminate the cross hairs, a flashlight can be pointed
toward the objective and somewhat to one side of the line of sight.
The observation is made as follows:
1. Set a transit up over a control station (preferably one end of
the base line) and level it precisely by means of the telescope level.
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Practice with illumination.
2. Sight on Polaris 20 or 30 minutes before elongation and then depress the telescope to line in approximate north point on the ground,
about 200 ft away.
3. Drive in two stakes to bracket this point, and nail a board on
top of them.
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4. Adjust the telescope and observe the star until it appears to move
exactly along the vertical cross hair, then depress the telescope to the
board and have an assistant drive a 2- or 3-in. nail vertically in the
board in the line of sight.
5. Elevate the telescope to make sure the star is still on the cross
hair; if it is, rotate the telescope 180 horizontally, reverse it, and
sight again on the star.
6. Depress the telescope again and line in another nail on the board
(it will coincide with the first if the instrunient is in perfect adjustment).
. 7-10.
Computations and Adjustments

of Triangulation Data
-
Computations of triangulation data should be made in the following

order: ( 1) adjustments. of triangles and quadrilaterals by summation
bf angles, ( 2) computations of horizontal distances of occupied triangles by law of sines, ( 3) adjustments of unoccupied stations, ( 4)
' computati~ns of elevations, ( 5) corrections of elevations for curvature
and refraction, ( 6) computation of bearings of triangle sides, and ( 7)
computation of coordinates. The computations should be planned
so that each sheet can be checked by a second independent trial. The
second set should be run at once, item by item, after the first; otherwise an error would necessitate redoing all subsequent computations.
Because few field parties will have a computing machine, the forms
illustrated here are based on logarithms. Seven-place tables should
be used for angles measured to the nearest 5 seconds; less detailed
tables require time-consuming interpolations. The sheets should be
stbred systematically in a looseleaf binder as they are completed.
Adjustments of figures. The sum of the interior angles of each
triangle should be 180 and the sum of the angles of each quadrilateral
360. The allowable difference will depend on the precision of the
survey; if it is greater than 30 seconds, the angles must generally be
remeas.ured. The residual error is distributed equally to the angles
of'each triangle. If quadrilaterals have been measured as well, errors
can be distributed more accurately because each quadrilateral angle
is the sum of the adjacent angles of two triangles. These adjustments
may be made by trial and error; however, if the network is large and
the results must be uimsually precise, they can be made as described
by Reynolds ( 1928) and Bouchard and Moffitt ( 1959).
When all angles have been adjusted so that triangles sum to 180,
the resulting angles should be listed in the order in which they will
be used.
Computations of occupied triangles. Triangles whose three corners
have been occupied are calculated first, starting with those that include the base line. The basis of the calculation is the law of sines;
,
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a plane table sheet) it can be found by computing with the law of

cosines. Using the notation shown in the figure, the equation is:
MN
LJ ABC
A<==]c
AC = 9751.5
L8AC =19.30'10"
L.BCA =77"1!'10"
9751.5
L.ABC = 83 18'40"
log
AC = 3. 989 0581
+log sin ..::: BCA
= 9. 989 0472-10
- !oq sin
3. 978 1053
ABC
log AB
L.
9. 997 0338-10
= 3.981 0715
AB =
9573.5
{Etc. fors/de BC)
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Fig. 7-5.
Computation of horizontal triangles.
using the notation shown for the triangle at the top of Fig. 7-f>, the
unknown sides are solved by the following equations:
AB = AC sin LACB
sin LABC
and
BC
= AC
sin L BAG
sin LABC.
Computations with logarithms may be set up as shown in the figure,

a separate sheet of paper being used for each triangle.
Adjustments of unoccupied stations. The angle at an outlying unoccupied corner of a triangle can be found only as the difference between 180 and the sum of the two measured angles, and therefore
the accuracy of the measurements cannot be checked by summation.
Instead, adjustments are made after completing the sine computations
of the sides of the triangles. In Fig. 7-6, for example, the outlying
point M can be adjusted by averaging the two solutions of side MB
in the triangles AMB and BMC, and the outlying point N can be adjusted by averaging the two solutions of side NC in triangles BNC and
CND. If the distance MN is needed (for example, to be plotted on
= MB 2
+ NB
2(MBNB) cos LMBN
This computation can be set up for logarithms in a way similar to the

sine computation.
computations of elevations. Elevation computations are based on
the law of tangents for right triangles, as shown in Fig. 7-7, a typical
1 computation sheet. The + or - sign of the angle is carried throughout the computation. The height of instrument is always given
_ a + sign, the height of the signal a - sign, and the net difference in
elevation is found by adding algebraically. As shown in the example,
the vertical angle used is an average of the angles read from each station, but the sign used has the sense of carrying the elevation forward
in the network. The sketch made in the corner of the computation
sheet insures that this will be done correctly. Elevations of a station
must be computed in at least two separate vertical triangles, and the
results are averaged as shown in the example.
Corrections for curvature and refraction. The earth's surface curves
nearly 0.7 ft per mile, and thus appreciable corrections are needed
where level or inclined sights are made over long distances. Light
traveling from a signal to the instrument is also refracted downward
as it passes from less dense to more dense layers of the atmosphere,
affecting readings in the opposite sense to the earth's curvature, but
to a much smaller degree. Refraction varies with atmospheric conditio~s, but on windless days an average correction can be used. The
combined correction for curvature and refraction, in feet, is found by
multiplying the square of the distance, in miles, by 0.574 (Gannet,
1918, p. 335). This number is always given a + sign and is added
Adjustments of outlying ( unoccupied ) stations.
Fig. 7-6.
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Confrol for Geologic Maps
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"Level" sight
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Deferm of e/ev. af
c,
A~
us/n1 L1 ABC
15633.8
Elev. af A = 2132.4
flortz. 0/st Ac = 9751.5
Vert.
+ Loq
L.
A to c
= 3 11'30 ''
Lot; Ac = 3.989 058!

tan ""'AC = 8.745 6703-10
E/ev. crf C referrecl

E lev. crt 8
to
7-8. Relations resulting from curvature and refraction of lines of sight between
two stations. The vertical scale of the drawing is exaggerated greatly, but the
n1tmbers are approximately representative.
- 3 IO' oo"
= 3. 989 0581
C-A = 8.742 9222-!0n
LO'J = 2. 731 9803 n
'
Anfiloq = -539.5
+ H.I.-H.F. = -1.5
+ H. I. -H. F. = -2. I
= 540.8
AC
rLoq fan L
Loq = 2.734 7284

AnH!oq = 542.9
Vert. clisf. A-C
L.
Loq
~ Fig.
C to A =
Vert.
3l6 miles
Yerf. ctisl C-A = -54!.0

540.8 + 54/.0
A = 2132.4 +
= 2673.3
2
Computations of coordinates. Coordinates provide a simple means

of plotting control stations on a map base, and inter-station distances
and bearings can be computed easily from them. The coordinates
considered here are plane coordinates, plotted on the basis of a rectangular grid. The coordinate axes are oriented N-S and E-W, and the
coordinate (grid) interval is selected on the basis of the scale of the
= /631.3
lforiz. cl/sf 8C = 15633.8

Verf: L.. 8 to C = 4 32' 20"
I
J/ert .c. c to 8 = 4 .32 '40"
I
(Etc. as above)
E/ev. crf C = E/ev. deferm. from A + E/ev. deferm from 8
2
-----
--
--
,~
Bearinqs: L1 ABC
Computation of vertical angles.
of negative numbers.
Fig. 7-7.
The small letter n indicates logarithms
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algebraically to the difference in elevation as measured by a given
sight between two stations (Fig. 7-8). Study of the figure will show
that if sights are made in both directions, they can be averaged directly to give the correct result. The corrections are generally made,
however, to detect errors made in one sight or the other.
Computations of bearings. Bearings of triangle sides are computed
before coordinates for control stations. This is done as shown in Fig.
7-9, starting with the side used for the observation of Polaris and proceeding systematically through the network, one triangle at a time.
The computation is made counterclockwise around each triangle, and
the final back-bearing serves to check the arithmetic.
c
Brq. AB
{measured)= N 8/ 0 20' 20"

+ L. BAC
!9" .30' 10"
N too so aon
-;Bo" oo' oo"

Brq. AC
=S 79"09'30"
Br9.
=N
79" 09' 30" W
77 II' !0"
I" 48' 20" W
CA
- .L A C 8
Brq. C8
=N
{ Efc.)
Fig.
7.JJ.
Computation of bearings.
L1
Side
AB
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Ocr fa
Oeparfure Comp-
Oisfcmce=
Coords. A=
Oeparlure = (q!'fl/~j_ q{_3) Lafifude = ('!.'!./:!.~tJ_q[_6)
Br~
1000, !000
Coords. of' 8
Coast and Geodetic Survey, which can be obtained from the Director,
U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, Washington 25, D.C.).
!..afi!ude comp.
sin Br~. ; _________ __{!) /09 COS. Brq. ; ________ (4)

+/oq Oisf. =__________ __{2) + /oq. 0/sf. =---- ____ _{5)
(I) .,. {2) = ____________ (3) {4)+(5) =____________ (6)
7-ll. Rectangular and Polyconic Grids
/o~
= 1000
+- Laf.,
Control points computed to plane coordinates can be plotted on a

rectangular coordinate grid that can be constructed with a long steel
~- straightedge, an accurate scale, and a beam compass of suitable length.
An important preliminary step is to practice drawing straight, thin
llnes. This can be done by ( 1 ) using a hard, sharp pencil, ( 2) holding
it at right angles to the straightedge and tilted slightly in the di,rrection in which the line is being drawn, and ( 3) drawing the line in
one steady and calculated stroke. It is also advisable to practice with
the beam compass until an arc can be drawn without enlarging or distorting the needle hole at the point held.
The instructions that follow are based on Fig. 7-11.
;ooo +- oepf
--
Fig. 7-10.
Computation of coordinates.
map, generally at even multiples of 100 ft. The most southwesterly

station is arbitrarily given large enough coordinates (as 1,000, 1,000)
so that all coordinates within the area will have + signs. The computations are started at this station and are made as shown in the
computation sheet of Fig. 7-10. The sign for each latitude and departure is determined by inspection of the bearing; westerly bearings
have - departures; easterly bearings have + departures; northerly
bearings have + latitudes; and southerly bearings have - latitudes.
The computations are first made around the entire perimeter of the
system, closing on the initial station to provide a check of the arithmetic.
Computations of the remaining stations are made in lines across the
network so that an arithmetical check can be made by closing on a
perimeter station.
State plane coordinate systems. Control data can also be computed
and plotted on the basis of national or state-wide coordinate systems.
The local state plane coordinate system should be used because these
coordinates can be computed from the latitudes and departures considered above. All that is needed to start the computations is to know
the state plane coordinates of one of the network stations. If one of the
stations is a government triangulation station, the coordinates can generally be obtained on request, or they can be convert~d from geodetic
coordinates by using tables published by the Coast and Geodetic
Survey. A brief description of these coordinate systems is given in
most modern surveying texts. Complete descriptions and tables can
be purchased for a nominal charge (see lists in Publications of the
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1. Draw a vertical line near the center of the sheet and construct a
perpendicular atE by first striking arcs EA and EB, then arcs AC, BC,
AD, and BD.
2. Using the scale, set the beam compass exactly at a whole number
of grid intervals and strike arcs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 from points C, E,
'and D.
3. Lay the straightedge next to these arcs and draw east-west lines
that are tangent to them.
4. Now set the beam compass for some whole number of grid intervals (for example, to give the approximate proportions shown in
c
2
Fig. 7-11.
Constructing a rectangular coordinate grid.
the figure) and strike arcs to 1, 2, 5, and 6 by holding at points 3 and 4.

5. Check the diagonal distances 1-6 and 2-5 with the scale; if they
are equal, continue with the next step; if not, erase the work and
start again.
6. Prick all intersected points with a needle and reading glass.
7. Set the beam compass for a single grid interval, and strike arcs
from all pricked points to intersect all lines (as at X, Y, and Z in the
figure).
8. Check these arcs with the scale to make sure the compass did
not slip, then prick them and continue to expand the grid until it is
completed. Draw the grid lines with a straightedge.
line, it must be plotted on the sheet by means of coordinate lines ( Sections 7-11 and 8-5). The notebook should be set up ahead of time
and the order of sights from each station listed.
Starting with the base line, each station is occupied and rays are
drawn to adjacent stations and to those outlying stations that would
otherwise not be intersected with three pencil rays. The pencil lines
shou~, be made the full length of the fiducial edge so that the board
can be oriented accurately by backsights. Each pencil ray must be
labeled clearly. VerticaJ angles can be measured (Section 6-10), or
the stepping method can be used ( Section 6-15). Special attention
must be given to the level and stability of the plane table; if the wind
causesh to Hutter, for example, the instrumentman must wait for a
lull. If the telescope is the type that can be released and rotated in
an axial sense, as the one shown in Fig. 6-3, the vertical angle may
be repeated with the telescope in reversed position. An average of
the two readings will compensate for incorrect alignment of the cross
hairs with the line of collimation.
Precision. Distances can be scaled along thin pencil lines with considerable precision, for a needle hole need be no more than 0.003
in. across (at a scale of 1 in. = 1,000 ft, this is 3 ft on the ground).
The pencil ray itself, however, cannot be drawn along the fiducial
with tnore than half this precision. The suggestions for drawing
straight lines given in Section 7-11 may be helpful in this regard.
Plotting errors can, with care, be held to less than 0.01 in. Because
the greatest probable plotting error is at right angles to a pencil ray, it
is essential in plane table triangulation that intersection angles be
greater than 30.
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The scale of the sheet must remain reasonably constant during the
plotting, and the following instructions will help in this regard: ( 1)
season all materials in advance, ( 2) use one master scale or meter bar
only, ( 3) keep materials at the same temperature and humidity, and
( 4) work carefully but steadily from the beginning to the end of the
construction.
Control points can be plotted on the grid by the procedure given
in Section 8-5.
Polyconic grids. Polyconic grids are customarily used as a base for
geodetic coordinate data, especially where a map covers a large area.
They are constructed in the same general way as rectangular grids,
except that tables are needed to determine the linear distances subtended by various arcs of latitude and longitude. The tables of U.S.
Geological Survey Bulletin 809 (Birdseye, 1929) are used to make the
construction in feet and inches, whereas those in U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Special Publication 5 ( 1935) are used to make it in meters.
Instructions accompany each of these sets of tables.
7-12. Triangulation with the Alidade and Plane Table
The alidade and plane table are less suited for triangulation surveys
than the transit; however, wind and weather allowing, plane table work
is faster and is precise enough for many projects. Horizontal locations
are made by intersecting lines of sight on the plane table sheet, while
differences in elevation are based on vertical angle measurements.
Top-quality waterproof plane table sheets should be used; if linenfilled sheets must be used, they should be seasoned thoroughly (Section 6-8). The base line should be plotted on the sheet with a steel
straightedge and the end points pricked with small needle holes. If
geodetic or other established control will be used instead of a base
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7-13. Surveying Control by Transit Traverses
Where trees or other obstructions make it impossible to locate stations by triangulation methods, tape and transit traverses can be used
to establish control. The traverses must be run in closed circuits or
must be closed on points that can be located at least as precisely as
the points of the traverse. Because of the precision required, the
courses should be reconnoitered so they can be directed along open,
evenly sloping stretches. Distances may be taped with the tape held
level, and a tape 200 or 300 ft long can be used efficiently in country
with little relief.
The first leg of the traverse should be turned from a line of known
bearing or azimuth. If it must be started from an isolated triangulation
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station, the bearing of the first leg can be determined by an observation on Polaris. This accurate bearing will not be essential until the
traverse data are computed to coordinates; however, it is useful to
compute bearings of lines as the traverse proceeds. Vertical control
should be run at the same time by reading vertical angles or by stepping vertical distances between stations.
Traverses that close on their starting points may be made efficiently
by measuring the interior angles of the circuits, while traverses that
start at one known point and end at another are best run as deflectionangle traverses. The procedures for both types of traverses are described fully in most surveying texts (as Bouchard and Moffitt, 1959,
ch. 8). They can be executed by two men, but at least one other man
is helpful for taping and recording. Computations, which should be
kept up-to-date in camp, will generally include checks on bearings
computed in the field, correction of taped distances ( Section 7-6),
computations of latitudes and departures, computations of plane coordinates of stations, and computations of differences in elevation
from vertical angles and corrected distances. For clos!'ld traverses, it
will be helpful in the computations of latitudes and departures if any
small closing error in the bearings is first distributed equally among the
angles of the traverse. The latitudes and departures should then
close evenly.
References Cited
Birdseye, C. H., 1929, Formulas and tables for the construction of polyconic projf?Ctions: U.S. Geological Survey, Bulletin 809, 126 pp.
Bouchard, Harry, and F. H. Moffitt, 1959, Surveying: Scranton, Pa., International
4
Textbook Co., 664 pp.
Gannett, S. S., 1918, Geographic tables and formulas: U.S. Geological Survey, BUlletin 650, 424 pp.
Hodgson, R. A., 1957, Precision altimeter survey procedures: Los Angeles, American Paulin System, 59 pp.
Reynolds, W. F., 1928, Manual of triangulation computation and adjustment: U.S.
Coast and Geodetic Survey, Special Publication 138, 242 pp.
.
U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, 1935, Tables for a polyconic projection of rn.cqJs
and lengths of terrestrial arcs of meridian and parallels based upon Clark's reference spheroid of 1896: 6th ed., Special Publication 8, 101 pp.
---, 1933, Formulas and tables for the computation of geodetic positions: 7th ed.,
Special Publication 8, 101 pp.
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Geologic Mapping with the
Ali~ade and Plane Table
11'
8-1. Plane Table Projects and Their Appropriate Scales
lfhe alidade and plane'table are esssential for most projects requiring
an accurate geologic and topographic map with a scale larger than
lf:6,000 (1 in. = 500 ft). Few topographic base maps with such
scales exist, and large-scale aerial photographs do not give the exact
vertical control needed for many structural and quantitative studies.
Accurate topographic and geologic maps are especially valuable in
resolving such problems as offsets on faults, continuity of beds or ore
bodies in complex folds, stratigraphic details in intertonguing sequences, and relations of various alterations to faults or intrusive
bodies. Maps used in these studies typically cover 1 to 25 sq mi at
scales of 1 in. = 200 ft to 1 in. = 500 ft, and the procedures described
in this chapter are appropriate for such projects. Mapping at scales
J.arger than 1 in. = 200 ft may be necessary where measurements and
sampling must be particularly precise, as in some economic studies;
this type of project is considered in Chapter 10.
Geologic and topographic mapping at a scale of 1 in. = 1,000 ft can
be done readily by methods described in this chapter; however, a controlled aerial photograph survey should also be considered because
it takes less time than a plane table survey (Chapter 9). Complete
topographic and geologic mapping at scales smaller than 1 in. =
1,000 ft is not usually undertaken by geologists because it is more
efficient to map on aerial photographs or to have a base prepared by
an engineering or aerial survey company. It may be necessary, how. ever, to map certain limited features or structures at small scales. In
unsurveyed regions, for example, petroleum exploration may require
accurate positions and elevations on a given unit over a large area.
Planning the control for such a survey requires ingenuity and judgment, and plane table procedures must often be improvised to meet
particular needs. Methods that will be especially useful are the
gradienter screw and stepping methods (Sections 6-14 and 6-15) .
and the resection and three-point methods (Sections 8-10 and 8-11).
The suggestions given by Low ( 1952, chs. 4, 6) will also be helpful.
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Geologic Mapping with the Alidade and Plane Table
8-2. Planning a Plane Table Project
Most large-scale mapping projects proceed through a series of steps,

as those indicated in the following suggestions:
1. Order and prepare materials and control data before the field
season.
2. Lay out a local control system and at the same time reconnoiter
geologic features.
3. Survey the primary control and make control computations.
4. Plot primary control on plane table sheets that will be used for
stadia mapping.
5. Walk over the area to make geologic sketch maps, flag contacts
and faults, and select instrument stations for stadia work.
6. Survey instrument stations or secondary control points.
7. Map geologic features, topography, drainage, and culture by
stadia methods.
8. Complete the map by checking geologic features, making noninstrumental additions, and walking cross-section lines.
Suggestions for preparing and ordering materials and data are given
in Chapters 1, 6, and 7, and Appendix 1. Considerations of plane
table sheets, instruments, and established control are particularly important. Aerial photographs are always valuable to a plane table
project.
The steps listed above can be done by two men, unless a base line
is to be measured precisely. A three-man party might consist of an
experienced geologist, a second man who knows surveying methods
as well as some geology, and an assistant. The geologist w<mld be ~
the key man in step 5, above, and he would generally be rodman dur- ,.
ing the stadia mapping. The second man would help plan the control
work and would be responsible for its execution. If he could do steps
3, 4, and 6 while the geologist did step 5, a good deal of time could
be saved. The helper would work with the surveyor and would be a .
recorder either at the instrument or rod during the stadia mapping.
For larger parties, it is unwise to switch major jobs during the con_trol work. To give continuity, the examination and stadia mapping
of any one part of the area (as a plane table sheet') should be guided
by one geologist.
The time required for a plane table project depends on many factors,
especially the complexity of the geology, the openness of the terrain,
and the weather. Assuming the scale chosen is such that geologic
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features can be plotted easily, an area covered by four sheets will,

under average conditions, require about 20 six-day weeks for the threeman party described above. This assumes that the control and stadia
surveying are done precisely enough so stadia survey points are within
about 0.02 in. of their true positions.
Choosing the scale. The scale for the plane table mapping should
be considered in a general way before the field season, but the final
choice
requires a geologic reconnaissance. In particular, it must be
'f->%"
determined how large the smallest units or features are that must be
mapped to scale. The ideal scale is just large enough so these features
can ~e plotted easily and accurately. General working precision of
the alidade and plane table are such that errors on the map can be
heltf to less than 0.02 in. ( Section 7-12). If, for example, measurements made from the map can be in error by no more than 2 or 3 ft
on the ground, the map scale should be 1 in. = 200 ft. At this scale,
features 20 ft across ( 0.1 in. on the map) can be plotted easily to
scale. Many economic and detailed geologic studies require this sort
of detail. If mapping errors may be as large as 5 to 10 ft on the ground,
and features no larger than 40 or 50 ft across need be shown to scale,
mapping should be done at scales of 1 in. = 400 ft or 500 ft.
8-3. Reconnoitering the Control System and Geologic Features
The flrst step in the fleld is to reconnoiter the area in order to get
a general view of the geologic features, plan the scale of the work,
and lay out the control network or plan the control traverses. Aspects
of planning control surveys and selecting stations are given in Chapter 7. A compass sketch map of the control system should be used
as a base for a geologic sketch map (Section 7-4). The scale of this
map will typically be one-fourth or one-fifth that of the final sheets,
and its accuracy need be adequate for planning only. More detailed
sketch maps and sections showing areas of special interest can be made
in field' notes. In many cases, aerial photographs make an ideal base
on which to sketch features that will later be mapped in detail bepause
s'ome structures and rock units can be recognized on them at once.
8-4. Choosing the Layout of Plane Table Sheets
After the control system has been surveyed and computed (Chapter 7), the plane table sheets are prepared for stadia mapping. The
flrst step is to determine the optimum layout of plane table sheets relative to the area to be mapped. Each sheet must ( 1) include at least
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two and preferably three or four intervisible control points, ( 2) have

none of these points closer than 2 in. from its edges, ( 3) overlap at
least 2 in. with each adjacent sheet, and ( 4) cover the area so that no
stadia points need be plotted closer than 1 in. to its edges. The layout can be selected as follows:
z
X
YH--;{'?
1. Plot the control points on one piece of paper, at about one-fourth

the scale to be used in mapping ( nearest-Yz o -accuracy is adequate).
2. Cut several rectangles from tracing paper, each representing a
plane table sheet at the same scale as that used in step 1.
3. Arrange and rearrange these rectangles over the control plot
until an optimum layout is obtained, then prick the corners through
to the plot and draw the positions of the sheets on the plot.
1:
xe-----~---~
Yl-----
""s
_v
c--.,y
Transferring control points A and B from small-scale sheet (left) to plane

table sheet, and intersecting a third point, C.
IAI
ing with a meridian line such as MP, a perpendicular is constructed

at M on the plane table sheet. A control point such as A is then plotted
by ( 1) scaling its co ordinates from M to S and T, ( 2) setting a beam
compass for the distances MS and MT, and ( 3) striking arcs from S
and T to intersect the point. When all points are located and checked,
the coordinate grid is inked in very thin lines.
If coordinates were not computed, the points can be plotted by intersecting with a beam compass. In Fig. 8-2, for example, the approximate positions of points A and B are first located by transferring
such distances as WB, XB, Y A, and ZA from the small-scale plot to
the plane table sheet. A thin pencil line is then drawn through the
points on the sheet with a steel straightedge. A fine needle hole is
pricked first for one station, and then the other station is pricked
after carefully scaling the exact (surveyed) distance AB. A beam
compass is next set to the exact distance AC and an arc is struck in
the approximate area of C. When the same is done for BC, C is
located by the intersection. The distances should be checked with a
scale, and the point should be pricked with the help of a reading glass
or hand lens. Finally, a north-south line can be drawn on the sheet
by referring to the bearings of one of the lines.
8-6. Instrument Stations for Stadia Work
8-5. Plotting Primary Control on Plane Table Sheets
After the plane table sheets have been prepared, the primary control points can be plotted on them by using coordinates or by intersecting with a beam compass. To plot them by coordinates, the coordinate grid should first be constructed with moderate precision on
the small-scale layout described in Section 8-4. The approximate positions of two coordinate lines are then found by transferring distances
from the small-scale plot, as distances MN and MP in Fig. 8-1. Start-
s+
-J
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Fig. 8-2.
This procedure is simple if the ground is reasonably open, but if appreciable parts of the area cannot be seen from certain nearby control
stations, the sheets must be arranged to cover these blind spots. The
scale of the work and the minimum spacing for stadia instrument stations should be considered ( Section 8-6).
Nl
p
Fig. 8-1. Transferring coordinate grid from small-scale sheet (left) to plane table
sheet (right) and locating a control point (A).
I'
..
The primary control points cannot be spaced closely enough to provide instrument stations for all the stadia mapping, and additional
stations must therefore be located. How this will be done depends on
the scale of the project and the nature of the geologic features and
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terrain. If the scale is large, the geologic features complex, and the
terrain reasonably accessible, instrument stations should be selected
during a preliminary and rather detailed examination of the entire
area, as described in Section 8-7. The new stations are marked with
signals and surveyed by intersection from primary stations. These
instrument stations are sometimes called the secondary control because
they are located as a subsidiary network of points, prior to the stadia
mapping. Where mapping scales are rather small, geologic features
are simple, or the terrain is so rough that it is not efficient to work in -.
any part of it more than once, instrument stations should be selected
and surveyed as the mapping progresses. These stations must be
located by resection, three-point methods, and traverses (Sections 8-10,
11, and 12).
Although there should be as few instrument stations as possible, they
must be spaced closely enough so that stadia measurements will be
adequately precise. The stadia intercept can usually be estimated
to the nearest 0.02 ft at distances less than 600 ft. The precision of
readings and Beaman corrections falls off rapidly for sights of more
than 1,000 ft. Instrument stations should therefore be' spaced about
2,000 ft apart for detailed mapping. This distance may be increased
moderately where the map scale is small or where errors may be larger
than 8 or 10 ft on the ground. The limiting distance should be tested
by each party, because stadia accuracy depends not only on the distance to the rod but also on the qualities of the instrument, the rod,
and the lighting.
Instrument stations can be selected systematically and quickly in
open country of moderate relief, but obstacles often limit this ~lection.
Each station must give a clear view of the ground to be mapped and
must be visible from at least two primary stations (three prirfiary stations if three-point methods will be used). Ideal stations are in open
valleys or on the tops of low knolls from which there is a view up and
down a valley as well as to the valley sides. Gently sloping ridges
and saddles are often good locations. The tops of steep hills or ri~ges
are typically unsuitable because the instrumentman will not be able
to see their slopes.
A stake or solid rock can be used to mark each station.. Stations
that will be located by intersection must be marked with a distinctive
signal, as a cairn or a small flag and pole similar to the one described in
Section 7-5.
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8-7. Examining Geologic Features and Flagging Contacts
In areas that must be mapped in detail, ge~logic features should

be examined before stadia mapping is started. This can be done at
the same time the instrument stations are selected and marked (Sec6on 8-6). Sketch maps should be made of the more complex parts
of the area. Points that will be used in the stadia mapping can be en. tered on these sketch maps and marked in the field by small strips
of bright cloth or plastic ribbon. Examples of such points are sharp
turns in contacts, intersections of contacts and faults, or places where
critical structural details can be seen or important specimens collected.
The flags may be hung on bushes, limbs, or rock outcrops where they
can be seen easily by the rodman. The examination and flagging
should give so clear a picture of the main geologic features that the
stadia mapping will be more nearly a systematic coverage than a
painstaking exploration. Otherwise, the instrumentman and recorder
may stand idle for long periods while the rodman puzzles out each
contact. It is not desirable, however, to flag all the points that will
be used to make the final map. Additional critical points will be discovered during the mapping, and many points will have to be added
to map n:ongeologic features as well as geologic details.
8-8. Choosing the Contour Interval
'
When the control survey and preliminary geological examination

are completed, it should be possible to choose the best contour interval for the stadia work. The standard intervals for large-scale
plane table maps are 5, 10, 20, 25, 40, and 50 ft. The interval should
be chosen on the basis of the scale and purpose of the map, the steepness of slopes, and the probable spacing of stadia points. Commonly,
too small an interval is chosen; thus more time is spent locating and
drawing contours than is justified. An interval of 10ft or less should be
used only where gently sloping topographic forms must be mapped,
or ~here unusually detailed vertical c~ntrol is needed for mining and
construction operations. An interval of 20 or 25 ft is the best choice
for most large-scale mapping projects, even where spacing of stadia
points will be such that 10-foot contours could be drawn. A contour
interval of 40 or 50 ft is generally preferable for projects where the
map scale approaches 1:6,000 ( 1 in. = 500 ft) and where slopes are
steep.
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8-9. Intersecting Instrument Stations
After the primary stations have been plotted on each plane table
sheet (Section 8-5), each primary station is occupied and rays are
drawn to all visible instrument station signals. The procedure is the
same as that for primary triangulation (Section 7-12). Stations located by three-line intersections should be pricked carefully with a
needle and labeled with ink. Computed elevations should be lettered
It
...,.
in pencil beside the station, but they must not be inked until the in- ,~
strument stations are occupied for stadia work and the vertical angle
to each primary signal is checked by a reverse reading.
Instrument stations that can be seen from only one or two primary
stations must be located or checked by accessory rays from other secondary stations. In some cases, a ray can be drawn to them by offsetting a short distance from a primary station. This is done by setting
up at the primary station, drawing a ray toward a point from which
the instrument station can be seen, measuring the distance by taping or
stadia, and plotting the new accessory station. When set up at this
new point, the plane table must be oriented carefully on the primary
point used to locate it and then checked by sighting on other points.
8-10. Locating Instrument Stations by Resection
Instrument stations in outlying parts of an area can often be located

more efficiently during the course of stadia mapping than during the
intersection of the secondary control. This is particularly true where
the map scale is small. By the method of resection, the location is
made by drawing a ray toward the point occupied, as explaine9' in the
following example.
A rodman has completed all stadia work in a given directil5ll from
the instrument which is at 55 in Fig. 8-3A. He examines the ground
beyond and chooses a new instrument station, 56, from which he can
see at least one primary station, M, from instrument height. He marks
the point with a rock or stake and plumbs the stadia rod on it. The
instrumentman checks the orientation of the plane table by sighting
on a primary signal; then he sights on the rod, draws a ray, and reads
a vertical angle. When the plane table is moved to the new point, it
is oriented by a backsight on station S5. The instrumentman tfien lays
the front part of the fiducial edge against the needle hole marking the
primary station M and sights on the signal of that station ( Ffg. 8-3B ) .
Intersection is achieved by drawing a ray back along the fiducial edge
to cross the ray drawn from S5 toward S6. A vertical angle is read,

A
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Br----------~
.. p
S5
"'N
a.M
85
.. N
Fig. 8-3. Locating a new iJlstrument station ( S6) from an established one ( S5)
by resection.
...
and then other primary signals are sighted and other vertical angles
read to serve as checks. Stadia mapping may begin at 56 as soon
as its elevation is computed from the vertical angle and the horizontal
distance scaled from the map.
8-11. Three-Point Locations
When the plane table must be set up at a new station toward which
no rays have been drawn previously, it is necessary to orient the board
and intersect its position by three-point methods. These methods are
especially useful for intermediate-scale and small-scale work or where
terrain is so rough it is inefficient to set up all station signals before
the stadia mapping. The control for these projects Is typically a network of very large triangles, and therefore the primary signals should
be placed so that they can be seen over large areas.
Tracing sheet method. This quick and alr:~ost foolproof method of
three-point location requires several sheets of tracing paper and some
drafting tape. The procedure is as follows:
1. Set up the plane table at the new station, in view of at least three,
and preferably four signals that are plotted on the sheet.
2. Tape a piece of tradng paper anywhere on the sheet and prick a
small needle hole in it.
3. Tighten the Johnson head, lay the fiducial edge against the needle
hole, and sight each of the three or four signals through the telescope.
Draw rays toward each signal from the needle hole, but stop each ray
just short of the hole.
4. Remove the tape and shift the tracing paper until each of the
pencil rays passes exactly through its corresponding plotted point on
the plane table sheet (Fig. 8-4).
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orient the plane table over a new station.
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through the hole in the tracing paper; then remove the tracing paper.
6. Loosen the lower screw of the Johnson head, place the alidade on
the sheet so that the fiducial bisects the new needle hole and the hole
marking the farthest station, then orient the board by sighting on the
signal of that station.
7. Tighten the lower screw of the Johnson head, and check the
orientation by sighting on the signals of the other statimas.
The only points that cannot be located in this way are those that
lie on or very near the circle that passes through the three points
sighted (the great circle of Fig. 8-5). These cases become obvious
when step 4, above, is attempted, and either a fourth point mus~ be
used or the plane table must be moved.
Correcting a compass orientation. When tracing paper is npt available, the board must first be oriented by the magnetic needle or by
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Fig. 8-5. Relation between control stations (A, B, and C), the great circle that
passes through them, and the small triangles of error fo~ed by three-line intersections on an imperfectly oriented plane table. In each case the small circle
shows the correct position of the point sought. After Birdseye ( 1928, p. 203).
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estimation. Three or more points are then sighted, and rays from
each of them are drawn back along the fiducial edge. If the board is
oriented correctly, these rays will interstt.ct in a point, and the location is completed unless all the points lie on a circle, as noted above.
- If the rays form a small triangle, the orientation must be corrected,
and this is done essentially by trial and error. The following rules,
based on those given by Beaman in U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin
788 (Birdseye, 1928, p. 203) will help to determine the approximate
position of the true po~nt relative to the small triangle. The rules
and the terms used are illustrated by Fig. 8-5.
1. If the small triangle is within the great triangle, the true position of the point is within the small triangle.
2. If the small triangle falls between the great triangle and the
great circle, the true position of the point lies outside the small triangle,
opposite the side formed by the ray from the middle station sighted.
3. If the small triangle lies outside the great circle, the point sought
lies outside the small triangle and on the same side of the ray from
the most distant station sighted as does the intersection of the other
two rays.
The actual position of the point sought can be estimated by considering the distances to the three points sighted. The triangle was
caused by rotation relative to these three stations; the true position of
'the point is therefore closest to the ray from the nearest station and
farthest from the ray from the farthest station. Moreover, the distances between the true position of the point and the three rays are
proportional to the distances from the point occupied to the three
points sighted.
After a new point is marked, the alidade is placed alongside it and
also alongside the point representing_ the farthest station. The plane
table is reoriented by sighting on the farthest station, and rays are
drawn back from each station, as before. The procedure is repeated
until any remaining small triangle can be resolved into a point. With
moderate experience, this can be done in about three trials; however,
the final point should not be chosen too quickly (a needle hole is very
small).
Regardless of whether this method or the tracing paper method is
used, the reliability of the locations will depend largely on the trigonometric strength of the intersections. Points within the great triangle
. can be located most exactly, while those outside it become less and
less reliable as intersections of rays become more acute. In Fig. 8-5,
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for example, locations southeast of station C are inherently weak, and

some other primary station to the northeast should be sighted if possible.
The legs of the traverse may also be measured by taping. In most

cases, the taping need be no more precise than the plotting limitations
of the .plane table method. The proc~dure described in Section 7-6
may therefore be modified by ( 1) leveling the tape by eye, ( 2) carrying a measure to the ground by dropping a pebble rather than using
a plumb bob, and ( 3) reading each measure to the nearest tenth of a
foot. To prevent big mistakes, taping pins or comparable markers
should be used to give the rear tapeman a check on the number of
measures taken.
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8-12. Traversing with the Alidade and Plane Table
Instrument stations that cannot be intersected from other points

must be located by traverses. In heavily wooded country all stations
must often be surveyed in this way. The traverses may be started at
primary triangulation points or (as is typically the case in wooded
country) from the stations of primary transit-tape traverses (Fig. 8-6).
The legs of the traverse should be measured with a tape where they
must be quite precise, but less precise traverses can be run by stadia
methods. Where the country is reasonably open and the going is not
difficult, traverses are sometimes run only to locate instrument stations, and they are therefore closed before stadia mapping is started.
Where the going is rough, it will generally be more efficient to map
geologic features and topography as the traverse is run so that the
circuit need be taken only once. When this is done, the traverse course
should be reconnoitered thoroughly ahead of time and surveyed with
extra care.
A stadia traverse is the same in principle as the traverses described
in Chapter 3 and Section 7-13. The plane table is first set up over a
point of known location and oriented by sighting on another known
point, or, perhaps less reliably, by using a magnetic meridian (section 6-9). The rodman then selects the first forward station and his I
position is measured by the usual stadia methods (Section 6-11). The
stepping method should be used where possible to determine the di-'
ference in elevation. The length of each leg should be checked by a
backsight measurement when the instrument is moved ahead; otherwise mistakes would not be detected until the traverse was qlosed.
Fig. 8-6. Plane table sheet, showing primary

traverses (heavy lines) and system of clos~d
stadia traverses used to map the area.
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Mapping by ~tadia Methods
Stadia mapping should be started in an area where the geologic

and topographic features are relatively simple. It should then be expanded into surrounding areas without leavi-ng gaps that would necessitate occupying stations a second time. This systematic coverage
will be aided greatly by a preliminary examination and sketching of
geologic features, as described in Section 8-7. When this system is
used, the rodman is the key man of the party and he should direct the
work; the instrumentman may need a recorder to keep up with the
rodman if the scale is large. Where the scale is intermediate and
geolo~ic features relatively simple, the geologist should generally work
at the instrument. To map efficiently, he may need more than one
rodman. Finally, where large amounts of data and samples must be
collected, it may be advantageous to have two geologists at the rod
and one man at the instrument.
With the plane table set up at an instrument station, the rodman
and instrumentman should decide on the layout of the first series of
stadia points. This is particularly important in rough or partly wooded
country where the 'rodman will commonly be out of sight while walking
from one stadia point to the next. The course of points will generally
form,a loop, perhaps up one valley and down an adjacent ridge; the
idea being to complete the points needed to map that small part of
the area. When the loop is closed and the rodman returns to the instrument, he should draw the geologic and geographic features immediately. As he does this, the instrumentman should complete the
calculations of all elevations. After these are penciled on the sheet, the
instrumentman and rodman should together sketch the small segments
of contour lines within the area mapped. With all the data plotted
on the sheet, the next series of points can be planned. The number of
points that should be located in a series varies with the scale and the
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complexity of the geology, but between 12 and 25 will be right for

most cases. If too many points are located before sketching is started,
the principal value of the plane table method will be lost.
In addition to working the alidade, the instrumentman helps the
rodman draw geographic features. His notebook and procedures are'
described in Chapter 6. The duties of the rodman-geologist are mani-;...
fold. Not only must he select and describe the points that will be
most useful in building up the map, but he must plumb the rod and
carry it from one point to the next as swiftly as is safe.
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The rodman-geologist should carry a notebook to record descriptions or sketches of the features on which he takes points. His notSJS
should cover not only specific geologic items, such as contacts, faults,
specimen locations, and small-scale structures, but also pertinent nongeologic data. In a mining district, for example, he sP,ould carefully
delimit all workings, including minor exploratory pits and trenches,
all property posts and cairns, and all dumps. Unless the layout of the
geologic and geographic features is simple, he sh~uld make scaled
sketches in the notebook that show positions of stadia points relative
to nearby features (Fig. 8-7). The stadia points should be used as
a framework from which minor features are located by pacing, by
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estimating, or by using the stadia rod as a scale. These sketches should

be made at four or five times the scale of the plane table sheet so
they can be.used to draw details accurately on it when the rodman
returns to the plane table.
Drawing contours. Contours are drawn by two methods-interpolation between points of known elevation and visual projection of level
lines across the ground. Interpolation is used to find the spacing of
a given number of contours on a constant slope. In Fig. 8-8, for example, the positions of the contours nearest the two stadia points are
first estimated and marked on the map; in this case they are the 400and 480-foot contours. The intervening contours are then spaced
evenly between these two lines. Although the spacing can be computed and scaled precisely, as described in surveying texts, it is generally preferable to estimate the spacing of lines by examining the
slope visually. Irregularities in the slope can thereby be shown on the
map. When the spacing of contours has been determined at a number
of places, the lines are connected by visually projecting their imaginary
traces across the ground and sketching these traces on the map. This
can be done more easily if all adjacent ridge lines, drainage lines, and
other prominent features are drawn first.
If the geologic features are so large that many stadia points will be
used for c;;ontours only, the rodman can use a hand level to find a given
contour and then walk a level line to get several points on it. If this
is done for every third or fourth contour, the intervening lines can be
interpolated accurately.
Marking stadia points. It is worthwhile marking most stadia points
if the map will be brought up to date from time to time or embellished
with more detail. The points can be marked by writing the point number in large color-crayon figures on the outcrop or on a flat stone placed
at the point. If the point was flagged before mapping, the number can
be written on the flag. A cairn of a few stones or a stick held upright
between,stones can be used if there is no place to write the number.
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Geologic Mapping with the A/idade and Plane Table
Most points marked in these ways can be found easily by anyone carrying the plane table sheet, even several years after the survey.
to locate points exactly as on a map; however, the change in scale with

elevation: must be taken into account (Section 5-9). The photograph
image should be used wherever possil;lle to delineate features directly;
common~y, only a few stadia points will be needed to draw a given
feature accurately. Contours can be drawn most easily by using a
stereoscope and sketching directly on the photographs. Generally,
fewer elevations will be needed than would be used in ordinary plane
table mapping.
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8-14. Using Aerial Photographs in Plane Table Mapping
Time can often be saved by transferring points or features from aerial

photographs to plane table maps. This can be done by intersecting
from three or more points that have been plotted on the plane table
map and identified precisely on a photograph. The method is similar
to the three-point methods described in Section 8-11. In Fig. 8-9, for
example, a sheet of tracing paper has been placed over the photograph
and rays have been drawn from the point to be transferred through
any three points located on the plane table sheet (they need not be
control points). The tracing sheet is then placed over the plane tabie
map so that the three rays pass over the corresponding points on the
map. The new point lies under the intersection of the rays, and it can
be marked by pricking through the intersection with a needle. This
method can be used precisely in areas of low relief or where all the
points lie at similar elevations (Section 5--3). In areas of moderate to
high relief, it is necessary to use the radial line methods described in
Chapter 9.
In areas of low relief an aerial photograph can be enlarged to a
suitable scale and used directly as a plane table sheet. If the photograph has appreciable tilt distortion, it can be rectified to an untilted
image after three or more control points have been located on it (see
Moffitt, 1959, ch. 10). The photograph is prepared for mapping 'by
drawing a magnetic north line on it and plotting three or more control
stations that are at similar elevations. Mapping can be started from
any of the control points or from other points located by three-point
methods (Section 8-11). Stadia or intersection methods can be used
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8-15. Method of Moying the Plane Table around the Rod
The procedure that follows may be preferred for mapping at intermediate scales. Its only special requirement is that the magnetic declination must be nearly constant over the- area or the magnetic meridian
must be determined for each control station.
1. The rod is placed on a station marked on the plane table sheet.
2. The geologist sets up the plane table at a feature he wishes to plot
and then orients the board by the magnetic meridian.
3. To locate his position, he draws a ray toward the rod and makes
the u~ual stadia readings and computations.
4. After plotting the point and sketching the features around it, he
moves the table to another point.
An advantage of this method is that the plane table is directly over

the outcrop, where relations can be drawn accurately and completely
in one step. Moreover, the method is the only one that enables one
man to make a stadia survey, for the rod can be replaced by a graduated pole that is, guyed in place by three wires. For small-scale work,
an isolated tree can be stripped and painted with one-foot graduations.
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After each day's mapping, the stadia points located during the day
should be marked with waterproof ink by placing a small dot in the
needle hole that marks the point. The point number should be lettered
about 71_ 0 in. high beside the point and facing so as to read from the
south edge of the sheet. Elevations should be left in pencil. Structure
symbols may be inked in from day to day, but other geologic features
are best left in pencil until the final field check of the map, unless the
features are_simple and are located by many stadia points. If possible,
contours should be left in pencil until the map is completed. Pencil
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work in completed areas can be protected against smudging by overlays of brown paper.
The instrumentman or recorder should also check through the stadia
computations for arithmetical mistakes, while the rodman-geologist examines the notes and sketch maps of the preliminary geologic examination to determine what should be covered in the next day's mapping.
8-17. Vertical Cross Sections from Plane Table Maps
Almost any project requiring a plane table map will also require detailed vertical cross sections. Section lines should be chosen as the
mapping approaches completion. They can then be walked out during
the final stages of the mapping, when geologic and geographic details
can be added easily (Section 8-18). The sections should be drawn in
pencil before the party leaves the field.
The section lines should be chosen to intersect as many geologic
features as possible at about right angles to their structural trend. The
lines should be drawn with a sharp hard pencil and a steel straightedge.
8-18. Completing Plane Table Maps
After the stadia work on a plane table sheet has been completed
and cross-section lines penciled on it, the sheet should be carried into '
the field to check the shapes and positions of the various features.
Details overlooked in the stadia mapping should be added, especially '
along the cross-section lines. At this stage of the work, the value of
the stadia point markers described in Section 8-13 becomes apparent.
The markers permit exact recovery of most stadia points, so that data
can be added accurately.
The map is generally carried on a plane table board, and the changes
and additions are made by compass and pace (or tape) measurements
from the stadia points and instrument stations. Some of the following
are commonly added at this stage: structure symbols to complete coverage (especially those minor structures that were overlooked until
the mapping was well along), thin or partially hidden key beds, lithologic variants with gradational boundaries (especially in igneous and
metamorphic rocks), areas of hydrothermal alteration, and contacts of
surficial materials. This is also the best time to make systematic collections of rocks, minerals, or fossils, particularly where there are specific problems to be solved.
After the field work is completed, the map should be inked, labeled,
and perhaps colored. Geologic features should be inked first, either
Geologic, Mapping with the Alidade and Plane Table
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all in black, or by using green for faults arul red for veins, ore bodies,
or other features. that require emphasis. The culture should then be
~ed in black, followed by the drainage in blue. Finally, contours
may be inked in brown. The entire map should then be cleaned with
a soft eraser, after which it may be colored in pale erasable tints. Symbols for rock units may be added in black ink if space permits.
Each plane table sheet should then be given an inked title, including
project or geographic name, sheet number (or an index map showing
its location),, names of organization and party members, and dates of
the survey. A north arrow and bar scale must be added, even if the
map has a coordinate grid. Finally, an explanation should be drawn
that includes the rock colors, symbols, structures, and culture symbols.
If there is not room for all these items on the front of the map, they
can be put on the back. Although they may seem unimportant in the
field, the map would eventually become worthless without them.
Before packing gear to leave the field area, all notebooks, sketch
maps, computations, aerial photographs, and other items bearing information on or about the survey should be accumulated, checked to
see that they are suitably labeled, put in correct sequence, and packed
for transport. Plane table maps must always be packed flat. The instruments ~nd their carrying boxes should be dusted with a soft brush
or cloth and then packed for transport.
References .Cited
Birdseye, C. H., 1928, ,Topographic instructions of the United States Geological
Survey: U.S. Geological Survey, Bulletin 788, 432 pp.
Low, J. W., i952, Plane table mapping: New York, Harper and Brothers, 365 pp.
Moffitt, F. H;, 1959, Photogrammetry: Scranton, Pa., International Textbook Co.,
455 pp.
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Making a Geologic Map
from Aerial Photographs
9-1. General Value of Aerial Photograph Compilations
Geologic features plotted on aerial photographs are generally transferred to a base map (Section 5-11), but a map can also be compiled
directly from the photographs. This method of making a geologic map
is often superior to the plane table method, especially if the scale is
small or intermediate. The control network can usually be planned
and surveyed more quickly than that for a plane table project, and
there is no need for time-consuming stadia measurements. Moreover,
unless a base line must be taped, the entire photograph survey can be
made by one man. The -eompilation of the final map is not nearly so
simple as drafting a map from plane table sheets; however, this compilation does not take up any field time.
The plane table method is generally superior for mapping at large
scales. Photographs with scales larger than 1: 18,000 are usually not '
available, and it is difficult to compile a map from photographs en-
larged more than two times. Moreover, the detailed relations shown ....
on such maps are, in a sense, misleading, for the compilation can be ,
no more accurate than the original photographs from which the enlargements were made.
The methods described in this chapter can be used to make a plani~
metric map from an overlapping set of aerial photographs. No special
equipment is required; however, photogrammetric instruments and
office equipment will aid the compilation considerably. Compiling
contour maps from aerial photographs requires special instruments
and involved procedures, as those described by the American, Society
of Photogrammetry ( 1952) and Moffitt ( 1959). The third dimension
on the planimetric compilation can be shown locally by elevations
measured during the control surveys. It can also be shown by a series
of cross sections if section profiles are surveyed during the field season.
9-2. Preparations for an Aerial Photograph Project
The most important preparation for the field season is to determine

that photographs of suitable scale and quality are available (Section
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5-1). These photographs must have more than 50 percent end lap.
Hittle side lap is necessary if the compilation can be controlled adequately; otherwise, 30 percent side lap is desirable. Ideally, the photogr~)ls should be tilted little if at all, but this cannot be determined
undl points are surveyed on the ground. In any case, the compilation
compensates for tilted pictures if enough control points are surveyed.
Data on established ground control should be obtained well in advance, and the photographs that have established control points on
them should be listed. It will also be useful to determine the average
scale of the photograph~ and to make a thorough photogeologic study
of them before the field season. The control network can often be
planned in detail when this is done.
Equipment and supplies are listed in Appendix 1, and additional suggestions will be found in Chapters 5 and 7. The materials described
in Section 9-6 should also be included in field gear because the photographs can often be prepared for the compilation while in the field.
9-3. Mapping Geologic Features on Aerial Photographs
Geologic mapping can be started at once in the field, typically long

before the .9ontrol survey. This great advantage is possible because
the features plotted on a given photograph are based solely on the
photographic image of that print. Geologic features can be plotted by
the methods described in Sections 5-5 through 5-10. A numbering
system should be devi~ed at once so that specimens collected during
reconnaissance can be plotted and labeled in sequence with all subsequent collections. Prints that will be used for compilation must be
handled with particular care because their surfaces should be smooth
and unmarred.
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The unusually detailed images of some photographs may make it
tempting to map far more detail than is justified by the project and the
scale limitations of the final map. If the purpose of the project does
not clearly delimit what should be mapped, the area should be reconnoitered thoroughly before beginning detailed mapping.
9-4. Ground Control for Photograph Compilations
The compilation must be based on control points that have been

surveyed on the ground and marked precisely on the photographs.
These points should be spaced closely enough so that three or four fall
on each photograph. For photographs with scales of about 1:20,000,
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this would space control stations 1 to 3 mi apart, distances that can be

surveyed precisely with a transit or adequately, in many cases, with
the alidade and plane table.
Geologic mapping can be started without a controlled base, and
therefore the control system can be planned and set up over a considerable period of time. The network can be planned tentatively by examining the photographs before the field season, and possible station
sites can then be checked and marked with signals as geologic features
are reconnoitered and mapped. Established control points, such as
triangulation stations, bench marks, and Bureau of Land Management
Survey corners, should be located as each part of the area is mapped.
Control points should be marked precisely on the photographs when
they are visited, preferably by pricking a small needle hole through
the print and labeling it on the back.
If the control is surveyed by plane table triangulation, it is ideal to
set up the control sheet at an even scale that is close to the average
scale of the photographs. A scale of 1: 18,000, or 1 in. = 1,500 ft, is
commonly suitable. Where the control will be based on established
triangulation stations, however, and where these stations will be plotted
on the plane table sheet by geodetic coordinates, it may be preferable
to construct the map at one of the standard scales used in constructing
map grids, as 1: 24,000. If large areas must be covered in a short
time, the control can be intersected at a smaller scale than that of the _
photographs. Very large areas can be covered on one plane table
sheet by using a large ( 24 X 31 in.) board. The following example .
illustrates how a large number of photograph points can be located
rapidly if the basic framework of the control is strong.
1. Established triangulation stations, as Miner, Dudley, and Brisk

in Fig. 9-1, are plotted on a plane table sheet; this may be done
on the basis of their geodetic coordinates and a polyconic grid ( Section
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7-11), on thcf basis of their state plane coordinates and. a rectangular

grid ( Section 7-10), or simply by intersecting with a beam compass
set at the inter~~ation distances ( Section 8-5).
2. As the geologic mapping progresses, additional stations are located in the field and marked with signals (as A, B, C, D, and E in
the figure ) .
3. These supplementary stations are intersected from the established
triangulation stations and, where necessary, by accessory sights ( C,
for example, requires a ray from' B for a strong location).
4. As each of the stations is occupied, additional points are selected
by comparing the photographs With the terrain. These points must be
sharp and identifiable from at least three instrument stations. They
will commonly be sharp peaks, forks of streams, road intersections,
houses, lone trees, and sharp indentations on the perimeters of irregular
clearings or patches of brush. Enough points should be selected so
that each photograph will include three or four.
5. The survey is completed by drawing rays to each of these points
and measuring vertical angles. Each ray is labeled clearly with the
number used to identify it on a photograph.
If established triangulation points are not available, the survey may
be started with a base line, as described in Chapter 7. For many projects, time can be saved if a base line as long as 1 or 2 mi is taped with
moderat\. precision.
9-5. Surveying Cross-Section Lines for Photograph Compilations
Section-line surveys are made to measure accurate topographic proBles and te make thorough ebservations and checks of the geologic
features along them. If outcrops permit, these data should be about
twice as detailed and precise as that plotted throughout the area.
Cross sections are especially important in aerial photograph projects,
for the compiled planimetric map will not show the vertical dimension
of geologic features. The exceptions are areas where there is little or
no relief or where rock units and structures are nearly vertical. The
section lines must be chosen before the end of the field season because
the section proflles must be surveyed in the field. If their approximate
positions can be selected before the control survey, the section lines
can be controlled by this survey.
If slopes are even for considerable distances and geologic features
reasonably simple, a proflle can be based on a few accurate locations
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The alidade and plane table should be used when an especially
thorough survey is needed. If signals are set up at each end of the
section line, instrument stations along the line can be located by ( 1)
setting the plane table 11P on the line, ( 2) orienting it by sighting to
a signal on either end of the line, and ( 3) resecting the point by sighting on any other signal (Fig. 9-3). Three-point methods and accessory traverses can be used where the view along the section line is
obstructed. Details between plane table stations can be added by
stadia methods, and notes and geologic features can be plotted directly
on the plane table sheet. Each instrument station should be marked on
a photograph when it is occupied.
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showing lettered points marked at principal breaks in slope.
at breaks in slope. In Fig. 9-2, for example, the elevations and positions of five key points on the profile were determined by intersection
during the control survey for the map. After the main geologic features had been mapped, the section lines were walked out and structural details were added.
When the final map is compiled from data such as these, it may be
found that the key points do not lie quite on the final section line (because of distortion within the photograph image). They should be
close enough to it, however, so that elevations along the line can be
estimated closely by stereoscopic examination of the photographs.
More involved section-line surveys must be made if slopes are un- .
even and geologic features so complex that elevations and positions are _
required at each contact or change in dip. These l:l-Ccessory elevations
can commonly be measured by hand level traverses along the section
line (Section 2-6) or by using a barometer (Section 4-4). The data __
may be plotted on an acetate sheet placed over the photograph. If
relief is so moderate that distances can be scaled directly from the
9-6._ Radial Line Compilation
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The radial line method is used for photograph compilations when

special photogrammetric equipment is not available. The method can
be used easily and accurately if. the photographs are of good quality,
if the relief is moderate, and if several ground control points are included on ttach print. When relief is considerable and an occasional
photograph is se~rely tilted, the compilation is more laborious and
less accurate unless many control points have been surveyed.
The radial line method is ba.sed on the principle of intersection: a
point can be located by -drawing'rays toward it from two or more previously located _points. Figu;e 9-4 illustrates the application of this
principle to aerial photographs. If overlapping vertical photographs
are taken at A and B, as shown in the perspective views, any one point
on the ground, as C, will lie in the vertical plane that includes the
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camera and the point at the center of that photograph (points A' and
B'). It must follow that C will lie on a line (a radial line) that passes
from the center of each print out through the image of C. This will
be true regardless of the relative elevation of points A', B', and C. If
the center points of two overlapping photographs can be marked accurately on a transparent overlay, any point such as C can be located
by placing the overlay on the photographs and drawing the two rays
A'C and B'C. This corrects photograph distances that would otherwise be modified by the effects of relief. The location of centers on the
overlay and the orientation of each print are achieved in part by the
use of ground control and in part by the compilation methods described in the remaining sections of this chapter. Briefly, the steps in
the compilation are as follows:
1. The center points and the points to be intersected are marked
on the prints.
2. The ground control points are plotted on a transparent overlay
at a scale close to the average scale of the prints.
3. The center points of the photographs are located on the overlay
by resecting from the plotted control points.
4. The photograph points are intersected on the overlay by drawing
radial lines from photograph centers.
5. Geologic features, drainage, and culture are penciled on the over-
lay by referring to the locations of photograph centers, intersected
points, and control points.
Materials for the compilation. In addition to the instruments
needed for plotting the control points on the overlay (Section 9-8),
the following materials are needed: several bright-colored opaque inks,
drop-circle compass, pencils ranging from 3B to 6H, file for pointing
pencils, 10-inch triangle, soft eraser, transparent sheet for overlay, tracing paper, black waterproof ink, and crow quill or other fine pens.:
The opaque inks can be prepared by mixing brightest red, green, or'
orange transparent inks with a tempera paint of the same color. They
must be mixed thinly enough so that they will flow readily from the
point of the compass, and they must also be opaque enough when dry
to show clearly against either light or dark areas of a photograph.
The transparent sheet must be large enough for the whole map and
must be as strong and transparent as possible. Frosted plastic drawing
stock and top quality water-resistant linen are suitable. The tracing
paper should be exceedingly transparent.
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9-7. Marking and Transferring Photograph Points
Three kinds of points must be marked on the photographs before

the compilation is started: ( 1) the control points located by the ground
survey, ( 2) the center points of the prints (as A' and B' in Fig. 9-4),
and ( 3) various pass points, which are intersected by the radial line
method and are selected on the basis of their usefulness in compiling
the map. Pass points are typically placed at stream intersections, sharp
turns of contacts or other critical geologic features, or on features of
the culture:. In areas of high relief, almost every feature that must
be plotted accmoately on the map should be located by a pass point.
In areas of low relief, only six pass points are needed on each photograph, and they should be located within the six circles shown in Fig.
9-5. These six points must fall ~ithin the areas of side lap if photographs do not include two or three ground control points.
The various points can be marked on each photograph as follows:
1. Locate the center point on each print by laying a straightedge
against each set of collimation marks and drawing a small cross with
a sharp 3B pencil (Fig. 9-6A).
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2. Fill a drop-circle compass with opaque colored ink and set it to

draw circles approximately 0.2 in. in diameter.
3. Select pass points within the central one third of each print, set
the compass carefully on each point, and draw the circles (Fig. 9-6B ) .
Draw double circles at the needle holes that mark control points.
4. Using an ink of a different color, draw a circle at each center point.
by laying them out and measuring some overall distance on them, as

explained in Section 5--6. The distances determined by the control
survey can be used for this. A scale of 1 : 18,000 is useful for many
plots because it is close to the scale of most photographs and provides
an even scale of 1 in. = 1,500 ft for constructing the control plot.
The control points can be plotted by either the coordinate or the
intersection methods described in Sections 7-11 and &-5. They can
also be traced from the plane table she~ts used to intersect the control,
provided the scale is S].Iitable and tlie sheets have not been distorted
since t~e field season. Each point ~hould be pricked with a fine needle
hole, which is then filled with black ink and marked with a small triangle and the point number or letter.
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The points must now be transferred to all photographs on which they

fall. This can often be done by identifying the marked image on each
adjacent photograph, placing the point of the compass exactly on it,
and drawing a circle of the same size and color as that drawn around
the original point. If it is not certain that the 'transfers can be made
accurately in this way, the following steps can be followed:
1. Starting at one end of a flight line, obtain a stereoscopic image

of the first stereo pair, using a magnifying stereoscope. The colored
circles as well as the needle holes made by the compass will appear to
be superimposed on the photographic image, although they are drawn
on only one photograph.
2. Looking into the stereoscope, place the point of the compass onto
the unmarked photograph, exactly where the needle hole seems to lie.
Look away for a moment to rest the eyes and then back again to be
sure the compass is placed correctly. Draw a circle of the same size
and color as that used on the marked print.
3. Put the compass to one side and examine the stereo image. If the
transfer was made correctly, the two circles will merge and will appear
to lie exactly at the same level as the needle hole in the print.
4. If the circle appears to float above the ground, quickly and gently
wipe away the inked circle with a damp cloth and relocate it.
The last two steps should also be used to check circles transferred by
inspection. When all transfers have been completed and checked, lay,
out the photographs to make sure that all points have been transferred.
It is inconvenient to draw circles after the compilation has been ,:;tarted.
9-8. Plotting Control on the Overlay
An overlay is prepared for the radial line compilation by plotting

the ground control points on a transparent sheet. The scale of this
overlay must be close to the scale of the photographs if tracing methods
are to be used to construct the map ( Section 9-11 ) . If projection
methods will be used, the scales of the overlay and photographs need
not be the same. The average scale of the photographs is determined
9-9. Compiling Points from Controlled Photographs
The radial line method can be used quickly and precisely to compile
a ma,p from photographs that include three or more intersected control
points.-._. The photographs are first marked with radial rays that pass
from the center out through the control points (Fig. 9-7A). This can
be done either with a transparent triangle and a sharp 3B pencil, or,
if the pripts are so dark that the pencil lines cannot be seen through the
overlay, with a ruling pen and par,tly opaque yellow ink.
The compilation should be started at one end of a flight line where
relief is moderate. The steps are as follows:
1. Fasten the first photograph to a smooth surface with drafting tape
and orient the overlay so each control point on the overlay lies exactly
over the corresponding radial line on the print (Fig. 9-7B). This will
orient the photograph correctly unless the center falls on the circle that
passes through the control points used in the location (see Section
&-11).
2. Using a sharp hard pencil and a triangle, draw a small cross over
the center of the photograph, then draw a line through the center of
the cross and over the circle marking the center transferred from the
next photograph (Fig. 9-7C).
3. With the overlay still in place, draw radial lines across each pass
point of the underlying photograph (Fig. 9-7D).
4. Tape down the next photograph and shift the overlay until the
control points lie exactly over the radial lines drawn on the print, just
as in step 1. Draw a center cross and radial lines as in steps 2 and 3
(Fig. 9-7E). Unless one of the photographs is severely tilted, the sec-
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ond photograph center should lie exactly on the center line drawn for
the first photograph.
5. Tape down the third photograph and orient and mark the overlay
as before. The radial lines to pass points that lie in the overlap area
of the first and second prints (as M and N in Fig. 9-7F) should now
make three-line intersections.
6. Plot the other photographs of the Hight strip by the same procedure, and then plot adjoining Hight strips.
When completed, the overlay will show a series of Hight lines with
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It is possible to use tl;J.e radial line method (or photographs that do

not include enough control points to be oriented by the method just
described. If the photographs do not combine severe tilt with high
relief, the method will be reasonably precise. A single tilted photograph can throw an uncontrolled Hight line out of orientation, and the
wing points and centers must then be adjusted by using adjacent Hight
lines. These adjustments may take as much time as intersecting control points in the field; however, if the map need not be precise, they
can be estimated quite readily.
To start the cObJ.pilation, all photographs with three or more control
points are plotted on the overlay. The remainder of the compilation
consists primarily of filling in between these anchor photographs. The
photographs between the closest two controlled pictures should be
compiled first, and the longest series-of uncontrolled photographs last.
The photographs can be compiled as follows:
1. Orient a photograph with three or more control points, using the
procedure given in step 1, Section 9-9.
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2. Draw a cross at the center of the print and draw center lines across
both transferred center circles as well as across all pass points.
3. On an adjacent print, mark radial rays to the control points that
fall in the overlap area of the controlled print.
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the center line lies over the cen.ter of the print and the control points
lie over the radial lines drawn on the print (Fig. 9-8A).
5. Draw the center line to the next center and draw radial rays over
all pass points (Fig. 9-SB).
6. If the next photograph has no control points, draw radial rays
through the two pass points intersected in the last step ( R and S in
Fig. 9-8B).
7. Tape this photograph down and shift the overlay until its center
point lies under the center line on the overlay and the radial rays (to
pass points R and S) lie under the intersections made on the overlay
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(Fig. 9-8C). If the overlay cannot be oriented so the points and lines
coincide, check the previous constructions carefully. Any remaining
error is probably caused by tilt, and the points can usually be brought
closer to coincidence by shifting the overlay slightly off the center
points of the photograph or by twisting it slightly from the flight line
orientation. Any residual errors should be adjusted after the adjacent
flight lines are plotted.
8. Draw the center line to the next photograph and all radial lines to
pass points (Fig. 9-8D).
9. Prepare and use the next uncontrolled photograph as in steps 6,
7, and 8, and continue until the compilation has gone halfway to the
next controlled photograph; then begin the same procedure at this
photograph, working back in the opposite direction.
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of photographs. The correction of these errors can often be facilitated

by transferring the centers and intersected pass points of a given Hight
line onto a separate strip of tracing paper. The strip is then shifted
on the overlay until its pass points are brought into coincidence with
those intersected 011, the adjacent Hight strip. In some cases, the flight
line on the overlay will clearly hinge out of orientation at one photograph; in other cases, the errors of the plot will be so complex that they
must be corrected by trial-and-error approximations.
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If there is appreciable disagreement where the two plots meet, they

should not be adjusted until adjacent flight lines have been plotted, for
well-controlled photographs in these lines may resolve the errors in the
first line. In Fig. 9-9, for example, a line of photographs started at
center A can be brought into line at centers G and H by satisfying the
pass-point intersections I and K made on an adjacent controlled pair
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9-11. Compiling Photograph Data
The control points, center points, and pass point~ plotted on the overlay can now be used as a basis for transferring geologic features, drainage, and culture from the photographs to the overlay. The pencil rays
and photograph numbers on the overlay should be erased and the
points marked permanently in ink, or the positio~s of the points 'should
be traced on a fresh overlay. The compilation will be facilitated if
small ink circles are drawn around pass points, small triangles drawn
around control points, and crosses drawn at center points. This should
btl done with a blue transparent ink that will not be photographed or
printed when the final map is reproduced. The final overlay sheet must
be strong enough to withstand considerable erasing, and pencils used
on it must be soft enough (typically lH to 3H) so they do not crease it.
Some photographs have such weak contrast or such strong vegetation patterns that it is necessary to use a stereoscope to see their drainage lines and ridge lines. These lines must be delineated on the photographs before they can be transferred, as by marking them with yellow
or orange ink. It is easiest to delineate streams by placing photographs
in reverse order under the stereoscope, because the peculiar appearance
of the pseudoscopic image makes streams very apparent.
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The transferring should be started where relief is low and where

photographs have scales nearly the same as the scale of the overlay.
When the overlay is oriented over one of these photographs, the center
point and nearby pass points should so nearly coincide with the marks
on the overlay that the features in the central part of the photograph
can be traced directly onto the overlay. In cases where the scales
differ moderately, the transfer can be started by placing the overlay at
the photograph center and dra~ing the features immediately around
this point. Then the overlay can be shifted so as to coincide with the
nearest pass point. After the features around this point are drawn,
it is shifted again to the next pass point, and so on. The features between these small areas can be completed by shifting the overlay
progressively from one register to another; for example, the features
halfway between two points are drawn when the overlay is set as
shown in Fig. 9-lOA. Features that do not lie between two points
can be drawn by placing the overlay so as to satisfy the spacing of
three points (Fig. 9-lOB). If the three points are at about the same
elevation, this can be done precisely by drawing three rays toward the
feature being transferred. If their elevations differ considerably (and
especially if they lie well to one side of the center of the photograph),
the amount and direction of offset caused by relief must be estimated
( Section 5-3 ) .
Transferring features from photographs with little relief simply requires enlarging or reducing the photograph features to the scale of
the overlay. Adjustable sketchmasters and reflecting projectors can , .
be used to do this rapidly and accurately. Simple enlargement or reduction, however, will not be suitable for areas with considerable relief. Patient comparisons must then be made between the points and
the topography, and it is necessary to use a stereoscope to check the
transfers. If streams ar.d ridge lines have been transferred in detail,
Positions of overlay points (solid circles) relative to photograph points

(dashed circles) in transferring a stream from print to overlay.
Fig. 9-10.
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geologic features can sometimes be added accurately by examining

the photographs stereoscopically and transferring by estimation.
Transferring symbols. It is usually easiest to plot structure symbols
after drainage, culture, and geologic lines have been completed. The
symbols can be plotted directly with a protractor if the strike direction
has been lettered on the back of the prints or in the notes. If this
system has not been used, the overlay must first be oriented over the
photograph so that its true north direction is parallel to the north
arrow on the photograph. The overlay is then shift~d from one symbol
to the next, in this same orientation, and each symbol is traced onto it.
9-12. Checking the ~ap and Drawing ~ross Sections
The principal jpb in completing the map is to check the first pencil
compilation careflilly against the photographs; this should be done
before the cross sections are compiled. It is best to do the checking
with a stereoscope, working systematically through one flight line at
a time. The m(jor lines and features will already be drawn accurately,
but much detail can generally be added. This is an important step
since details of the drainage and culture will give other geologists their
only means of locating geologic features in the field. The pencil draft
and cross sections shoulcj. be completed before either are inked. Suggestions for the final drafting are given in Section 11-10.
References Cited
American Society of Photogrammetry, 1952, Manual of photoirammetry, 2nd ed.:
Washington, D.C., 876 pp.
Moffitt, F. H., 1959, Photogrammetry: Scranton, ~a., International Textbook Co.,
155 pp.
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10-2. Detailed Surface Maps and Sections
10-1. General Nature of Detailed Studies
Detailed geologic studies usually require one or more of the following operations: topographic and geologic mapping at scales larger than
1 in. = 200 ft; cleaning or excavating of exposures; drilling; mapping
of underground workings; and extensive sampling. Generally, these
operations can be used to advantage wherever geologic features must
be studied in a thorough, quantitative way. They are commonly
used in economic studies, for example, to improve the quarrying of a
gypsum body or the underground mining of a coal seam or copper deposit. In addition to their economic uses, however, they may also
solve a great variety of noneconomic problems, such as the origin of
a complex igneous body, the degree of alteration around an intrusion,
or the effects of deformation on a sandstone. Because they are costly
and time consuming, these operations are done only after preliminary
studies have shown they are justified.
The regional geologic setting of local studies should be worked out
thoroughly; otherwise the significance of many rock units or structures might be overlooked. The magnitude and age of most faults,
for instance, cannot be determined from maps of small areas alone.
Two kinds of preliminary studies should be considered: ( 1) regional
reconnaissance of rock units and structures and ( 2) mapping at intermediate scales ( 1:24,000 to 1: 62,500) around the area of specific interest. The first study defines the areas or features that should be
covered by the second; together the two indicate which operations
should be used in the final local study.
The local study itself should be started with mapping, for drilling,
excavating, and sampling cannot be planned effectively until detailed
surface and underground maps are well underway. Excavating and
drilling should be overseen directly by the geologist or geologist-engineer lest critical relations are destroyed before he sees them. Besides insuring that he receives data promptly, this can increase the
effectiveness, or reduce the cost, of a given program accordingly. The
geologist or engineer should also supervise the sampling to make sure
the samples will be as meaningful as possible.
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Detailed studies generally require topographic and geologic maps

with scales of 1 in. = 200 ft to 1 in. = .10 or 20 ft. These maps are
most useful if they are outcrop maps (Section 4-8). Excavating and
drilling, for example, can be planned most effectively from outcrop
maps, on which facts are clearly separated from inferred or projected
relations.
Although the mapping methods described in Chapters -7. and 8 can
be used for some projects, more precise methods may be needed. Control points must be numerous and accurate enough to give exact tie-ins
with property lines, and control surveys of mining properties must
relate underground and su,rface workings preciseiy. For properties
that will be worked for some time, it is desirable to set up a coordinate
system and stake out coordinate points with a transit and tape. Doing
so permits accurate resetting of stakes removed during development.
For both legal and geolbgical reasons, several control points should be
placed permanently enough to be reoccupied years later. A permanent
marker can be made by cementing a brass bar or plate into a solid rock
outcrop.
All geological features that might conceivably be useful should be
plotted. Stratigraphic details that might be used for correlations are
especially important. A single layer of chert nodules in a limestone,
for example, may be valuable in later correlations with subsurface
workings. Kinds and intensities of weathering and other alterations
are pertinent to many projects, as are lithologic characteristics that
affect the strength of rocks. The distribution of joints and broken or
partially shea\'ed rock is especially critical to most engineering studies.
Joints are commonly plotted individually at sites for dams or other
heavy construction, and special notation is given to fractures that are
open or that bear altered or broken rock.
Contours that must be located within a foot or two of their true position on the ground can be mapped by walking out level lines, rather
than by interpolating between scattered elevations (Section 8-13).
If contours must be located more precisely in some places than others,
their relative reliability can be shown by using solid lines for accurate
ones and dashed lines for sketched ones. In economic studies, dumps
should be contoured in enough detail so their volumes can be computed accurately. Most man-made features should be plotted to
scale, and if the area is to be trenched or drilled, buried pipelines and
powerlines should also be shown.
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of cross section paper is fastened to the plane table sheet (right).
A large ( 24 X 31 in.) plane table board is desirable for many

projects, although it is cumbersome in rough terrain. Plane table
sheets should be waterproof and strong enough to take repeated erasures ( Section 6-8). Stadia sights in detailed surveys are usually short;
thus they can be made easily with a surveyor's leveling rod, which
can be read directly to hundredths of a foot.
Detailed vertical sections. In many mining and construction projects, it may be useful to plot steep, large cuts as vertical cross sections.
This can be done directly on a plane table by constructing a vertical
projection (Fig. 10-1). If the slope is too steep for stadia measurements, vertical angles can be used to compute vertical distances. If
this method is too slow to use at a working face, as during rapid quarrying or excavation, an enlarged photograph can be used as a
base on which to plot contacts, depths of overburden, and locations of
samples. Dimensions can be scaled or estimated from the print if the
distances between a few key points on the photograph are measured
on the ground. To be precise, however, these measurements must
take into account the distances between the points and the camera
(see Moffitt, 1959).
and excavating are usually done with a bulldozer or mechanized ditchdigger. Thin soil and overburden can be hosed off if water under high
pressure is available. When funds do not permit these large-scale
methods, trenching with a pick an9- shovel may be very effective. Even
in the most modest projects, contacts covered by thin soil can be
exposed quickly with a folding entrenching tool (Fig. 10-2).
Drilling. Drills can be used to determine the position of geologic
structures, to measure subsurface units, and to sample rocks and ores.
Core drills, especially diamond drills, are particularly ,useful for drilling
long distances in hard rdcks. The diamond drill consists of a tube with
small diamonds mounted in the bit end. As the drillis rotated, it cuts
a cylindrical core of rock, unless the rock is so fractured or friable that
it crumbles. Some drl].ls are pulled from the hole after each 5 or 10 ft
have been drilled, and the core is removed and placed in a core box.
Other kinds of drills permit longer intervals to be cored. As the core
is examined, all rocks, ores, and geologic structures should be described
in a log of the hok (Section 12-10). Where rocks are so friable or
fractured that no core is recovered, the log can be augmented in part
by records of the rate of drilling and water loss in the uncored interval.
The finely ground sludge from the drill hole should be sieved, cleaned,
and examined microscopically to identify the uncored rocks. The
s-ludge is also collected for assays.
The diamond drill can be pointed in almost any direction and used
either underground or on the surface. Occasionally, however, long
holes are deflected appreciably from their initial direction, especially
where they cross bedding or other structures obliquely. It is then
necessary to survey the course of the hole with especially designed
equipmel'tt (Collins, 1946; McKinstry, 1Q48).
Other drills may be used where materials are soft, where drilling
distances are short, or where geological targets are simple. Hand- or
10-3. Cleaning, Excavating, and Drilling
If the outcrop map shows that exposures are not adequate to delineate critical features or to sample efficiently, excavating or drilling
may be necessary. Trenching at right angles to the strike is particularly effective for uncovering steeply dipping planar structur_es, as a
contact, a thin bed, or a vein. Pits can generally be carried to greater
depths and are better suited for measuring or sampling gently dipping
beds or veins, or unstratified igneous bodies. Large-scale cleaning
Fig. 10-2.
6 in,
Folding entrenching tool.
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machine-driven augers will often get adequate samples of surficial

or soft rocks. Miners' hammer drills and other percussion drills can
be used in harder rocks (Jackson and Knaebei, 1932). Methods of
logging drill holes by examining disaggregated or pulverized rock
are the same as those used for well cuttings (Section 12-10).
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10-4. Underground Mapping
Mines and tunnels can provide exceptionally fresh and complete

exposures of rocks, ores, and structures; they should therefore be
mapped regardless of whether the study is an economic one. Permission must first be obtained to enter and work on a property. If the
property is not being worked, information on available maps and the
safety with which workings can be entered should be obtained from
an owner or lessee. When this is not possible, information can sometimes be gained from publications or state and county records. Abandoned and undescribed workings can often be entered safely if one is
accompanied by someone experienced in mining.
In addition to ordinary field equipment, the following items are
needed for underground mapping:
1. A hard hat and attached carbide or electric lamp.
2. A map case to hold 82 X 11 in. sheets, as the aluminum clip.
folder described in Section 1-3; this will be more serviceable if a
leather pencil holder is riveted to an outside face.
3. A 100-foot cloth tape of good quality.
4. Adequately warm and waterproof boots and clothing that will
not get in the way when climbing through narrow openings.
Gear should be carried so one's hands can be completely free. Because a large back-pack is likely to be cumbersome, most of the_
equipment should be hung from the belt or placed inside the shirt; a
hunter's vest or jacket with a large inside pocket can be used for
carrying samples.
Where mine maps are available, 8 X 10 in. work sheets that will
cover the workings piece by piece should be prepared. The scale of
these maps is typically 1 in. = 20 ft, 1 in. = 40 ft, or 1 in. = 50 ft.
They should be traced directly in pencil or ink from up-to-date master
maps. Wet workings should be anticipated by using plastic or vellum
sheets, preferably ruled with a l-inch grid. Coordinate lines and numbers should be entered on the work sheets. If there are no coordinates,
a north-south and east-west grid can be numbered and carried from
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one sheet to the next so that sheets can be connected readily without
the office map. Transit survey points will be used for measurements
underground and must therefore be traced precisely. Finally, each
sheet should show the name of the workings, the scale, and the names
of the geologists. A typical work sheet is shown in Fig. 10-3; the symbols used are explained in Appendix 4.
The following terms, which are often used on work sheets, should
be understood before going underground:
SQ,!lft-relatively narrow working excavated from the surface; it may
be vertical or inclined.
Raise-narrow vertical or inclined working excavated upward from
underground.
Winze-narrow vertical or inclined working excavated downward
from underground.
Level-groups of tunnel-like workings that lie approximately the
same distance below the surface in a given mine.
Adit-tunnel-like entrance to a mine.
Drift-tunnel-like working along a vein.
Crosscut-tunnel-like working that intersects a vein.
Stope-an underground working from which ore has been extracted,
either above (overhand) or below (underhand) a level.
Back-ceiling of a working.
Face or breast-wall at the end of a working.
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Before mapping starts, the workings should be reconnoitered to determine ( 1) the general nature of the rock units, the ore, and the
principal structures, ( 2) how much the walls must be cleaned, and
( 3) the accessibility of old workings. Survey data applying to stopes
and other irregular or partly filled openings should be drawn on the
work sheets or on separate vertical sections. Assay maps should also
be studied.
It is advantageous to start mapping where rocks are fresh and
structurally uncomplicated. A hundred feet or so of walls are examined first. If they are dirty, it is necessary to scrub them with a
brush and water or to chip them at closely spaced intervals with a
hammer. The types of rocks, ores, and alterations are plotted on the
work sheet, either with pencil patterns or colors (Fig. 10-4). Contacts, faults, and other structures are shown by the usual symbols.
Mining geologists often use green for faults and red for ore. Where
planar structures can be traced from one side of a working to the
other, their strike can be found by standing with one's back against
the plane in one wall and sighting a level compass line to the same
plane on the other wall. Many strikes and dips can also be measured
by method I of Section 2-7.
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fig. 1~5.
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Work sheet, showing cross section of raise.
Features aJ:e located on the map by the procedures used in all

tape traverses. The measurements should be based as much as possible on established transit traverse points. These points are generally
marked by numbered brass buttons ( spads) in wooden wedges driven
into the back or wall. The positions plotted on the map should refer
to one datum level within a given working; this is commonly taken
as 3)'2 ft ("waist height") above the track level. Structures that do
not intersect this level (for example, Hat faults exposed near the back)
must be shown in cross sections or described in an accessory note
that ,gives the elevation above the datum. These entries should be
made directly on the work sheets (Fig. 10-4). Many accessory measurements may be needed to show the details of sinuous or irregular
contacts or faults. Folds are shown as horizontal projections of beds
in the datum plane, with plunges plotted as usual. Bifurcating faults
should be checked carefully to determine whether one cuts the other
or whether they are branches of one fault. Plotting should be done
underground, where continuity of structures and units can be checked
at once.
When walls of workings are generalized or incomplete, they should
be redrawn to fit important geologic features. Features in raises,
winzes, and shafts can be plotted on accessory cross sections inserted
in blank areas of the work sheets ( Fig. 10-5). Sections of inclined
workings can be drawn readily by using the bearing and inclination of
the fadder that lies along the footwall, and then measuring distances
up the ladder to geologic features. Only the approximate outlines of
stopes are generally shown on mine maps, though the stopes may be
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inclined or irregular and extend through large vertical distances. If

possible, they should be plotted as a series of cross sections and
horizontal sections. Data on inaccessible stopes can often be obtained
from the mine engineer or miners.
If there are no mine maps, walls and geologic features must be
mapped concurrently. Wherever possible the traverses should be
controlled by transit-traverse points. If this cannot be done, the tapecompass traverse method described in Section 3-5 should be used, for
magnetic disturbances in most mines are considerable. Horizontal
angles in level or gently inclined workings may also be turned with a
peep-sight alidade and traverse board. Differences in elevation cari
be determined with a hand level and clinometer (Sections 2-5 and
2-6).
Safety. The foreman or manager of a property should be consulted
regarding the mining methods, schedule of blasting, signals for hoisting men and ore, and rules for safety. Carelessness underground can
cause serious accidents. The most common dangers are those of
dislodging a loose block from the back or sending a chip flying into
the eye (safety glasses are recommended). Traverse stations should
never be taken at the bottoms of ore chutes or in places where moving
trains or skips may be a danger. Old ladders should be tried with
caution, for rotted timbers may appear stronger than they are. The
air in unventilated workings should be tested for carbon dioxide with
a match or carbide lamp (the flame will turn orange and smoke if
oxygen is scarce). For the safety of others, tracks and walkways ,
should be cleared at once of debris knocked from the walls or back.
10-5. Sampling
The kinds and numbers of samples needed will vary greatly with .
the purpose of a project and its geological situation. Plans for sampling
should be based as much as possible on knowledge of sampling plans
used elsewhere on similar deposits. Examples of such sampling
plans are given by Parks ( 1949), Jackson and Knaebel ( 1932), Pitcher
and Sinha ( 1958), Grout ( 1932), and Shaw ( 1956). Alternate
sampling plans can be evaluated statistically to determine which is
likely to give the information needed with least effort and expense.
Statistical methods should also be used when determining the significance of sample data. Methods of statistical evaluation are described by Dixon and Massey (1951), Hoel (1960), and Wallis and
Roberts (1956).
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Spot samples. Spot samples are single, relatively small speclmens,

for example, the hand specimens used to identify and interpret rocks
during mapping. Well-chosen spot samples assist in gaining an understanding of geologic events and in laying plans for more thorough
sampling. Unlike the random samples used .for some purposes, spot
samples should be selected at particular places to answer specific questions. General suggestions for collecting spot samples are:
1. Collect samples that are truly representative of the units being

studied.
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2. Collect at contacts or where structural and stratigraphic relations
can best be determined.
3. Collect oriented samples where directional -relations may be
important.
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4. Collect where new teXtures or small-scale structures are superimposed on older ones.
5. Collect fresh materials if possible, but do not slight important
rocks because they are weathered.
Testing hypotheses with serial samples. Several samples collected
in one or more series can often be used to test given hypotheses. The
contact between two igneous rocks, for example, might show gradations suggesting emplacement of one magma against another; critical
mineral reactions in the gradation could be tested by series of samples
extending across the contact zone. Serial samples might also be used
to determine changes in a soil profile, to study the differences between
adjacent riCht and lean segments of an ore body, or to compare compositions within graded beds. Because the samples are collected to
test and augment existing evidence, they should be selected after
comprehensive examination of outcrops. They will generally be connected on the basis of some known or highly probable structural relationship; nonetheless, the collector must guard lest he bias his selections. Because the numbers of samples must always be limited, the
samples should be distributed to give the maximum amount of information. Where a local, thorough picture of variations is required,
the samples should be concentrated on a few traverses across the
sample unit. Generally, however, it is preferable to collect a few
samples from each of many traverses across the unit, for the lateral as
well as the vertical variations may then be estimated. Flinn ( 1959)
has evaluated several serial sampling plans statistically.
Sampling to find variations. When heterogeneity is obscure, or

when it does not show clear geographic trends, samples can be used
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Sampling the linear outcrop of a unit on a nested plan.

indicate specimen localities.
Fig. 10-6.
Small circles
to determine if there are significant variations within a unit. Grain

sizes in a sandstone, for example, may seem to vary sporadically at
scattered localities, yet it may be important for petroleum or groundwater exploration to determine if there are regional trends in these
variations. Such problems require sampling on both regional and
local levels, for the significance of regional variations can be understood only when the degree of local variation has been established.
Some units are so homogeneous at each outcrop, and within any oneacre area, that small regional variations can be established with great
confidence. In other units, local heterogeneity is so great that major
regional variations can be detected only by using large numbers of
samples. The sampling plan used in such studies must insure that
samples will be selected randomly; otherwise statistical evaluations
will not be valid. These requirements are met by the general method
called nested sampling. This method is illustrated by the example
given in Fig. 10-6, which shows the linear outcrop of a rock unit. The
outcrop line has been divided into major and minor segments, which
form the basis for sampling. Sample localities are marked in all (or
most) major segments by randomly selecting two minor segment.
points. Two samples are collected at all (or most) localities. If rock .
cannot be exposed at a given point, the nearest possible site is used.
After the samples have been analyzed for whatever data may be useful,
the data are evaluated statistically. Krumbein and Tukey ( 1956) have
described how several kinds of data can be evaluated simultaneously;
they have also described examples of several kinds of nested sampling
plans.
Sampling for bulk composition. Bulk composition of a body is determined by collecting enough small, random samples so that their
average closely approaches the composition of the entire body. If
the body is fine-grained and homogeneous, only one small sample is
needed. If it is heterogeneous, the number of samples needed increases rapidly with the degree of heterogeneity. The bulk composition
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body," using four groups of equi-spaced samples.
of many bodies can be determined only within broad limits; thus the
limits allowable for a given study should be considered at the outset.
The precision of the.-analytical methods that will be used should also
be considered (see Ahrens, 1950; Fairbairn et al., 1951).
To keep to a minimum the number of samples analyzed, the body
should first be evaluated by comparisons with other sampled bodies.
Samples must be distributed so as to provide a statistically valid
(random) measure of the entire body; they could, for example, be
spaced evenly on the horizontal coordinates and levels of a mine or
at intersections of a rectangular grid on the surface. Materials must
be collected as flosely as possible to the prescribed points. If they
must be distributed unevenly, it is necessary to weight each sample
according to the distances from adjacent samples (Parks, 1949, ch. 4).
The number ~f samples analyzed can sometimes be minimized by
collecting the samples in several groups, each distributed evenly over
the body (Fig. 10-7). One group of samples is analyzed first, and
their average composition (mean) and some measure of the degree
to which they differ (as their standard deviation) are computed. The
standard-deviation will show the approximate reliability of the average
composition. If the average is too indefinite, a second group of samples
is analyzed and a new total mean and standard deviation computed.
This procedure is repeated until the overall mean can be shown to
lie within limits that are small enough to satisfy the purpose of the
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Sampling for dfstribution of compositions. When a large number
of samples can be used, it may be possible to determine the distribu-
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Three methods of collecting an average sample of a gross unit. (A)

Channel sample. (B) Chips collected at a specified interval. (C) Chips collected
so as to represent sub-units within the total unit.
Fig. IG-8.
tion of compositions or values within a body. This is often done in

mines to locate high-grade trends or "shoots" of ore. The method may
also be used to help determine the causes of compositional variations
within rock bodies. The samples may be collected on the same plans
as those used for determining bulk composition; however, it is now
necessary to collect them so that the bulk composition at each locality
is represented reliably. If a bed or vein is homogeneous from top
to bottom, only one small sample is needed from each locality, and
lateral variations within the body can be determined with great exactness. In the usual case, however, the bed or vein will be variable in
any single section, and sufficient material must be collected to give
a reliable average at that particular place. The greater the variations.,
the more thoroughly each section must be sampled. Where variations
are extreme, it may be necessary to cut a channel of constant width
and depth across the unit (Fig. 10-8.A). This is commonly done for
heterogeneous ore veins. Where variations are moderate or are restricted to comparatively few components, a representative sample
can be obtained by taking chips spaced at a predetermined interval
(Fig. 10-8B ) . This will be a random sample across the unit at that
place. Finally, where a few homogeneous subunits constitute the total
unit, specimens may be taken from each subunit (Fig. 10-8C). Each .
specimen of these stratified samples must be weighted according to
the thickness of the subunit from which it came.
Before beginning sampling, it may be advantageous to test the degree of heterogeneity within several sections of the unit. This can
be done by collecting channel, chip, and stratified samples of typical
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sections and comparing analyses made from them. The cheapest or ..

easiest method of obtaining adequate samples can then be chosen.
Sampling methods. Surfaces should be cleaned before cutting or
chipping samples. Even fresh-appearing materials can change appreciably if exposed for some time underground pr on the surface.
Channels are generally made 1 in. deep and 2 to 4 in. across. If the
rock is hard, the channels must be cut with a hammer weighing 2 to
3 lb and either a cold chisel or moil (a piece of drill steel pointed at
one end).
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Sample localities should be plotted on maps or sections and described fully in the notes, with a drawing showing the dimensions and
character of the unit sampled. The source and number of the sample
should be marked clearly on the outcrop so that the outcrqp can be
resampled if necessary. The sample should be placed in a dust-proof
bag that is labeled clearly.- :The sa~ples may also be registered in a
sample book that is numbered in duplicate with the sample numbers.
Samples collected in bulk, as channel or chip samples, are crushed and
divided into smatter portions for analysis and storage. This division
should, if possible, be made with a mechanical splitter.
Bias of samples. Sample data can be biased and therefore misleading if specifications for sampling are not followed closely. Channels cut across irregular surfaces must be collected or weighted so as
to represent the average across the unit (Fig. 10-9). Channel samples
must not include fragments from outside the prescribed limits, and
chip samples must be collected at the predetermined interval, regardless of spectacular materials that do not lie at an interval point.
Unit
to be
sampled
Fig. IG-9. Diagrammatic section through a working with uneven walls, showing
why some parts of a channel sample have to be weighted relative to other parts
(compare segments a and b ) .
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If only fresh rocks are collected, the bulk will be biased against
rocks containing unstable minerals, and if only outcrops are sampled,
the bulk will be biased relative to weak rocks. A particularly large
error can occur when diamond drill holes are sampled only from the
core rather than from the core, fragmental materials, and sludge.
Bias can also be introduced by modifying samples after they are
collected. Possibilities for fraud in mine sampling are manifold; some
examples are described by Hoover ( 1948).
11-1. General Nature of Geologic Reports
References Cited
Ahrens, L. H., 1950, What to expect from a standard spectrochemical analysis of
common silicate rock types: American Journal of Science, v. 248, pp. 142-145.
Collins, J. J., 1946, Some problems involved in the interpretation of diamond-drillhole sampling and surveying: Mining Technalogy, American Institute of Mining
and Metallurgical Engineers, Technical Publication 1842, pp. 1-28.
Dixon, W. ]., and F. J. Massey, 1951, Introduction to statistical analysis: New
York, McGraw-Hill Book Co., 370 pp.
Fairbairn, H. W., et al., 1951, A cooperative investigation of precision and accuracy
in chemical, spectrochemical and modal analysis of silicate rocks: U.S. Geological Survey, Bulletin 980, 71 pp.
Flinn, Derek, 1959, An application of statistical analysis to petrochemical data:
Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, v. 17, pp. 161-175.
Grout, F. F., 1932, Rock sampling for chemical analysis: American Journal of
Science, v. 24, pp. 394-404.
Hoel, P. G., 1960, Elementary statistics: New York, John Wiley and Sons, 261 pp.
Hoover, T. J., 1948, The economics of mining: Stanford, Stanford University Press,
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Jackson, C. F., and J. B. Knaebel, 1932, Sampling and estimation of ore deposits:
U.S. Bureau of Mines, Bulletin 356, 15.5 pp.
Krumbein, W. C., and J. W. Tukey, 1956, Multivariate analysis of mineralogic,.
lithologic, and chemical composition of rock bodies: Journal of Sedimentary
Petrology, v. 26, pp. 322-337.
McKinstry, H. E., 1948, Mining geology: New York, Prentice-Hall, 680 pp.
Moffitt, F. H., 1959, Photogrammetry: Scranton, Pa., International Textbook Co.,
455 pp.
Parks, R. D., 1949, Examination and valuation of mineral property, 3rd ed.: Cambridge, Mass., Addison-Wesley, 504 pp.
Pitcher, W. S., and R. C. Sinha, 1958, The petrochemistry of the Ardara aureole:
Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London, v. 113, pp. 398-408.
Shaw, D. M., 1956, Geochemistry of pelitic rocks (Part III: Major elements and ,
general geochemistry): Bulletin of the Geological Society of America, v. 67,
pp. 919-934.
Wallis, W. A., and H. V. Roberts, 1956, Statistics, a new approach: Glencoe,
Ill., The Free Press, 646 pp.
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A complete, well-written report is an extremely important part of a

geologic project; without it, the best possible field study will be of little
value to other persons. The general nature of the report will depend on
the nature of the project. SoRte reports are general descriptions of
relatively unknown areas; many others are more detailed accounts of
certain rock associations or economic deposits; still others are recommendations regarding engineering structures, land management, or
exploration for mineral commodities. To fulfil its purpose, each report
will differ somewhat i,p organization, length, and style. Regardless of
special emphasis, however, the basic purposes of a report are ( 1)
to describe accurately what has been observed and ( 2) to synthesize
and explain geologic relationships and events. The descriptive parts
of the report should be as complete yet as concise as possible. In most
cases this requires maximum. use of maps, sections, tables, and graphs.
These illustrations are often so important that they should be prepared first and the report written around them.
The explanation OJt conclusions of the report must be synthesized
directly from facts; they should not merely express the writer's point
of view. By presen~ing his data without bias of opinion, the writer
acknowledges that some readers ,may arrive at somewhat different
conclusions than his own. The intrinsic value of a report therefore
depends mainly on the field study it describes. Its usefulness, however,
can be increased by careful organization, clear writing, and wellthought-out illustrations.
11-2. Organizing and Starting the Report
The report should be organized and started in the field or as soon

after the field season as possible. The first complete draft must be
finished in an office where there are drafting and library facilities and
where fossils, rocks, ~nd minerals can be identified exactly. If pos.
sible, the map and other detailed illustrations should be prepared
before the report is written. Most literature will have been read before
and during the field season, but pertinent items should be reread be185
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fore writing the report. Field notes should be paginated in chronological order and then reviewed systematically. Some geologists find it
useful to reshuffie or cut note pages so that all items pertaining to a
certain part of the report are brought together; others prefer to leave
their notes intact and to make lists or card files of items pertaining to
particular sections of the report.
The main divisions of the report should be set down first, and then
its subdivisions and details filled in in outline form. The outline that
follows presents the main parts and principal subdivisions of a typical
geologic report.
b. Unconformities (unless described adequately under rock

units).
c. Folds, in order of importance or age, or both.
d. Faults, as in order for folds, including pertinent relationships
to folds or other structures.
e. Structures formed in and around intrusive bodies.
V. Geomorphology.
a. Descriptions of older erosion surfaces and other modified features.
b. Present erosion silrfaces, stream patterns, and erosive processes.
c. Interpretation of structural or climatic changes shown by land
forms.
VI. Geologic history: chronologie interpretation of processes, structural events, and paleogeography.
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I. Introduction.
a. Purpose of project, including review or explanation of any
specific problems.
b. Dates and general procedure of the project.
c. Acknowledgments of help received.
d. Geographic setting.
1. Location (a small index map will generally suffice).
2. Accessibility, if not obvious from maps.
3. Nature and distribution of principal geographic features.
4. Vegetation, climate, and land use (generally stated briefly).
II. Regional geologic setting.
a. Nature and distribution of principal rock systems, series, or
formations.
b. Major structures, in chronological order wherever possible.
c . . Summary of regional geologic history, if appropriate.
III. Rock units.
a. Introduction to the general nature, thickness, and grouping
of the stratigraphic sequence, including brief descriptions of
general stratigraphic problems, if any.
b. Systematic description of rock 'units, starting with oldest.
1. Nomenclature (explanation of name used for unit, with reference to past usage) .
2. General lithology, distribution, shape, and thickness of unit.
3. Detailed description of lithology, including lateral variations.
4. Definition of contacts, if not included in lithology.
5. Fossils, if any.
6. Age and origin of unit.
IV. Structures.
a. Brief introductory description of trends and interrelations of
principal structural features.
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The introductory sections should" pertain directly to the main subject. Climate, vegetatio~nd land use can usually be described adequately in a few sentences, unless the region is especially remote or
the report is concerned chiefly with economics. Descriptions of geographic features can be kept concise and clear by including a pagesize map of the region. Special field or laboratory methods should be
described in an additional section of the introduction, and another
section may be needed to define important terms whose usage is not
widely standardized.
The section on regiorlal geology provides an important framework
for the detailed descriptions of the report. This is a section that will
require a thorough winnowing of the literature. When items unsupported by adequate' data are used, their source and probable reliability
must be noted. A separate section presenting a chronological review
of geologic work done in or near the area may be added in some cases,
but a critical evaluation of important contributions is generally preferred. A page-size map showing the main geologic features of the
region is always helpful, and it may be combined with the geographic
map used in the introduction. When the main body of the report is
completed, major structures and rock units should be reviewed to determine whether they correlate accurately with the descriptions of the
regional geology.
Large numbers of rock units that cover a considerable span of.
geologic time can be organized on the basis of systems or combinations
of systems. Accordingly, metamorphic rocks should be presented in
the order of their premetamorphic age. Intrusive igneous rocks are
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best presented in chronologie order with all the other rocks, although
they may be described in a separate section. Rock units that are
formalized for the first time by the use of a geographic name must
be defined according to accepted rules (see Sections 11-4 and 12-2).
For all but the simplest areas, the section on structure must be organized with special care to describe both the individual features and
their interrelationships. This may require using a different order than
that shown in the outline; for example, a strict chronologie order may
be better in some cases. Data shown clearly on the geologic map
need not be described at length in the text. If the main map is too
cluttered to show the geographic distribution of the major structures
clearly, a page-size structure map should be used in context with the
structure section.
Most general reports conclude with a section on geologic history,
but this may be followed by sections on economic deposits, metamorphism, igneous activity, glaciation, systematic paleontology, or
other pertinent subjects.
Repetitious use of words and phrases may be necessary if one word,

or phrase, serves best to define a feature or situation. Moreover, it is
generally desirable to keep parallel the construction of sentences that
describe similar things, as well as the organization of paragraphs or
sections that deal with similar units of the geology.' In the section
dealing with rock units, for example, the various subtitled parts should
be in the same order, and the detailed descriptions within each of the
subtitled parts should be as nearly as possible in the same order. This
enables the reader to compare the rock units mentally as he reads;
it also makes it easier for him to find parts he wishes to reread.
Regardless of the grammatical correctness of sentences, scientific
clarity requires that facts be demarcated clearly from interpretations.
It may be advisable to keep the two separated by using only descriptive materials in the main body of .the report and saving all theorizing
for the concluding secti~s. In this way the writer can avoid the error
of drawing conclusions from points of "evidence" that were originally
introduced as ideas, not facts.
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11-3. Clarity of the Report
11-4. Use of Special Terms
The one basic requirement for writing the report is that both data
and ideas be presented clearly. This means that sentences must be
constructed with care, and sentence order must be logical. Moreover,
words must be chosen so as to give the precise meaning intended. One
way to achieve logical sentence order is to expand an outline to sentence level. Subheadings can be used to orient the reader's thought to .
major topics, or each major paragraph can be introduced by a topic
sentence. There are many further ways to improve the clarity and
precision of a report. These are described fully in guides to general exposition and scientific writing (as Perrin, 1950).
The meaning of scientific terms must be clear to the readers for
whom the report is prepared. For general reports, the less technical
of two possible terms is preferred. If an important term has more
than one meaning, its usage should be defined in the introduction, in
context, or in a footnote. Roget's International ThesaurtlS is a valuable
aid in selecting nontechnical words, and the American Geological Institute's Glossary of Geology and Related Sciences provides brief definitions of many technical words. Suggestions to Authors of the Reports
of the United States Geological Survey contains many valuable instructions regarding both word usage and report writing.
Terms such as geographic names, cartographic and stratigraphic

names, fossil names, and rock names must be chosen and used with
special care to convey .the meaning needed. Even minor modifications in their arrangefuent, punctuation, or spelling may be misleading.
Moreover, typists cannot be expected to detect mistakes in these special
terms.
Geographic names. Quadrangle maps of the U.S. Geological Survey
show almost all names correctly. Errors are likely to occur only on
old maps or on recent maps where it was not possible to check the
names of minor outlying features. Inquiries in the area may resolve
some of these errors; however, these inquiries must be thorough because local usage tends to vary with time and individual feeling.
Forest Service maps and county land plats may be helpful in areas not
covered by quadrangle maps.
Because most readers will not be acquainted with the geography of
the area described, all place names used in the text should appear on
at least one map in the report. Furthermore, descriptions of rock
units and structures should not depend on an endless chain of place
names, especially if the names may be difficult to locate on maps. Descriptions are followed more easily if locations are based on directions
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and distances from a few prominent towns, peaks, and streams, or

simply on the gross shape of the area mapped, or on the shape of
any well-known part of it.
Lithologic and time-stratigraphic names. Use of lithologic unit
terms (group, formation, member, lentil, tongue, bed) and timestratigraphic unit terms (system, series, stage, zone) must be applied
consistently according to accepted rules (Section 12-2). Formerly,
the first but not the second term of lithologic unit names was capitalized (as Sandholdt formation, Lucia shale), but it is now recommended that both terms be capitalized unless the name is used in an
informal sense (see examples in Sections 12-2, 13-2, 14-2, and 15-2).
Spelling and usage of formalized names must be checked both in
the original description and in subsequent publications where units
may be redefined. Names of units in North America described prior
to 1936 have been listed by Wilmarth ( 1938), while names introduced
in the period 1936-1955 have been listed by Wilson, Sando, and Kopf
( 1957). The index of units prepared by Wilson, Keroher, and Hansen
( 1959) will also be useful. Still more recent usage should be determined by checking the bibliographies of North American geology
published by the U.S. Geological Survey, by consulting recent publications, and by making inquiries to state geology offices or other agencies.
In order to avoid duplication, geographic names for new units must
not be published until they have been checked against files of used
and reserved names by the Geologic Names Committee (U.S. Geological Survey, Washington 25, D.C.).
Fossil names. Errors in form and spelling of fossil names may be
indecipherable or may even allocate the specimen to the wrong genus
or species. Certain accepted rules should be followed. Both generic
and specific names are italicized ( und,erlined in typed manuscript)
where they appear in the text, but not where they are used in lists or
tables. Generic names are capitalized, while specific and varietal
names are not. The name of the founder of the species always follows
the specific name in lists; although it should be used in the text, it is
customarily omitted when the full name appears in a list or table.
The founder's name is capitalized but not italicized. Generic names
may be abbreviated to a capital initial (as T. inezaoo for TurriteUa
inezaoo) if they are used in such context that the generic meaning is
obvious (as in discussions of various turritellas).
Identifications of genus or species may be doubtful because of poor
preservation, variations within a species, or incompleteness of the
published record. In such cases the reliability of names should be

indicated by appropriate designations, as shown in these examples:
Acila cf. A. decisa (specimen of genus Acila not well preserved but
looks much like Acila decisa); Acila decisa? ( genus definite but species
only a good guess); ?Acila decisa (both generic and specific names only
a good guess); Acila sp. (genus definite but species indeterminate);
Acila n. sp. (a well preserved but unnamed species of the genus
Acila); Acila aff. A. decisa (a well preserved Acila that may be a new
species but is similar to.{\. decisa). Where a paleontologist has made
determinations or suggestions, his statements must be quoted or
transcribed with care. Identifications by paleontologists must be
credited, not only as a matter of courtesy but also to make the record
complete.
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The classifications and descriptions of new species require an extensive library and the help of a paleontologist. Schenk and McMast'ers ( 1956) described these procedures briefly, with special reference to the rules for binomial nomenclature.
Rock. names. A few simple rules should be followed in composing
rock names consisting of more than one word. Hyphens are inserted
only between nouns used in the same sense, as in olivine-augite andesite, rhyolite tuYJ-breccia, and chlorite-albite-epidote schist (not in
olivine basalt, la]iilli tuff, or quartz diorite). Similar adjective modifiers are separated by commas, as: calcareous, argillaceous siltstone,
and black, green-weathering andesite. Where two or more mineral
modifiers are used to form rock varieties, it is useful to place the name
of the most abundant mineral next to the rock name. For example, a
quartz-biotite-chlorite schist contains more chlorite than biotite and
more biotite than quartz (but this rule is by no means universal).
Some terms are used loosely during field work or are used with a
restricted meaning thought suitable to a given project (common examples are migmatite, fine-grained, granite, graywacke, shale). The
writer must consider whether his usage of such terms is correct, or,
if various meanings have been given them, whether he has defined his
usage precisely enough.
11-5. Front MaHer for the Report
The front matter consists of all materials appearing before the main
body of the report, generally a title page, a table of contents, a list
of illustrations, and an abstract.
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Title page. In addition to the title of the report, the title page
should bear the name of the writer, the date or dates of the project
(or, in some cases, the report), and the name of the organization, if
any, for which the work was done. The title itself should be as short
as possible but should state clearly the nature or content of the report.
Titles of general reports should begin with Geology of . . . , followed
by the geographic name of the area described. It is unnecessary for
geographic names to be compounded to delimit an area completely,
for the area can be located readily by turning to the report.
Table of contents. The table of contents is prepared from the final
copy of the manuscript, when all section headings have been decided
upon. In many cases the lowest rank of headings may be omitted from
the table of contents if they are repetitive (for example, the subheadings under each rock unit).
List of illustrations. The list of illustrations gives page numbers or
other suitable reference to all text figures and plates, including those
folded separately at the back of the report. Wherever possible, titles
or captions of illustrations are shortened for the list. For example,
a figure caption that reads "Contact between Lucia Shale and The
Rocks Sandstone in upper Reliz Canyon, showing thin sandstone beds
and concretions in shale" could be listed as "Contact between Lucia
Shale and The Rocks Sandstone."
Abstract. The abstract is a very brief version of the report. It is
all some readers will ever see (or read) and should therefore be as
informative as possible. Abstracts are generally 150 to 600 words long,
although much shorter ones may be adequate for some papers and
1,000 to 4,000 words may be needed to abstract exceptionally long or
thorough reports. The length of the abstract also depends on the
nature of the paper and on the specifications set by the publisher.
Three suggestions for writing abstracts are:
1. Each sentence must be informative. Such statements as "The

sedimentary rock units are described, their fossils named, and their
ages delimited" are superfluous because the reader assumes the report
will cover these things. Generally, only a few more words could give
useful data, for example, "The sequence is: 600 ft of unnamed Cretaceous shales, 1,200 ft of Laron Sandstone (Eocene), 800-1,400 ft of
Cutler Formation (Upper Eocene and Oligocene?), and 3,000 ft of
lavas that intertongue to the south with the Justin Formation (Miocene)."
2. Data should be presented in the same order as in the report or
as nearly so as possible. The reader who is interested in only a part
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of the report can then go quickly and easily from abstract to table
of contents to text.
3. Each major section of the report should be summarized in at
least a sentence, and if the report is long or thorough, each major section should be summarized in a paragraph. Favorite topics should not
be emphasized so much that other topics that may be of interest to
many readers are omitted. The main descriptive materials should receive the most thorough treatment. New lithologic units, unusual
associations of rocks or minerals, and new fossils or minerals should
at least be mentioned in the abstract, regardless of the main purposes
of the report. Where new or unusual methods have been used, they
should be described briefly.
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All manuscripts should be typed in acceptable double-spaced format.

Quotations should be checked with care and the citation of their source
must include a page number. Data and ideas condensed from other
reports are not placed in quotation marks but must be accompanied by
a full citation of their !>ource. Footnotes other than bibliographic references are troublesome to !nsert in a typed manuscript and may disrupt the continuity o~ the reader's. thought; therefore, they should be
used only where necessary. Short statements or definitions that are
incompatible with the text can commonly be placed in parentheses in
context.
Lists and tabl~s. In many cases data can be presented more clearly
and concisely in lists or tables than in the text. Lists are used for
data that can be org~nized in one or two columns (as fossil collections,
stratigraphic sequences, or well logs), whereas tables are used when
both horizontal and vertical divisions must be shown (as several
stratigraphic sequences, serial mineral assemblages in metamorphic
zones, or modal compositions of various rocks). Well logs and sedimentary sequences should be run one column to the page, but other
lists may be run in two or thtee columns, as space permits. Tables
are divided by horizontal and vertical lines, and the typed insertions
should be single spaced. Titles for tables must indicate both the kind
of data presented and its geographic (or other) source. Labels for
the various columns may be abbreviated; if they must be incomplete,
appropriate explanatory notes should be added beneath the table.
Bibliography and list of references cited. A bibliography is a list
of references that includes all works pertaining to the subject of the
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report, whether they are actually referred to in the report or not. A

list of references cited includes only the works referred to in the text
of the report. The advantage of the bibliography is that it gives a
complete picture of background materials for the report.
The list of references cited or bibliography is placed at the end
of the report, and the items are arranged in alphabetical order by
author. Two or more works by one author are listed in chronological
order. Items by co-authors appear in order of the first co-author's
name and after his single entries. These rules are illustrated by the
examples that follow, and the order and punctuation shown is that
which has been standardized for most geological publications in
America.
book, name of journal or (if a book) place of publication, name of

publisher, volume number, date, and pages.
Alling, H. L., 1926, The potash-soda feldspars: Jour. Geology, v. 34,

p. 591-611.
- - , 1936, Interpretative petrology of the igneous rocks: N.Y.,
McGraw-Hill Book Co., 353 p.
Calkins, F. C., 1930, The granitic rocks of the Yosemite region: p. 120129 in Matthes, F. E., Geologic history of the Yosemite Valley:
U.S. Geol. Survey Prof. Paper 160, 137 p.
Calkins, F. C., and Emmons, W. H., 1915, Philipsburg, Mont.: U.S.
Geol. Survey Geol. Folio 196, 26 p.
Gilbert, G. K., 1890, Lake Bonneville: U.S. Geol. Survey Mon. 1, 375 p.
Mayo, E. B., 1959a, Banerjee's study of the Oracle granite (Abstract):
Geol. Soc. America Bull., v. 70, p. 1735.
---, 1959b, Recent concepts of ore localization in southern Arizona
(Abstract): Geol. Soc. America Bull., v. 70, p. 1735.
Muller, S. W., 1945, Permafrost or permanently frozen ground and
related engineering problems: U.S. Army Engineers, Strategic Eng.
Study, Special Rept. no. 62, 231 p. (Reprinted by J. W. Edwards,
Inc., Ann Arbor, Mich., 1947).
Explanatory items are inserted in parentheses (as in the last two examples) or put in italics (as in the item by Calkins).
Citations based on a list of references or a bibliography give the
author, date, and the specific pages referred to, as shown in this example:
The formation was described in a general way by several early
workers (Smith, 1902, p. 14-16; Johnston, 1908, p. 4-5; Caster, 1909,
p. 7), but Williams (1928, p. 9-14) was the first to define it precisely.
If only a few references are used, they may be entered as footnotes

rather than in a list at the end of the paper. This has the advantage
of presenting the reference directly where it applies. Footnote refer-
ences are usually arranged in this order: author, name of article or
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11-7. Planning Illustrations for the Report
The map and other detailed illustrations should be prepared first

so the report can be written around them. To select additional illustrations, the various field sketches and photographs should be reviewed
and set in order. As writing proceeds, ideas for illustrations can be
sketched on a scratch pad. These id~as are c~Ued down to a final
choice after considering the costs and methods of reproduction. If the
report is to be published, the writer must determine at an early' date,
the publisher's specifiq1tions as to size, kind, and number of illustrations. Besides meeting these specifications, the illustrations must present data or relations that could not be presented more clearly in the
text; they should never be mere decorations. The prime basis of selection is that of usefulness. The writer need not be a skilled artist
to prepare a useful illustration. .
If illustrations are to be prepared by draftsmen or artists in one
step, sketches or other cop~ s):lbmitted to them should be fully labeled
and detailed because it may be impossible to change final inked copies.
Instructions to draftsmen should be placed on the sketch to which they
refer. Time allowing, it is better for the draftsman to prepare a pencil
copy from the writer's sketch so that the writer can make changes on
this before final copy is prepared. The draftsman can thereby improve
the illustration without altering its accuracy.
Once the writer and draftsman have decided what the illustration
is to accomplish, they can prepare clear copy by considering each of
the following points:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Layout of the illustration should be uncrowded and well balanced.

Design of details and patterning should be simple.
Dimensions (scale) and directions should be indicated clearly.
Titles, legends, and captions should be as complete as space
allows.
5. If the illustration will be reduced, line weights and letter heights
must be suitable.
When the final choice of illustrations is made-particularly when the

final copy is in hand-the text should be re-examined to make sure that it
coordinates correctly with the illustrations and does not repeat their
content needlessly.
Duplication processes. Since many illustrations must be limited because of the processes that will be used to duplicate them, these processes must be considered when the illustrations are planned. Some of
the factors to consider are: size of copy, costs, legibility of final copy,
accuracy of duplication, durability of copy (both to light and handling),
and nature and color of print surfaces (can they be colored and inked?).
The possibilities vary so with local facilities that it is necessary to
contact blueprinters or engravers and discuss items specifically. They
will be able to suggest processes that will give the best results, and
they may also be able to suggest how a map can be enlarged or reduced efficiently during the drafting stages. The following notes apply to the processes available most widely.
Ozalid (diazo-ammonia) process. Typically blue or black lines
on white base, but sepia tones are available locally; blue lines may
fade on some paper stocks; made from a transparent drawing; various
papers, including card stock, available locally; widths typically up
to 42 in. or 54 in. and any length; one of least expensive processes
for less than 50 prints.
BW or Bruning (diazo) process. About the same as for Ozalid
prints; white base may age yellowish or brownish in some paper stocks.
Vandyke, blueprints, brown-line prints. Various wet processes,
typically made in vacuum frame; require negative of original to give
positive copy; more expensive than those listed above, but highquality papers available; prints typically permanent; scale likely to be
somewhat different from original.
Photostat and other photographic prints. Various paper sizes and
surfaces, depending on facilities; some surfaces not suitable for coloring or ink work.
Lithographic, photo offset printing. Regular press printing, produces
excellent copy on various papers; size limitations vary greatly with
local press equipment; usually economic only where more than 30 to
50 copies needed.
Xerography, duplimat. Excellent black-line prints from any good
line copy; cheaper than photo offset printing, but image sizes limited
to approximately 9Y2 X 12Y2 in.
are desc;ibed briefly in this section. Ridgway ( 1920) has given many
additional suggestions.
Small-scale maps. Most reports require small-scale maps that show
area locations, geographic features, or generalized regional geologic
features. These maps are most useful if they are page size or smaller,
and are bound in the part of the report to which they refer. They
should be simplified by removing or subordinating nonessential geographic features. Place names should be shown clearly. It is easiest
to make these drawings for about 50 percent reduction.
Photographs. No illustration is as convincing as a good photograph,
but only the exceptional outcrop or hillside can b~ photographed effectively. Critical features generally lack contrast or are obscured by
patterns of shadows or Vf(getation. These difficulties can sometimes
be overcome by photographing the outcrop at a certain time of day
or by using flash attachments or colored filters. Some prints can
be clarified greatly by inking contacts and labels directly on them.
Photographs should not be altered in such a way as to modify geologic
features, but complicating shadows or other misleading effects may
be retouched. When 'only' a few copies of a report are needed, color
photographs cab be used to illustrate features that would not be clear
in black and white prints.
Drawings of outcrops and specimens. Drawings can eliminate disturbing and superfluous material and can clarify relations by showing
cut-aways and enlargements (as Fig. 15-11). Drawings from field
sketches or photographs are made most easily by tracing directly from
the original. Three-dimensional objects are generally shaded as though
light were coming from the upper left corner of the drawing. Ink
dots (stipples) are used to shade rough surfaces (as Fig. 13-4), while
parallel lines are used for smooth or striated surfaces (as Fig. 13-7).
Drawings can also be shaded with lamp black, carbon pencils, or watercolor wash, but they can be reproduced only by photographic processes.
Isometric diagrams. Isometric diagrams show structures in such a
way that the reader can measure distances parallel to the three
mutually perpendicular coordinate-axes on which the drawing is based
(Fig. 11-1). The scales on the three axes are the same, and the two
horizontal axes are typically placed at angles of 60 to the vertical axis
(lined papers of this type are available from suppliers of drafting materials). Other angular arrangements can be constructed. Detailed
instructions regarding both isometric ( axonometric) and oblique dimensioned projections are given by Hoelscher and Springer ( 1956,
chs. 16, 17).
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11-8. Kinds of Illustrations
Detailed geologic maps, cross sections, and columnar sections are

generally the most important illustrations in a report, and they will be
considered in Sections 11-10 and 11-11. Other kinds of illustrations
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Spherical projections. Stereographic and equal-area spherical projections can present large amounts of data relating to structural
orientations. The references cited in Section 15-11 describe some of
these possibilities fully. The final illustration must be labeled sufficiently so that the reader can orient it with the geologic map and
sections or with other relevant structural data.
Mine workings
11-9. Drawing Methods
Fig. 11-1.
Isometric diagram of part of a mine, showing the scaled axes on which
it is based.
Perspective drawings. Block diagrams and other three-dimensional

objects should be drawn as perspective projections in cases where their
natural appearance is more important than is scaling dimensions from
them. The ideal perspective projection is that seen by the human eye
or the camera lens, and it results from the simple fact that distant
objects appear smaller than those close by. In making a sketch of an
outcrop or landscape, the observer draws in approximate perspective
without thinking about it, but a correctly dimensioned drawing requires making measurements and projecting them into the drawing
according to certain rules. Constructions according to the so-called
one-point and two-point perspective systems have been described by
Lobeck ( 1924, 1958). Hoelscher and Springer ( 1956, ch. 18) have
given instructions for all types of perspective drawings, including
those made by the three-point system. 'l;hree-point perspective should
be used to draw objects whose vertical dimension is as long or longer
than their other dimensions.
Graphs and curves. Various simple graphs and curves can be used
to present data that are related to two variables, and more complicated
diagrams can be used to show a third variable. The points from which
curves are drawn should appear on the final illustrations, preferably
with numbers that refer to lists or other sources from which the data
were taken. Cross-ruled paper for graphs and curves should be
checked for accuracy, and plotting should be done with a sharp, hard
pencil. Graphs that make comparisons by showing areas or volumes
may be misleading if not thought out and explained with care.
In addition to the m~terials noted below, a large pad or roll of inexpensive tracing paper will be useful for sketching layouts. If the
illustrations will be reduced, a redw;:ing glass can .. be u~ed to check
line weights and letter heights.
Layout. Illustrations should be composed and arranged before
detailed work is done on them. After their various parts are sketched
on scratch paper, they can be assembled on a drawing board, and the
overall composition can be made by placing a piece of tracing paper
over the assemblage and composing the illustration in pencil. The
distribution of labels and other lettering should be determined at this
stage.
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Finished liae work. The finished drawing may be made directly on
a piece of top-quality tracing paper or linen placed over the layout
sheet, or it may be made on a piece of opaque drawing paper after
transferring the layout with carbon paper (or by blacking the back
of the layout sheet with a soft pencil). Engineering drafting methods
are used where illustrations require straight or smoothly curving lines,
as described in books on engineering drawing (as Hoelscher and
Springer, 1956, ch: 3). Most natural objects should be inked free-hand
over the pencil guide lines; these lines can be drawn neatly if made a
little at a time. Freely curving lines that must have a precisely even
thickness (as contours and contacts) can be drawn with a contour
pen or a pen from a lettering set. In order .to reproduce well, line
work must be black, not gray.
Shading. Stippling can be dQne evenly if the dots are made in small
spiraling groups (Fig. 11-2). Stipple board, a heavy white paper with
a bumpy surface, gives a roughly stippled effect when rubbed with a
black crayon (as Fig. 15-1 ) . Line-shading of flat surfaces should be
Fig. 11-2. Steps in spiral-technique for making
even stipple patterns.
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done with parallel, even lines, while the lines on curving or irregular
surfaces should be made to curve back away from the observer. If a
fine, supple pen point is used (as Gillott's 290), the lines can be pressed
thick or thin to increase the effect of depth.
Delicately shaded drawings should be made on a hard white paper
with a satin-smooth surface, as Bristol board. Carbon lamp-black can
be rubbed on this paper to shade broad areas evenly, while a Wolff
carbon pencil can be used for more intricate effects. Drawings can
also be shaded with water washes and a brush, but this technique requires considerable practice. A machine eraser, razor, or china white
poster paint can be used to touch out errors or add highlights.
Printed patterns. Machine-printed patterns (as Zip-a-tone and
Craftint) are available in numerous patterns of lines and dots, as well
as in geological patterns. They should be used wherever a smooth,
flat effect is needed, as on geologic maps. Full directions for applying
them can be obtained from suppliers. When used on maps, the patterns must be chosen so as to contrast suitably with one another, but
must not be so bold or dark as to obscure other features.
Coloring illustrations. Colors can clarify complex illustrations
greatly, and can be used with little added expense if only a few copies
of a report are needed. Line-work, as for faults or other structures,
should be done with colored inks or pencils. Formational areas on
maps can be colored evenly by rubbing the long side of a colored pencil
point in small circles to build the color value up to that desired. Large
areas can be colored evenly by rubbing the pencil on a sheet of fine
sandpaper and applying the colored powder to the map with a bit
of folded cloth. Water colors cannot be used because they wrinkle
all but the heaviest papers, but printer's inks, artist's oil colors, and
some wax-base pencils can be applied lightly by dissolving them in
benzine or any other suitably volatile solvent. These dilute stains
should be applied with a brush or soft cloth and the excess fluid wiped
off the surface at once. The resulting appearance is typically excellent, but the colors cannot be erased and some mixtures cannot be
inked or penciled. It is therefore necessary to experiment with rna-
terials before using them on expensive copy.
Manufactured color sheets (as Zip-a-tone, Craftint) can be used
to give a flat effect where only one copy of an illustration is needed.
Many of these colors, however, are too bright or opaque for detailed
geologic maps.
Lettering. Lettering guides and machines provide a means to do
professional-appearing lettering, and full instructions come with these
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instruments. Long titles, legends, and similar items should be lettered

first in pencil in order that they will be spaced correctly.
If an electric typewriter with suitable type-style is available, lettering that looks like printing can be prepared quickly. The typed copy
is cut and attached to the illustration, and if special opaque tape or
transparent sheets (as Copy-zip) are used, no glue or paste are needed.
Prepared letters and words can also be obtained on a Zip-a-tone base.
An advantage of this method is that spacing can be done perfectly and
quickly.
Hand lettering must b"e used for fine clraracters, for, w~rds that must
curve with streams or other features, or for special letter stylys. .Correct styles for lettering maps can be seen on any quadrangle map of
the U.S. Geological Survey~ and standard lettering procedures are
given in all books on drafting and commercial drawing.
Enlarging and reducing. Enlargements and reductions that must
be accurate and detailed should be done photographically. Illustrations that do not require precise details can be enlarged or reduced
by first applying a square grid over the surface of the original copy
and then transferring the drawing square by square to a larger or
smaller-scale grid. Proportional dividers can be used to transfer details within each square. Camera lucidas, adjustable projectors, and
pantographs can also be used to enlarge or reduce illustrations accurately.
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11-10. Detailed Geologic Maps and Cross Sections
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The first step in preparing a detailed geologic map is to determine

the limitations imposed by methods of duplication or publishing.
These limitations will apply mainly to the size (or scale) and the
use of colors. Because over-sized maps are difficult to use in the
field as well as at a table, maps and sections should be as small as
clarity allows. If colors can be used, all or almost all of the data on
field sheets can be shown clearly at one-half to one-third the field
scale.
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After the methods of duplication are decided upon, the field sheets
shou~d be studied to determine what will be included on the final
map. A general rule is to show as much as possible, within the limits
of legibility. Contacts may have to be simplified here and there, and
closely spaced structure symbols averaged, but data must not be removed or averaged just to make a map look even. Readers know that
observations can be more complete in some places than others, and
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Possible layout for a detailed geologic map and cross sections.
they will appreciate a full record where it can be given. When exceptional amounts of structural data have been plotted, as with several foliations and fracture systems, it may be necessary to prepare an
accessory structure map; however, the possibility of showing these
data in colored inks on the main map should :S.rst be investigated.
Composing the legend and layout. When the :S.eld sheets are examined during the planning stage, a list should be made of all rock
units, structure symbols, and special culture symbols that will be
shown in the legend of the :S.nal map. These items should be penciled
out in order and to scale on scratch paper. The title, scale bars, north
arrow, and other accessory items should also be penciled to scale.
The :S.eld sheets should then be laid out so as to join, and the various
penciled items arranged with them until an optimum balance and use
of space are achieved. The :S.nal cross :sections should be selected
at this time so that they can be drawn on the same plate as the map
(Fig. 11-3). The map should be oriented so that north is toward
the top, unless it is costly or ungainly to do so.
Tracing paper can now be placed over the assembled parts and a
pencil sketch made of the layout. This sketch serves to guide the remaining steps of the drafting.
Preparing drafting sheets. If more than one color will be used
in printing the map, separate sheets must generally be prepared for
each color separation. They must match exactly at all stages of drawing and printing. The separates should be cut from the same roll or
stock of paper, linen, or acetate. They must be oriented so that their
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grain is parallel and must be left to season until measurements show

they have reached an even regimen of scale-changes. They are then
keyed to one another by small crosses or circles placed near their
corners, and they are kept in the same room and in the same manner
(flat, rolled, or hanging) until sent to the printer.
Plotting base grid. When map sheets have been seasoned suitably,
a map grid exactly like that used on the base maps, plane table sheets,
or photograph compilation should be plotted and drawn on each sheet
with a sharp, hard pencil and a steel straightedge. In .cases where
the geology was mapped on a published base, a longitude-latitude
grid may be traced directly from a fresh quadrangle sheet. In other
cases a control grid must be constructed according to the procedures
given in Section 7-11, and control points may be plotted as described
in Section 8-5. The grid should not be inked on any of the sheets at
this stage.
Drawing the map. The field sheets can now be taped to the drafting
board one at a time, a map sheet oriented over them by reference to
the grid or control points, and the various data traced in black ink. If
opaque paper is used, the map may be traced over a light table with
a low-temperature light source. The transfer can also be made with
a reflecting projector (as the Saltzman), but this requires penciling the
map first and inking jt afterwards (and checking carefully against the
original as the inking is do.ne). A gre"'at advantage of the projector
,.)
method is that the map can be reduced at this stage.
Where copy is being prepared for color printing, one separation must
Fig. 11-4. Use of line weight and patterns to show various kinds of features and
data in black ink.
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be made for each color that will be used, and only the items that will
appear in that color are drafted on that particular sheet. For example,
a separate sheet might be made for drainage (to be printed blue),
another for contours (to be printed brown), and so forth.
When all features and patterns will be printed in one color, widths
and styles of lines must be selected so that the final copy will be clear.
The patterns applied to rock units will indicate which lines are contacts and which are contours (Fig. 11-4). The order of inking is important if erasures are to be kept to a minimum because many features
may cross or overlap one another. The following order may be used:
( 1) structure symbols without numbers, ( 2) faults, ( 3) contacts, ( 4)
cross-section lines, ( 5) numbers for structure symbols, ( 6) culture,
( 7) drainage, and ( 8) contours. Geographic names should be penciled in at an early stage lest they be forgotten. They can be shifted
as necessary so as not to cover important features, and they should
be inked after the contours. The grid should be inked next, but if
the map is crowded, it should be supplanted by short lines at the
margins of the map. Letter symbols for rock units should be inked
last. The order of inking implies that later items are broken to accommodate earlier ones, as shown in Fig. 11-4.
Most maps are completed by inking the title, legend, scale bars
(scale bars should be used whether or not a fractional scale is given),
north arrow, and other accessory items. Prepared patterns (Zip-atone, Craftint) should be applied after the map surface has been
cleaned with a soft eraser and brushed thoroughly. Great care must
be used not to thin the ink work by erasing, particularly where lines
will be covered by applied patterns.
Cross sections. The final cross sections should l;>e made after the
map is inked because they must correspond to it exactly. To make
an accurate section it is necessary to use a sharp pencil and to key
the section paper precisely to the end ticks of the section lines on the
map. Transparent cross-section paper is easier to use than opaque
paper. Completion of the geologic features under the profile line requires a careful analysis of the mapped features near the section line,
for many features will project into the line of section below the surface.
Some suggestions for these constructions are given in Section 3--8.
Lithologic symbols like those in Appendix 5 should be used when
sections will be printed in black only. Patterns for adjacent units
should contrast enough to indicate the positions of contacts. If colors
are used on the map, the cross sections may also be colored, but the
inked lithology should then be simplified. Unit symbols, fault arrows,
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1000
Fig. 11-5.
Cross section, showing accessory symbols.
and other details, as shqwn in Fig. 11-5,'should be added\o complete

the sections. The projected lines above the section should be used
only where needed to clarify a well-controlled structure.
Elevations should be shown at the ends of the section. If the sections are assembled on a separate plate from the map, they must bear
a scale bar, complete title, and a legend or a clear reference to the
legend of the map.
11-11. Stratigraphic Illustrations
Stratigraphic data are generally presented in detailed columnar sections that may represent either single measured sections or an average
sequence for a given area or region. The .basic procedure for constructing columnar sections .is give;. in Section 3--8. The drawing is
made at the smallest scale thai: will show the units ore> beds considered pertinent. Scales will typically range from 1 in. = 100 ft to
1 in. = 10 ft.
The formal units (formations, and so on) or the principal unnamed
divisions should be blocked out first after computing true thicknesses
from the survey notes or maps ( SeQtion 12-8), then the lithologic details are added by starting at the top and working down. If the section
was measured from the base up, this must be done with care in order
not to transpose data. In cases where the field measurements were
made in far greatefl detail than can be used on the column, the field
notes should first be transcribed into a sequence of somewhat generalized units that can be drawn to scale. Lithologic descriptions
should be added to most detailed sections, but lithologic symbols may
be adequate where several small-scale sections are used on one plate.
Serial sections and panel diagrams. If a number of stratigraphic
sections have been measured, they can be plotted together to illustrate
lateral variations in thickness and lithology. If the sections are located
along a simple linear feature, as the outcrop of a homocline, they can
be plotted in a geographic series, spaced in proportion to the distances
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10 Miles
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between traverses (Fig. 11-6). They should be assembled on the

drawing on the basis of one horizon (a stratigraphic time-plane without vertical dimensions), and contact lines should be projected between them to show the continuity of units.
If measured sections are scattered geographically, they are commol).ly plotted as columns on an isometric projection of the area. The
continuity of the units can be shown by drawing continuous planar
sections between adjacent columns, to make what is called a panel (or
fence) diagram. (Fig. 11-7). All measuryments parallel to the vertical
axis must be to scale, as required by the isometric projection.
Where subsurface data are abund,nt, it may be possible to construct structure maps and isopachous maps of certain units or contacts, and if a survey has covered a large area, facies maps may also
be constructed from petrologic and fossil data (see, for example,
Bishop, 1960).
.!:
References Cited
0
Fig. 11-6. Serial sections, with traverse lines shown on location map.
greatly compared to most full-scale illustrations.
t400 It
Wilton
Simplified
L Mann-3
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0
Maills
Bornton Sh
Rigby Fm
Canon Crk.
Panel diagram based on drill holes.
most full-scale illustrations.
Fig. 11-7.
Simplified greatly compared to
American Geological Institute, 1957, Glossary of geology and related sciences, a

cooperative proiect: Washington, D.C., American Geological Institute, 325 pp.
(with supplement, 1960).
Bishop, M. S., 1960, Subsurface mapping: New York, John Wiley and Sons, 198 pp.
Hoelscher, R. P.,. and C. H. Springer, 1956, Engineeri~ drawing and geometry:
New York, John Wiley and Sons: 520 pp.
Lobeck, A. K., 1958, Block .diagrams and other graphic methods used in geology
and geography, 2nd ed.: Amherst, Mass., Emerson-Trussell Book Co., 212 pp.
Perrin, P. G., 1950, Writer's guide and index to English: Chicago, Scott, Foresman,
833 pp.
Ridgway, J. L., 1920, The preparation of illustrations for reports of the United
States Geological Survey: Washington, Government Printing Office, 101 pp.
Roget, P. M., 1946, 1958, Roget's international thesaurus: New York, Thomas Y.
Crowell Co., 1194 pp. (earlier editions published under title Thesaurus of
English words and phrases).
Schenk, E. T., and J. H. McMasters, 1956, Procedure in taxonomy, 3rd ed. (revised by A. M. Keeri"and S. W. Muller): Stanford, Stanford University Press,
119 pp.
U.S. Geological Survey, 1958, Suggestions to authors of the reports of the United
States Geological Survey, 5th ed.: Washington, D.C., 255 pp.
Wilmarth, M. G., 1938, Lexicon of geologic names of the United States ( including Alaska): U.S. Geological Survey, Bulletin 896, pts. 1 and 2, 2396 pp.
Wilson, Druid, G. C. Keroher, and B. E. Hansen, 1959, Index to the geologic
names of North America: U.S. Geological Survey, Bulletin 1056-B, 622 pp.
Wilson, Druid, W. J. Sando, and R. W. Kopf, R. W., 1957, Geologic names of
North America introduced in 1936-1955: U.S. Geological Survey, Bulletin
1056-A, 405 pp.
Fielc/ Work with Sedimentary Rocks
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Field Work with Sedimentary Rocks
12-1. Interpreting Sedimentary Rocks
Although many problems relating to sedimentary rocks can be solved

directly by mapping formations, some require additional studies. Systematic observations on textures, compositions, and small-scale structures are generally essential to interpreting sedimentary processes and
events. The compositions and shapes of the grains of a sandstone,
for example, can indicate not only the kinds of rocks from which it
was derived but also how much they were weathered and how rapidly
they were eroded. Cross-bedding and linear structures in the sandstone can record the direction as well as the nature of the currents
that deposited the grains, while the thicknesses and textures of individual beds can cast light on the rate of sedimentation and burial. Fossils
in the sandstone may give a measure of its age and the conditions
under which it was deposited. Finally, the distribution of cements
and the alterations of minerals along beds and fractures can provide
evidence of important post-depositional processes.
Studies of these various features must be as systematic and quantitative as possible. In general, the following requirements must be satisfied:
1. The stratigraphic frame of reference for measurements must be
well understood.
,
2. Rock names and descriptions should be quantitative and based
as much as possible on characteristics that have genetic meaning.
3. Small structures must be observed to determine conditions of
sedimentation as well as stratigraphic sequence.
4. Methods of sampling and measuring must be precise enough to
permit accurate correlations of data.
If deformation is extreme, especially where rocks are strongly lithified,
the principles and methods described in Sections 15--5 to 15-11 may
also prove useful.
A single comprehensive study is generally preferred to several
partial ones, for some data can be interpreted only in the light of
others. Many projects, however, must be limited in scope, and must
therefore be organized carefully in order to meet their special purposes
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209
effectively. General geologic mapping will provide the best means

for selecting aqd planning detailed or specialized studies. If such
mapping cannot be undertaken, the area of interest should be reconnoitered thoroughly, and, if possible, trial studies should be made in
several subareas.
Sedimentary petrology is a rapidly expanding field, and the reader
is urged to consult not only books such as those by Krumbein and
Sloss (1951), Pettijohn (1957), and Dunb~ and Rodgez:s (1957), but
also recent issues of geological
journals.
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12-2. Lithologic and Time-Stratigraphic Units
Field work with sedimentary r.Dcks requires knowledge of two kinds

of stratigraphic units: lithologic units, which are defined on the basis
of physical characteristics, and time-stratigraphic units, which are generally defined on the basis of the fossils they contain. Suggestions
for classifying each kind of unit are presented briefly in the paragraphs
that follow.
Lithologie units. The general nature and use of lithologic units
(also called rock-stratigraphic units or simply rock units) are described in Section 4-6. These units are considered formal when they
have been named and defined according to "the rules of the Stratigraphic Code and have been allocated to one of three ranks of units.
The formation is the rank of lithologic unit used most widely. When
a region is first mapped, or when obsolete mapping is revised, lithologic
units are set up as formations wherever possible. Formations must be
cartographic and therefore thick enough to plot accurately at map
scales of about 1:24,000. A group is a lithologic unit consisting of
two or more superjacent formations. Upon detailed mapping, a
heterogeneous formation may be made into a group by dividing it
into new formations.
Irregular or heterogeneous formations can also be divided into lithologic units of lesser rank. These units are called members if they
have wide lateral extent, lentils if they are lens shaped, and tongues
if they are wedge-shaped projections from the .Niain body of the
formation. These smaller units need not be cartographic. It is occasionally useful to map a distinctive bed or lens within a formation
or member (see key beds, Section 4-6); however, these units are not
commonly formalized by geographic names. Single beds may also be
used for mapping the contacts of some formations.
Rules for naming and describing units must be considered early
in field work. A summary of the principal rules is given below; how-
2JO
ever, the full code of the American Commission on Stratigraphic

Nomenclature ( 1961) should be consulted before a new unit is de~
scribed in the literature.
1. The name and definition of the unit must appear in a scientific
publication that is widely known and available to geologists.
2. A statement that the unit is new must accompany the definition.
3. The definition must include a full description of the unit (Section
11-2).
4. The definition must cite a type locality where the rocks are well
developed and well exposed.
5. The name must consist of a geographic name and a term for the
dominant lithology (as Dakota Sandstone); or, if the lithology cannot
be expressed in a single word, the term for the rank of the unit is
used (as Tobin Formation).
6. The geographic name should be that of a permanent feature at
or near the type locality and must not duplicate a name used for
another unit.
A detailed type section is often described for the type locality, but
this should be omitted if the unit has such lateral variations that a
single detailed section would be misleading. It is often more useful
to include a geologic map showing the continuity of the unit over a
large area.
Established units should not be changed in rank or redefined without
thorough field studies because each change in nomenclature makes
the published record more difficult to use. Sometimes, however, it
may be necessary to subdivide old, heterogeneous units into new for-'
mations or to redefine the contacts or critical features of formations
that were defined loosely. When these changes are considerable, it may
be best to abandon old names and use new ones.
Formal names should not be used for rocks that are poorly exposed
or are found as fragments of complete formations. The contacts of
these rocks may, for example, be faults or may be covered by surficial
deposits. Such units may be useful in mapping, but if named formally,
they will probably require subsequent redefinition. Their usefulness
is in no way impaired by informal names, as shale of Bradford Creek,
Cretaceous rocks of Mill Valley, Cooper Point beds.

Time-statigraphic units. A time-stratigraphic unit is a sequence of
strata that accumulated during a particular interval of geologic time.
The interval is defined and generally recognized by the fossils the,
strata contain. Table 12-1 shows the equivalence between the ranks .
Table 12-1.
2JJ
Equivalence Between Time and Time-Stratigraphic Terms
Time Interval
Time-Stratigraphic Unit
1. Period (as Triassic Period)

2. Epoch (as Late Triassic Epoch)
3. Age (as Norian Age)
System (as Triassic System)

Series (as Upper Triassic Series)
Stage (as Norian Stflge)
.,,
of geologic time terms and the ranks of time-stratigraphic units. The
Stage, the smallest unit used widely for regional and interregional correlations, is established by a careful faunal study of a stratigraphically
continuous, well-exposed sequence o beds. The stage is named after
the locality where the initial study was made. Many stages used in
America are named after local rock-stratigraphic sequences, but European stages are being used more and more for American as well as for
world-wide correlations. Exceptionally thick and fossiliferous rocks
can oftep be subdivided locally by detailed stage classifications; in
the Tertiary of the Pacific Coast :fegion, for example, a sequence of
local stages has been based on microfossils ( Kleinpell, 1938; Mallory,
1959).
Faunizones are generally the smallest units used in a time-stratigraphic sense. They are considered by some to be purely biostratigraphic units because they do not have a usable time value. They are,
however, the basis on which most stages are delineated; thus they
comprise a very important part of time stratigraphy. The kind of
zone used most widely is based on the range of an assemblage of
fossils. The zone is named after a distinctive fossil of this assemblage,
but not necessarily one that is restricted to the zorie (as the Bulimina
corrugata Zone). Conditions of deposition limit the .use of a given
faunizone; zones based on pelagic foraminifera, for example, cannot
be used to classify nonmarine rocks.
The methods of establishing time-stratigraphiC units have been described briefly by Schenck and Muller (1941, p. 1424):
First, the stratigrapher carefully studies a contintfbus section of similar facies; collections of fossils are carefully allocated in this section.
Second, the species are identified, and their stratigraphic ranges in
this section are accurately determined. Third, these ranges are analyzed
so as to show a certain grouping of the strata; these are the arbitrarily
delimited, provisional, time-stratigraphic units. Each such unit contains
species or genera restricted to it; some fossils have their lowest strati-
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Manval of Field Geology
graphic occurrences in it; and some may occur above and below as
well as in the unit. Other species which occur first in the immediately
overlying beds range no higher than the superjacent unit. Fourth,
these time-stratigraphic units are tested by determining a similar distribution of fossils at some other more or less distant locality. Repeated testing proves the validity of the units for the entire geologic
province. The sequence of time-stratigraphic units established on such
a basis would serve as a yardstick, and its application to more distant
areas may be justified if supported by valid paleontologic evidence.
With regard to field procedures, the following points should be noted
especially:
1. The sequence of strata should be continuous. Unconformities
and faults must be detected by mapping around each provisional
section.
2. Fossils must be located accurately. The precision of measurements must be well within the limits of the faunal changes used.
3. The rocks must be of one facies. Lithologic studies must determine whether physical conditions were uniform; reworked materials should be noted with care so that fossils of two ages will not
be mixed.
Relations between lithologic and time-stratigraphic units. The
time interval represented by a vertical section through a formation
may vary considerably from place to place. Even where the interval
is constant over a large area, the contacts of the formation are not
likely to coincide with the boundaries of standard stages or series.
Lithologic and time-stratigraphic units cannot, therefore, be used interchangeably. Where fossils are so abundant that ages of rocks can
be determined at many outcrops, it may be possible to plot lines showing boundaries between time-stratigraphic units. These lines must,
however, be distinguished clearly from contacts between lithologic
units.
In some regions, extensive "formations" or "groups" may have been
defined on the basis of age, or "series" or "stages" may have been set
up and traced on the basis of unconformities or lithologic changes
that are not necessarily time horizons. It is then necessary to sort out
and understand the existing nomenclature before beginning a new.
field study.
12-3. Naming and Describing Sedimentary Rocks
Because of the history of sedimentary petrology, there is no single

method for naming rocks with descriptive terms that also have genetic
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meaning. Some names, as limestone, have only a compositional meaning; others, as sandstone, have only a textural meaning. Most sedimentary rocks, however, ~an be given names that are consistent and
meaningful within any one rock group. Several such systems are
presented briefly in this section. Not all the terms used are universally
standard, and therefore field notes should include actu.!l) quantities
that express textural and compositional characteristics. The basic
characteristics are: grain size, degree of sorting of detrital grains,
shapes of grains (especially degree of rounding by_ abrasion), fabric
of shaped grains, porosity, color, composition of the detrital fraction,
nature and amounts of authigenic materials (as cements), and degree
of recrystallization or replacement.
Grain size. The primary basis for I]Jlming detrital rocks is grain
size. The size scale proposed by Wentworth, used widely in America, is the basis for the classification shown in Table 12-2. The numbers in the table are the limiting sizes of the various size classes. The
pebble and sand sizes are divided into equal classes to facilitate determining the degree of sorting, as explained below. Pebbles can be
measured with a scale, while sand sizes are best determined by comparing a given rock to a sand-size card. These cards can be made by
Table 12-2.
Exact
Size
Limits
>256
64-256
32- 64
16- 32
8- 16
4- 8
2- 4
1- 2
lh- 1
mm
mm
mm
mm
mm
mm
mm
mm
mm
.! mm
~mm
116- ~ mm
.!56- l;iB mm
<lh5B mm
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Classification of Detrital Sediments by Grain Diameter
Approximate
Inch
Equivalents
>10
2.5
-10
1.2
- 2.5
0.6
- 1.2
0.3
- 0.6
0.15
- 0.3
0.08
- 0.15
0.04
- 0.08
0.02
- 0.04
0.01
- 0.02
0.005 - 0.01
0.002 - 0.005
0.00015- 0.002'
<0.00015
N arne of Loose
Aggregate
in.
in.
in.
in.
in.
in.
in.
in.
in.
in.
in.
in.
in.
in.
Boulder gravel
Cobble gravel
Very coarse pebble gravel
Coarse pebble gra~el
Medium pebble gravel
Fine pebble gravel
Granule (or very fine pebble) gravel
Very coarse sand
Coarse san~
Medium sand
Fine sand
Very fine sand
Silt
Clay (clay-size materials)
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sieving sand into the standard Wentworth divisions and gluing a

pinch of each size fraction to a card graduated as Table 12-2.
Degree of sorting. Degree of sorting measures the thoroughness
with which a sediment has been winnowed or reworked by transporting agents. It is a valuable indicator of rate and environment of deposition, and it has been used to classify sandstones. Size sorting expresses
the degree to which the grains approach being the same size. This
is the measure of sorting used most widely; however, it should be remembered that small grains of heavy minerals are sorted out with
larger grains of light minerals.
To determine the degree of sorting in the field, the rock should be
examined on freshly broken surfaces and on weathered (but clean)
ones. It should be examined both parallel to and at right angles to
bedding. As this is done, an estimate is made of the range of grain
sizes that includes the great bulk (here 80 percent) of the detrital materials. For sandstones, a sand-size card (see Grain size, above), can
be used to estimate the lower size limit of the coarsest 10 percent of
the rock and the upper size limit of the finest '10 percent of the rock.
These limits may then be compared with the size scale (Table 12-2)
to determine the number of size classes between them. This number
gives a measure of the degree of sorting, and it may be recorded in
the notes or converted to sorting terms such as those suggested in
Fig. 12-1. This figure should be used for rocks consisting mainly of
sand or small pebbles; finer-grained materials cannot be classified
precisely in the field, and coarse conglomerates require special considerations.
By far the greatest errors in estimating degree of sorting occur when
dark sand grains are mis-identified as very fine-grained matrix mate-
Very
angular
Well
sorted
Moderately
sorted
Poorly
sorted
Very poorly
sorted
Fig. 12-1. Terms for degrees of sorting. The numbers indicate the number of sizeclasses included by the great bulk ( 80 percent) of the material. The drawings
represent sandstones as seen with a hand lens. Silt and clay-size materials are
shown diagrammatically by the fine stipple.
Subangular
Subrounded
Rounded
Well
rounded
Fig. 12-2. Terms for degree of rounding of grains as seen with a hand lens. After
Powers, M. C., 1953, Journal of Sedimentary Petrology, v. 23, p. 118. Courtesy
of the Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists.
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Very well
sorted
Angular
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rials, especially where grains have recrystallized. An examination of

associated rocks can often resolve this difficulty (coarse-grained
laminae may show the grains more clearly); however, petrographic
work may be needed.
.
Rounding. Abrasion or rounding of grains is used to distinguish
conglomerates from breccias, in which gravel-size grains are angular.
Unlithified aggregates of angular gravel-size clasts are commonly
called rubble. Generally, the degree of rounding in finer-grained
rocks is not used to name them; however, it should be estimated and
included in descriptions of sandstones. Rocks that contain both
angular and well-rounded grains are of particular interest because
they may have been derived in part from formet sedimentary rocks.
The grain models shown in Fig. 12-2 can be used to estimate degrees
, of grain rounding.
Fabric. Platy and linear grains may be oriented so as to give a
directional fabric. The fabric is planar where platy grains are more
or less parallel and linear where elongate grains. are parallel. Fabrics
can affect such directional properties as permeability to fluids and
response to deforming forces. Fabrics ca~also be used to estimate
attitude of bedding and directions of current flow (Section 12-4).
Porosity. The porosity of a rock is its amount of pore space, generally expressed in percent by volume. Permeability to the transmission of fluids depends on the porosity and on the size and interconnected nature of pores; consequently, these properties should be
described as completely as possible in field notes. The origin of the
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Field Work with Sedimentary R~cks
larger pores can often be determined by hand lens study. In calcareous rocks, for example, some pores can be seen to be irregular channels formed by fracturing, leaching, or alterations (as dolomitization);
other pores may be partly filled openings in fossils. Porosity in
detrital rocks may depend on sorting and the degree to which grains
have been packed and cemented. Porosities are commonly increased
or decreased greatly by weathering. Fresh outcrop samples can be
used to estimate porosity at depth; however, the freshest rocks at a
given exposure may be misleading since they are generally those with
the lowest original porosity.
Color. Color can be used effectively in mapping and correlations
if its causes are understood. Rock color depends not only on the color
and grain size of the original sediments but also on their cementing
materials, the degree to which they have recrystallized, and, especially,
the degree to which they are weathered. The secondary origin of
colors can often be detected because the pigmenting minerals occur
along fractures, cut across bedding, or are related to the surface of
the ground. Even moderate weathering may change colors so much
that fresh colors can be seen only in deep cuts, tunnels, or well cuttings.
Color terms should be standardized by comparing rocks to color
charts, such as the rock-color charts that can be purchased from The
Geological Society of America, or the soil-color charts of the Munsell
Color Company (see Soils, Section 12-11). Colors for both dry and
wet samples should be recorded.
Naming mixtures of materials. Detrital rocks made up of grains
of various sizes derive their name from the size class that is most
abundant (except for certain conglomerates and breccias). The
names in Fig. 12-3 may be used for various mixtures of detrital and
nondetrital materials. Mixtures containing substances not shown in
the diagram can be named in a similar way, as ferruginous sandstone,
gypsiferous claystone, and so on.
Sandstones. Rocks consisting mainly of sand-sized grains are especially useful in field studies because their textures and compositions can
be determined readily. Furthermore, an average hand specimen is
ample for petrographic and permeability studies. Names for sandstones should be based both on degree of sorting and on composition,
as in the system proposed by Gilbert (Williams, Turner, and Gilbert,
1954). In this system, the name arenite is used for relatively wellsorted sandstones, and the name wacke for more poorly sorted sandstones (Fig. 12-3). These rocks may be classified further on the basis
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Quartz arenite or
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aphanitic to waxlike. They can be cut or scraped smoothly with a

knife and have a smooth, soapy feel when wet. Nearly equal mixtures
of silt and clay may be difficult to identify without a microscope.
The term shale (as, silty shale, clay shale) is best reserved for rocks
with prominent bedding cleavage ( fissility). Many shales also show
thin laminations. Mudstone is a useful field name for mixtures of
silt and clay that have a blocky or spheroidal fracture and are typically
unlaminated. Finally, argillites are highly indurated''( generally recrystallized) claystones and siltstones that break into .hard, angular
fragments. They can be distinguished from calcareous or dolomitic
mudstones because they do not react and crumble in acids.
Conglomerates and breccias. Field studies of conglomerates and
breccias must be especially thorough, for these rocks are generally too
coarse to sample for laboratory analysis. Mixtures of gravel size and
finer materials may be named as shown in Fig. 12-5. Where the finegrained materials of the matrix make up about 25 percent or less of
the rock, the larger fragments, if fairly well sized, will touch one another. The concept of a well-sorted conglomerate is therefore somewhat different from that of a well-sorted sandstone, where the matrix
oz
area are also

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arenite
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Rocks in this general

area are chiefly volcanic
sandstones, formed by
direct reworking of
pyroclastic materials
Unstable fine-grained
rock fragments
Names for various sandstones, based on composition. The name for

a rock can be found by ( 1 ) determining the amounts of the various mineral and
rock grains in it, ( 2 ) summing these amounts into the three groups shown at the
corners of the triangle, and ( 3) using the proportions between the three groups
to estimate a point in the triangle. A poorly sorted sandstone with equal amounts
of quartz, feldspar, and slate grains, for example, would fall at point x (a lithic,
feldspathic wacke). A well-sorted sandstone whose grains are all quartz except
for 15 percent of feldspar and a few percent of lithic grains would plot at point
z (a feldspathic arenite). If some other mineral forms more than 10 percent of
the sand, adjectives such as biotitic should be used. From a diagram supplied by
C. M. Gilbert (see also Williams, Turner, and Gilbert, 1954, pp. 292-293).
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Fig. 12-4.
Gravel
Well-sorted
conglomerate
or breccia
or
breccia
J..-------,,-------\50% pebbles, etc.
of the composition of the detrital grains (Fig. 12-4). Sandstones in

which calcitic sand grains are abundant will be considered in the
section on limestones. The term graywacke is most suitable for
strongly indurated dark-colored wackes.
Fine-grained detrital rocks. Although all fine-grained detrital rocks
are often called shale in the field, it is possible to classify them more
usefully. The basic size terms, siltstone and claystone, can be applied
with confidence to most well-sorted rocks. Well-sorted siltstones can
be identified with a hand lens or by their gritty feel (especially when
rubbed against the teeth). Claystones, on the other hand, are
Sandy
conglomerate
or breccia
Muddy
conglomerate
or breccia
/---,-------+-:--------\25% pebbles, etc.

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wacke
Sand
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9:1
Pebbly
mudstone
1:1
Ratio of sand to silt plus clay-size materials
Silt and clay
Names for sedimentary rocks containing gravel-size fragments.
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may be far less abundant. Both the matrix and the gravel-size fragments should be described.
Most pebbles can be identified as rocks, and therefore conglomerates
are particularly valuable in determining sources of sediments. The
large fragments should be tabulated by systematic counts, as by marking off an area on an outcrop and identifying all the pebbles and
cobbles that fall within its perimeter. Fragments that are physically
weak (as claystones) or chemically unstable (as limestones) can
provide evidence as to the nature of the transporting agent or the
amount of transport. Surface effects such as polish, scratches, sandblast fluting, chemical corrosion, or abraded relics of old weatheringrinds can be used to interpret conditions of transport and deposition.
Mixtures of well-rounded and angular fragments, or presence of
broken rounded pebbles, may indicate reworking of older conglomerates. Conglomerates and breccias can form in many ways, and
accounts such as those by Pettijohn ( 1957) or Dunbar and Rodgers
( 1957) should be read before studying these rocks.
Limestones and related rocks. Although they are commonly recrystallized or replaced to varying degrees, limestones should be named
as much as possible on the basis of primary textures. This can be
done by examining many samples with a hand lens, both on freshly
broken and on slightly etched, weathered surfaces. The textural constituents of the rock should first be classified into the following groups:
1. Abraded biogenic grains, limestone fragments, and accretional
grains (ooids, pisoliths).
2. Unabraded fossils and fecal pellets.
3. Fine-grained carbonates (originally calcitic or aragonitic mud). ~
4. Noncalcareous detrital grains.
5. Cements (especially phanerocrystalline calcite).
Materials that have been worked and deposited by currents will fall
dominantly in groups 1, 3, and 4, and rocks consisting of these materials
can be named on the basis of their size sorting (Table 12-3). In addition to their textural characters, these rocks may show laminations or
cross-bedding. They are commonly interbedded or intermixed with
size-sorted, noncalcareous rocks, and if the limestones have recrystallized greatly, this relation may provide the only means of determining
their origin. Limestones with gravel-size clasts can be called limestone conglomerates or calcirudites, but if the large clasts are fossils,
such names as shelly calcarenite and spirifer calcarenite are generally
more useful.

Table 12-3.
Names for Detrital Limestones, Base,d on Degree of Sorting
Poorly sorted calcarenite (calcwacke)
Calcarenite
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Calcarenitic finegrained limestone
Finegrained
l.isestone
9:1
1:1
1:9
Ratio of sand size to finer-grained detrital carbonates
-x
Limestones consisting essentially of group~ 2 and 3 have probably

accumulated after little transport, and their degree of sorting is of
little consequence compared to the nature of the fossils they contain.
Where shelly fossils dominate, tlie general term coquinite may be
used, and it can be modified by fossil names, as spirifer coquinite. The
name pelletite is useful for rocks consisting mainly of pellets, but these
structures are generally too small to be seen without a microscope.
Calcite is by far the most common cement, and it typically forms
rather coarsely crystalline aggregates that are so transparent they appear dark on smooth surfaces. This cement is especially abundant in
well-sorted detrital limestones, accumulations of fossils with hollow
parts, and in openings formed by brecciation or leaching. It is an
important indicator of the original porosity and therefore of the potential porosity of a rock. Other cements and authigenic minerals may
be designated by adjectives such as siliceous and gypsiferous (Fig.
12-3).
The degree of recrystallization and dolomitization should be recorded in the notes and plotted on maps. Alteration can thereby be
related to original sedimentary structures or to fracture, systems and
igneous bodies. Altered rocks should be classified primarily on their
original characteristics (as dolomitized calcarenite'), but if primary
features l:!..re eradicated over large areas, they may be classified on the
basis of color, sizes, and shapes of secondary grains, or relative (lmounts
of dolomite and calcite (Table 12-4).
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Limestone
Classification of Limestones and Dolomites, by Composition
Dolomitic limestone
Calcitic dolomite
1:1
9:1
1:9
Ratio between the minerals calcite and dolomite
Dolomite
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12-4. Beds and Related Structures
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The layered or bedded nature of sediinentary rocks is produced by

differences in texture, composition, or color of the original sediments.
These differences are caused by changes in conditions at the site of
deposition or at the source from which the sediments were derived.
Bedding features are therefore of great value in interpreting the origin
of sedimentary sequences. They may also be the most useful single
basis for tracing or correlating formations from one place to another.
Bedding provides a valuable structural datum because it is parallel
to the surface on which the constituent grains accumulated. This
surface, however, need not necessarily have been horizontal or planar.
Furthermore, although bedded rocks commonly cleave parallel to
their bedding, the platy fragments may be either thicker or thinner
than the beds themselves. Prominent secondary cleavage can thus
be mistaken for bedding. Secondary features such as rhythmic stains
or cemented layers can also be more apparent than primary bedding.
Before bedded rocks can be described at the outcrop it is necessary to determine what constitutes a single bed. Genetically, a bed
represents a depositional episode during which conditions were relatively uniform. Practically, a bed is a layer that is sufficiently distinct
from adjoining layers so that it can be measured and described. Where
each bed is nearly homogeneous or grades evenly from one extreme
at the base to another at the top, the choice of beds presents no problem. Where thicker beds contain thinner beds or laminations, it is
Set of
cross-strata
Set of
cross-laminated
sandstone beds
Fig. 12-6.
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Various beds and sets of beds.
Set of graded
silt-claystone
beds (varves)
Laminated shale
with %-in.
sandstone beds
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Three cyclic repetitions (left) and three rhythmic repetitions in bedded

The lithologic symbols are explained in Appendix 5.
Fig. 12-7.
rocks.
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necessary to determine which units have the greatest genetic and

practical value. Commonly, the thinner beds are subordinate features,
caused by moderate fluctuations in the conditions that produced
the thicker, more distinctive layers. Less commonly, the thinner layers
are as clear and genetically significant as the thicker composite layers.
McKee and Weir ( 1953) suggested the useful term set for these
groups of closely matched thinner beds. Figure 12-6 shows examples
of simple and complex beds and sets of beds.
Repeated sequences of beds. Repeated occurrences of certain kinds
of beds or sequences of beds give some sedimentary units their most
striking character. These repetitions imply cyclic or rhythmic changes
in sedimentation processes or conditions and should therefore be
studied and described. Cyclic repetitions have a sequential order
such as A, B, C, A, B, C, etc., while rhythmic repetitions have a sequential order such as A, B, C, B, A, B, C, B, and so forth (Fig. 12-7).
Although complex cycles and rhythms are rarely perfect, they are
uniform enough in some units to have genetic significance.
Shapes of individual beds. Where exposures are adequate, beds
can be classified descriptively as tabular, lenticult;tr, linear, wedge
shaped, or irregular. If quantitative comparisons are needed, the
lenticularity 'or linearity of a bed may be expressed by the ratio of its
maximum thickness to its lateral dimensions. .Typically, the lateral
dimensions of all but thin or very lenticular beds cannot be determined
with confidence. Still, even limited data may prove useful; for example, notes may read, ''beds 1 in. thick can be traced for 200 ft" or
''beds appear tabular for as much as 32 ft."
Cross-bedding. Cross-bedded units may be classified and compared by the following geometric criteria: ( 1) whether or not the
base of a set of cross-beds is an erosional surface, ( 2) gross shape of
the set, ( 3) pattern of beds within the set, and ( 4) thicknesses of sets
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Fig. 12-8. Cross-bedded rocks. (A) Tabular sets with diagonal patterns. (B)
Wedge sets, showing considerable erosion between each set. (C) Tabular to
lenticular sets with tangential patterns; typically, these are laminated marine beds.
( D) Symmetrical trough sets with distinctly linear axes; typically, these are largescale fluvial features. The arrows indicate current directions.
and individual beds (or laminations). A few selected examples and

terms are shown in Fig. 12-8, adapted in part from classifications by
McKee and Weir ( 1953) and Lowell ( 1955). Cross-bedding is particularly useful in determining current directions, as discussed below
under Internal features.
Thickness. Thickness of beds is a particularly useful aspect of their
morphology. Actual thicknesses should be recorded in all cases because the limiting dimensions of terms such as thickly bedded and
thinly bedded have not been standardized widely enough (see Ingram,
1954). It is here recommended that the term laminae (or laminations) be used for thin subordinate layers within a bed (Fig. 12-6).
Thicknesses of laminae typically vary with grain size. Beds of coarsegrained sandstone are likely to have laminae ~ to 1 in. thick, whereas
a bed of clay shale ~ in. thick might have anywhere from a few to
many laminae.
The maximum, minimum, and average thickness of beds at a gi~en
outcrop should be estimated, and where more than one kind of rock
or bed is present, thicknesses should be recorded for each. Thicknesses of bed sets should be recorded, as well as typical thicknesses
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of laminae or other subordinate bedding features. In, all cases, however, the precision of the estimates or measurements should be gauged
suitably to the regularity of the beds and the purpose of the study,
for measuring beds can become involved and time consuming.
Internal features. A bed may be internally homogeneouS"( structureless or massive); it may be graded, or it may be laminated in a variety
of ways (Fig. 12-6). Internal features can be used to interpret conditions of deposition as well as stratigraphic tops of beds. The dips
of cross-strata or cross-laminae give a valuable measure of the current
direction. This direction should be plotted on the map as an arrow
rather than a strike and dip symbol. Wherever possible, the average
direction of current flow and the degree of variance from this average
are determined by taking readings on several beds at each outcrop.
If the readings vary no more than about 10 from the average, a single
arrow may be plotted. If the variance is greater, the individual readings may be plotted as a radiating set, or may be recorded for more
thorough analysis in the office. Plotted dip arrows should represent
cross-bedding of one type, especially where rocks are not of marine
origin. Trough-type sets, for example, show a great range of dip
directions; where exposures are adequate the trough itself is the most
useful linear element. Lowell ( 1955) has described a field study that
utilized various types of cross-bedding.
Where fine sand or silt accumulates on a current-rippled surface,
it may build up a strikingly laminated bed by accumulating on the
downstream slopes of the ripples (Fig. 12-9A). This type of bedding
gives an excellent measure of current flow and depositional conditions,
but unlike true cross-bedding, the layers of superimposed crosslaminations dip upstream.
Folding and other internal flow structures in beds can sometimes be
used to ascertain the direction of slope of the original deposits (Fig.
12-9B ) . The nontectonic origin of these structures can generally be
proven because the beds are intercalated in sequence with undeformed
beds. Commonly, the upper surfaces of deformed beds have been
eroded moderately before the overlying beds were deposited. U ndeformed animal borings can also be used to determine the early deformation of beds (Fig. 12-9C). Slope and current directions need
not necessarily be parallel, and therefore a distinctive arrow should
be used to plot each on the map.
Abundant filled animal borings ("worm tubes") are characteristic of
some sequences. The slumping of fine laminations into large borings
may give an indication of tops of beds (Fig. 12-9D).
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a planar fissility to beds that are otherwise structureless; thus they

help determine bedding directions in very thick, homogeneous beds.
Grain lineations can often be measured on surfaces that parallel the
bedding.
Reorienting linear data. Current arrows and slope arrow!. measured
in folded or faulted sequences should be reoriented as nearly as possible to their original positions before being used to !lalyze ancient
slopes and currents. In most unmetamorphosed sequences, the correction can be made by rotating the tilted bed~ back to their original
(typically horizontal) position. This rotation is made about an axis
that lies parallel to the axis of the fold on which the beds occur. Where
outcrops are rugged and great precision is not required, this can be
done in the field by rotating a piece of lineate rock into its approximate
original position and then taking a compass reading on it. The correction can also be made by reading the orientation of the linear structure as it lies in the outcrop and then using a stereographic projection
to make the rotation (Phillips, 1954; Badgley, 1959). Beds that have
been folded strongly more than once, or that have been caused to
Fig. 12-9. (A) Current-rippled laminations that give an overall impression of

cross-bedding. Current direction shown by arrow. Terrace of Truckee River, east
of Reno, Nev. (B) Flow-folded cross laminations in Cretaceous sandstone bed
near Pt. Conception, Calif. Both the original current and the subsequent flowage
were from right to left. See also Prentice ( 1960). (C) Filled animal borings
(arrows) cutting folded laminations. Note pull-apart structures in thinner sandstone beds. Drill core of Upper Pennsylvanian rocks from Runnels Co., Texas;
courtesy of M. K. Blaustein. (D) Filled animal borings in Cambrian Pipe-rock
(quartzite), at Moine thrust east of Loch Stack, Scotland.
lnternal fabric of beds. Planar fabric in a detrital bed is parallel

to the surface on which the grains were deposited, and linear fabric
indicates the current direction across this surface. Pebbles, fossils,
chips of mud or shale, and fragments of carbonized wood are particularly useful elements of fabric because they are easily seen in outcrops
(Fig. 12-lOA and B). Fossils shaped like saucers tend to be turned
convex side up by a current, and they may also show imbrication (Fig.
12-lOC). Where they are oriented with their convex sides down,
they may have settled into position and been covered directly, perhaps
during the evolution of a turbidity current (Fig. 12-10D). Elongate
fossils can also be oriented strongly by currents; acutely pointed shells
like those of turritellas, for example, tend to lie with their apices pointing upstream.
Detrital micas, chlorite, feldspar plates, and small leaf ragmen~
commonly lie parallel to bedding, and elongate plant fragments and
mineral grains may form a linear fabric. These fabrics usually impart
Current
~-~~
~/;}'' ?2""''2:..
. :.~ . :. . . . . . Flute casts .
.: -:-:.:J_ :. ':d: :. ~ .of coars~ ~~~.

~A4w.:~
Fig. 12-10. Arrangements of large fragments in cross sections of beds. (A) Bedding-plane orientation of mudstone fragments in Upper Cretaceous sandstone of
Santa Ana Mts., Calif. Note reverse size-grading of fragments. From a photograph by C. A. Hopson. (B) Imbricate structure. Planar cobbles tend to dip
upstream and linear cobbles tend to plunge upstream. Generalized from dissected
terrace gravels of Pacheco Pass area, Calif. (C) Stable position of large clam
shells relative to current. ( D) Orientation of clam shells in a graded Paleocene
sandstone bed in the Arroyo Seco, Monterey Co., Calif.
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flow or shear during folding, can be reoriented only after a detailed

study and analysis of the deformation. In any case, reoriented structures should be plotted or recorded in such a way that they will not
be confused with structural data that have not been reoriented.
12-5. Surfaces between Beds
Surfaces between beds may be smooth and essentially planar or n.

show features caused by rippling, current cut-and-fill, compactiv
loading, downslope movements, movements of animals, desiccation,
or combinations of these processes. These features are classified below
on a genetic basis. Because the origin of some of the features is conjectural, each case should be examined with care.
Ripple marks. Ripple marks may be classified as asymmetric or
current ripples and symmetric or oscillation ripples. Current ripples
generally lie at right angles to the local current direction, their steeper
side facing downstream (Fig. 12-llA). Oscillation ripples lie at
right angles to the direction of wave propagation (Fig. 12-llB),
although they frequently show complex shapes caused by interference
or superposition of waves. The pointed crests of well-formed oscillation ripples can be used to determine the tops of beds. A number of
observations and directional readings should be made where possible,
for ripples with aberrant shapes have been described.
Cut-and-fill structures. Linear cut-and-fill structures are especially
useful because their trends indicate local current directions, and
their shapes may show which is the top and which the base of beds.
Cut-and-filled channels at the base of conglomerate or pebbly sandstone beds are among the largest and most obvious of these features,
and they may form in either fluviatile or marine sediments. Smaller
markings are typically formed where currents laden with silt or sand
scour depressions in argillaceous sediments, or where pebbles, shells,
wood, or displaced seaweed drag or bounce against the bottom. The
original markings can be seen in cross sections of beds but are rarely
Fig. 12-11. Current and oscillation ripple marks in sand.

tion of current and of wave propagation.
Arrows indicate direc~
...,
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Fig. 12-12. Linear structures formed by currents. ( A) Flute casts with prominently
beaked ends on bottom of Eocene sandstone beds west of Stanford, Calif. Courtesy of E. A. Schmidt. (B) Simple flute casts on bottom of Upper Triassic sandstone bed from Santa Rosa Range, Nev. (C) Current groove casts, one set superimposed on another; Upper Triassic near Izee, Oregon. From a photograph by
W. R. Dickinson. (D) Subdued current lineations on top of sandstone bed. Generalized from various sandstone flags. See also Stokes ( 1953). All blocks are
1 ft across.
preserved in three dimensions because the underlying shale or mudstone is almost always eroded more readily than the overlying sandstone. The structures occur commonly, however, as reversed threedimensional casts on the base of the overlying sandstone beds. The
terms used most often relate almost entirely to these reversed forms.
Flute casts are elongated in the direction of the current and have a
roughly triangular, spoonlike, or beaklike shape, with the more prominent or pointed end directed upstream (Fig. 12-12A and B). Groove
casts are simpler elongate features that give only the orientation of
the current (Fig. 12-12C). Crowell (1955), Kuenen (1957), and
Wood and Smith ( 1959) have described these features in detail, particularly emphasizing their relation to, turbidity currents.
Another type of current lineation that forms in laminated or thinbedded sandstones consists of subdued lines or slabby, linear plates
and low ridges on bedding cleavage surfaces (Fig. 12-12D). This
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Fig. 12-13. Idealized sections of cut-and-fill and loading structures. (A) Simple
cut-and-fill in laminated shale. Note concentrations of coarser materials. (B)
Cut-and-fill with moderate loading, as shown by bending of laminae. (C) Loading structures with little or no cut-and-fill.
linear structure is probably formed by accumulation and streamlining of grains into trains and windrow-like ridges by currents. Although
it may not be a cut-and-fill structure, it is included here for sake of
comparison with flute and groove casts.
Load casts. Where water rich muds are overlain by a layer of
coarser detritus, there is a tendency for the coarser materials to pocket
or load downward into the mud where the surface between them is
somewhat depressed. The original depressions can be formed by
current cutting, by rippling, by movements of animals, or by unequal
compaction, and therefore the downward-loaded bodies of sand may
have any shape from distinctly linear to equidimensional or irregular
pockets. They are called load casts because they are typically preserved on the base of sandstone beds. Crowell ( 1955, p. 1360) suggested that linear load casts may result directly from cut-and-fill where
a turbidity current is heavily charged with detritus. If laminations or
large sand grains can be found, relations such as those shown in Fig.
12-13 can indicate the relative degree of cutting and loading. In any
case, load casts can be used to determine stratigraphic sequence.
Structures formed by creep, drag, and sliding. Sediments can be
folded or disrupted by creeping or sliding downslope, and materials
deposited from dense turbidity currents may be contorted as the
currents drag against them. These movements commonly overturn
projections of mud between sand pockets (Fig. 12-14A). With
greater movement, the pockets may be complexly folded or rolled
(Fig. 12-14C). Internal laminations are an important key in determining the sense of these movements (Figs. 12-9B and C). Gravity slidingmay fold, disrupt, and interject sediments on such a large scale that
the effects can be seen only at large outcrops (Fig. 12-14B).
Fig. 12-14. Sections showing creep and flowage features, with sense of movement
toward left. (A) Asymmetric sand pockets at base of graded, laminated, and
rippled sandstone bed. Upper Cretaceous of Santa Lucia Range, Calif. (B)
Slump overfold of mudstone bed; Grindstone Crk., Glenn Co., Calif. After Crowell
( 1957, p. 1000). (C) Flowage folds, rolls, and pull-apart structures in sandstone
beds in argillaceous materials; there is a moderate lineation at right angles to the
page. Large core of Upper Pennsylvanian rocks from Runnels Co., Texas; courtesy
of M. K. Blaustein.
Animal markings. There are a great variety of animal markings,

but by far the commonest in marine beds are roughly cylindrical bodies
that are 0.02 to 0.5 in. in diameter and appear to be the fillings of
tubes, burrows, or probe holes in loose sand and mud. They are useful
indicators of tops of beds because they are typically preserved on the
bottoms of sandstone or siltstone beds that lie on shale. or mudstone
beds (Fig. 12-15A and B). Less commonly, marks are made by
animals that crawl on the bottom or by the percussion of swimming
animals that vault against it. Shallow water or subaerial sediments
may bear the tracks of larger animals (Fig. 12-15D). The positive
and negative faces of these various marks can be recognized in most
cases and can be used to determine the tops of beds. They also provide a means of determining the relative age of deformation of soft
sediments (Fig. 12-9C ) .
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Marks in desiccated sediments. Alternately desiccated and wetted
sediments may show mud cracks, tracks of terrestrial animals, per-
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sometimes be detected by comparing structures of the younger sequence with those of the older (refolded) sequence (Sections 15-7
and 15-11).
Unconformities without appreciable angular discordan~ can be detected by the following means:
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Fig. 12-15. (A) Distinctive small animal markings on bottom of fine-grained sandstone flag; Upper Triassic of Santa Rosa Range, Nev. ( B ) Tubular prominences
on bottom of Paleocene sandstone bed from Santa Lucia Range, Calif. (C) Mudcracks in silty claystone, filled by sandy claystone; from Colorado Plateau region.
(D) Cast of dinosaur footprint on bottom of red sandstone bed from Portland, Conn.
cussion marks of hail and rain, and impressions of ice or salt crystals
(Fig. 12-15C). As with other surface markings, these forms are
most commonly preserved as casts on the base of silty layers that overlie the layers of mud on which the marks were made originally.
12-6. Unconformities
Unconformities are surfaces of erosion or nondeposition that are

eventually covered by younger strata. These surfaces have two important stratigraphic values: the amount of strata removed by erosion,
and the time interval during which no sediments were deposited.
These values may be consistent over large areas or may vary appreciably in short distances. They can be determined by detailed
mapping and by faunal studies of the rocks just above and below the
unconformity. A third important value associated with many unconformities is the structural discordance of the overlying and underlying
rocks; this discordance gives a measure of the deformation associated
with the unconformity.
Most major unconformities show some angular discordance; maps of
lithologic units provide the best means of detecting them. Angular
relations at single outcrops, however, may be misleading; they may
have been caused, for example, by sliding of sediments or by faulting
at a low angle to bedding. Faults can often be distinguished by a
zone of sheared or brecciated rock, as well as by other means (Sec-
tion 4-11); however, some angular unconformities have been modified by local shearing so as to look like major faults. Angular unconformities that have been obscured by a later period of folding can
1. Fossil record. Unconformity is proven by superimppsed faunas

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of distinctly diHerent ages.
2. Contrasts in sediments. Units formed under contrasting conditions indicate unconformities. Examples are: nonmarine beds overlain by marine beds, cross-bedded sequences overlain by 'sequences
of graded beds, calcarenites overlain by fine-grained limestones. with
unabraded nektonic fossils.
3. Fossil soils. Subaerial weathering profiles may be preserved as
clay-rich, reddened, or ocherous horizons, and locally even as humic
layers. These materials may also be incorporated in the basal layer
of a marine sequence. More rarely, old subaerial surfaces may be indicated by lag gravels, sand-blasted pebbles, attached fossil plants,
surficial travertine deposits, or fossil caliche layers (Section 12-11).
4. Local angularity. Cross-cutting relations may indicate disconformity if cut-and-fill in loose sediments can be disproven (Section
12-5). A solid substratum may be indicated by encrusting or rockboring animals. Fragments of the underlying bed are significant if
they are not argillaceous or calcareous. Pocketed surfaces between
limestone beds are significant if they bear residual clay or chert nodules,
but irregular contacts in themselves are not (consider the irregular
forms of biogenic reefs).
5. Nondeposition. Submarine surfaces on which accumulation is
very slow may grade laterally to disconformities. These surfaces aTe
indicated by thin layers rich in glauconite, bones, phospJ:tatized shells
or nodules, fecal debris, silicified shells, or manganiferous nodules.
Where weathered, the surfaces may be indicated by discolored to distinctly ocherous zones.
12-7. Tops and Bottoms of Beds
Known sequences of stratigraphic units provide the surest basis for

determining tops and bottoms of beds. Until this sequence is established, however, tops and bottoms should be determined by criteria
such as those described in the three foregoing sections. If there is
any question as to the dependability of one criterion, others should be
sought. Features that do not have clear genetic significance can some-
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Fig. 12-16. Fossils as indicators of tops of beds. (A) Bryozoa, barnacles, and
other encrusting animals on exposed tops of shells and cobbles. (B) Rudists or
rudist-like pelecypods in growth position. (C) Shells of Schizothaerus (Tertiary)
or Pholadomya ( Mesozoic) may be found standing in living positions (left),
whereas inequivalved .Pelecypods will lie on their more convex valve if buried
alive. (D) Starfish and echinoids such as sea urchins tend to lie with their flat
ventral (oral) side down. (E) Root-like structures of crinoids branch downward.
(F) Solitary corals attach at base and branch outward and upward; colonial corals
and calcareous algae tend to grow outward and upward to give a convex form
facing upward (but not on steep or overhanging surfaces of reefs). (G) Animal
holes drilled in rock substratum tend to open upward. (H) Partial fillings in
cavities of buried shells indicate original dip of deposits. Condensed and modified from Superposition of strata by S. W. Muller ( 1958, Stanford University),
reproduced in Geotimes, 1959, v. 3, nos. 5 and 7.
times be used locally after being tested empirically. A well-exposed

section might show, for example, that abundant animal borings occur
everywhere on the bottoms but nowhere on. the tops of sandstone beds
in a given formation. This criterion could then be used to determine
tops of beds at isolated outcrops of this formation, though it might be
unreliable for beds of another formation.
Graded bedding and cross-bedding are used so widely to determine
sequence that a few precautions are necessary. Although grading from
a coarser base to a finer top is by far the most common, the opposite
relation has been observed. Thin silt-and-clay beds (varves) and
argillaceous sandstone beds that grade upward to more argillaceous
materials are by far the most dependable. The grading of well-sorted
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sandstones and conglomerates is always suspect. Cross-bedding is

generally more difficult to interpret in finer-grained marine beds than
in coarser rocks, mainly because distinct cross-cutting relations may be
scarce in the finer-grained rocks. The base of a set of fine-grained
laminae may curve into tangency with the underlying beds; h6wever,
the tops of cross-laminated beds may show the same relation (Fig .
12-BC).
Tops of beds as well as ecologic conditions can be determined where
a large number of unbroken fossils are found in living positions (Fig.
12-16). Partial sediment fillings in hollow fossil fqrms indicate both
the tops of beds and their approximate initial dip (Fig. 12-l6H).
Shrock ( 1948) has described additional criteria for determining .tops
of beds.
Where beds are so structurally disturbed that top-and-bottom criteria
must be sought at many outcrops, structure symbols should indicate
where these criteria have been observed. A s;;all dot or other mark
may be added to strike lines where beds are known to be upright
(Appendix 4). The symbol for overturned beds would then be used
only where beds are known to be overturned, while the ordinary
bedding symbol would be used where beds could be either upright or
overturned.
12-8. Measuring Stratigraphic Sections
Measuring and describing rock sequences is a basic stratigraphic

procedure. Stratigraphic sections with accurate fossil locations are
used to interpret geologic history, to work out complicated structures
in nearby areas, to establish lithologic and microfossil control for drillholes, to serve as type sections for-rock units, and to help solve region.al
problems.
Localities for measuring detailed sections should meet these requirements: ( 1) the structure must be simple or must be so well
known that complications can be resolved, ( 2) the sequence must be
well exposed, and ( 3) the general nature of the rock units, especially
the fossiliferous ones, must be known. These requirements can usually
be met when an area has been mapped at leasf in part. In cases where
the structure is known to be simple and the stratigraphic sequence is
complex, however, it may be necessary to measure some. sections before
mapping can be started. These preliminary measurements must be
planned by reconnaissance and photogeologic studies.
The method used to measure a section should be selected on the
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Ideal geometric relations for measuring strata (top) compared to a
region where low dip, low relief, and variable thicknesses make measuring difficult.
Fig. 12-17.
basis of the degree of detail required, the physical nature of the terrain
and outcrops, and the time, funds, equipment, and personnel available.
Measurements and descriptions of thick unfossiliferous formations, for
example, need not be nearly as precise as those used to correlate fossiliferous units with subsurface data. The precision of the measurements is determined partly by the surveying methods and partly by
the geometric relations between the ground surface and the dip of the
rocks. Where the stratigraphic sequence is crossed at high angles
by the ground surface, precise measurements can be made far more
quickly and easily than when the two are nearly parallel (Fig. 12-17).
The amount of detail to be recorded and the spacing of fossil and rock
samples must be considered carefully when the project is planned;
in general, it is wiser to collect too much than too little.
Measuring sections from maps or photographs. Sections may be
measured and described by plotting a sequence of contacts and points
on a topographic map or aerial photograph. Because the scales of most
maps and photographs are too small for detailed work, this method is
used mainly to reconnoiter more complete studies, to measure gross
cartographic units, and to check total thicknesses accumulated by
more detailed measurements.
Compass-pace surveys. This method is described in detail in Chapter 3. It is generally adequate only where the ground surface is
level or slopes gently, as along a road, a smooth ridge, or by a waterway.
Its great advantage is that it can be executed by one man. Details
can be accumulated more quickly and accurately if a tape or graduated
pole is used to measure beds in cuts.
Measurements with the Jacob's staff. A Jacob's staff is a pole about
5 ft long graduated to feet and tenths of feet. It is used to measure
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thicknesses of beds directly at the outcrop, and with it one man can
readily accumulate a detailed stratigraphic section where units are
and where they meet the ground surface at high angles.
well exposed
The measurements are started by placing the staff on the lowest exposure and orienting it at right angles to bedding (Fig. 12-18A). The
observer sights parallel to the dip of the beds across an even mark on
the staff, and notes the point on the outcrop that falls in his, line of
sight. The stratigraphic thickness to this point is equal to the- distance
subtended on the staff. The observer then moves uphil_~ and places
the staff either on the point sighted or on any other point on, the same
bedding surface, and he continues to measure the beds by repeating
the steps just described. If the staff can be oriented by estimatio~
so that it is within 8 or 10 of normal to the beds, the error in a 5-foot
measure will be 0.1 ft or less. For greater precision:"'it is necessary to
orient the staff and line of sight by using a sighting bar and clinometer
(Fig. 12-18B), or by holding or attaching a Brunton compass to the
staff. Dips of beds must be checked frequently, a procedure that is
facilitated by having one man do the measuring while a second checks
attitudes and describes the lithology.
Exposures are rarely continuous enough to be measured in a straight
line directly upslope, and even where they are, offsets must be made
to fossil localities. The Jacob's staff method enables these offsets to
be made easily. It is only necessary to walk along the trace of the
last bedding surface sighted and then to resume measurements at the
most useful outcrops (Fig. 12-18C). Because of the zigzag nature of
the course, important specimen localities must be described in detail.
Measuring beds with a Jacobs staff. (A) Holding staff at an outcrop.

(B) Enlarged view of sighting bar and simple clinometer made from protractor
and pendulum pointer. (C) Stepwise course of measurements, showing lateral
offsets.
Fig. 12-18.
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The localities can be collected easily again if marked with brightly

colored tape or painted numbers.
Plane table methods. The plane table and alidade are ideal for
mapping the exact locations of all samples and data collected. Sometimes this map will be no more than a skeleton of traverse lines, stadia
points, elevations, and offsets to important outcrops. Other times it
will be a complete strip map showing all geologic features as well as
the topography, drainage, and culture. The type area and section
of a formation could be an example of the latter case.
Various degrees of precision and speed are possible with the alidade
and plane table. An uncontrolled stadia traverse is often adequate
if instrument stations are no more than 800 ft apart, and if the section
lying between the stations is measured by taking stadia sights to lithologic breaks or to places where the dips of beds change more than
5 or 10 (Section 8-12). Between these points, the details of the
beds can be located by measuring with a cloth tape or by using the
stadia rod as a scale. Vertical angles should be read between instrument stations or prominent breaks in slope.
Where plane table measurements must extend for long distances (as
where strata dip gently across areas of low relief), it may be necessary
to expand a control base for the survey by intersecting a chain of
triangles or quadrilaterals (Fig. 12-19). Stadia traverses between the
intersected points can then be used to measure the section and to
locate sample points. If the dip of the beds is less than 15, as in Fig.
12-19, vertical measurements must be made with particular care because errors in vertical position become translated directly into errors
of stratigraphic thickness. Compass measurements of dips in such
areas are generally so unreliable that average dips must be determined
by the three-point method (Section 2-7, method VI).
Measuring sed ions with a transit and tape. A transit and tape should
be used for making measurements where an accurate and permanently
Fig. 12-19. Plane table control for measurements across gently dipping beds, allowing for many offsets without reduction of accuracy.
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Fig. 12-20. Measuring strata on slope by reference to stretched tape." Brackets

indicate three units accumulated during this measure. Note projec1:ion of limestone-shale contact to tape>
staked traverse course must be set up and where slopes are too steep
and rugged for an efficient plane table traverse. A small (mountain)
transit is ideal for this work, and the methods used are basically the
same as those described in Section 7-13. The stratigraphic details
between instrument stations may be surveyed by stadia methods or
by reading vertical angles and taping distances directly on the slope, as
described below.
Brunton and tape methods. Brunton-tape surveys are generally
precise enough for measuring stratigraphic sections where beds dip
more than 15 and intersect the ground surface at a fairly high angle.
Measurements are made most easily in a downhill direction. The
procedure that follows refers to a two-man party; however, one man
can make the measurements if the tape is anchored at the 0 end.
1. One man holds the 0 end of the tape at the starting point while
the second man carries the other end of the tape to the first break in
slope.
2. The slope angle is read and checked by both men.
3. The tape is secured on the slope (as by tying it to a stake), and,
starting at its 0 end, the rocks are examined and described; their positions are recorded according to measurements (slope distances) read
directly from the tape (Fig. 12-20).
4. Strikes and dips are measured as necessary, and the angle between the strike and the section line is measur.ed and recorded.
5. The 0 end of the tape is moved downhill to the first break in
slope, and steps 2 to 4 are repeated.
Where outcrops are rugged, or where beds meet the surface at close
to 90, the tape can be used as a Jacob's staff to measure true thicknesses directly. These thicknesses must be recorded as true thick-
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Fig. 12-21. Correction of slope distance

that was measured oblique to dip of beds.
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nesses. In any case, terms such as overlying and above must not be used unless they clearly refer to stratigraphic rather than to topographic position.
Corrections for slope angles and oblique sections. Unless true
thicknesses are measured directly, as with the Jacob's staff, they must
be calculated from the slope distances. If the measured slope distance is oblique to the dip of the beds, it must first be corrected by
the following formula (based on the notation shown in Fig. 12-21).
AC
= AB
cos a
The true thickness is then calculated by one of the formulas shown in

Fig. 12-22, the choice depending on the relation between the ground
slope and the dip.
These calculations apply in the usual case, where dips are essentially parallel through each calculated interval. If it is necessary to
calculate thicknesses across the limb of a fold, where dips vary progressively between" two limiting values, the method described by
Hewett ( 1920) can be used.
The calculations are made most easily with a slide nile, using
trigonometric functions (Appendix 7). They can also be determined
graphically or, in most cases, by nomographs (see, for example, Mertie,
1922). The drawing or nomograph must be large, however, to give
a degree of precision that is adequate for detailed work, and such
determinations may take as much time as slide rule calculations.
Slope and dip are opposed

and an9le of slope ( y) plus
an9/e of dlp (K) Is < 90"
8C
= AB
Stn (r'~-y)
h. Slope and dip are opposed

and an'lle or slope plus an91e
of dip Is >- 9o
8C = AB cos (J'+Ij-90"}
or Be =Aa sin [iro- (x+yJ}
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c. Slope and cllp are In the

same dlrecflon, wtlh clip
::::>slope
AC
= AB
sin {K-'f)
cl. Slope and clip are /n the

same direcf/on, w/fh clip
< slope
BC
= AB
.sin {'f-X)
A
Thickness
12-9. Sampling for Microfossils
Microfossils often provide the best means for correlating stratigraphic

sequences with standard stages or series. Rocks should be examined ,
for microfossils when an area is first mapped, and samples should be
taken wherever fossils can be seen. Knowledge gained from reading ,
or from discussions with micropaleontologists is particularly valuable
Fig. 12-22. Forrnulas used foc the various possible combinations of direction and
amount of ground slope and dip of beds.
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Manval of Field Geology
at this stage. If it is known, for example, that only the smallest calcareous foraminifera will be useful in a certain part of the section, the
finest claystones are collected in preference to silty shales that might
show large arenaceous foraminifera. Ideally, the sample localities at
this stage are scattered widely, both stratigraphically and parallel to
the strike of the beds. If there are thick, fine-grained units in which
no fossils have been seen, several samples of the most promising ( generally, the finest grained) materials should still be collected.
The faunal determinations from the first group of samples may solve
many stratigniphic problems, but they usually also demonstrate a need for additional sampling. More samples may be needed along certain
contacts or faults, or where relatively thin parts of a section appear to
contain many faunal zones or several stages. Unusually well-exposed
sequences of fossiliferous rocks might be sampled in great detail, both
stratigraphically and laterally, to test the validity of tentative faunal
zones or local stages (Section 12-2).
The stratigraphic measurements described in Section 12-8 are generally used as a basis for systematic collecting. The following suggestions apply to the samples themselves:
1. If calcareous fossils will be used, the samples should be fresh
(although moderately weathered rocks are sometimes useful because
they are friable).
2. Samples must be large enough; unless fossils are obviously abundant, 10 lb of material may be needed.
3. Locations must be plotted precisely on a map or described completely in the notes.
4. The stratigraphic position must be known. It will be determined
automatically if the section is being measured; otherwise the stratigraphic distance to the nearest contact or key bed should be measured
directly.
5. The source of the sample should be marked at the outcrop so
that more material can be collected later.
6. Sample bags must be silt-tight and marked on the outside so
they will not have to be reopened until they are in the laboratory.
12-10. Logging Wells and Drill Holes
Well logs are descriptions or graphic representations of the strata '

cut by a well or drill hole. Where beds are horizontal, these logs are
essentially columnar sections. Logs should be made when the well is being drilled because the procedures of collecting, labeling, storing,
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and reopening samples tend to increase the possibilities of contamination and mis-identification. The geologist should oversee these procedures if possible, and he should also make sure that as much material is saved as possible. Before sampling a drilling well, he should
_determine the exact drilling methods, the typical rates of drilling in
various units, and what is the expected performance of sampling
equipment available. These aspects of well logging have,.been described in LeRoy's Subsurface Geologic Methods ( 1950), as well as in
subsequent journals.
Logging cores. Large amounts of core can generall)\ be-logged by
the following steps:
1. Make a graphic log, either with lithologic symbols or colors, that
blocks out the main rock units and contacts and also indicates occurrences of fossils, key beds, and shows of petroleum or zones of high
porosity.
2. Fill in the uncored gaps in this record by reference to the driller's
log and other accessory logs.
3. Compare the graphic log with the expected stratigraphic or
structural sequence.
4. Re-examine the cores as necessary to make more detailed descriptions of rock units, to inspect critical intervals, contacts, and
structurally anomalous relations, and to collect samples.
Samples are generally collected at certain prescribed intervals. They

should also be collected systematically at contacts, key beds, faults, or
other features important to stratigraphic interpretations. Lithologic
samples are most us~ful if split axially to the core. The footage should
be lettered in waterproof ink or paint on the side of the core, reading
so that the sample is right side up. If bedding is not obvious in ~he
sample, the bedding direction should be painted as a band around it.
If possible, the well number and name should als~ be lettered on the
sample.
Microfossil samples should be collected both at prescrib~d intervals
and at critical horizons. Hand lens examinations are necessary to select the most useful materials since many sandy or silty rocks are dark
colored in cores. Mudstone and shale are particularly susceptible to
fragmentation and contamination during coring and storage, and
therefore broken materials must be selected with care. Any question
as to their reliability must be marked prominently on the label, as
well as in log descriptions. Samples should be placed in strong, silt-
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proof bags and labeled as to well name and number, core number,
footage or interval, rock name, formation (or other unit name), and
probable stratigraphic position, as determined from the core.
The data in lithologic descriptions of cores should be recorded in
order of importance. The amount of detail needed will vary with
the project; somewhat more should be collected than appears necessary. Colors of cored rocks are much more diagnostic than those of
surface outcrops, and these colors can be recorded precisely by using
detailed rock color charts ( p. 216). Horizons of secondary coloration should be noted because they may indicate faults or unconformi-
ties. Porosities should be described completely.
Logs from cuttings. Lithologic logs of most wells are made by examining the cuttings brought up in the circulating drilling muds or
fluids. These materials are evolved continuously while drilling is in
progress, and samples are generally taken at certain time intervals or
at every 5 or 10 ft of depth drilled. Cuttings must be washed thoroughly; this is done by repeatedly decanting rinse washes until they are
free of clay-size materials. The samples are then dried, placed in
dust-proof bags, and labeled with the well description, driller's name,
and footage or time interval. If the footage has been corrected by
taking into account the circulation time from bit to surface, this should
also be noted on the label.
The size and appearance of cuttings vary greatly with drilling methods and local lithology. Cuttings from the bit are generally mixed to
some degree with fragments that have been caved or abraded from
higher parts of the hole. Picking contacts or key beds is not difficult
if rock units are thick and distinctive. The upper contact of a formation is drawn in the log at the first appearance of a cutting or of disaggregated grains from that formation. Where rocks grade into one
another, or where they are intercalated through considerable thicknesses, the local section must be known in detail.
Moderately friable clastic rocks are usually disaggregated by the
bit; thus a binocular microscope should be used to examine cuttings.
Samples stained with petroleum or asphaltic residues should first. be
cleaned with a volatile solvent. Accessories needed for most examinations include dilute HCl, chemicals required for staining tests, flat
evaporating dishes for examining materials, dissecting needles and
forceps for separating fragments and testing hardness, and a grid
ocular for measuring grains and estimating their amounts. Graphic
logs and brief descriptions are customarily entered on strips of paper
3 in. wide and 40 or 60 in. long. More detailed notes and comments
may be recorded in an accessory notebook that is organized in the
same order as the plotted log.
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12-11. Surficial Deposits and Related Landforms
Surficial deposits and related landforms are studied to determine

recent geological history, to develop resources of groundwater and
other economic materials, and to plan for various engineer:i,ng projects.
In areas where surficial.deposits are widespread, studies of bedrock
may require a considerable knowledge of the overlying deposits. Geologic maps of such areas are preferably outcrop maps that show both
the bedrock exposures and the various units of surficial materials (Section 4-8).
Some cartographic units of surficial materials have been defined on
a lithologic basis; others are lithologically composite and have been
defined on the basis of apparent age. Lithologic units may be characterized by their structures, textures, compositions, gross shapes,
associations with other units, or by the nature of the surfaces on which
they were deposited. Common and important lithologic units are:
alluvium, colluvium (accumulations formed by downslope movements
of rock and soil), till (or boulder clay), glacial drift (till and other
closely related materials, undifferentiated), glacial outwash deposits,
fluvioglacial terrace deposits, loess, dune sands, beach deposits, volcanic ash and lapilli, peat, soils, lag gravels, caliche, and clays residual
to solution of limestones.
Sequences of similar cartographic units, such as several alluvial
deposits or tills, are subdivided on the basis of unconformities (Section 12-6). Where sequences are not complete or are only partly exposed, the relative ages of similar units can be distinguished by th_e
degree of weathering of rock fragments or mineral grain.s. Tills and
drift of various ages, for example, can commonly be distinguished by
the amount of leaching of limestone fragments or fossils, by the amount
of decomposition of such rocks as basalt and diabase, or by the. degree
of disintegration of granitic rocks.
Relation to landforms and agents. To trace and correlate surficial
deposits, it is generally necessary to study landforms associated with
them. Old alluvial or fluvioglacial deposits, for example, can often be
traced out or matched by mapping the terraces related to them. Conversely, structural studies based on series of terraces may require
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correlations of the sediments that lie under their surfaces. In some

cases, recent deposits and landforms can also be evaluated in light of
the agents that formed them. Some marine deposits, for example, can
be related to the terraces on which they lie, to the ancient sea ciiffs
from which they were eroded, and to the present level and regimen
of the sea. Stream terraces and their deposits often correspond to
existing streams or to slightly antecedent stream systems.
The following steps can be used to correlate landforms and surficial
deposits: ( 1) study of aerial photographs and topographic maps to
delineate the more apparent landforms, ( 2) reconnaissance of the area
to determine which surfaces are underlain by surficial deposits, ( 3)
study of the deposits to determine their origin and relative age, and
( 4) mapping or walking out landforms by matching their topographic
positions and their surficial deposits. Correlation of closely spaced,
well-preserved shorelines and terraces may require carrying accurate
lines of levels for considerable distances, as with a transit or spirit
level. Stanley ( 1936) has given an example of such a study. Other
kinds of terraces may have so much relief that precise matching of
levels is either misleading or impossible. Their relative ages may,
however, be determined by such criteria as: ( 1) relative topographic
position and continuity, ( 2) type of sedimentary cover and degree to
which it is weathered, ( 3) degree of dissection and removal of loose
detritus, and ( 4) degree of warping. Detailed profile studies based on
maps and photographs can be used to make tentative correlations of
these irregular surfaces, but the surfaces should then be walked out
and mapped. Field methods must also be used to determine if imperfections in a given surface were caused by initial dip, later deposits
of sediments, or by erosion of original sediments. Frye and Leonard
( 1954) and Howard ( 1959) have given critiques of the terminology
and interpretation of terraces associated with stream deposits. An
example of the correlation of alluvial terraces on a local and regional
scale has been described by Leopold and Miller ( 1954); Bradley ( 1957,
1958) has described field and laboratory studies of marine terraces and
their deposits.
Soils. Soil profiles give a means of correlating landforms and their
associated sediments, and contacts between surficial units are commonly drawn on the basis of ancient soils. Moreover, bedrock ,units
must often be mapped on the basis of soils (Section 4-7). Systematic
descriptions of soils as well as soil mapping and sampling methods are
given in the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Soil Survey Manual
( 1951), and this book should be consulted for terms and information
relating to soils and soil profiles.
The total soil profile can be a complete gradation from surface soil
to unaltered rock or sediment, or it can consist of various layers that
may be defined sharply or may grade to one another. Field descriptions should give the nature, thickness, and regularity of each of these
layers and gradations. Where soil profiles are being cowpared or
correlated from one place to another, it is useful to classify the principal layers, customarily called the A, B, and C horizons of the profile.
The upper or A horizon i'S characterized by one or .more layers in which
organic materials have been concentrated and from which soluble
materials and colloids have been leached; it is typically grey to brown,
friable, or very rich in plant materials. The B horizon consists of a
layer or layers in which materials ( especially colloids) transported from
the A horizon are concentrated. Additions of clay and hydrated iron
or al~minum oxides make it more compact and more red, yellow, or
brown than the A horizon; however, additions of organic materials
from above make some B horizons gray or gray-brown. The C horizon
lies under the soil proper and consists of disintegrated rock or loose
sediments that are more or less weathered and are clearly related to
the overlying soil. In many areas, the upper part of the C horizon is
characterized by concentrations of calcium carbonate and other
soluble salts, which may be so abundant as to form a hard caliche layer.
The relative ages of soils and the land surfaces on which they lie
can sometimes be judged on the basis of thickness, degree of leaching
of carbonates, degree of disintegration of certain rocks, or by the degree
of argillization and the compactness of the B horizon. These criteria
must be modified and weighted, however, where downslope creep and
sheet wash have thickened soils on slopes and in vaJleys and have
thinned them on ridges, or where variations in underlying rocks affect
soil characteristics. In buried ancient soils, only the B horizon or some
part of it is generally preserved. Soils at different outcrops must then
be identified or correlated on the basis of texture, clay content, color,
and compactness (indicated in part by a tendency to develop columnar
or platy fractures in outcrop). Color is such an important measure of
oxidation and concentration in the B horizon that precise color terms
should be used. Standardized soil color charts are available from
the Munsell Color Company, 2441 North Calvert St., Baltimore, Md.
These. charts give a wide range of color names and symbols that can
be used for rocks as well as for soils.
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13-1. Volcanic Sequences and Unconformities
Volcanic rocks are mapped by the same general procedures as those

used for sedimentary rocks, and tabular volcanic units can often be
correlated and measured by stratigraphic methods. Fossils are rare .
in lavas, but fossiliferous tuffs can be used to place volcanic sequences
in the standard geologic column. Moreover, radioactive age-dating
makes it possible to assemble well-dated volcanic sequences.
Many volcanic units, however, are not as simple and predictable as
most sedimentary units. Most volcanic rocks form subaerially and
are therefore controlled by the irregularities of the topography. In
Fig. 13-1, for example, two recent Hows followed irregularly linear
valleys, and although the Hows are contemporary, they lie at such different levels that they might later be assigned different stratigraphic
ages. Misleading relations can also be caused by the high viscosity
of some lavas. Many Hows of rhyolite and dacite, for example, have
such steep fronts and sides that younger Hows deposited against them
give the illusion of a faulted or intrusive relation ( Fig. 13-2A). If
erupted under water, even Huid basaltic lavas may produce giant
mounds of pillows that seem to lie transverse to bedding in adjacent
sediments and tuffs.
The initial dips of volcanic rocks are also significant. If well exposed,
the beds of an eroded volcano may be seen to dip away from the central
Fig. 13-2. (A) Basalt flow resting against steep edge of somewhat older rhyolite
flow. (B) Anticlinal section through flank of eroded volcanic cone. (C) Onlap
of lavas against steep mountain front. (D) Cliff-section on the Island of Kahoolawe, Hawaii, showing how caldera-filling lava flows are almost parallel to older
lavas of the main volcanic shield. Their surface of contact (heavy line) is the
eroded fault that was once the caldera wall. The irregular vertical lines are dikes.
After H. T. Stearns ( 1940, p. 133).
conduit in all directions; however, a single section of outcrops could

be mistaken for a tectonic anticline (Fig. 13-2B). Moreover, abrupt
onlap of an accumulation of lavas against a steep mountain slope may
suggest large-scale faulting (Fig. 13-2C ) , while filling of volcanic depressions such as calderas may form puzzling or misleading contacts
(Fig. 13-2D). Although these stratigraphic relations can be solved
readily if exposures are adequate, sketchiyg of volcanic units and structures across large areas can cause incorrect correlations. Even where
tabular-appearing marine beds are intercalated with volcanic rocks,
Fig. 13-1. Misleading stratigraphic relations between contemporary flows that come
to lie at different levels.
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Fig. 13-3.
Intertonguing relations in thick accumulations of lavas and sediments.
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it is uncertain that either will project evenly for a long distance. Volcanic .piles accumulate rapidly; hence associated sedimentary units
tend to be lensoid or to interfinger with the volcanic rocks through con
siderable vertical thicknesses (Fig. 13-3).
Unconformities. Each flow and pyroclastic deposit in a "continuous"
accumulation can be considered as bounded by unconformities whose
time values may be anything from a few days to tens of thousands of
years. The tops of some flows and ash layers are scarcely altered or
modified before being covered by another deposit, while many others
are weathered and eroded appreciably and some severely. Although
these minor unconformities are useful in interpreting the periodicity of
ancient volcanoes, they can make it difficult to detect and trace major
unconformities unless large areas are mapped. Major unconformities
can be recognized by: ( 1) persistent angular discordance, ( 2) truncation of volcanic necks or other volcanic intrusions, ( 3) layers of sedimentary rocks that contain materials foreign to the underlying volcanic
sequence, ( 4) zones of weathering that persist across all types of
underlying rocks, and ( 5) abrupt change in the general magma-type
of the rocks, as from calc-alkaline to alkaline. The most obvious feature
at any one outcrop is the zone of weathered materials, which is typically
colored in reds, yellows, or greens by ferruginous clays or iron-oxide
pigments. Channels filled with sand or gravel may occur here and
there, as may nne-grained sediments containing vegetative materials
or fossils. Because subaerial surfaces can develop as a series of
pediments rather than as simple peneplains or wave-planed surfaces,
some pass into irregular upland surfaces. The surfaces may also disappear laterally into lake or marine deposits.
13-2. Cartographic Units of Volcanic Rocks
Tabular sequences of plateau basalts and ignimbrites can be divided into cartographic units comparable to simple sedimentary formations. Procedures and rules for setting up and describing these
units are given in Sections 4-6 and 12-2. Many flows, pyroclastic
deposits, or composite units, however, may be irregular or stratigraphically unpredictable (Section 13-1); these units cannot be defined by measuring and describing isolated stratigraphic sections.
Mapping must be extensive enough to relate each unit accurately to
adjacent units, especially to named sedimentary formations with which
the volcanic rocks interfinger.
The basic unit of a volcanic terrain is the individual flow or pyroclastic bed. The more of these units that can be mapped, the more
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accurate will be the interpretation of the volcanic sequence. Distinctive, relatively extensive flows or tuffs can constitute separate members
within formations, as, the Wenas flow of the Ellensburg Formation
(Waters, 1955). A formal geographic name is usually omitted for a
member or bed whose lithology is unique within a formation, as
dacite flow of Umptak Formation. Informal names should be used in
cases where the area mapped is small, the units discontinuous, or relac .
tions to formalized units undetermined.
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Formations consisting of a number of flows or pyroclastic beds are
selected on the basis of their physical individuality ana the close
genetic relation between their constituent rocks. The ideal vo~canic
formation is formed by closely succeeding eruptions of one kind of
magma; examples are sequences of basalt flows or dacite tuff beds.
Two units of similar lithology which are in contact can often be divided on the basis of an unconformity (but see Unconformities, Section 13-1). Formations or Groups that include a variety of rocks are
generally delineated at major unconformities. Some can be recognized in a general way on the basis of magma-parentage (magmatic
consanguinity); however, considerable petrographic study may be
needed to resolve such units and cases are known where nonconsanguineous rocks are associated closely.
Intrusive bodies in volcanic areas should be mapped individually.
If they cannot be plotted to scale, appropriate symbols can be used,
such as colored lines for swarms of parallel dikes. Most intrusive
units should be named in an informal way, as dacite neck, but if theii
genetic relation to effusive units is clear, they may be considered as
members of formations, as dikes of Koolau Volcanic Series. The term
complex is sometimes used for composite units of intruded, collapsed,
and faulted rocks that commonly form in the central parts of large
volcanoes, as caldera complex of Wailuku Volcanic Series (Stearns and
Macdonald, 1942).
13-3. Naming Volcanic Rocks
Field names for volcanic rocks should be as complete as possible,

even though a petrographic microscope or chemical analysis may be
needed to classify the rocks precisely. Names should be based not
only on minerals and textures but also on small-scale structures and
on associated rocks. A given specimen, for example, might be so
aphanitic that it could only be given the name felsite, but other parts
of the same body might show enough recognizable grains or structures to indicate more specifically that the rock is a rhyolite lava. As-
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sociated intrusive bodies are of great value in naming aphanitic rocks

because they often show gradations from glassy or aphanitic borders
to phaneritic interiors which can be named confidently. Weathered
surfaces of volcanic rocks should be examined because textures and
structures tend to be accentuated on them (especially in partly glassy
rocks), and some minerals are far easier to see when altered.
Where a large number of mineral grains (typically phenocrysts) are
visible, the following notes can be used in naming rocks.
phenocrysts and are aphanitic throughout thick flows are likely

to be subsilicic, alkalirre rocks, as trachyandesite, etc. ) .
Spilite. Phenocrysts of augite (commonly altered) and milky
or pale green albite in dark gray to gray-green groundmass;
amygdales of calcite and chlorite common; non-porphyritic
varieties may be variolitic (bearing globular or branching
spht:rulites that are 0.1 to 1 in. in diameter); commonly
pillowed.
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c. Rocks with phenocrysts of feldspathoids, analcite, or melilite.
(Where feldspathoid phenocrysts are scarce, these- rocks ~ay
be mistaken for trachytes, andesites, or basalts. Occasional
grains of the distinctively colored sodalite family minerals may
indicate subsilicic compositions. Cores of flows and associated
dikes should be searched for coarser-grained facies. )
Phonolite. Sanidine most abundant of phenocrysts; mafic grains
scarce but a large variety possible; groundmass light to medium
gray or greenish gray, except where dark arfd glassy.
Tephrite. Phenocrysts mainly augite, commonly with some plagioclase but no olivine; rock heavy (as basalt); groundmass dark
and locally phaneritic.
Basanite. As tephrite, but with olivine.
Leucitite, nephelinite, etc. No feldspar; augite generally abundant and feldspathoid grains commonly obvious.
a. Rocks with quartz phenocrysts.
Rhyolite. Phenocrysts of potassium feldspars (chiefly sanidine)

at least as abundant as those of plagioclase; biotite typically
only mafic mineral; groundmass glassy and dark, or stony and
light colored; deuteric silica minerals commonly present.
Dacite. Plagioclase predominant or only feldspar of phenocrysts;
quartz may be scarce; typically a variety of mafic minerals;
granular clots of plagioclase and pyroxenes quite common;
groundmass as for rhyolite.
Quartz keratophyre. Typically pale green to light gray with
prominent phenocrysts of quartz and gray or whitened plagioclase (albite); chlorite is mafic mineral.
b. Rocks without quartz or feldspathoid phenocrysts.
Trachyte. All or most feldspar phenocrysts are sanidine; biotite
only abundant mafic mineral in potash-trachytes, but many
others may be present; groundmass as in rhyolite.
Latite. Most of feldspar phenocrysts are plagioclase; a variety
of mafic minerals likely to be present; usually indistinguishable
from dacite that has no quartz phenocrysts.
Andesite. Plagioclase and pyroxene generally only phenocrysts,
though hornblendic varieties locally common and grains of
olivine or biotite possible; clots of phenocrysts typical; groundmass aphanitic and gray to black; may be indistinguishable
from dacite that has no quartz or sanidine phenocrysts.
Keratophyre. Gray to gray-green stony rock; may have whitened
or greenish phenocrysts of plagioclase ( albite) and small grains
of chlorite.
Basalt. Heavy rocks with phenocrysts of plagioclase, pyroxene, or
olivine (these may be anywhere from very small to very large);
groundmass of olivine-poor varieties dark-gray to black and
aphanitic; groundmass of olivine-rich varieties commonly light
gray and phaneritic (dark rocks that carry abundant olivine
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Pyroclastic rocks are classified first on the basis

of texture and second on the basis of composition. The classification
of Wentworth and Williams ( 1932) is based primarily on textural
characteristics, and a condensed version is presented below. The one
major modification has been to place the limit between bombs of blocks
and lapilli at 64 mm rather than 32 mm because the terms bomb and
block seem to connote rather large objects.
Pyroclastic rocks.
a. Clasts larger than 64 mm (2"% in.).

1. Angular fragments are blocks; aggregate is volcanic. rubble, and
lithified aggregate is volcanic breccia. Lithified aggregates of
poorly sorted materials (with much ash) ~re tuff-breccia.
2. Fragments that were plastic during eruption and partly shaped
in flight are bombs (Fig. 13-4); both loose and lithified aggregates are agglomerates (or agglutinate where bombs were so soft
they cohered).
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spatter; aggregate is driblet agglutinate.
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b. Clasts from 64 mm to 4 mm ( 21!2 to 71; in.).

Fragments are lapilli; aggregate also lapilli, and lithified aggregate
lapilli tuff. Scoriaceous and pumiceous lapilli are commonly
rounded or drawn out during eruption; lithic lapilli are typically
angular, while accretionary lapilli are pellets formed by accretion
of ne ash, usually around raindrops, during eruption.
c. Clasts from 4 mm to 7.4 mm ( 71; to 7{ 0 0 in. ) .
Loose aggregate is coarse ash, lithied aggregate coarse-grained tuff.
The larger ash particles may have discernable textures, structures,
and shapes, as for lapilli. If most fragments are glass, rock is vitric
tuff; if most are crystals, rock is crystal tuff, and if most are rock fragments, rock is lithic tuff; nearly equal mixtures are crystal-vitric tuff,
etc.
d. Fragments smaller than 7.4 mm ( 7{ 0 0 in. ) .
Loose aggregate is fine ash or volcanic dust; lithied aggregate is
fine-grained tuff; compositional adjectives used as inc above.
Fig. 13-5. Welded rhyolite tuff from Bare

Mt., Nev., showing black glass len~es
formed by collapse of pumice lapilli, compactive effects around larger angular rock
fragments, and abundant fragments of
crystals. Unlike most lavas, these rocks
do not show lineations because the foliation
formed by flattening after the avalanches
ceased to flow ..
When the nature of the various clasts provides evidence of their

source, the following adjectives can be used to describe them.
The term ignimbrite may be applied to all rocks laid down by glowing avalanches or pyroclastic flows (Section 13-6). The adjective
welded (as welded dacite tuff) applies to pyroclastic materials that
have been heated sufficiently to cohere. The most thoroughly welded
tuffs are massive and look like vitrophyric lavas; others are light
colored but with streaky or lenticulAr bodies of darker glass (Fig.
13-5), and still others are so devitried or altered as to be red or
light colored, stony, and without visible glass. Although most welded
rocks are ignimbrites, intrusions and lavas can also weld ash or lapilli
deposits .
Essential or juvenile.
magma.
Materials formed directly by eruption of
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Volcanic bombs. (A) Almond-shaped bombs from Silver Peak, Nev.

( B ) Breadcrust bomb ( skin cracked prominently by expansion of vesicular core);
from Mono Craters, Calif. (C) Ribbon bomb with tension cracks; Silver Peak,
Nev. (D) Moderately shaped scoria bomb (probably the commonest type of
bomb); Fujiyama, Japan; courtesy of W. M. Quackenbush. All bombs are 3 to
4 in. across.
Fig. 13-4.
Accessory. Fragments of rocks closely related (cognate) to the

eruption, as a vent-lling plug, an antecedent How, or a pyroclastic bed
of the same volcanic co.ne; plutonic cognate ejecta are coarse-grained
crystal aggregates formed in the subjacent magma chamber or feeder.
Accidelital. Fragments of rockS unrelated to the eruption; may be
non-volcanic rocks from beneath the volcano, or fragments of extinct
cones or feeders.
13-4. Structures of Basic Lavas
A number of structures formed during movement and solidification

of basic lavas can be used to determine the stratigraphic tops of folded
sequences, as well as to interpret the ovenill shapes and directions
of movement of individual flows. Single occurrences of some structures are significant; others, as small-scale How structures, must be
studied and plotted at a number of outcrops. Certain associations of
structures may be so characteristic of a given How or formation that
they can be used in tracing units and mapping contacts. Viscosity
and gas content of a lava may change as it spreads, however, so that
lateral changes in some structures can be expected.
Very fluid basic lavas, as olivine basalts, generally have vague in-
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Fig. 13-7. Tumuli (left), pressure ridge with squeeze-out 'of lava (center), and
hornitos (right) on a pahoehoe flow. Mter various photographs from Wentworth
and Macdonald ( 1953).
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Idealized section through flow of fluid basalt, showing partly filled
lava tube, wrinkled and vesicular pahoehoe top, and pipe amygdales near base.
Although the flow wrinkles can often be used to determine the stratigraphic top
of a folded sequence, wrinkles can also form at the base, as shown in the drawing.
Fig. 13-6.
ternal flow structures consisting mainly of aligned plagioclase tablets.

Small vesicles may form continuous sheets that give the rocks a banded
appearance and a platy fracture, b,ut these structures are not necessarily
parallel to the primary flow direction. Larger vesicles are more abundant in the upper parts of flows, where they may be stretched parallel
to the last movements in the lava. Pipe amygdales, however, fill tubular cavities formed by upward streaming of gases from the lower parts
of the flow; thus their position or upward confluence indicates the
stratigraphic base of beds (Fig. 13-6). Some of these tubes are filled
with a pegmatitic residuum of the lava, others bear silica minerals,
zeolites, or calcite.
Lavas called pahoehoe have billowy, hummocky, or ropy upper
surfaces and vesicular glassy skins that give them a rough but glistening
appearance. The crusts of these lavas are continuous over large areas
but are commonly deformed by festooning, bulging, cracking, or collapse caused by movements of the underlying fluid lava (Fig. 13-7).
Minor eruptive cones can be formed in this way; consequently they
do not necessarily indicate an underlying vent. Lava tubes are common in pahoehoe flows; frequently their fillings give evidence of the
tops of the flows (Fig. 13-6). At the edge of a flow, pahoehoe lava
may advance as a series of thin tongues that override each other for
distances of a few feet or a few tens of feet and then solidify. The base
of each tongue tends to be cuspate or irregular, while the top is
rounded, and therefore these accumulations can be used to determine
stratigraphic sequence (Fig. 13-8). As can be seen in the figure, a

vertical section cut transverse to the tongues looks like pillow lava; associated rocks m'"ust therefore be examined to determine if the deposits
are subaerial or subaqueous (see Subaqueous flows, below). Stearns
and Macdonald ( 1946) and Wentworth and Macdonald ( 1953) have
described other useful structures and forms in basalts of Hawaii.
Somewhat more viscous lavas tend to be scoriaceous near their tops
and bases. If their upper surfaces are rough and jagged, they are
often called aa lava. Pahoehoe flows commonly change to this type
of lava as they move away from their source, especially where they
flow over steep slopes. Some scoria 1ows consist of little else but a
jumble of rough lumps, balls, and plates, which can be mistaken for
pyroclastic (explosive) deposits. Flows may spread evenly over a
plain, but on slopes of a few degrees they move as streams through
their older and less mobile parts. These streams can become strongly
discordant to levees of solidified lava which form along their bordefs
( Fig. 13-9 ) .
The interiors of most aa flows consist of massive lava, but some
have a platy cleavage guided by sheets of thin vesicles. Phenocrysts
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transverse cross section (right) has a pillowed appearance. The right view is
after a photograph from Stearns ( 1940, facing p. 88).
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Levees of rubble\
Brecciated but
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pattern of ridges and lava movements, with major stream cutting through older
lobes of the same flow; based on an aerial photograph (Krauskopf, 1948, facing
p. 1278). (B) Enlarged section across major stream channel, showing morainelike levees of scoria and brecciated but solid walls; after Krauskopf ( 1948, p. 1279).
are generally aligned in flow patterns, but these may be obscure. The
more silicic rocks may show a vague banding similar to How structures
in viscous lavas (Section 13-5). Stratified or partially filled amygdales
can be used to determine the original attitudes of some flows (Fig.
13-10A).
Columnar joints form in the nonscoriaceous cores of many flows,
and they are commonly divided into two tiers (Fig. 13-llA). Some
flows, however, have only one tier whereas others have three, so that
interflow sediments or soils should be used where possible for counting
How sequences. In determining the dip of jointed flows at isolated
outcrops, it cannot be assumed that the columns lie normal to the con-
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fillings of chalcedony and quartz. (B) Spiracles of laminated siltstone (left) and
baked mud in basalt flow near Fallon, Nev.
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Fig. 13-11. (A) Section thr6ugh a two-tier columnar lava flow. (B) Cross section
through a columnar fld\v in which creep of the liquid interior (toward the rlght)
resulted in inclined growth of the central tier of columns; after Waters ( 1960,
p. 352).
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tact of the flow, for widely divergent fans of columns are present in
some flows. Waters ( 1960) described a particularly useful relation
where columns in the center of flows are tilted in the direction of
How (Fig. 13-llB).
Pipe amygdales are uncommon in these more viscous flows, but
large spiracles form where air, mud, ~r steam from wet ground rises
into flows when they are still fluid (Fig. 13-10B). The upper ends of
the spiracles are typically overturned in the direction of How (Waters,
1960). Although spiracles can be used to determine stratigraphic sequence, they must be distinguished from clastic dikes formed by sifting
of sediments into cracks in the tops of flows, and from dikes of partially fused sedimentary rocks that may intrude the borders of larg~
sills or dikes (Section 13-7). Large-scale steam explosions at the
base of a flow may form pipes that lead upward to surficial cinder
cones, structures that might be mistaken for the eruptive vents of the
flows themselves .
Subaqueous flows. If lavas are erupted under water or flow into
water, pillows form wh~re spurts of lava burst upward or outward and
expand until chilled (Fig. 13-12). The glassy skins arid zones of
vesicles shown in. the figure are characteristic, though some have
hollow cores like the pahoehoe tongues described above (Fig. 13-8).
Pillow lavas, however, are generally associated with aqueous sedimentary rocks or with beds of fragmented basaltic gl~s1> or palagonite.
Palagonite tuffs are dark greenish-gray to black, have a subvitreous to
waxy luster, and commonly carry calcite amygdales or cements. They
may weather brown or may crystallize to iron-rich clays or chlorites,
which give them a gray-green color and more stony appearance.
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Fig. 13-12. Pillow lava, showing generalized section through deposit (left) and
enlarged segment of single pillow. The pillows' rounded tops and cusped bottoms can be used to determine stratigrapWc sequence in deformed rocks.
Clastic textures may be difficult to see in recrystallized rocks, but the

tuffs can be recognized in some marine sequences by their association
with red and green cherts and calcareous rocks. Fuller ( 1931) and
Waters ( 1960) have described palagonite deposits in which the primary dips of foreset beds record the direction of flow of lava tongues
into water.
are shears which cut across earlier flow structures. The platy cleavage
is more closely spaced in the lower parts of a flow or along the walls of
a lava channel or conduit, where it may dip steeply (Fig. 13-13D).
The overall pattern of flow layers and flow lineations in a ~scous
tongue is shown in Fig. 13-14.
,
In summary, five types of directional structures may be mapped in
viscous flows: ( 1) plap.ar, and perhaps linear, orientation of phenocrysts, ( 2) flow layers (generally parallel to phenocrysts), ( 3) shear
surfaces (generally but not always parallel to earlier flow layers), ( 4)
fold-axis lineations Jorm'ed at right angles to flow, by drag of layers,
and ( 5) lineations on surfaces of cleavage plates, formed parallel to
direction of m.ovement.
Domes. Viscous lava commonly accumulates directly over a vent to
form a steep-sided dome. The lava in most domes is so nearly solid
it rises as steeply inclined sheets and prisms, which protrude at the
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13-5. Structures of Silicic Lavas
Silicic and moderately silicic (intermediate) lavas may be fluid

enough to spread evenly for distances of several miles; many, however, are so viscous they form thick, short tongues or steep-sided domes.
The shapes of ancient flows can often be determined by mapping their
contacts with adjacent strata, but it is necessary to map flow structures
of lavas that are poorly exposed or greatly dissected. Although the
flow structures consist in part of oriented phenocrysts, their more obvious components are parallel layers of lighter and darker materials,
ranging from 0.01 to 0.5 in. thick. The layers are typically folded and
contorted in a way to suggest drag or liquid drift of one layer over
another ( Fig. 13-13A). The patterns of flow structures shown in
Fig. 13-13B can be used to place scattered outcrops into approximate
stratigraphic position, although these relations do not occur in all flows.
The lighter layers may consist mainly of small spherulites. Some layers
separate along sheets of closely spaced vesicles, giving the rocks a
platy cleavage. The surfaces of the cleavage plates usually show
scratches, furrows, or linear trains and smears of deuteric minerals
(hematite, magnetite, tridymite), indicating translation of one layer
over another ( Fig. 13-13C) . The lineated plates apparently form as the
lava changes from a viscous fluid to a solid; in some cases the surfaces
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two lineations. Santa Rosa Range, Nev. (D) Strongly furrowed flow layers with
lineations that plunge steeply, parallel to direction of flow. Rhyolite intrusion
southeast of Fallon, Nev.
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Flow structures in some domes are roughly concentric with their

gross shapes, but bulbous domes with strongly concentric planar structures are more likely to form as shallow intrusions (Fig. l3-15B) . An
uncommon but interesting type of extrusive dome is that formed when
moderately fluid lavas erupt in rapid succession from a central conduit
and pile up in a steep mound (Fig. 13-15C).
The positions of v~nts beneath uneroded domes and viscous flows .
are indicated by patterns of flow structures and alter~tion zones.
Fluids that pass upward through the vent commonly replace the lavas
with tridymite, opal, cristobalite, or high-temperature quartz: The
rocks may also be argillized to punky, light-colored masses stained
variably by-hematite, hydrated ferric oxides, or yellow and green clays.
13-6. Pyroclastic and Closely Related Deposits
Map and sections of the Watchman dacite How, Crater Lake National
Park, Oregon. After Williams ( 1942, p. 45). Courtesy of the Carnegie Institution
of W ashin.gton.
Fig. 13-14.
upper surface of the dome as plates and spines. As these masses disintegrate, avalanches of angular fragments cascade down the sides of
the growing dome (Fig. 13-15A). Inward-dipping flow layers in the
solid interior of the dome are hidden by the apron of fragmental debris except at the summit, where partly broken prisms and plates can
be seen. The steeply inclined surfaces of the prisms may be grooved
in a way comparable to the shear surfaces described above.
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Fig. 13-15. (A) Viscous dome with protruding spines and talus apron. Mainly
after examples described by Williams (1932). (B) Dome of Divide (Raker)
Peak, Lassen National Park, protruded through Hank of andesite cone. After
Williams ( 1932, p. 145). (C) Eroded dome forming a small island off Ischia,
Italy; it is cut by a fault so that its internal structures are shown clearly. After
Rittmann (1930, p. 43).
Although magmas of all compositions may form pyroclastic deposits, the more viscous (silicic and alkaline) ones are far more frequently fragmented by explosions or frothed by rapid expansion of
gases. The characteristics of pyroclastic deposits depend not only on
the eruption itself but also on geographic conditions such as rainfall,
drainage, and relief. Pyroclastic units may consist of simple, tabular
beds or they may have linear or irregular shapes. Their textures and
internal structures may be of great variety. The origin of a given
deposit is determined by tracing out its shape, examining its composition and small-scale features, and recording lateral variations of these
features. Ash-fall beds or distinctive ignimbrite sheets that can be
traced laterally are especially valuable because they provide ideal
stratigraphic datum planes (see, for example, Mackin, 1960). Useful
characteristics of a deposit include the size, sorting, shape, and composition of fragments and the degree of their compaction,. welding, or
alteration. Brief descriptions of the principal kinds of deposits follow.
1. Cones of scoria, pumice, or ash. Formed by mild to moderate
explosions from a central conduit; vague to distinct beds of various
grain sizes dip putwar9- from conduit; abundant bombs or shaped
lapilli and coarse ash indicate nearness of vent; accidental blocks may
be common; relation with interbedded lavas likely to be complicated
by mixing and channeling; agglutination and gas alteration very close
to vent.
2. Widespread blankets of ash and lapilli. Formed by major ( Vulcanian) explosions; materials driven high in atmosphere so that they are
cooled during fall (except very close to vent); differentiation produced
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by rates of fall of particles results in concentration of large fragments

and crystals, especially mafic ones, near source and concentration of
glass, especially pumiceous ash, away from source; individual layers
may also be graded from base to top; deposits thicken markedly near
volcano; in distal parts, they thin gradually away from volcano; at any
one place, thickness is the same on hilltops as in valleys, although
this relation may be altered quickly by erosion; delicate pumice lumps
of initial deposit not abraded. See also the descriptions by Williams
( 1942).
3. Hot flows of ash and larger fragments (ignimbrites). Formed from
glowing avalanches or pyroclastic flows, driven mainly by gravity;
deposits thick in valleys and thinner over plains, with ridges largely
uncovered; deposits unsorted and therefore individually unstratified,
some consist of chaotic mixtures of large blocks in a fine-grained
matrix, others of vitric lapilli and ash with or without crystal fragments; pumice and scoria fragments typically abraded, and bedrock
surface under flow may be abraded and striated; high temperatures
indicated by charred wood, reddening of pumice, and, in some cases,
welding of vitric materials in the lower part of deposit; hot gases may
form spiracles (fossil fumaroles) or may recrystallize and lithify much
of deposit; columnar joints common, and larger lithic fragments may
show contraction joints (Fig. 13-16). See also the descriptions by
Gilbert ( 1938) and Smith ( 1960).
4. Volcanic mud flow deposits (lahars). Formed by rapid mixing of
loose pyroclastic debris and abundant water; move down river systems
to form thick linear deposits in valleys and broader deposits on plains;
mostly chaotic mixtures of large and small fragments in a fine-grained
matrix, but contain lenses of sorted sand and gravel where streams reworked the deposits; wood uncharred, unless charred fragments have
been incorporated from ignimbrite deposits; may interfinger distally
with stream, lake, or marine deposits. See also Anderson ( 1933) and
Fisher ( 1960).
5. Water-laid pyroclastic beds. Formed where pyroclastic materials
form in or fall into water, or where loose materials are reworked by
water; if reworked, many fragments are abraded, size sorted, and
mixed locally with nonvolcanic debris, but single deposits erupted into
quiet water may be unstratified and entirely volcanic; parallel orientation of glass chips may give vitric tuffs a striking planar fabric; vitric
marine and lacustrine deposits commonly argillized to bentonite beds,
or altered diagenetically to cherty keratophyre tuffs or to zeolitic beds;
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Fig. 13-16. Andesite block in unsorted tuff-breccia deposit, showing

radial joints interpreted to indicate cooling after fragment broke
from its source. After Shelton
( 1955, pl. 4).
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deposits of basic glass and palagonite commonly associated with pillow
lavas (Section 13-4).
Various kinds of deposits may be interstratified around one volcano,
and some deposits may grade laterally into other types. The upper
or distal parts of an ignimbrite deposit, for example, may be incorporated into a volcanic mudflow, or an ash blanket may. be overridden
by, and incorporated into, a pyroclastic flow. Where the textures and
compositions of successive ash-blanket deposits are very similar, the
sequences can be subdivided at weathered zones, thin vegetative layers,
or layers and lenses of stream deposits or wind-worked materials.
Contacts between closely similar ignimbrite sheets can often be drawn
at the base of each zone of welded or compacted pumice fragments.
13-7. Volcanic Feeders and Related Intrusions
Volcanic intrusions that cannot be mapped to scale should be plotted

by symbols showing the trend of their longest dimension. Central
conduits often lie at the focus of radiating fractures or at the intersection of two fractures. Positions of major subjacent intrusions
("magma chambers") can sometimes be found by mapping concentric
patterns of dikes or elliptical groups of volcanic pipes. . Where the
major intrusions are exposed, they are commonly phaneritic and therefore plutonic in appearance.
The rocks of volcanic f~eders and intrusions, can sometimes be
matched with the flows and pyroclastic beds that they feed. Direct
connections between feeders and flows are rarely seen; hence most
correlations must be made by matching the lithology of the intrusions
with that of nearby flows and tuffs, and by determining the sequence
of intrusion in composite necks and correlating it with stratigraphic
sequences.

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Dikes and sills. In mapping dikes and sills, the major difficulty is
to distinguish them from associated lavas. Near the surface, steep
basaltic feeders may be as fine-grained and vesicular as the lavas
they intrude; however, they can be distinguished by their steeply inclined flow structures and steep, chilled contacts. At greater depth,
where the dikes are less vesicular, most of them have simple sets of
columnar joints lying at right angles to their contacts (Fig. 13-17A).
The central parts of more deeply seated basic dikes consist of coarsergrained rock (diabase or dolerite), even though the margins are
aphanitic. The central parts of thick basalt flows, however, may also
be coarse-grained.
Dikes of silicic rocks are typically fine-grained, even at considerable
depths, and are commonly less tabular than dikes formed from more
fluid magmas. They generally have flow structures like those of silicic
lavas; these structures lie parallel to their steep contacts and may be
flow-folded or brecciated along them. At moderate depths, most
silicic intrusions have margins of dark glass or very fine-grained spherulitic rock that grade inward to stony, more coarsely spherulitic, or very
fine-grained phaneritic rocks. They may also show steeply inclined
autobrecciated bands. Pyroclastic rocks may be formed where pyroclastic explosions tap deeply into viscous feeder-dikes.
Sills may be particularly difficult to recognize because their flow
structures and contacts lie parallel to those of the lavas and tuffs that
they intrude. They can be identified most readily where they cut
across flows, send apophyses into overlying beds, or carry inclusions of
the overlying rocks. They are also typically less vesicular and have
Joint patterns in cross sections of minor intrusions. (A) Dolerite

(diabase) sill cut by two dikes; Bradford Bay, Isle of Skye, Scotland. (B) Idealized vertical section through cylindrical volcanic feeder, showing change in joint
pattern with depth.
Fig. 13-17.
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simpler primary joint patterns than lavas with which they are associated, and they lack the highly vesicular- or eroded tops that char:
acterize many flows. Thick or more deeply seated sills are generally
rather coarse-grained and alter the overlying rocks perceptibly. Many
basic sills and dikes weld silicic vitric tuffs for distances of a few inches
or feet from their contacts. Some melt siltstones or sandstones which
may then be mixed or injected into the intrusions.
Volcanic necks. The necks or conduits of central-type volcanoes are
roughly equidimensional in plap view, although they may be connected
with complexes of radia'ting, intersecting, or concentric dikes and sills.
Some are only pipelike enlargements or channels along dikes. In
deeply eroded areas it can be difficult to determine if an intrusive pipe
was ever a volcanic conduit. However, exposures near the original
level of eruption show a systematic outward dip of lavas and pyroclastic
beds erupted from the vent. High-level exposures of necks are also
likely to contain bodies of agglomerate or agglutinated breccias that
have slid down from the erath walls. Some may contain fragments
of water-laid sediments that were deposited in lakes or ponds in the
overlying crater or caldera and have subsided into the neck. The
border zones of silicic necks are commonly perlitic or pumiceous near
the surface, especially where they intruded water-rich wall rocks. Intense alterations of rocks by escaping volcanic gases are also indicative
of exposures near the original vent level (see Domes, Section 13-5).
Finally, the pattern of columnar joints in otherwise massive necks
may indicate the relative depth of exposure (Fig. 13-17B).
Pyroclastic textures alone do not mean that the rocks formed near
the level of the original vent, for explosions can reach to considerable
depths. Most clastic necks consist of nonvitric breccias or tuff-breccias
containing various amounts of broken country rocks. The fragments
of country rock may be angular, abraded, or well rounded 'and in some
pipes they constitute almost all of the breccia. In general, the deeper
the source of the fragments, the smaller they are,. and the more they
are rounded (see Williams, 1936, p. 132).
Intrusive sequence in composite or multiple nttcks is determined by
the usual relations of cross-cutting, diking, chilled margins, and inclusions. Where basaltic and silicic magmas are erupted simultaneously into a neck or dike, the basic magma can chill against the silicic
one and at the same time be intruded by it (see Bailey and McCallien,
1956). Anomalous fine-grained margins can also be produced by
contact-alteration of older rocks by younger magmas.
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Superficial intrusions. Intrusive relations produced at or near the

surface of a volcanic field may give spurious indications of volcanic
feeders. Lava streams, for example, can sink beneath and flow under
older lavas, thereby producing local, superficial sills (Krauskopf, 1948,
p. 1280). Deep cracks in lavas are commonly filled from above with
loose ash, forming pyroclastic dikes that may be very impressive in a.
single outcrop. Williams and Meyer-Abich ( 1955, p. 32) described
superficial pyroclastic dikes formed where fractures opened during
earthquakes and were injected with water-soaked pumice.
Wentworth, C. K., and Rowel Williams, 1932, The classification and terminology
of the pyroclastic rocks: National Research Council, Bulletin 89, pp. 19-53.
Williams, Rowel, 1932, The history and character of volcanic domes: University
of California Publications in Geological Sciences, v. 21, pp. 51-146.
---, 1936, Pliocene volcanoes of the Navajo-Hopi count:r.y: Bulletin of the
Geological Society of America, v. 47, pp. 111-171.
---, 1942, The geology of Crater Lake National ,Park, Oregon: Carnegie Institution of Washington, Publication 540, 162 pp.
Williams, Rowel, and Helmut Meyer-Abich, 1955, Volcanism in the southern part
of El Salvador: University of California Publications in Geological Sciences, v. 32,
pp. 1-64.
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References Cited
Anderson, C. A., 1933, The Tuscan formation of northern California: University
of California Publications in Geological Sciences, v. 23, pp. 215-276.
Bailey, E. B., and W. J. McCallien, 1956, Composite minor intrusions, and the
Slieve Gullion complex, Ireland: Liverpool and Manchester Geological Journal,
v. 1, pp. 466-501.
Fisher, R. V., 1960, Criteria for recognition of laharic breccias, southern Cascade
Mountains, Washington: Bulletin of the Geological Society of America, v. 71,
pp. 127-132.
Fuller, R. E., 1931, The aqueous chilling of basaltic lava on the Columbia River
Plateau: American Journal of Science, v. 21, pp. 281-300.
Gilbert, C. M., 1938, Welded tuff in eastern California: Bulletin of the Geological
Society of America, v. 49, pp. 1829-1862.
Krauskopf, K. B., 1948, Lava movement at Paricutin Volcano, Mexico: Bulletin
of the Geological Society of America, v. 59, pp. 1267-1283.
Mackin, J. H., 1960, Structural significance of Tertiary volcanic rocks in southwestern Utah: American Journal of Science, v. 258, pp. 81-131.
Rittmann, A., 1930, Geologie der Insel Ischia: Zeitschrift fur Vulkanologie, Erglinzungsband 6, 265 pp.
Shelton, J. S., 1955, Glendora volcanic rocks, Los Angeles Basin, California: Bulletin of the Geological Society of America, v. 66, pp. 45-90.
Smith, R. L., 1960, Ash flows: Bulletin of the Geological Society of America, v. 71,
pp. 795-842.
Stearns, H. T., 1940, Geology and ground-water resources of the islands of Lanai
and Kahoolawe, Hawaii: Hawaii, Div. of Hydrography, Bulletin 6, 177 pp.
Steams, H. T., and G. A. Macdonald, 1942, Geology and ground-water resources
of the island of Maui, Hawaii: Hawaii, Div. of Hydrography, Bulletin 7, 344 pp.
---, 1946, Geology and ground-water resources of the island of Hawaii: Hawaii,
Div. of Hydrography, Bulletin 9, 363 pp.
Waters, A. C., 1955, Geomorphology of south-central Washington, illustrated by
the Yakima East quadrangle: Bulletin of the Geological Society of America, v. 66,
pp. 663-684.
---, 1960, Determining direction of flow in basalts: American Journal of Science,
Bradley Volume, v. 258-A, pp. 350-366.
Wentworth, C. K., and G. A. Macdonald, 1953, Structures and forms of basaltic
rocks in Hawaii, U.S. Geological Survey, Bulletin 994, 98 pp.
Field WGtk with Igneous and Igneous-Appearing Plutonic Rocks
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Field Work with Igneous
and Igneous-Appearing Plutonic Rocks
14-1. Concepts of Plutonic Geology that Apply to Field Studies
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3. Various kinds of planar or linear fabrics and structures, especially

those related to inclusions.
4. Swarms of_parallel dikes, veins, or fractures.
5. Distribution of various kinds of altered rock.
Mapping the country rocks for considerable .distances around a
pluton may be more useful than detailed studies within the body, as
may delineation of metamorphic zones in the surrounding terrain (Section 15-13).
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The procedures and terminology presented in this chapter relate

both to igneous rocks and to metamorphic (typically metasomatic)
rocks which have the appearance of igneous rocks. This organization
has been used because field studies can rarely be started on the basis
of genetic classifications. Similarly, studies involving so-called plutonic
and volcanic rock associations should not be limited by genetic concepts, for coarse-grained ("plutonic") igneous rocks are known to have
formed within a few thousand feet of the surface or even as segregations in lavas. Moreover, migmatites, thought generally to indicate
deep-lying processes, occur also around some high-level intrusions.
Preconceived ideas regarding depths of geologic processes must there-fore be applied with caution. Thorough, unbiased studies are generally
essential to understanding conditions of igneous activity. In this book,
volcanic, plutonic, and metamorphic studies have been separated into
three chapters purely for convenience; in actuality, the various features
considered in these chapters may often be found inseparably associated.
Whereas many volcanic processes can be observed and measured directly, plutonic processes must be interpreted indirectly. Sequences
of plutonic events are imprinted as a series of superimposed structures
and textures, and all too commonly the last of these has erased the
others. Interpreting plutonic rocks thus requires sifting out evidence
by working back in time from the youngest or most obvious features
to relics of former events. These events must often be reconstructed
from data gathered at widely distributed outcrops, and therefore the
events can be understood only after mapping is well advanced. Within
a given pluton, there are four general classes of features that can be
studied, those indicating: ( 1) movements of magma or solid rock, ( 2)
sequence of intrusion, ( 3) rate and sequence of crystallization, and
( 4) concentration and movement of fluids. Mapping should generally
cover more than one of these classes of features. The more important
described here are:
1. Rock variants, based on composition or texture.
2. Various kinds of contacts, including contacts within plutons.
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14-2. Cartographic Units of Plutonic Igneous Rocks
Plutonic igneous rocks may be mapped as separate units based on

compositions, textures, or small-scale structures. Some nearly identical
rocks can be mapped separately on the basis of intrusive (age) nilations. Just as in sedimentary terrains, ideal cartographic units have
genetic meaning. Because of the lack of simple stratigraphic relations
in most plutons, the continuity of plutonic igneous units cannot be
predicted at the outs~t of a survey. A reconnaissance should consequently be made before starting to map a large number of units that
may be discontinuous, gradational, or otherwise obscure. Even after
units have been selected, several weeks' work may be required to determine the best criteria for mapping them. In general, the more units
that can be mapped in a pluton or group of plutons, the better the
chances of determining their origin.
Although geographic names need not be used during the field season,
they must be selected before a report can be written. Generally
speaking, selection of names is based on the principles and rules that
guide the naming of sedimentary units (Section 12-2).
Units based on composition. Units based mainly on mineral composition (mode) are used most widely. Although many. have been
formalized by geographic names (as Lebanon Granite, Bonsall Tonalite), formal designations should be deferred until a rock has been
mapped over so large an area that its contact relations to other rocks
are known. Where these relations are unknoWI}, where correlations
have not been checked, or where the rock has not been studied
petrographically, informal designations, as granite of Mapes Hill, basic
rocks of Selby Valley, should be used. A system that is useful for
composite intrusions is to give a geographic name to the pluton and
refer the various rock units to it, as syenite of Jonas stock, layered
gabbros of Hadley pluton. Although these names are used informally,
they should not duplicate existing formation names.
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Field Work with Igneous and Igneous-Appearing Plutonic Rocks
Units based on texture and structure. Units based on textures or

structures may have at least as much genetic meaning as units based
on composition; however, most of them are not formalized as formations, especially where they are variants in a body with one composition. Because textures and structures within a pluton vary with conditions of origin, it is appropriate to use the term facies for these syn
chronous units. Where mapped within one compositional unit, they
might be given a name such as fine-grained facies of Smith granite;_
where mapped through a suite of closely related compositional units,
a name such as layered facies of Coldwell pluton might be used. These
units can be based on characteristics such as porphyritic texture,
seriate texture, various ranges of grain size, poikilitic grains, grain
shapes (as hypidiomorphic versus allotriomorphic), miarolitic cavities,
compositional or textural layering, linear structures, various schlieren,
protoclastic textures and structures, and, possibly, abundance of inclusions. An example of a project where textural and structural facies
were critical to interpreting a pluton has been given by Waters and
Krauskopf ( 1941).
Units related by age or association. Customarily, related plutonic_
igneous formations have not been assembled into groups; instead, the
term series has been widely used (in some cases implying a sequence
of units). Because of the restricted stratigraphic meaning of Series,
it is preferable to use the term Group in formal designations. Terms
such as suite, sequence, or association can be used informally. Inserting the adjectives igneous, intrusive, or metasomatic will help clarify
their meaning, as Wardlaw intrusive sequence, metasomatic suite of
Jacks Valley.
Units based on alterations. Units based on deuteric or secondary
alterations can be utilized to trace movements of fluids in plutons and
may be essential to interpreting ore deposits. These units are fundamentally alteration zones, superimposed on the original compositional
or textural units. If geographic names are needed to designate alteration zones, they should be used informally, as ko.olinized Jo1UlS Granite,
uralite zone of Hartford Gabbro, and chloritized breccias of Haley fault.
14-3. Naming Plutonic Rocks
Where the origin of a rock cannot be determined readily, the name

used should be based on texture and composition. Names suggested
in this section are appropriate for rocks with phaneritic (visible) grains
just as those in Section 13-3 apply to rocks that are largely aphanitic.
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The name rhyolite, for example, would apply to intrusive as well as

extrusive rocks of appropriate texture and composition.
Figure 14-1 presents a classification of phaneritic rocks based on
their principal minerals. At each triangular corner, the rock would
consist only of the mineral shown there; compositions of rocks at intermediate points are proportional to the distances from the appropriate
corners, as indicated by the numbers on the diagrams. Adamellites,
for example, contain less than 40 percent of mafic minerals and mor~
than 10 percent of quartz, while between one third and two thirds of
their total feldspars are 'Plagioclase. The various 1(i) percent divisions
are used instead of 5 percent divisions (as those of Johannsen, 1939)
to enlarge the fields of some names and narrow those of others. The
adjectives quartz-bearing and nepheline-bearing are useful for rocks in
the fields along the line joining K feldspar and plagioclase (as quartz-
bearing syenite). The names that follow are based on special textures
1
or compositions:
Porphyritic rocks (as porphyritic granite) have very large grains in

a phaneritic groundmass (but see porphyries, below).
Porphyries (as granite porphyry) have phenocrysts in a very finegrained (less than about 0.5 mm) phaneritic groundmass.
Pegmatites (as granite pegmatite) are very coarse-grained and commonly show marked textural variations.
Aplites (as granite aplite) have a fine-grained granular texture (with
or without phenocrysts) and contain less than a percent or two
of mafic minerals.
Lamprophyres are dark porphyries that contain abundant mafic
grains both as phenocrysts and in the groundmass. Many varieties
have been named, but groundmass minerals may be so difficult to
recognize that terms such as biotite lamprophyre and ~ornblende
augite lamprophyre must be used at most outcrops.
Many useful textural varieties of plutonic rocks can be named by
using adjective modifiers. Traditional classifications of grain size (as
fine-grained, less than 1 mm; medium-grained, 1-5 mm; coarse-grained,
more than 5 mm) may or may not be useful to a given project. These
limits can be adjusted arbitrarily, or, far better, actual grain sizes can
be recorded (as 1 mm granite). The adjective seriate may be used
for rocks whose phenocyrsts range from large grains to groundmass size.
Classification of feldspathic rocks into hypidiomorphic and allotriomorphic varieties may be useful because wholly anhedral feldspars
(especially plagioclase) suggest recrystallization in the solid or nearly
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C alar index (percent of mafic grains, by volume) affords a simple
means of classifying some rocks. The charts of Appendix 3 can be
used to estimate color index, although variations of overall GOlor with
grain size must be considered also. In addition to color index, the
ratios between distinctive mafic minerals can often be used to identify
rocks whose essential minerals are difficult to estimate in hand specimen. Many adamellites, for example, carry only biotite as a m~fic
accessory, whereas most" granodiorites carry both biotite and hornblende.
Specific gravities. Rocks that look alike in hand specimen can sometimes be named and mapped according to their specific gravities.
Specific gravity balances are too cumbersome to carry in the field,
but they can be used in c'G.mp to determine large numbers of specimens. Readings within about 0.03 of absolute specific gravity can be
made quite quickly if rocks are fresh and not too porous. This degree
of precision is sufficient to distinguish many pairs of similar rocks.
Another method, suggested by R. G. Coleman (personal communication), is to carry wide-mouthed bottles of graduated heavy liquids in
the field and to drop small pieces of rock into them to see if they sink
or float. Three or four 1Yz X 3 in. amber bottles should be adequate
if the approximate specific gravities of the rocks are known in advance.
Mineral chips of suitable specific gravity should be placed in each
bottle so that changes in the specific gravities of the liquids can be detected. Because the liquids are volatile and reactive, the bottles
should be carried in a strong case, not in a knapsack.
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Contacts between plutons and country rocks will here. be called

external contacts, and those between units with~ plutons will be
called internal contacts. Either type of contact i:nay be sharp or
gradational and, in addition, may be described by such t~rms as
concordant, discordant, sinuous, angular, irregular, smooth, blocky,
veined, and so forth. Contacts can also be classified on a genetic basis,
but usually not until they have been extensively mapped and examined.
Geometric relations of dikes, inclusions, and other structures, however,
may show at a particular place that the contact originated by intrusion, by metasomatism, or by mixing of two magmas.
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External contacts. Sharp external contacts can be mapped by the

procedures described in Section 4-7. They must, however, be walked
out completely because they can change locally to broadly gradational
zones.
General procedures for mapping gradational contacts are given in
Section 4-9. Gradations of plutonic rocks to country rocks may be
veined, permeated (or porphyroblastic), or some mixture of the two
(Fig. 14-2). Depending on the nature of the gradations and the
degree of exposure, the contacts can be drawn either where the mix- .
ture of country rock and plutonic rock consists of approximately equal
parts of each, or where the plutonic rock forms a continuous matrix
to fragments of country rock. The veined or permeated country rocks
may also be mapped as a zone along the contact ( Section 15-14).
Dikes in the zone of gradation should be examined for geometric
proof of dilation, or lack of dilation (Fig. 14-3), for discordant flow
structures and foreign inclusions (Fig. 14-4A), and for evidence of
forceful movements of magma against or into wall rocks (Fig. 14-4B ) .
Intrusive (dilative) dike (left) and replacement dike. The beds and
black vein in the left block have been separated at right angles to the dike walls,
as can be proven by matching their lines of intersection across the dike. In the
case of the replacement dike, all structures project through the dike as though
it were not there, showing that there has been no dilation.
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that are discordant to the fabric of wall rocks, a rounded inclusion of schist that is
foreign to the walls, and geometrically matching walls. Near Monadhliath pluton,
southwest of Aviemore, Scotland. (B) Wedge-shaped apophyses that compress
bedding adjacent to their walls; at contact of granodiorite stock, Santa Rosa Range,
Nev.
Interpretations of veins and dikes are discussed further in Section

15-14.
Internal contacts. Sharp internal contacts between contrasting
rocks can be mapped readily; however, they may change unpredictably
to gradational zones of intermediate rocks. Discontinuous sharp contacts between similar rocks may indicate local erosion or \ntrusion by
the magmatic core of a pluton. Some may be faults that passed from
nearly solid rock into mobile magma. Where rocks are similar, minor
textural or compositional characteristics must be utilized to distinguish
sharp contacts. The contacts are sometimes' indicated by discordant
planar or linear fabrics, by swarms of incltisions, by abrupt changes.
in dike or fracture patterns, or by zones ~f prot~clasis or alteration.
If the contacts go undetected until mapping reveals major structural
discontinuities, outcrops should be revisited to determine age relations. These relations can be determined on the basis of: ( 1) dikes
of the younger rock in the older, ( 2) inclusions of the older rock in
the younger, ( 3) alteration of the older rock by the younger, and ( 4)
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the fact that the younger rock cuts across veins or inclusions in the
older.
Gradational internal contacts are typically obscure and therefore
difficult to map. Some gradations within plutons are so broad that
the term contact loses its structural significance. In feldspathic rocks,
the gradations can often be traced on the basis of color index, or on
the basis of the ratios of critical mafic minerals, as biotite and hornblende in granitic rocks. Although fresh, dark-colored rocks are dif- _
ficult to map by color index, weathered surfaces often show minerals
clearly. Feldspars are generally whitened by weathering, while olivine
is altered to limonitic pits and hypersthene is bleached to golden or
bronze-colored cleavable grains. Gradational contacts between mafic
rocks can also be keyed on the first appearance of distinctive accessory
minerals, as biotite, olivine, or quartz.
After the criteria for drawing gradational contacts have been established by studying several complete gradations, rock chips from these
gradations can be carried in the field as a standard for plotting other
outcrops. The color-spot method is especially useful for this type of
mapping (Section 4-10).
Zones of mixed (hybrid) magmas. Some gradational zones suggest
that one magma intruded into or against another. If both magmas
were largely liquid and had similar physical properties, the only
textural evidence of mixing may be corroded grains that have survived
interaction in the hybrid magma. If one magma was nearly solid, the
hybrid zone can be expected to show partially disintegrated and reacted inclusions of one rock in the other. Where the more crystalline
magma was pliable, the inclusions may be spindle shaped or streaked
into lines and stratiform mixtures of the two rocks. A striking structural relation is that where one rock occurs both as dikes and as inclusions in another. This condition may arise because the two magmas
had different temperatures of crystallization. Gabbroic magma, for
example, may locally be chilled against granitic magma.
Although the rocks in the hybrid zone may have compositions suitable to simple mixing of the two adjacent magmas, volatile materials
can cause strikingly heterogeneous textures. Where basic and granitic
magmas have mixed, for example, the basic rocks may have large
poikilitic grains of potassium feldspar or biotite, and the granitic
rocks may have clots of mafic grains or orthoclase phenocrysts with
rims of plagioclase.
Deformed contacts. Convincing evidence of intrusion or metasomatism may be difficult to find where contacts have been deformed
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Granitic rock with a foliation that passes into country rocks without
deflection. Contact zone of Flamanville granite at Anse de Sciotot, Normandy,
France (see also the figures of Martin, 1953).
Fig. 14-5.
during late-magmatic or postmagmatic stages. Structural reiations

commonly appear contradictory. In Fig. 14-5, for example, the
granitic rock is intrusive, but late-magmatic deformation of both the
intrusion and its walls has produced a through-going planar fabric
that makes the dikes appear metasomatic. The strongly lineated,
plicated contact of Fig. 14-6 was probably also formed in this way.
If deformation occurs when the rocks are almost solid but still hot
enough to recrystallize moderately, broken or bent grains shouJd be
apparent (Fig. 14-7C in Section 14-5). Adjacent country rocks should
also be sheared and granulated.
Fig. 14-6. Contact of the Ardclach granite on Hill of Aitnoch, Nairnshire, Scotland.
Note that the planar fabric of the granite crosses the contact at various angles but
is typically parallel to layering in the adjoining metamorphic rocks. There is a
strong lineation in the schists but not in the granite.
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tirely metamorphic deformation (solid flow), ( 4) by accumulation

and compaction of tabular or elongate crystals and magma on a smooth
floor, ( 5) by outward growth of elongate grains from a solid surface,
and ( 6) by inheritance of metamorphic fabrics, as during metasomatism. The following criteria can be used to interpret textures
at any one outcrop.
Fig. 14-7. Planar fabrics in plutonic (here, granitic) rocks. Quartz is stippled,
feldspar unpatterned, and mafic grains black. (A) Simple flow fabric in hypidiomorphic granular rock. (B) Fabric showing effects of late flow (note change
in shapes of quartz grains compared to A). (C) Strongly protoclastic fabric.
(D) Granitic gneiss, showing lenses of biotite grains and simple granoblastic texture which have resulted from recrystallization during and following deformation.
Dynamothermal metamorphism typically makes igneous rocks

schistose or gneissose (Section 15-3). Although the new foliations
commonly parallel contacts for long distances, they cross them locally,
either without deviation or with a distinct sigmoidal bend. These
relations must be examined over large areas to determine whether the
body is a metamorphosed igneous pluton or a metasomatic pluton.
14-5. Planar and Linear Fabrics in Plutonic Rocks
Rocks have a planar fabric when platy grains are oriented so as to

be more or less parallel and linear grains lie in various directions in
this plane. Rocks with a linear fabric have elongate grains aligned in
a linear sense, as logs in a stack of cord wood. Many plutonic igneous
rocks have discernable planar fabrics and less obvious linear fabrics
that lie in the plane of the planar fabric. These terms refer to textural aspects of the rocks, that is, to statistical orientations of shaped
grains. Fabrics may or may not be associated with planar or linear
structures such as compositional layers (or bands), schlieren, and
inclusions; furthermore, rock fabrics may or may not be parallel to
these structures.
The genetic term fiow structures should be reserved until the origin
of a given fabric has been estimated, for planar and linear fabrics may
originate in a number of ways. They may form: ( 1) by streaming or
viscous flow in magma that is largely liquid (hence the term flow
structure), ( 2) by rotation, shearing, and recrystallization in magma
that contains only moderate or small amounts of liquid, ( 3) by en-
1. True igneous flow. Many grains are euhedral or subhedral (Fig.

14-7A); biotite is often in pseudohexagonal, equidimensional grains
that are not well oriente,P. Tabular minerals, especially. feldspars and
biotite, are best oriented; quartz is in equidimensional anhedral patches
or in euhedra and rounded subhedra; lineation is typically formed by
hornblende prisms, elongate feldspar tablets, and pyroxene prisms.
2. Largely solid igneous flow. Quartz is anhedral and somewhat
lenticul1r or lineate; biotite typically forms flakes or aggregate masses
with grossly linear or planar shapes; feldspars are locally bent or
broken; fractures at about right angles to linear and planar fabrics are
common (Fig. 14-7B). Mafic aggregates in basic rocks show somewhat elongate or lensoid patterns. Protoclastic textures occur where
recrystallization is slight, leaving abundant evidence of granulation;
characteristically, streaks of biotite and thin sheets of recrystallized
quartz are molded around lenticular or rhombic fragments ( porphyroclasts) of feldspar (Fig. 14-7C).
3. Solid (metamorphic) flow. Fabric is stronger and more persistent than in igneous types, with exception of some protoclastic rocks;
feldspars are anhedral and in granoblastic aggregates with. quartz
(Fig. 14-7D); mafic grains, especially biotite, are in well-oriented individual plates or aggregates, as in semischists and gneisses ( Section
15-3); in more schistose rocks, fine-grained oriented muscovite and
chlorite can pseudomorph former feldspars and mafic grains.
Sedimentation fabrics may be closely similar to flow fabrics. Inherited metamorphic fabrics in metasomatic rocks should be parallel
to and continuous with the fabrics .-of surrounding metamorphic rocks,
unless deformation has taken place during metasomatism.
Fabrics can be interpreted more completely by observing their
relations to .contacts, inclusions, compositional layering, and fractures.
In Fig. 14-4A, for example, the rounded shape of the transported
inclusion and the sinuous pattern of the banding indicate that the
fabric is a true flow structure. In Fig. 14-5, the continuity of the
fabric through inclusions and dike walls shows it formed at a stage
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the notes. Detailed structural analyses may be useful if two or more

directions of rolling or folding are suspected ( Section 15-11 ) .
Smooth outcrop surfaces lying at an angle to a planar fabric will appear to have a linear fabric. Surfaces exactly parallel to the planar
fabric must therefore be used for measuring lineations. Unless lineations are unusually strong and persistent, more three-dimensional outcrops may be needed than can be found in many areas. Detailed
studies, however, can often be made at quarries, road cuts, stream
gorges, or sea cliffs. Oriented samples are of great value in interpreting
the origins of planar and<ii.near fabrics ( Section 15-12).
14-6; Inclusions and Related Structures
Fig. 14-8. Metasomatic dikes of light-colored granitic rocks in more mafic tonalite,
Santa Lucia Range, Calif. Gneiss-like structure of tonalite is in vertical plane
perpendicular to page, and passes through dikes. Note ( 1) less modified septa
that cross the dikes, ( 2) continuation of dark inclusions from tonalite into dikes,
and ( 3) control of the dikes by a set of cross fractures in the tonalite, locally .
forming sharp contacts.
when the magma was largely solid (type 2, above). Inherited fabrics
in metasomatic rocks can also pass through contacts as well as inclusions (Fig. 14-8). Further relations between fabrics and related
structures are described in the next three sections.
Methods. Oriented fabrics that are obscure in hand specimens can
often be seen in clean outcrops measuring several feet across. Rocks
tend to split along the aligned cleavage surfaces of feldspars and
micas, and both the shape of outcrops and the grain of the topography
may reflect the fabric of the rocks.
The number of readings and symbols needed per unit area will depend on the consistency of the fabric and the purpose of the project.
Several readings should be taken at each large outcrop or group of
outcrops before plotting a symbol. If all the readings are within 5
or 10 of their average, the symbol may be plotted with a straight
strike line. If attitudes are more variable, the outcrops should be
examined to trace out the continuity of the fabric. Moderate rolls or
irregularities will be found in many cases, and a sinuous strike line
can be used for their symbol. When different ages or kinds of fabrics
are present, distinctive symbols should be used for each, and the
relations between the fabrics should be sketched and described in
The term ifnclusion is used here in a descriptive sense, referring to

any foreign appearing fragment or circumscribed body that lies in a
more homogeneous rock. Most schlieren (Section 14-7) are distinguishable from inclusions since their streaky and elongate shapes
are not clearly circumscribed at the ends. Inclusions may be classified
as follows:
Xenolith. Fragment of foreign rock.

Xenocryst. Mineral grain of foreign origin.
Cognate xenolith. Fragment of igneous rock formed as an earlier
part of a composite or multiple intrusion.
Autolith. Early segregation or accretionary body in magma.
Orbicule. Spheroidal body with concentric or radiate variations in
composition ( autoliths, in part).
Skialith. Relics of country rocks isolated by metasomatic growth of
host.
The shapes and fabrics of inclusions can often be used to interpret
the fabric of the surrounding ro~k. They may also serve as a measure
of squeezing, fracturing, attrition, replacement, or overgrowth (as of
orbicular rims) within the pluton. The cases shown in Fig. 14-9 are
based on. actual examples but are simplified to permit comparisons.
In case A, angularity of inclusions and sweeping patterns of fabric in
the host indicate igneous flow; in B, the planar fabric of the host may
be a true flow fabric or may have formed by flow and flattening of
nearly solid materials; in C, continuity of fabric through inclusions
suggests metamorphism or strong late-igneous flattening; D shows a
common type, suggesting early orientation of inclusions by flow of
liquid magma, followed by crystallization at rest; E suggests late re-
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placement of inclusions along internal fractures; in F, large feldspar

grains ( porphyroblasts) have grown in inclusions; the continuity of
rock types and structures in cases G and H point strongly to metasomatism.
Some igneous units can be recognized by the kind or abundance of
their inclusions. Moreover, xenoliths of distinctive rocks can sometimes be used to determine the amount of movement or degree of
mixing in a magma. If patches or bands within a pluton are characterized by certain kinds of inclusions, their distribution may establish
the former continuity of country rock units through the pluton. This
would indicate they have been partly replaced or only moderately
displaced as the pluton formed. Pitcher ( 1953) described a detailed
field study of this type of relation.
Inclusions showing concentric zones with different textures or compositions provide a record of reactions and exchanges with the host.
Inclusions of one original type, as shale or basalt, may be classified according to their degree of reconstitution, and their distribution may
indicate movements and reactions in the pluton.
14-7. Layers and Schlieren in Plutonic Rocks
Layers in plutonic bodies are stratiform features that differ from

one another in composition, texture, or both; they are often called
bands because of their appearance on outcrop surfaces. These fea-
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tures are analogous to sedimentary beds, and, like beds, they may be
thick or thin, obvious or obscure, and tabular for long distances or
lenticular. They may also be folded,. broken, or deformed into various
shapes. The German term Schlieren is sometimes used for these layers,
but it is more appropriately applied to streaky, wisplike, or nonstratiform concentrations of dark or light minerals. Alternately, schlieren
may be called streaks, wisps, or other descriptive names. Most layers
and schlieren can be measured and plotted as planar structures~ some
have linear shapes or associated linear structures that c;m also be
measured and plotted.""
Layers and schlieren can form in different ways, and it .is possible
for several types to occur in a given pluton. It is therefore necessary
to classify th9fi in a useful descriptive way that will serve, if possible,
to distinguish them genetically. The foliation symbol used for each
type should be designated by a small letter or other suitable mark.
Layers and schlieren are here organized, for conveni~nce, into
five genetic clasres. Although the list is tentative and some of-the .
structures described are problematical, all known possibilities should
be considered in the field; otherwise large-scale relations might be
grossly misinterpreted.
a. Layers formed by accumulation of crystals on a floor.
1. Gravity sorting of light and heavy grains from a magma current.

Layers originate essentially as sedimentary beds, and therefore show
features such as density grading (with heavier minerals concentrated at
base), cut-and-fill relations, cross-bedding, slump-folds and faults, intraformational breccias, and channel-like structures (Fig. 14-lOA).
Layers may be superimposed rhythmically or intercalated with layers
of homogeneous rock that formed between pulses of currents. Indications of tops and bottoms of layers must be consistent. Planar and
linear fabrics when present are parallel to layers.
2. Differentiation after separate infections of magma. Layering
requires repeated injections of fresh magma,. each followed by a
period of quiescence. Minerals at base c;>f layers are those that formed
first, as magnetite, chromite, and olivine in basic rocks; remainder
of layers may or may not show discernable variations. Layers are
likely to be thicker (tens or hundreds of feet) than those of 1, above,
and may show local current effects. Planar fabric may be strong,
moderate, or absent; linear fabric should be rare or absent.
b. Layers formed by growth of minerals from a planar interface.
1. Changes in magmatic conditions may lead to repeated layers.
Minerals tend to have comb fabric at large angles to interface, or may
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and eroded(?) layers in tonalite; Tioga region, Sierra Nevada, Calif. (B) Combfabric in layered pyroxene diorite at contact with earlier tonalite (left); Lake
Tahoe, Calif. Courtesy of A. A. Loomis. (C) Flow layers and schlieren in
granodiorite; Mt. Conness, Sierra Nevada, Calif. (D) Dike showing mafic minerals and large feldspar tablets concentrated into layers and schlieren oblique
to walls. Arrow indicates sense of late flow. Near Mt. Conness, Sierra Nevada,
Calif. (E) Thin mafic layers in dike, showing fabrics that lie oblique to contacts
of dike but parallel to fabric of the surrounding Aar granite. South of Goschenen,
Switzerland. (F) Hornblende gabbro, showing two sets of feldspathic "layers."
Near Enterprise, Sierra Nevada, Calif.
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show budlike or branching shapes (Fig. 14-10B). Probably similar

structures can form late in history of pluton by fillings in tension frictures (comb veins).
c. Layers and schlieren formed by various kinds of flow.
1. Flow of heterogeneous magma. Original heterogeneities may
be caused by contamination, differentiation, mixing of magmas, partial fusion of heterogeneous rock, or unequal distribution of volatiles,
and subsequent flow layers may thereby differ in composition, texture,
or both. If pseudosedimentary structures are present, they will not
give a e,onsistent sense flf tops and bottoms (Fig. 14-10C). Primary
flow lineation is usually present and should lie in plane of layers.
Swirled flow-folds like those of lavas occur locally (Fig. 14-4A).
2. Extension of heterogeneous magma by late, largely solid flow.
Flattened inclusions and schlieren lie at right angles to principal flow
direction (Fig. _14-10D). New fabric commonly crosses primary
layering and contacts. Planar fabric is typically of type_2 described in
Section 14-5, and it may locally lie obliquely to earlier fabric.
3. Flow of initially homogeneous magma. Balk ( 1932, pp. 24-26)
suggested that different mineral species might be sorted into layers
because they offered different frictional resistance to moving magma;
this hypothesis provides one explanation of graded layers that lie
against steep contacts.
d. Metamorphism (especially metasomatism) of bedded rocks.
1. Pseudomorphs of all kinds of sedimentary structures can be
formed, causing similarities with type a-1 (p. 287); however, some
layers should have compositions that are generally nonigneous, as
quartzite, marble, or calc-silicate rocks.
e. Late-magmatic and secondary layers and schlieren.
1. M etasorru:ctism on fractures subparallel to earlier planar fabric.
This is probably caused by concentration of fluids on planar surfaces
or on shears that are subparallel to the planar fabric. Their secondary
nature is indicated where the layers Qross one another (Fig. 14-lOF).
2. Fillings in earliest tension fractures deformed by late flow. Veins
or dikes emplaced along swarms of tension fractures can be stretched
or smeared by late flow so as to look like primary flow layers or
schlieren. Here and there, however, they should cross, or they may
be traced to less deformed structures.
Layers and schlieren of one type may be modified at later stages.
Late flow commonly orients their fabric at a considerable angle to
their gross shape (Fig. 14-10E). The orientations and shapes of
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inclusions can also be used to determine the stage when certain layerstructures formed (Section 14-6).
14-8. Fractures and Related Structures in Plutons
Maps of fractures can be used to interpret late deformation and

alterations within plutons, for the maps show the overall pattern of
fractures relative to fabric and other features. Moreover, the patterns
can be interpreted relative to the shape of a pluton and the $tructures
in the country rocks around it. Some fracture systems can be seen
to be closely related to intrusive movements of the rocks; others may
be unrelated to intrusion. Balk ( 1937) described principles and
methods for mapping fractures, along with summaries of a number of
field studies. Examples of detailed studies are those given by Cloos
( 1925), Martin ( 1953), and Hutchinson ( 1956). The variety of situations found by these investigators demonstrates that each pluton
must be examined critically in its own light. It is especially important
that fractures be classified as completely as possible at the outcrop
and plotted with distinctive symbols.
Geometric relations to fabric. In the widely used system introduced
by Hans Cloos, fractures are classified by their relation to primary
(flow) lineations in the rock. Cross ( Q) fractures lie at approximately
90 to the lineation; longitudinal ( S) fractures strike parallel to the
trend of the lineation and dip steeply, and primary flat ( L) fractures
dip gently, if at all, and include the lineation (Fig. 14-11). If linear
fabrics and schlieren cannot be found, fractures can be related to
planar fabrics. Useful and common fractures are those that ( 1) lie
at approximately 90 to the planar fabric, ( 2) are parallel to the
fabric, and ( 3) form conjugate (complementary) systems that strike
either with the fabric or at large angles to it. It may be convenient
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linear fabrics or linear schlieren. The
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Fia, 14-12. Dark tabular dikes in granodiorite, passing laterally into inclusion
swarms. Note intrusive relation of granodiorite to dike at lower left. French
Lake, Sierra Nevada, Calif.
to give arbitrary letter designations to these fractures in the notes,

but this need not be done on the map if fabrics and primary structures
are plotted.
Age classifications. The relative ages of fractures should be determined, for fracture systems of different ages could give a misleading
composite map pattern. Early-formed tension fractures are generally
filled with fine-grained rocks similar to those of the main pluton, or by
pegmatite, aplite, or dark porphyritic rocks. The earliest dikes may
be fractured, strewn out, or partially assimilated or granitized by the
host rock (Fig. 14-12). These relations show that the pluton solidified
both slowly and spasmodically, for late flow followed fracturing: Somewhat younger fractures carry deposits of deuteric minerals such as
quartz, epidote, chlorite, actinolite, serpentine minerals, carbonates,
hematite, and zeolites. Fracture walls are commonly altered to these
miner;1ls. The relative ages of fractures can often be determined
where two kinds of veins or dikes cross, or where one deposit has been
reopened along a medial or marginal fracture to admit another kind
of deposit (Fig. 14-13).
Early shear fractures are characterized by protoclastic zones or
bands in which crushed minerals have recrystallized to gneissose or
schistose aggregates. Later shears typically bear aphanitic smears of
mylonite or gouge.
The youngest fractures in plutons are usually clean, unaltered joints
that either formed in the latest stage of solidification or are entirely
secondary. The latest secondary joints in many areas lie approximately
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fig. 14-13. Quartzofeldspathic dike ( unpatterned) cut along medial and marginal
fractures by tourmaline veins (black). Near English Mt., Sierra Nevada, Calif.
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age of readings ranging through 10 or so within a set, but it should

not be used for the average attitude of widely divergent fractures.
Several prominent fracture-directions can be plotted as . a group of
symbols whose strike lines cross at the locality where the readings
were taken. Stereographic projections can be used to plot and analyze
fractures where cross-cutting relations indicate complex movements.
These plots will be especially valuable if the fractures can be related
to primary fabrics and structures.
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parallel to the topographic surface, suggesting that they formed by

erosional unloading.
Genetic classifications. Many fractures in plutons can be classified
as either tension fractures or shear fractures. Most tension fractures
dilate and fill with dike or vein materials. If they carry no deposits,
their walls are commonly altered by fluids that passed along them,
yielding anything from sharply demarcated metasomatic dikes ( especially of pegmatite and aplite) to vague zones of bleached primary
minerals (Fig. 14-8). Shear fractures, on the other hand, are characterized by granulation and smearing of minerals, by abrupt changes
in the orientation of rock fabrics at their walls (Fig. 14-14A), by
slickensides and grooves, and by offsets of inclusions, layers, schlieren,
dikes, and veins. Feather (tension) joints indicate the direction of
shear along a principal fracture (Fig. 14-14B). Shears may be classified as normal faults (hanging wall down), reverse faults (hanging
wall up, dip more than 45 ) , thrusts (hanging wall up, dip less than
45 ) , and strike-slip faults (movement mainly in the direction of
strike). The direction and amount of net slip can be determined where
a linear feature or two divergently dipping planar features are cut
by shear fractures ( Fig. 14-14C ) .
Tabular dikes and veins are commonly granulated or slickensided
along their walls or on medial fractures, providing evidence of two
stages of movement on one fracture set.
Methods. Except for the most detailed mapping, tension fractures
are generally plotted only where they occur in sets or parallel swarms.
Individual shears, however, should be plotted as completely as space
allows. Symbols for dikes and veins can be distinguished from those
for joints by drawing a heavy strike line or a double strike line ( Appendix 4). An accessory letter can be used to indicate the type of
deposit or alteration. Shears should be plotted by a fault symbol with
a short strike line; a number can be used to show the number of shears
in a set (Fig. 14-14C). A single symbol is generally used for the aver-
14-9 .. Alterations of Plutonic Rocks
iield studies of rock alteration should include ( 1 ) mapping zones of

mineral alteration and crushing, ( 2) examining and plotting small"scale
structures along which alteration has taken place, and ( 3) sampling
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fig. 14-14. (A) Sheet of protoclastic granodiorite cutting planar fabric; South Fork
of Feather River, Calif. (B) Feather joints and bleached rock related to shear
in granodiorite; west of Donner Summit, Calif. (C) Large outcrop surface that
dips steeply toward the observer, showing set of nine late shears in granodiorite.
The two dikes have a component of dip toward one another, thereby recording a
systematic sense of offset on the shears. Fabric and schlieren dip steeply into
the outcrop, as shown by the map symbols on the right. Near Enterprise, Sierra
Nevada, Calif.
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where altered and unaltered rocks can be related to the mapped features. Alteration zones should be mapped as an overprint on primary
units and structures, as by placing transparent overlays on field sheets
and plotting color spots or patterns for a given alteration. These maps
can show that the alterations are connected with certain rocks or structures in a pluton, or that they are related to structures and unit,s in
the surrounding terrain. Alteration minerals should be matched with
fracture sets or systems so that age relations between crossing fractures
can be used to date alterations. Some hydrothermal alterations are
closely connected with contact metamorphism, and the two should
therefore be examined concurrently (see Section 15-13). Examples
of detailed studies relating various alterations to fracturing and igneous
processes have been given by Gilluly ( 1946) and Mackin ( 1947, 1954).
A large number of deuteric and secondary minerals can be used as
a basis for mapping. Some occur in a variety of rocks; others are restricted to certain types. Sericitization of plagioclase and chloritization
of biotite take place in most feldspathic rocks, especially in granitic
rocks. Silicification typically forms fine-grained tough rocks with
blurred to obscure relict textures, while argillization (production of
clays from silicate minerals) yields softer rocks that generally show
clear textural relics. Thoroughly albitized feldspathic rocks -may be
nearly white, light green (colored by epidote and chlorite), or light
red (colored by hematite or hydrated ferric oxides). Other minerals
that may characterize various alterations of feldspathic plutonic rocks
are zoisite, carbonates, barite, fluorite, zeolites, alunite, pyrite, and
various ore minerals, especially chalcopyrite, galena, and sphalerite.
Hot fluids in particular can alter granitic rocks to coarse-grained
quartz, tourmaline, and muscovite, locally with scheelite, cassiterite,
magnetite, pyrrhotite, wolframite, or topaz. Common alterations in
basic and ultrabasic rocks are olivine and enstatite to serpentine
minerals, pyroxenes to uralite (aggregates of acicular actinolite) and
chlorite, and calcic plagioclase to whitish or greenish aggregates of
fine-grained albite, epidote, zoisite, sericite, and calcite. Other important secondary minerals in basic rocks are dolomite, ankerite,
magnesite, siderite, magnetite, pyrite, prehnite, talc, and various basemetal sulfides. The nepheline in feldspathoidal rocks is commonly
altered to cancrinite or to a variety of zeolites or clays.
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Balk, Robert, 1932, Geology of the Newcomb quadrangle: New York State Museum
Bulletin 290, 106 pp.
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Balk, Robert, 1937, Structural behavior of igneous rocks: Geological Society of

America, Memoir 5 (reprinted 1959), 177 pp.
Cloos, Hans, 1925, Einfilhrung in die tektonische Behandlung magmatischer Erscheinungen ( Granittektonik): Berlin, Gebriider Bomtraeger, 19"4 pp.
Gilluly, James, 1946, The Aio mining district, Arizona: U.S. Geological Survey
Professional Paper 209, 112 pp., with geological maps ( 1947) and supplement
( 1949).
Hutchinson, R. M., 1956, Structure and petrology of Enchanted Rock batholith,
Llano and Gillespie Counties, Texas: Bulletin of the Geological Society of
America, v. 67, pp. 763-806.
Joha~nsen, Albert, 1939, A descriptive petrography of the igneous rocks, vol 1:
.Jntroduction, textures, a:assifications, and glossary: Chicago, University of
Chicago Press, 318 pp.
Mackin, J. H., 1947, Some structural features of the intrusions in the Iron Springs
district: Utah Geological Society Guidebook no. 2, 62 pp.
---, ,1954, Geology and iron ore deposits of the Granite Mountain area, Iron
County, Utah: U.S. Geological Survey Mineral Inv. Field Studies Map MF-14
( with cross sections and text) .
Martin, N. R., 1953, The struqture of the granite massif of Flamanville, Manche,
North-West France: Quarterly Journal of the Geolvgical Society of London,
v. 108, pp. 311-341.
Pitcher, W. S., 1953, The migmatitic Older Granodiorite of Thorr district, County
Donegal: Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London, v. 108, pp.
413-446.
Waters, A. C., and Konrad Krauskopf, 1941, Protoclastic border of the Colville
batholith: Bulletin of the Geological Society of America, v. 52, pp. 1355-1418.
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determined by combined field and textural studies. In interpreting

an assemblage of hornfelses, for example, it may be important to recognize that some minerals are relict to regional metamorphism, others
formed during thermal metamorphism, and still others formed during
later stages of hydrothermal metamorphism. This genetic sequence
might be established by tracing out rocks and structures relative to
intrusions and late vein systems. :Because metamorphic age relations
are so crucial in these studies, outcrops that show superimposed structures or textures should be studied and sampled with particular care.
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15-2. Cartographic Units of Metamorphic Rocks

15-1. Studies of Metamorphic Rocks
Metamorphic rocks indicate sequence and nature of processes within

the earth just as sedimentary and volcanic rocks indicate sequence
and nature of processes at and near the earth's surface. Studies of
metamorphic rocks not only advance our knowledge of earth processes and history but also may be crucial in exploring for mineral
deposits or planning engineering projects. Often, these studies must
be thorough enough to evaluate sequences of new features, for a
given metamorphism is typically the composite effect of several processes and events. The following should be done if possible:
l. Determine the premetamorphic lithology and stratigraphic se-
quence.
2. Map the premetamorphic rock units and structures.
3. Classify and map the metamorphic rocks and structures.
4. Determine the amounts and kinds of deformation.
5. Map zones of metamorphic minerals or textures.
The relative importance of these studies and the order in which they
are undertaken will depend on the individual case. Typically, several
can be done simultaneously, and each kind of study will contribute
information to the others. Determining the original lithology and
distribution of rock units is generally very important because metamorphic changes can be guided or limited by premetamorphic features.
Primary textures and structures, for example, can control metamorphic
deformation considerably, and primary minerals (or minerals formed
during an early stage of metamorphism) often limit those that can
form subsequently.
The depth and therefore the pressure at which a given metamorphism took place can sometimes be approximated by broad stratigraphic and structural studies. Zone mapping may indicate directly
whether metamorphism was caused by igneous intrusion, by deep
burial, or by deformation. Metamorphic temperatures and pressures
can sometimes be estimated by comparing mineral assemblages with
laboratory data on the synthesis of minerals. In order to do this reliably, the total metamorphic history of a suite of rocks must first be
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As with sedi_mentary and igneous rocks, any physically distinct body

of metamorphic rocks that can be plotted on a map can serve as a
cartographic unit. There are two kinds of metamorphic units: ( 1 )
metamorphosed sedimentary or igneous formations and (2) metamorphic zones. The .first kind of unit is based on premetamorphic
lithology, the second on the kind or degree of metamorphic changes in
the rocks. Because of their fundamental nature, metamorphic zones
must be superimposed on metamorphosed formations. The two kinds
of units must therefore be mapped separately and distinctly.
Units based on original lithology are so important that all possible
methods should be used to recognize and trace them. Ideally, unmetamorphosed formations are traced to the area being studied. Their
contacts should be mapped through the metamorphic terrain regardless
of how the metamorphic grade or appearance of the rocks may change.
These units should be named as outside the area of metamorphism;
however, their metamorphic nature should be indicated in some way
(as metamorphosed Errin Conglomerate, slates of the Sheldon Formation, garnet metamorphic zone of the York Shale).
Although most metamorphic units cannot be traced to less altered
formations, their original lithology and sequence can often be interpreted from relict textures and structures. These units should be
defined ~nd given geographic names as described in Section 12-2. It
is useful if the lithologic part of the name connotes both the original
and the metamorphic lithology of the unit (as Manley Slate, Smith
Metabasalt, Lorin Marble). The description of the unit should cover
both the original nature and the metamorphic nature of the rocks.
Units of highly deformed or recrystallized rocks have customarily
been formalized by geographic names, even though their original
lithology and sequence cannot be determined. In many cases this
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creates no problem; however, such units may be metamorphic variant~

of less altered formations named differently elsewhere.
Where unusually strong deformation has affected large rock bodies,
with the result that individual rock types can be plotted only as lenticular or irregular relics, informal names should be used for both the collective and individual units (as W eltner metamorphic complex, amphibolites of I akes Ridge). Informal names should also be used where
metamorphic units are indistinct because of poor exposure or incomplete study.
Metamorphic zones. A metamorphic zone is the outcrop of a rock
mass characterized by certain metamorphic minerals, textures, or
structures. Such a zone may be defined on any useful basis as long
as it is secondary to the original rock. Because zones show the distribution of certain kinds or degrees of metamorphism, they are essential to understanding the progress and causes of a given metamorphism.
Methods used in mapping metamorphic zones are described in Section 15-13.
Granoblastic. Grains approximately equidimensional; platy and

linear grains oriented at random or so subordinate that cleavage is not
developed.
H ornfelsic.. Grains irregular and interincluded but genemlly too
small to be seen clearly; rocks recognized in the field by unusual
toughness, ring to hammer blow (if fresh), and hackly fracture, commonly at all angles to bedding or folia-tions. Under hand lens, freshly
broken surfaces show a sugary coating that will not rub off (formed
by rending of interlockin&_ grains).
- Semischistose. Intermediate between schistose and nonschistose
textures and useful where platy or linear grains are so few or so unevenly distributed that the rock has only a crude cleavage; especially
common in partially metamorphosed granular rocks, as sandstones
and igneous rocks.
Cataclastic. Clastic textures resulting from breaking and grinding
of solid rock materials; characterized by angular, lensoid, or rounded
fragments ( porphyroclasts) in a very fine-grained and typically
streaked or layered groundmass. The term mortar structure can be
used for completely unoriented arrangements, whereas the terms
phacoidal, flaser, and augen are useful for rocks with lenticular relics
(Fig. 15-1). These textures and structures are especially obvious
where cataclastic sheets cut through massive or bedded rocks.
Grain-size terms. Actual sizes should be recorded where possible;
the terms fine-grained, medium-grained, and coarse-grained might well
be adapted to the_rocks being studied because a single set of dimensions cannot be applied with equal meaning to all rock groups (an
unusually coarse-grained hornfels, for example, might be finer grained
15-3. Naming Metamorphic Rocks
Rock names used in the field should be based on characteristics that

can be recognized at single outcrops and can be correlated with features
observed under the microscope. Field classifications must generally
be descriptive rather than genetic, but their defining characteristics
should be such as to suggest genetic relations as the mapping proceeds. In the system suggested here, the main rock name is based on
the texture of the rock and the principal mineral constituents are
added as modifying nouns, for example, hornblende-quartz schist,
andalusite-biotite hornfels. Both parts of these names are thought to
carry considerable genetic meaning.
A name must be used consistently, regardless of where a given rock
occurs. A schistose rock, for example, should not be called a hornfels
because it is found in a contact aureole. Mixed or superimposed textures should be indicated in names or described in notes because they
may indicate two or more periods of metamorphism.
The textures that form the basis of the classification are:
Schistose. Platy or elongate grains oriented in a parallel to subparallel way so that the rock cleaves readily; may be classified further
as foliated or lepidoblastic where the preferred orientation and cleavage
are planar, and lineated or nematoblastic where they are linear.
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(A) Mortar structure in cataclastic granite. (B)
Phacoidal metadiorite. (C) Mylonitized granite. All samples are 3 in. across.
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than a typical medium-grained schist). The adjective porphyroblastic

applies to any rock where large grains have grown during metamorphism in a finer-grained groundmass.
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The various rocks can be classified as follows:

a. Schistose rocks
1. Schist. Grains can be seen without using a microscope.
2. Phyllite. All (or almost all) grains of schistose groundmass too
small to be seen without a microscope, but cleavage surfaces have
sheen caused by reflections from oriented minerals.
3. Slate. Very cleavable but surfaces dull; tougher than shales and
with cleavage commonly oblique to bedding.
4. Phyllonite. Appearance like phyllite, but cataclastic origin indicated by relict rock slices, slip folds, and porphyroclasts.
b. Granoblastic rocks
1. Granulite or granofels. Granoblastic rocks, irrespective of mineral composition; because granulite can connote special compositions
and conditions of origin, the name granofels may be preferred (Goldsmith, 1959).
2. Quartzite, marble, and amphibolite. Compositional names that
generally connote granoblastic texture; exceptions should be modified
where clarity requires, as schistose amphibolite, hornblende-plagioclase
hornfels, hornblende-plagioclase schist.
3. Tactite (skarn). A useful name for heterogeneous calc-silicate
granulites and related metasomatic rocks of typically uneven grain.
c. Hornfelsic rocks
1. All called hornfels, or, if relict features are prominent, the adjective hornfelsic may be used with the original rock name (as hornfelsic andesite, hornfelsic conglomerate).
d. Semischistose rocks
1. Semischist. Fine grained (typically less than ~ mm) so that individual platy or lineate grains are indistinct; relict features often
common.
2. Gneiss. Generally coarser than lf2 mm with small aggregates of
platy or lineate grains in separate lenses, blades, or streaks in an otherwise granoblastic rock (Fig. 14-7D); platy or lineate structures may
be distributed evenly through the rock or may be concentrated locally
as layers or lenses (banded gneiss); some layers or lenses may be entirely granoblastic or schistose.
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e. Cataclastic rocks
1. Where original nature of rock is still apparent, the adjective

cataclastic can be used, as cataclastic granite, or special structural terms
may be used, as {laser gabbro, phacoidal rhyolite.

2. Mylonite. Crushing so thorough that rock is largely aphanitic
and generally dark colored; may be layered and crudely fissile but not
schistose like phyllonite; porphyroclasts commonly rounded or lenticular._
3. Ultramylonite, psettdotachylite. Aphanitic to nearly vitreousappearing dark rock typically injected as dikes into adjoining rocks.
The textures of many low-grade metamorphic rocks are so dominantly relict that names such as massive metabasalt and semischistose
metadacite are most appropriate. Where metamorphism (typically
hydrotherm,al) has pr<fluced one or two prominent minerals, rocks
with dominant relict textures can be given names such as chloritized
diorite and sericitized granite. Strongly metasomatized rocks with
coarse or bizarre textures may require such special names as greisen,
quartz-schorl rock, and corundum-mica rock.
Polymetamorphic rocks. Polymetamorphic rocks are those that have
been affected by more than one period or kind of metamorphism, and
they should be given suitably compounded names wherever possible.
The commonest types form where late shearing or hydrothermal
fluids cause retrograde metamorphism ( diaphthoresis) of higher grade
rocks. Names .such as sheared gneiss and phyllonitized granulite
can be used where the changes are mainly cataclastic, and names such
as chloritized garnet-biotite schist and albitized amphibolite can be
used where the changes are mainly hydrothermal. Another common
type of polymetamorphism is produced where igneous bodies intrude
regionally metamorphosed rocks, commonly forming crudely fissile
hornfels from phyllite. Magmas and associated fluids may also inject or alter adjoining rocks to produce veined schists, feldspathized
granulites, permeated schists, and so on (see Section 15-14).
Superposition of two schistose or semischistose fabrics is another
common type of polymetamorphism. It may be. indicated by folded
or kinked platy or linear grains, by crinkled, knobby, or offset cleavage
surfaces, or by thin bands of new schist cutting obliquely across an
older schistosity. Names like crumpled or plicated schist, or sheared
o'r phyllonitized schist can be used for these rocks. Because crumpled
or sheared schists or cleavages can be produced during one period of
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metamorphism, the foliations should be studied relative to folds and,

associated structures (Section 15-8).
rocks often contain ellipsoidal zoned bodies of calc-silicate minerals

that formed from calcareous or dolomitic concretions.
Metalavas typically form thick massive layers which are so resistant to dynamic metamorphism that porphyritic textures and igfteous
structures remain locally, except in the most altered rocks. Pillows
and large blocks or bombs are often recognizable, and sm~ller pyroclastic fragments can occasionally be seen on smooth wet surfaces.
Intrusive bodies, even those of small size, tend to retain their gran.ular or porphyritic textlues, even after strong dynamothermal metamorphism. These textures may be more obvious in slightly weathered
outcrops than under the microscope. Small bodies may show dark,
fine-grained (originally chilled) margins, apophyses, and inclusions;
however, similar features can be formed by cataclasis, and therefore
the textures of tlte rocks must be examined carefully. Larger bodies
should 'be mapp'd to_ locate diagnostic cross-cutting relations. Metamorphosed contact aureoles can be recognized around some intrusive
bodies by noting the destruction of typical contact-metamorphic
minerals and the partial conversion of hornfels to schist.
Stratigraphic sequence. The most valuable implement for unraveling
metamorphic history is a firm stratigraphic sequence of premetamorphic
units. The surest way of determining sequence is to trace lithologic
units to (or from) less metamorphosed terrains. Where this is not
possible, sequence can be determined by ( 1) selecting and mapping
cartographic units that are based on original lithology and ( 2) finding
fossils or relict structures that indicate tops of beds or flows. Mapping
formations establishes the pattern of folds and faults and thereby determines the geometric sequence of the rock units. This sequence,
however, may be completely inverted in strongly deformed rocks,
so that the true sequence has to be established by stratigraphic methods. When comparing metamorphosed and unmetamorphosed sequences; possible changes in thicknesses should be considered. It
will commonly be found that metamorphosed units have been thinned
or thic:kmed along slip surfaces that cut the bedding at a low angle.
Incompetent units are characteristically thinned on fold limbs and
thickened at fold hinges.
Where fossils are present, they provide exceedingly valuable evidence of sequence and may permit correlations with unmetamorphosed
formations. They occur most frequently where metamorphic cleavages lie parallel to bedding (usually on the limbs of folds), or in blocks
or slices of marble or quartzite that have escaped strong dynamic metamorphism. In metavolcanic sequences, calcareous beds, lenses, and
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15-4. Premetamorphic Lithology and Sequence
The successful interpretation of metamorphism depends coll'!liderably on determining the original lithology of a given suite of rocks.
Not only must the original rock types be determined, but also their
textures, compositions, and small-scale structures. An argillaceous
sandstone, for example, is likely to react differently to metamorphic
processes than a well-sorted quartzose sandstone, yet each may bear
relict sand grains after metamorphism. Similarly, thermal metamorphism of phyllite may produce a decidedly different product than
thermal metamorphism of a clay shale. These differences are caused
in part by compositions (including volatile substances), in part by
mechanical response to deformation, and in part by the effects of
permeability and grain size on the rates of mineral reactions.
Some mineral assemblages are directly indicative of original rock
types. Almost all quartzites, quartz-rich schists, marbles, and calcsilicate rocks are of sedimentary origin. They should be examined
for relics of coarse textures (as in metaconglomerates and biohermal
limestones), sand-size layers, or thinly laminated beds that suggest
fine-grained sediments. Micaceous rocks with grains of kyanite,
andalusite, or sillimanite form from claystones rich in illite or kaolinite,
while schists with staurolite, chloritoid, or abundant pink garnets
form from more iron-rich ( chloritic or montmorillonitic) claystones or
siltstones. Ultrabasic rocks yield such unique rocks as talc schists
and anthophyllitic schists, but few other meta-igneous rocks can be
recognized on the basis of composition alone. Amphibolites, for example, can form from basalt, diabase, gabbro, basic tuffs, tuffaceous
sediments, mafic graywackes, or dolomitic mudstones. At least as
great a variety of rocks can yield metamorphic rocks consisting of
micas, feldspars, and quartz. Relict textures and structures must
therefore be sought carefully in these rocks. The brief suggestions
that follow can be supplemented by the descriptions and figure~ in
the three preceding chapters.
Metasedimentary rocks are most easily recognized by their relict
bedding, especially where some layers or lenses are calcite bearing or
quartz rich. Amphibolites of sedimentary origin are commonly intercalated with gray-green calcareous layers rich in diopside or scapolite,
or brownish layers containing much biotite. Associated micaceous
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pockets in pillowed lavas and associated tuffs can yield well-preserved.

fossils. Although massive fossils would seem to be the only ones thatwould be preserved, delicate fossils can be found here and there on
cleavage surfaces of slates, phyllites, or associated calcareous rocks.
They will usually be distorted, but a paleontologist familiar with the
original forms can frequently recognize them.
Stratigraphic sequence can also be determined from relict small
scale structures such as those described and illustrated in Chapters 12
and 13. These structures can be preserved nearly perfectly or can
be distorted or blurred to various degrees. Cross-bedding in quartzites
is frequently recognizable, even after rather high-grade metamorphism
(Fig. 15-2A). Faulting on arcuate surfaces, however, may produce
somewhat similar patterns in schists and gneisses (Fig. 15-2B).
Metamorphosed size-graded beds commonly show gradations in color
or composition; aluminous silicates may cluster in their more argilla-
6 in.
Structures in metasedimentary rocks. (A) Relict cross-bedding in

Moine epidote-mica quartzites, distorted by flowage of unknown age. Face of
quarry at Loch Shinn, Sutherland, Scotland. (B) Pseudo-cross-bedding in schists
and quartzites; Santa Lucia Range, Calif. (C) Andalusite porphyroblasts at tops
of graded beds, aureole of Ardara pluton, County Donegal, lrelana.
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ceous (upper) parts (Fig. 15-2C). The larger of the various sole markings can be found in many hornfelses and low-grade schists. The
tops of beds can also be determined from the geometric relations between folded beds and secondary cleavages (Section 15-8).
15-5. Studying Metamorphic Deformation
Metamorphism almost always results in deformation. Studies of

metamorphism should ,ascertain the nature of a given deformation,
its directions and magnitude, and its age relative to recrystallization.
These studies must often cover a host of structural details; however,
they should be planned so that basic mapping precedes local detailed
analyses., One way of organizing these studies is as follows:
1.\Make a general geologic study of the area by mapping units
based on' premftamorphic lithology, by determining sequence from
relict structures, and by plotting principal foliations and lineations.
2. Re-study major structures (as folds shown by distribution of
lithologic units on map), carefully noting the relation of minor
(outcrop-size) structures to them. At the same time observe relations
of foliations and-lineations to both minor and major structures. Microscopic study of oriented samples will help in interpreting foliations and
lineations.
3. Where structural relations are unsolved (perhaps because of
two or more periods of deformation), analyze the best-known parts
of the major structures by plotting various foliations and lineations on
spherical projections. This constitutes a statistical comparison between the various minor structures and the major ones.
4. If deformation is still unsolved, especially where two or more
deformations must be interpreted in granular rocks, ma~e a thorough
micro?copic study of oriented samples, using petrofabric (statistical)
methods when necessary.
If fqrmational units cannot be mapped as in step 1, it may be possible to map the rocks in zones characterized by certain textures and
structures (Section 15-13). The remaining studies could then be applied to each of these zones.
15-6. Foliations and Lineations
Fig. 15-2.
Metamorphic foliations and lineations can form in a number of different ways, some of which are not well understood. Although they
should be interpreted as fully as possible in the field, mapping must
generally be started by classifying foliations and lineations on a ,descriptive basils.

Foliations. Foliation can be applied as a general term to metamorphic structures with platy, layered, or planar aspects. These structures can be named as follows.
Layering. Assemblages of parallel tabular bodies differing in com-
position or texture (essentially like bedding in sedimentary rocks);
often called banding because of appearance on two-dimensional outcrops.
Schistosity. Platy or elongate grains oriented in a parallel to subparallel way, so that rock cleaves readily; slaty cleavage in very finegrained rocks is probably analogous.
Gneissose structure. Small aggregates of platy or elongate grains
in separate lenses, blades, or streaks; grain sizes typically greater than
0.5mm.
Slip cleavage. Closely but finitely spaced subparallel surfaces of
cleavage along which slip has taken place.
Fracture cleavage. Closely but finitely spaced subparallel surfaces
of cleavage along which no slip has taken place.
Secondary cleavage, oblique cleavage. Useful substitutes when the
foregoing terms cannot be applied confidently.
Ideally, all kinds and degrees of lineations should be mapped, but

limitations of time and scale usually make it neceSSfP"Y to select only
a few. Especially useful are axes of folds whose closure can be observed at large outcrops or closely spaced groups of outcrops. Smallerscale lineations associated with folds include crenulations in schists,
lines of intersection of bedding and secondary cleavages, intersections
of two or more cleavages or other foliations, and such related structures
as boudins' and rods. Relict structures that can be deformed into linear
bodies include pebbles, fossils, inclusions, ooids ( ooliths)' pellets,
amygdales, lapilli, and volcanic blocks or bombs. If the original
shapes of these structures are known, their new lineate shapes can
be used to determine the direction and amount of deformation. Ernst
Cloos ( 1947) has described a study of this type.
Slip surfaces may have linear mineral smears, striations, or grooves
indicat:i:'t\g,direction of movement. Lineations formed by elongate
mineral grains - by elongate aggregates of grains are commonly
formed where rock bodies have recrystallized during or after deformation.
A small letter can be placed at the origin of each lineation arrow
to designate the kind of lineation, and a small number can be used
to signify the relative age of the lineation. Linear structures that
have formed at the same time, or by closely related movements, can
be grouped into families, as lineations 1, lineations 2. These designations help keep data meaningful, especially when all readings cannot
be plotted on a map.
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The maximum dimension limiting the terms closely spaced is generally about ~ in. in fine-grained schistose rocks and about 2 in. in
coarse-grained schists and massive rocks.
Where it is possible to discern two or more .foliations of one kind
but of different ages, the sequence can be numbered, as slip cleavage 1
and 2. Notations can also be simplified by assembling foliations into
groups related by age or geometry. This is commonly done by using
the letter S with a subscript number; for example, compositional
layering and a parallel schistosity could be labeled sl, slip cleavage
and a parallel schistosity 5 2 , and so forth.
Lineations. A lineation is a preferred (subparallel) orientation of
one or more kinds of linear features. A great variety of lineations may
be studied and mapped. Some give direct clues as to the amount,
kind, and direction of deformation; others may be problematical until
the map is complete and their patterns can be compared to all other
deformational features. If the scale of the map is small, lineations
can be plotted and compared on spherical projections. Where lineations can be related to distorted primary structures, their genetic implications will be particularly clear.
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15.-7. Geometric Styles of Folding
Not only can folds be plotted as linear elements, but their general
shapes or geometric styles can be used to assess the distribution and
intensity of deformation. Marked variations in fold style over an
area should therefore be described or mapped. At the same time,
the relations of folds to foliations and lineations should be noted, as
described in Section 15-8. These data will be particularly useful in
determi:q:ing the distribution of two or more periods of folding.
The following suggestions regarding terminology are illustrated by
Fig. 15-3. An important aspect of fold style is the degree of divergence
of the limbs and their symmetry relative to the axial plane (A, B,
and C in the figure). Terms relating to the degree of curvature at the
hinge line, to the degree of similarity between the folds in successive
layers, and to the attenuation and slipping out of limbs are shown by
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examples D through]. The shapes of axial planes and the alignment

of axes give a measure of distribution and regularity of movement,
with variations shown by examples K through P. Cases M, N, and P
typically occur in soft rocks or in deeply buried rocks, in which rapid
plastic deformation is possible. Figures 15-15 and 15-16 show other
examples of "flowage" folding in mixtures of metamorphic and granitic materials.
Refolding. Complex patterns like those of Fig. 15-3P may indicate
refolding. The critical relations in outcrops are a persistent geometric
arrangement of culminations and depressions formed by folding of
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axial traces of older ( F 1 ) and younger ( F 2 ) sets of folds. ( C ) Inclined outcrop
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by folded isoclinal folds (Fig. 15-4C). Hinges of the earlier folds
are likely to be destroyed in most places, but crudely quadrate or
rhombbid patterns may still be seen on smooth surfaces.
1S-8. Foliations and lineations Related to Folds
When geometric styles of folds are noted and described, foliations

and lineations associated with them should be studied, measured, and
plotted. If there is not enough space for all these features on a map,
the axes of individual folds and perhaps one or two prominent foliations
can be plotted. Their relations to other foliations and lineations can
then .be sketched and described in the notes. Drawings are most
usefui if made when looking parallel to the fold axis, for most linear
structures related to folding trend either parallel to the fold axis or at
right angles to it, presumably because of rotation, slipping, and flowage around the axis during metamorphism. Aberrant lineations and
foliations may have been caused by irregularities in the original rock
bodies, by geometric variations as the folds grew, or by a second' period
of folding.
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The general size of the folds and the strength of the rock materials
should be noted as these various features ar~ studied. A large body
of incompetent beds, for example, is likely to fold less regularly than
a few beds within the body. The relative amounts of flexure, solid
flow, and slip should be assessed at each group of outcrops. Time
relations between deformation and recrystallization are also important,
as illustrated by the examples described in the next paragraph.
Relations between older and younger foliations and lineations can
be seen most easily in medium to coarse-grained schists, gneisses, and
granulites. Figure 15-5A shows a case where schistosity is exactly
parallel to the layering (probably relict bedding) in parallel-folded
rocks. It is almost certain that this schistosity is older than the folds.
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(A) Folded Moine(?) schists and quartzites with parallel granitic sheet; 300 ft
south of Monadhliath pluton, near Aviemore, Scotland. (B) Crumpled schists from
Strath Oykell, Sutherland, Scotland. (C) Schist and. feldspathic quartzites; Valley
of Kinzig River, Black Forest, Germany. (D) Schist and feldspathic quartzites;
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a new foliation had begun to form along some limbs and axial planes.
At the outcrop, the rocks cleave almost as readily in this new direction
as along the older schistosity. In case C, the rocks recrystallized considerably during folding, for the micas at fold hinges have been pressed
or sheared so as to grow parallel to the axial planes. The mica-rich
layer in case D has also recrystallized during folding, but here the
new orientation is similar to that of secondary cleavages in many
finer-grained rocks (compare Fig. 15-7). Finally, the case shown in
Fig. 15-6 strongly suggests slip folding (translation of thin sheets of
rock parallel to the new schistosity). The critical relations are: ( 1)
the schistosity is approximately parallel to the axial planes of the folds,
regardless of the compositions of the layers, ( 2) the folding is similar
(harmonic) from one layer to the next, and ( 3) the distance subtended by any one cleavage surface on a given layer is approximately
constant, regardless of where it occms in the fold (this results in an
apparent attenuation of layers on fold limbs) .
Cleayages in fine-grained rocks. Individual grains cannot be seen
in slate_s and phyllites, but relations between cleavages and bedding
can beused to interpret deformation. Slaty cleavage commonly lies
parallel to. the axial planes of argillaceous beds that were folded tightly
as they were metamorphosed. Figure 15-7A shows this relation diagramll}atically; the rocks cleave on an infinite number of surfaces
parallel to the lined pattern of the drawing. This cleavage can form
. when compression normal to the axial planes flattens the rocks as
they recrystallize. It can also form in consequence of shearing on
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cleavage in slate. (B), (C) and (D) Secondary cleavages in folded phyllites and
quartzites of Santa Rosa Range, Humboldt Co., Nev.
closely spaced surfaces that parallel the axial planes. The origin of
the cleavage can sometimes be determined if deformed relict fossils,
ooids, or sand grains can be observed. Oriented samples should therefore be collected for petrographic studies (Section 15-12).
Where competent and incompetent beds are intercalated, secondary
cleavages are commonly oblique to axial planes, except at fold hinges.
Figures 15-7B, C, and D show several cleavage patterns in folded
quartzites and phyllites. The cleavages illustrated are either fracture
cleavages or slip cleavages with displacements of 1 mm or less. Regardless of how they form (this is .much argued}, oblique cleavages
such as these are valuable for determining tops of beds at isolated
outcrops and for estimating the position of an outcrop relative to the
overall geometric form of a fold. The angle formed where cleavage
surfaces pass from phyllite layers into quartzite layers is especially
useful. Outcrops at the crests or troughs of folds show cleavages
that pass from one bed to another without deflection, whereas outcrops on limbs of folds show a distinct angle in the cleavage at the
contacts between beds. The tops of the beds can be determined by
the sigmoidal curve of cleavages in micaceous or feldspathic quartzite
beds (Fig. 15-7B) or by the unilateral curve in graded beds (Fig.
15-7C). A useful empirical rule for determining tops of obliquely
Fig. 15-8. Folded secondary ckavages. (A) Gently dipping quartzite bed showing vertical fracture cleavage deformed into steeply plunging minor folds; Santa
Rosa Range, Nev. (B) Older cleavage (thin arrows) folded and cut locally by
a younger cleavage (heavy arrow). The patterned bed has been offset into a
sawtooth shape along the earlier cleavage. From Shenandoah River Valley, south
of Harpers Ferry. After Nickelsen (1956, p. 262).
cleaved beds is that the acute angle between the cleavage and a
bedding surface points in the direction the adjoining bed slipped
toward the hinge of an adjacent fold (Fig. 15-7D). These determinations of sequence should be tested by reference to relict sedimentary
-structures because an entire sequence may have been overturned before it was folded and metamorphosed.
. Examples of field studies in which cleavages and related lineations
were used to interpret larger structures are given by Wilson ( 1951)
and Nickelsen ( 1956).
Folded. cleavages. Folded cleavages provide evidence of a second
. folding of beds (Fig. 15-SA). If a second set of cleavages formed with
the younger folds, however, the beds themselves may be difficult to
recognize (Fig. 15-SB). Statistical methods may be helpful in sorting
out the structures formed during each deformation (Section 15-11).
.. Boudin's and rods. Thin beds, veins, or dikes enclosed in incompetent materials are f~equently broken, rotated, and squeezed into
linear bodies during metamorphism and folding. The commonest of
these are boudins (literally, sausages); two types of these linear struc.. tures are shown in Figs. 15-9A and 15-16D. Rods or rodding structure
are chiefly quartz or quartzofeldspathic bodies that have been folded,
dismembered, or rolled out at right angles to their lengths (Fig.
15-9B). Judged by their streamlined profiles, these bodies are typically deformed as they are emplaced; many appear to be segregated
metamorphically from the surrounding rock (Gilbert, 1953).
Boudins and rods should plunge parallel to the fold with which
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tive position on a major fold. They can also be used to determine

stratigraphic sequence, provided they formed during the major folding. A later slip folding, for example, could form minor folds with
the opposite sense of asymmetry. These various minor folds must
also be distinguished from relict sedimentary slump or flow folds
(Fig. 12-14).
15-9. Deformation Structures in Massive Rocks
2 in.
6 in.
Fig. 15-9. (A) Cleaved siliceous beds in limestone, partially disrupted into linear
rhombs; Palmetto Mts., Nev. (B) Rods and related linear relics of silicate veins
in marble; Santa Lucia Range, Calif.
Foliations and lineations iThtmassive rocks are less striking than those
in bedded rocks, but they can indicate local stress-strain relations more
reliably because of the homogeneity of the rocks. Large intrusive
bodies are ideal units, and thick lava flows, tuff-breccias, quartzites,
metaconglomerates, or marble beds can also be useful.
they are associated. They must, however, be examined carefully to

make sure they are not relict sedimentary structures (Fig. 12-9C).
Drag folds. Although true drag folds can form during flexure-slip
folding, asymmetric folds in metamorphosed thin-bedded rocks can
also form by slip or solid flow oblique to bedding (Fig. 15-10). In
either case, these minor folds should plunge parallel to the main fold
on which they formed, and their asymmetry should indicate their rela-
0.5 in.
(A) Drag fold in shale, formed by bedding-plane slip; an anticlinal

crest would lie to the observer's right. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad cut, Pinto,
Md. After Gair ( 1950, p. 871). (B) Part of small fold in phyllite and quartzite,
showing asymme!Iic crinkles of siliceous laminae and vein in cleaved phyllite.
Santa Rosa Range, Nev.
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Fig. 15-11. Deformation features of massive rocks. (A) Deformed metaconglomerate near Mariposa, Calif. (B) Slipped-out quartz vein and inclusions in metamorphosed dike; near Bidwell Bar, Calif. (C) Metabasalt cut into lineate forms
by sheets of phyllonite; heavy arrow indicates plunge. Near Oroville, Calif.
(D) Semischistose meta-andesite cut into rhombic prisms by intersecting cleavage
surfaces; near Bidwell Bar, Calif.
Metamorphic solid flow resulting in flattening and rotation of grains

typically forms a simple schistosity. If the rocks are extended most
in one direction, equidimensional bodies will become linear (triaxial)
ellipsoids whose longest axes lie in the plane of the schistosity (Fig.
15--llA). A massive rock can also be made schistose if sheared on
closely spaced surfaces. Shearing in a systematic sense would deform equidimensional bodies into ellipsoids whose longest axis would
lie oblique to the schistosity (Fig. 15--llB). Veins or other tabular
structures would be expected to show slip-folded forms. The slip
surfaces can often be recognized by their thin layers of phyllonite and
by the way they part and join to form linear bodies (Fig. 15--llC).
Mineral and smear lineations on the slip surfaces may indicate the last
direction of slip.
Slip sometimes takes place on two complementary ~on jugate) sets
of surfaces, cutting the rock into prisms with rhombic cross sections.
In some cases, shearing of this type takes place intermittently, or contemporaneously, with flattening and rotation of grains. The rock may
then show various slip surfaces and schistose fabrics that intersect in
a pronounced lineation (Fig. 15--llD).
than the metamorphism. Segregations of quartz, epidote, and carbonates are especially common on fractures formed during low-grade
metamorphism. Fractures in higher grade rocks are likely to bear
quartz, alkali feldspars, and various metamorphic minerals. Sequences
of veins can be determined ill some areas, while folding or slicing out
of veins may indicate ~he relative ages of two deformations.
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15-10. Joint and Vein Patterns in Deformed Rocks
Almost all dynamothermally metamorphosed rocks are cut by one

or more sets of joints or veins. The commonest set lies at approximately right angles (nearer 80) to prominent lineations; other fractures strike parallel to the lineations (Fig. 15--12A). Complementary
(conjugate) sets such as those in Fig. 15--12B and C may also be
associated with folded rocks. Whether they are true shears or not,
if they are oriented consistently to fold axes, they can be used to trace
folds through obscure outcrops.
Veins or fractures with drusy mineral coatings or altered walls
should be mapped in preference to clean joints, which may be younger
Fig. 15-12.
Common -fracture patterns in deformed rocks.
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~ 5-11. Analyses on Spherical Projections
Structures can be analy:l:ed statistically on spherical projections when

they cannot be mapped '''to scale. These analyses have the ultimate
purpose of interpreting deformational movements, although their more.
immediate use may be to detect obscure folds or to determine whether
there has been more than one direction of folding. In any case, it is
important to plot structures whose sense of displacement can be seen
at the outcrop. The analyses are generally made on Lambert equalarea (Schmidt) projections, as described by Phillips ( 1954) and
Badgfey ( 1959).
"A general and often preliminary analysis can be made when the
general mapping is completed (step 1, Section 15--5). A transparent
overlay is attached to a net and each bedding or foliation symbol is
plotted as a point that represents the pole (line) perpendicular to the
structure. Linear structures are also plotted as points, but with different symbols or colors. If the overlay becomes too crowded, different
kinds of structures can be plotted on separate transparent sheets. These
sheets can be superimposed to compare the geometric relations between the structures. If points of lineations define a distinct axis
around which the points of planar structures form a girdlelike band,
a .strong case for simple ( cylindroidal) folding has been made (Fig.
15--13). If the plot shows considerable divergence of some structures,
the outcrops should be re-examined. If the divergence is still unexplained, or if the plot shows only vaguely preferred trends, the area
may be analyzed further, as follows:
1. Divide the area into subareas, each consisting of a geometric
part of a major fold, as a hinge or limb, or a major segment of a
structural zone (Section 15--13).
2. Construct a plot for each subarea by measuring many attitudes;
the readings should be distributed as evenly over the subarea as possible.
3. Compare the diagrams of subareas to determine whether the
spread of points on the general plot was caused by geographic varia-
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(solid dots) afld poles to bedding and
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tions from one subarea to the next; perhaps it was c~sed because the
structures in one or more of the subareas formed at different times.
4. Re-examine outcrops to determine the relative ages of structures.
5. If there were two ages of folding, it may be possible to unfold
( undeform) structures to determine the patterns of earlier folds (see
Phillips, 1954, p. 28; Badgley, 1959, p. 195).
Depending on the area concerned, many useful variants of these
methods can be used. Weiss and Mcintyre ( 1957) and Ramsay
( 1958) have described studies that combined mapping and structural
analyses.
15-12. Oriented Samples for Microscopic Studies
Oriented rock samples provide a means of interpreting structures

plotted on the map. They are especially useful in identifying cleavages and lineations in fine-grained rocks. Although laboratory procedures are not dealt with in this book, it should be emphasized that
they need not consist of petrofabric (statistical) studies alone. The
microscope can be used in simpler ways to determine movements on
foliation surfaces, relative ages of foliations, and age relations between
minerals and structures.
Samples must be marked so they can be oriented relative to the
geologic map. For rocks with a planar foliation, the strike and dip
of the foliation can be marked as in Fig. 15-14A. The attitude of the
plane is then measured and recorded along with the description of
the specimen. The relations of this surface to bedding and metamorphic features must be sketched and described in the notes. The
rock is marked either before being knocked from the outcrop, or else
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after being fitted exactly back in place on the outcrop. If there is no

planar foliation, a strip of tape placed parallel to the horizon with the
word level on it will record part of the orientation; a second piece of
tape on a nearly horizontal surface is then marked with a north arrow
(Fig. 15-14B). Alternately, pieces of tape marked with strike and
dip "symbols can be placed on any two planar surfaces of the rock;
the attitudes of the two surfaces are then measured and recorded
in the notes. A felt-tip pen or colored pencils can be used .instead of
tape.
If petrofabric studies will be niade, literature on this subject should
be read before collecting samples. Samples for petrofabric studies
should be chosen after mapping is well advanced and their role in
solving problems is clear.
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15-13. Mapping Metamorphic Zones
Rocks subjected to a variety of metamorphic conditions can be

mapped profitably as a series of zones based on key minerals, textures,
or structures. This procedure is founded on the principal that rocks
with the same initial composition and structural properties should
develop characteristics that depend only on conditions of metamorphism. Each set of characteristics affords a basis for mapping a zone,
'and the progression of zones gives unique evidence of the kinds and
intensities of metamorphism. The pattern of zones, in turn, may in, dicate the cause of metamorphism, for example, where zones are concentric around an intrusion.
Zone mapping requires a reconnaissance and preferably a complete
mapping of premetamorphic units. The criteria for the zones should
be selected during this mapping. These criteria should be based on
one premetamorphic rock type, and it must be widely distributed,
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readily recognizable, and sensitive to variations in 'metamorphic conditions. Zones can be mapped by plotting color spo.ts or letter symbols for outcrops with suitable characteristics. Because many metamorphic changes are broadly gradational, the first appearance or disappearance of a key mineral, texture, or structure must often be used
to map zone contacts (Section 4-9). Reversals and other complications should be described in the notes. New key minerals, for example,
may be concentrated locally on shear zones or near veins, indicating
localized effects of granulation and fluids. Relics of low-grade rocks
in high-grade zones can indicate that the high-grade rock passed
through the states of lower grade zones.
Because of variations in rock properties and metamorphic histories,
methods that succeed in one area may fail in another. Each area must
be considered individually; the suggestions that follow present only
a few possibilities.
Mineral zones in regional terrains. The most widely used mineral
zones in regional metamorphic terrains are based on the first appearance of certain index minerals in schistose metashales. Slates containing clays and clastic chlorite and micas are first recrystallized to phyllites or schists with new metamorphic chlorite and muscovite; then,
the following minerals appear with increasing degrees of metamorphism: red-brown biotite, almandine garnet, staurolite (if the rocks
are rich in iron), kyanite, and sillimanite. This well-known sequence
is particularly useful because the minerals are commonly distinctive in
hand specimen. Several samples should be examined at each outcrop
because only a few layers may have suitable chemical compositions or
be coarse-grained enough to show index minerals. Age relations between minerals must also be noted, for chlorite and muscovite can
form by retrograde reactions in high-grade rocks.
Basic rocks, as metabasalts, can be zoned by the following criteria:
( 1) disappearance of chlorite (to form hornblende), ( 2) disappearance of epidote (to form plagioclase and hornblende), ( 3) appearance of red garnet, ( 4) change of green hornblend~ to brown hornblende, and ( 5) appearance of pyroxenes, especially hypersthene.
Retrograde metamorphism must again be considered; for example,
epidote and chlorite in amphibolites may be retrograde.
Mineral zones can be mapped in impure calcareous or dolomitic
rocks, although moderate variations of chemical composition may result in misleading variants. The following changes may be useful:
( 1 ) reactions of chlorite, muscovite, and carbonate~ to biotite and
epidote (or zoisite), ( 2) appearance of hornblende, ( 3) disappearance
of epidote (to form plagioclase and hornblende), and ( 4) appearance

of pyroxene. Garnet is commonly present in all but the lowest grade
zones.
Regional zones of textural reconstitution. Metamorphic rocks that
have similar mineral assemblages over broad areas may be zoned on
textural. changes. Grain sizes, for example, can be us~d to subdivide
low-grade metashales into zones of slates, phyllites, and schists. Zones
can also be based on the progressive granulation and concurrent recrystallization of coarser-grained granular rocks. An example of such
a project is the division of chlorite-zone rocks made by Hutton and
Turner (Hutton and Turner, 1936; Turner, 1948, p. 38).
Structural zones. Some rocks that were originally homogeneous over
a given area can be zoned on the basis of progressive structural
change~. Zones can be based on geometric forms of folds ( Section
15-'Z.), sizes of folds, degree of shearing or brecciation of primary features, or spacing of shear surfaces in massive rocks. Assemblages of
several structural and textural characteristics can often be used effectivl;lly. Sutton and Watson ( 1951) have described an example of this
tyPe of mapping.
Zones of contact metamorphism. Contact metamorphism of fine'grained rocks may produce textural and mineralogical changes that
can be mapped in zones. The first appearance of small porphyroblasts
or aggregate mineral knots can be used to draw the outer contact of an
aureole in slates or phyllites. An inner and an outer zone may be based
on the change of the spotted rocks to tough hornfelses or mica-rich
"Schists. In some cases, an innermost zone of feldspathic veining or
f>ermeation can be plotted. The zones can also be based on the appearance or disappearance of minerals; some possibilities in metashales
are: chlorite, muscovite, red-brown biotite, andalusite, garnet, staurolite~ cordierite, and sillimanite.
, Contact aureoles in basic rocks can be mapped as either textural or
mineralogical zones, or both. The outer contact of an aureole can
often be drawn where low-grade schists and related rocks have been
converted to tough, fine-grained hornfelses. An inner zo~e can sometimes be based on increased grain size, as the first appearance of
megascopic hornblende and plagioclase, or the appearance of feldspathic veins. The mineralogic changes described for regionally metamorphosed rocks can also be used to map contact zones.
Contact zones can be based on calcareous and dolomitic rocks,
although the appearance of key minerals may depend on small differences in composition. Some possible mineral appearances are: wolla-
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stonite in sandy or cherty limestones, tremolite and then diopside in

siliceous dolomites, epidote and then lime-rich garnets in argillaceous
limestones, and phlogopite in argillaceous dolomites. Zone patterns
can be complicated greatly by the introduction of substances along
fractures or crush zones. An example of the use of mineral zones to
develop a pattern of progressive metasomatism is given by Burnham
( 1959)' who based three zones on the successive appearances of
monticellite, idocrase, and garnet.
15-14. Migmatites and Related Rocks
Various mixtures of granitic materials and metamorphic rocks have

been classed as migmatite (literally, mixture-rock). Some geologists
have used the term broadly while others have restricted it considerably; it is a term that has been defined on both descriptive and on
genetic grounds. Unless the term is defined in a restricted sense
for a particular project, migmatites might be considered a broad class
of rocks that can be subdivided and given more specific names. Metamorphic rocks that carry macroscopic veins, pods, or other small bodies
of granitic rock can be called veined rocks (veined schist, veined
granulite). Metamorphic rocks peppered with grains of feldspars and
quartz can be called permeated or feldspathized rocks (permeated
schist, feldspathized quartzite). Intermediate cases can be given such
names as veined permeated schist (Fig. 14-2). Mixtures consisting of
a granitic rock host with fragments or relics of metamorphic rocks
can be mapped as granitic rocks, perhaps as an inclusion-rich or contaminated facies of a given pluton. Genetic terms such as injected
schist, zone of metasomatic veins can be used where evidence is ample.
Many migmatites, however, have formed by complex combinations of
the following processes: injections of magma, partial melting or solution of country rocks, local metamorphic segregation, granitization by
extraneous fluids, granitization by diffusion of ions, and gross move
ments of mixed materials.
Migmatites can be related to intrusions, deformations, and other
events by mapping them as overprints on basic lithologic units and
structures. Mapping should be based primarily on amounts of granitic
materials, although symbols and patterns can also show structural types
(Fig. L"}-15). The compositions of veins can also provide a means
of classifying different kinds or ages of migmatites. The granitic materials can sometimes be classified genetically. Injection, for example,
produces such effects as dilation of older structures, matching vein
Fig. 15-15. Structural varieti~s of migmatites, with inserts showing patterns that
may be plotted in color on field sheets. The left-hand and middle examples are
from the Feather River region, Calif., and the other is from Nairnshire, Scotland.
walls, bending and breaking of septa in veins, moved inclusions, foreign i~clusions, and planar fabrics that are parallel to vein walls but
not the foliation of the adjoining rocks (Figs. 14-3, 14-4, and 14-9).
Metasomatism may be indicated by proof of lack of dilation of walls, incluslons ( skialiths) in place, relics of former textures and structures,
gji(dational contacts, and mane segregations at or near the contacts of
veins
, (Figs. 14-3, 14-8, 14-9E, and 14-9F). Metasomatism is indicated strongly where vein materials are closely related to the compositions of the rocks in which they occur. Veins in metashales, for example, might contain abundant potassium feldspar, mica, and garnet,
whereas those in adjoining amphibolite layers consist mainly of plagioclase, hornblende, and pyroxene.
Observations should also be made on deformation structures associ,ated with migmatites. The contrast between the angular appearance of some veins and the complexly folded, plastic appearance of
others indicate important differences in the histories of rock masses
(Figs. 15-15 and 15-16A). The irregular rotation ("swimming") of
schist relics may suggest deformation of soft, perhaps partially molten,
granitic materials (Fig. 15-16B). In contrast, deformation of solid
veins tends to produce slipping-out, boudinage, and rodding (Fig.
15-16C and D). Extreme post-vein deformation may yield porphyroclastic schists or phyllonites. Sequences of structural types can indicate that deformation went on concurrently with vein formation.
Maps of deformation structures may show that the migmatites moved
as gross plutonic bodies, perhaps intruding less mobile parts of a metamorphic terrain.
The original definitions and descriptions of migmatites given by
Sederholm ( 1907, 1926) are particularly instructive. Read ( 1931)
to
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Goldsmith, Richard, 1959, Granofels, a new metamorphic rock name: Journal of

Geology, v. 67, pp. 109-llO.
Hutton, C. 0., and F. J. Turner, 1936, Metamorphic zones in north-west Otago:
Royal Society of New Zealand, Transactions, v. 65, pp. 405-406.
Nickelsen, R. P., 1956, Geology of the mue Ridge near Harpers Ferry, West Virginia: Bulletin of the Geological Society of America, v. 67, pp. 239-270.
Phillips, F. C., 1954, The u.se of stereographic proiection in structural geology:
London, Edward Arnold Ltd., 86 pp.
Ramsay, J. G., 1958, Superimposed folding at Loch Monar, Inverness-shire and
Ross-shire: Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London, v. ll3, pp.
271-307.
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Read, H. H., 1931, The geology of central Sutherland (explanation of Sheets 108
and 109) : Memoirs of the Geological Survey, Scotland, 238 pp.
Sederholm, J. J., 1907, Om granit och gneis, deras uppkomst, upptriidande och
utbredning inom urberget i Fennoscandia (English summary: On granite and
gne4_s, their origin, relations and occurrence in the pre-Cambrian complex of
FenflO-SCandia; pp. 91-110 ) : Commission Geologique de Findlande, Bulletin 23,
llO" pp.
Fig. 15-16. Deformed granitic veins in migmatites. (A) Entrail-like (ptygmatic)

folds in veins that injected folded biotitic granulites; near Inverness, Scotland.
(B) Balls and swirls of complexly deformed schist and heterogeneous granite;
northeast shore of Loch Ness, Scotland. (C) Slip-folded granitic sheet in biotitic
granulites; near Bettyhill, Sutherland, Scotland. (D) Boudins of granite in biotitic granulites, with insert showing "string-of-beads" (small rods) lying across
foliation. Same area as C.
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and Crowder ( 1959) have described terrains where migmatites were
treated as cartographic units.
References Cited
Badgley, P. C., 1959, Structural methods for the exploration geologist, New York,
Burnham, C. W., 1959, Contact metamorphism of magnesian limestones at Crestmore, California: Bulletin of the Geological Society of America, v. 70, pp. 879920.
Cloos, Ernst, 1947, OOlite deformation in the South Mountain fold, Maryland:
Bulletin of the Geological Society of America, v. 58, pp. 843-918.
Crowder, D. F., 1959, Granitization, migmatization, and fusion in the northern
Entiat Mountains, Washington: Bulletin of the Geological Society of America,
v. 70, pp. 827-878.
Gair, J. E., 1950, Some effects of deformation in the central Appalachians: Bulletin
of the Geological Society of America, v. 61, pp. 857-876.
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---, 1926, On migmatites and associated pre-Cambrian rocks of southwestern

E.inland (Part II) : Commission Geologique de Findlande, Bulletin 77, 143 pp.
Sutton, John, and Janet Watson, 1951, The pre-Torridonian metamorP.hic history
of the Loch Torridon and Scourie areas in the North-West Highlands, and its
l!ltbearing on the chronological classification of the Lewisian: Quarterly Journal of
the Geological Society of London, v. 106, pp. 241-307.
Turner, F. J., 1948, Mineralogical and structural evolution of the metamorphic
rocks: Geological Society of America, Memoir 30, 342 pp.
Weiss, L. E., and D. B. Mcintyre, 1957, Structural geometry of Dalradian rocks
at Loch Leven, Scottish Highlands: Journal of Geology, v. 65, pp. 575-602.
Wilson, Gilbert, 1951, The tectonics of the Tintagel area, North Cornwall:
Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London, v. 106, pp. 393-432.
---, 1953, Mullion and rodding structures in the Moine series of Scotland: Pro~eedings of the Geologists' Association, v. 64, pp. ll8-151.
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Appendixes
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APPENDIX 1. CHECK LISTS OF EQUIPME~T

AND SUPPLIES
.,
A. FOR GENERAL GEOLOGIC WORK
Adhesive tape for labeling

Aerial photographs and indexes
Barometer
Base maps
Camera, film, and accessories
Canteen
Cement, cellulose ,
Chemicals, as req~ired for staining
and other tests
Cold chisels .-.
Color pencils, waterproof
Colored. tape or paint for marking
outcrops -..
Compass, Brunton or other
Clinometer (or Brunton compass)
Drawing board
Erasers for pencils
Erasers, soft and hard, for drawing
Field case for m~ps and photographs
Field glasses \
Field notebook or note paper
Grain-size cards (Section 12-3)
Hammer, small, for trimming fossils
Hammer, geologist's
Hand lens '
Hand le.ve1 (or Brunton compass)
Hydrochloric acid, dilute
Ink, black, waterproof
Ink, colored. ( red, green, blue, brown)
Inks, colored, opaque, for marking
photographs (Section 5--10)
Knapsack
Latex, liquid, for fossil casts
Lettering set
Looseleaf folder
Magnet, pocket
Microscope, binocular
Mineral hardness set
Needles, for marking photographs

Paper, cross-ruled
Paper, scratch
Paper, soft, for wrapping fossils, etc.
Paper, tracing
Peep-sight alidade and traverse board
Pen, ballpoint
Pen, contour
Pen, drop circle
Pen holders
Pen points, assorted
Pen, ruling
Pencils, assorted, 3B to 9H
Pencil pocket-clips
Pencil pointer (file or sandpaper)
Plastic, liquid (for fossils, etc.)
Pocket knife
Proportional dividers
Protractors
Reference library
Sample bags
Scale, plotting, 6 in.
Scale, triangular, 12 to 24 in.
Slide rule
Snake bite kit
Specific gravity balance
Specific gravity liquids (Section 14-3)
,Stereographic projection net
Stereoscopes
Straightedge, steel
Tables, mathematical
Tally counter
Tracing sheets (as for photo overlays;
Triangles, drawing
T-square
Typewriter
Watch
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B. FOR PLANE TABLE SURVEYING
APPENDIX 2. ABBREVIATIONS FOR FIELD NOTES

Alidade with adjusting pins, soft brush,
and screw driver
Beam compass
Dark glasses
Erasers
Field glasses
Field notebooks
Flagging for signals and point markers
Keel ( crayons )
Lumber for signals
Manufacturer's instruction bogk
Nails, assorted
Needles for marking poi
Paper, brown, for coyeftng sheet
Pencils, 2H to
Pencil pointer (file or sandpaper)

Plane table board in case
Plane table sheets
Protractor, large
Reading glass (about 3X)
Rod, stadia
Scales, plotting
Stadia tables or slide rule
Straightedge, steel
Tables, mathematical
Tape, 6ft
Tape, steel, 100 ft
Tracing paper for 3-point locations
Tripod, Johnson, with cap
Wire for signals
C. FOR CONTROL SURVEYING WITH TRANSIT AND TAPE
Aerial photographs
Ephemeris, solar
Erasers
Field glasses
Field notebooks
Flagging for signals
Hand level (or Brunton compass)
Hatchet
Keel (crayons), red and blue
Logarithms, 7 -place
Lumber for signals and stakes
Nails, assorted
Paint for signals
Paint brushes
Paper for computations

Pencils, 1H to 9H
Pliers with wire cutters
Plumb bobs for taping
Reading glass ( about 3 X )
Rod, Philadelphia
Slide rule
Tape, steel, 100 to 300 ft
Taping pins
Taping scale
Taping thermometer
Transit with tripod and plumb bob
Wire for signals
The abbreviations suggested here are only !!- few of many possibilities. Most words of six letters or less are omitted because little is
gained in abbreviating them. Meanings can be clarified in some
cases by capitalizing the first letter of nouns. A more complete list
has been given by J. G. Mitchell and J. C. Maher ( 1957, Suggested
abbreviations for lithologic descriptions: Bulletin of the American
Association of Petroleum Geologists, v. 41, pp. 2103-2107).
abundant
acicular
aggregaJe
amorphous
amount o\
angle
angw~
andesite
anhedral
an\'drite
apptoximate
arenaceous
argillaceous
arkosic
asphaltic
average
beddf<l
bedding
bentonite
biotite
bituminous
bou~der
brachiopod
calcareous
carbonaceous
cavernous
cemented
chalcedony
claystone
cobble
conglomerate
contact
cross-bedded
cross-bedding
cross-laminated
abnt
acic
Aggr
amor
Amt
L
ang
And
anhed
Anhy
approx
aren
arg
ark
as ph
Ave
bdd
Bdg
Bent
Bio
bit
Bldr
Brach
calc
carb
cav
cmt
Chal
Clst
Cbl
Cgl
Ctc
xbdd
Xbdg
xlam
crystal
crystalline
diameter
different
disseminated
dolomite
elevation
equivalent
evaporitic
exposure
feldspathic
foliated
foraminifera
formation
fracture
fragmental
glauconitic
granite
granodiorite
granular
graptolite
graywacke
greenstone
gypsiferous
hematitic
horizontal
hornblende
hornfels
igneous
inclusion
interbedded
intrusion
irregular
joint
laminated
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Diam
diff
dissem
Dol
Elev
eqniv
evap
Exp
feld
fol
Foram
Fm
Frac
frag
glanc
Gr
Grd
gran
Grap
Gwke
Gmst
gyp
hem
horiz
Hbl
Hfls
ign
Incl
intbdd
Intr
ireg
Jnt
lam
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limestone
maximum
member
metamorphic
mudstone
muscovite
nepheline
nodular
oolitic
orthoclase
outcrop
pebble
peridotite
permeability
phenocryst
phosphatic
plagioclase
point
porphyritic
probable
pyritized
quartz
quartzite
Ls
max
Mbr
met
Mdst
Muse
Neph
nod
oi:il
Orth
Otcp
Pbl
Perid
Perm
Phen
phos
Plag
Pt
porph
prob
py
Qz
Qzt
regular
rhyolite
rocks
rounded
sandstone
saturated
secondary
sedimentary
shale
serpentine
siliceous
siltstone
soluble
station
structure
tabular
temperature
unconformity
variegated
vegetation
vertebrate
volcanic
xenolith
reg
Rhy
Rx
rod
Ss
sat
sec
sed
Sh
Sp
sil
Sltst
sol
Sta
Struc
tab
T
Unconf
vrgt
Veg
Vrtb
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Xen
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COMPOSITION OF ROCKS AND SEDIMENTS
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APPENDIX 4, SYMBOLS FOR GEOLOGIC MAPS

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Contact, showing dip
Contact, located approximately (give limits)
4--------------
Contact, located very approximately
5 '"""""'"'""'""""""'"'"""'""""""
Gradational contact (a new symbol)
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Contact, projected beneath mapped units

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Monocline or flexure in homocline
Contact, vertical (left) and overturned
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30
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Fault, located approximately (give limits)
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Fault, existence uncertain
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Fault, projected beneath mapped units
11 - - - - - - - - -
Possible fault (as located from aerial photographs)

Fault, showing trend and plunge of linear features ( D, downthrown side; U, upthrown side)
34
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14~
Thrust faults; T or sawteeth in upper plate
35
36
Strike and dip of overturned bedding
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Fault zones, showing average dips

Normal fault; hachures on downthrown side
39
40
Anticline (top) and syncline, showing trace of axial plane

and plunge of axis; dashed where located approximately
41
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42
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Strike and dip of bedding, uncertain
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Strike of vertical bedding; stratigraphic tops to north

Horizontal bedding
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Axial trend of folds that are too small to plot individually;

patterns show general shapes of folds in profile
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Axial trend of small anticline ( left) and syncline
Strike and dip of bedding
Fault, showing dips
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Inverted ( synformal) anticline
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Strike of bedding certain but dips uncertain

Strike and dip of foliations
Strike of vertical foliations
Horizontal foliations
Strike and dip where bedding parallels foliation
Strike and dip of joints (left) and veins or dikes
Strike of v~rtical joints ( left) and veins or dikes
Horizontal joints (left) and veins or dikes
Asymmetric anticline; steeper limb to south
21~~
Overturned anticline ( top) and syncline, showing trend and

plunge of axis
44
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Overturned anticline, showing dip of axial plane
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Body of high-grade ore, with stipples showing wall-rock

alteration
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Body of low-grade ore
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Doubly plunging anticline, showing culmination

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Vertical lineation
Trend of horizontal lineation
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51
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Trends of pebble, mineral, etc., lineations
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Adits, open (left) and inaccessible
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Trench ( left) and prospect
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Mine, quarry, or glory hole
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Sand, gravel, or clay pit
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Oil well (left) and gas well
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Well drilled for oil or gas, dry
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Wells with shows of oil (left) and gas
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Oil or gas well, abandoned (left) and shut in

Water wells; flowing (left), nonflowing, and dry (right)
cp
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ACCESSORY SYMBOLS FOR LARGE-SCALE MAPS (plotted to scale)
Glory hole, open pit, or quarry

Trench ( left), open cut, and pit (right)
Portal of tunnel or adit, that on right with open cut
Inclined shaft, with chevrons pointing down
Raise or winze extending through a level

Level working, showing ore chute (left) and inaccessible
area
---Lagging or cribbing along working, with filled area to right
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Shaft extending through a level ( left), and bottom of shaft
Raise or wiltl,te, head ( left) and foot

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74
56
Dump, showirig track
Shafts at surface, vertical ( left) and inclined

70
Trends of lineations lying in planes of foliations
ACCESSORY SYMBOLS FOR SMALL-SCALE MAPS
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Drill holes, horizontal (left) and inclined at 30 (showing

horizontal projection of end of hole)
Note: map symbols used for topographic, hydrographic, and cultural features
are explained and illustrated in color on the folded sheet "Topographic Maps,"
free on application to the Director, U.S. Geological Survey, Washington 25, D.C.
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11 .00320 .99999 .02065 .99979 .03810 .99927 .05553 .99846
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12 .00349 .99999 .02094 .99978 .03839 .99926 .05582 .99844
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13 .00378 .99999 .02123 .99917 .03868 .99925 .05611 .99842
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15 .00436 .99999 .02181 .99976 .03926 .99923 .05669 .99839
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17 .00495 .99999 .02240 .99975 .03984 .99921 .05727 .99836
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18 .00524 .99999 .02269 .99974
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19 .00553 .99998 .02298 .99974 .04042 .99918 .05785 .99833 .07527
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20 .00582 .99998 .02327
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21 .006ll .99998 .02356 .99972 .04100 .99916 .05844 .99829
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22 .00640 .99998 .02385 .99972 .04129 .99915 .05902
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24 .00698 .99998 .02443 .99970 .04188 .99912 .05931 .99824
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.07933 .99685 27
33 .00%0 .99995 .02705 .99963 .04449 .99901 .06192 .99808
.99683
26
.99806 .07962
34 .00989 .99995 .02734 .99963 .04478 .99900 .06221 .99804
.07991 .99680 25
35 .01018 .99995 .02763 .99%2 .04507 .99898 .06250 .99803 .08020
24
36 .01047 .99995 .02792 .99961 .04536 .99897 .06279 .99801 .08049 .99678
.99676 23
.06308
.99896
.04565
.99960
.02821
37 .01076 .99994
.99673
22
.08078
38 .01105 .99994 .02850 .99959 .04594 .99894 .06337 .99799
.99197 .08107 .99671 21
39 .01134 .99994 .02879 .99959 .04623 .99893 .06366 .99795
.99668
20
.08136
40 .01164 .99993 .02908 .99958 .04653 .99892 .06395
.08165 .99666 19
41 .Oll93 .99993 .02938 .99957 .04682 .99890 .06424 .99793 .08194
.99664 18
.99792
42 .01222 .99993 .02967 .99956 .047.11 .99889 .06453 .99790
.08223 .99661 17
43 .01251 .99992 .02996 .99955 .04740 .99888 .06462 .99788
.99659
16
.08252
.06511
44 .01280 .99992 .03025 99954 .04769 .99886
.08281 .99657 15
45 .01309 .99991 .03054 .99953 .04798 .99885 .06540 .991~
.99654
14
.08310
.99784
.06569
46 .01338 .99991 .03083 .99952 .04827 .99883
.99782 .08339 .99652 13
47 .01367 .99991 .03ll2 .99952 .04856 .99882 .06598 .99780
.08368 .99649 12
48 .01396 .99990 .03141 .99951 .04885 .99881 .06627
.99647 11
49 .01425 .99990 .03!'70 .99950 .04914 .99879 .06656 .99778 .08397
.08426 .99644 10
.99776
.06685
60 .01454 .99989 .03199 .99949 .04943 .99878
.99774 .08455 .99642 9
61 .01483 .99989 .03228 .99948 .04972 .99876 .06714
.99639 8
52 .01513 .99989 .03257 .99947 .05001 .99875 .06743 .99772 .08484
.99770 .08513 .99637 7
53 .01542 99988 .03286 .99946 .05030 .99873 .06773 .99768
.99635 6
.08542
.06802
.99872
.05059
.99945
.03316
54 .01571 .99988
,08571 .99632 5
55 .01600 .99987 .03345 .99944 .05088 .99870 .06831 .99766
4
.99630
.08600
.99764
.06860
.99869
.05117
.99943
.03374
56 .01629 .99987
.08629 .99627 3
57 .01658 .99986 .03403 .99942 .05146 .99867 .06889 .99762 :o8658
2
.99625
.99760
.06918
.99866
.05175
.99941
.03432
58 .01687 .99986
.99622 1
59 .01716 .99985 .03461 .99940 .05205 .99864 .06947 .99758 .08687
0
.99619
.08716
.99756
.06976
.99863
.05234
.99939
.03490
.99985
60 .01745
eosin Sine eosin Sine Cosin Sine eosin Sine Cosin Sine
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Appendix 7
APPENDIX 7. TABLES OF NATURAL TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTIONS
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90
Sine Cosin
.12187 .99255
.12216.99251
.12245 .99248
.12274.99244
.12302 .99240
.12331 .99237
.12360.99233
.12389 .99230
.12418 .99226
.12447.99222
.12476 .99219
.12504 .99215
.12533 .99211
.12562 .99208
.12591 .99204
.12620 .99200
.12649 .99197
.12678 .99193
.12706 .99189
.12735 .99186
.12764 .99182
.12793 .99178
.12822 .99175
.12851 .99171
.12880 .99167
.12908 .99163
.12937 .99160
.12966 .99156
.12995 .99152
.13024.. 99148
.13053 .99144
.13081 .99141
.13ll0 .99137
.13139 .99133
.13168.99129
.13197 .99125
.13226 .99122
.13254 .99118
.13283.99114
.13312 .99110
.13341 .99106
.13370 .99102
.13399.99098
.13427 .99094
.13456 .99091
.13~85 .99087
.13514.99083
.13543 .99079
.13572 .99075
.13600 .99071
.13629 .99067
.13658.99063
.13687 .99059
.13716.99055
.13744.99051
.13773.99047
.13802.99043
.13831 .99039
.13860.99035
.13889 .99031
.13917 .99027
Sine Cosin
.13917 .99027
.13946.99023
.13975 .99019
.14004 .99015
.14033 .990ll
.14061 .99006
.14090.99002
.14ll9 .98998
.14148 .98994
.14177.98990
.14205 .98986
.14234 .98982
.14263 .98978
.14292 .98973
.14320 .98969
.14349 .98965
.14378 .98961
.14407 .98957
.14436 .98953
.14464 .98948
.14493 .98944
.14522 .98940
.14551 .98936
.14580 .98931
.14608 .98927
.14637 .98923
.14666 .98919
.14695 .98914
.14723 .98910
.14752 .98906
.14781 .98902
.14810.98897
.14838 .98893
.14867 .98889
.14896.98884
.14925 .98880
.14954 .98876
.14982 .98871
.150ll .98867
.15040.98863
.15069.98858
.15097 .98854
.15126.98849
.15155 .98845
.15184 .98841
.15212 .98836
.15241 .98832
.15270 .98827
.15299 .98823
.15327 .98818
.15356.98814
.15385.98809
.15414 .98805
.15442.98800
.15471 .98796
.15500.98791
.15529.98787
.15557 .98782
.15586.98778
.15615 .98773
.15643 .98769
Sine Cosin
.15643.98769
.15672.98764
.15701 .98760
.15730.98755
.15758 .98751
.15787 .98746
.15816.98741
.15845.98737
.15873 .98732
.15902 .98728
.15931 .98723
.15959 .98718
.15988.98714
.16017 .98709
.16046 .98704
.16074 .98700
.16103 .98695
.16132 .98690
.16160 .98686
.16189 .98681
.16218 .98676
.16246.98671
.16275.98667
.16304 .98662
.16333 .98657
.16361 .98652
.16390 .98648
.16419 .98643
.16447 .98638
.16476.98633
.16505 .98629
.16533 .98624
.16562 .98619
.16591 .98614
.16620.98609
.16648 .98604
.16677 .98600
.16706 .98595
.16734 .98590
.16763 .98585
.16792 .98580
.16820 .98575
.16849.98570
.16878 .98565
.16906 .98561
.16935 .98556
.16964 .98551
.16992 .98546
.17021 .98541
.17050 .98536
.17078.98531
.17107.98526
.17136 .98521
.17164.98516
.17193.98511
.17222.98506
.17250.98501
.17279.98496
.17308.98491
.17336 .98486
.17365 .98481
eosin I Sine
Cosin I Sine
Cosin I Sine
50
7o
Sine eosin
.08716.99619
.08745.99617
.08774 .99614
.08803 .99612
.08831 .99609
.08860 .99607
.08889.99604
.08918.99602
.08947 .99599
.08976.99596
.09005 .99594
.09034 .99591
.09063 99588
.09092 .99586
.09121 .99583
.09150 .99580
.09179.99578
.09208.99575
.09237 .99572
.09266 .99570
.09295 .99567
.09324.99564
.09353 .99562
.09382 .99559
.09411 .99556
.09440 .99553
.09469 .99551
.09498 .99548
,09527 .99545
.09556.99542
.09585 .99540
.09614.99537
.09642 .99534
.09671 .99531
.09700.99528
.09729 .99526
.09758 .99523
.09787 .99520
.09816 .99517
.09845.99514
.09874 .995ll
.09903 .99508
.09932.99506
.09961 .99503
.09990 .99500
.10019 .99497
.10048.99494
.10077 .99491
.10106 .99488
.10135 .99485
.10164 .99482
.10192.99479
.10221 .99476
.10250.99473
.10279.99470
.10308.99467
.10337.99464
.10366.99461
.10395.99458
.10424 .99455
.10453 .99452
Sine Cosin
.10453 .99452
.10482.99449
.105ll .99446
.10540.99443
.10569 .99440
.10597 .99437
.10626.99434
.10655.99431
.10684 .99428
:10713.99424
.10742 .99421
.10771 .99418
.10800 .99415
.10829 .99412
.1085 199409
.10887 .99406
.10916.99402
.10945.99399
.10973 .993%
.ll002 .99393
.11031 .99390
.11060.99386
.ll089 .99383
.11118 .99380
.11147 .99377
.lll76 .99374
.ll205 .99370
.ll234 .99367
.ll263 .99364
.11291 .99360
.ll320 .99357
.ll349 .99354
.ll378 .99351
.ll407 .99347
.ll436 .99344
.ll465 .99341
.ll494 .99337
.ll523 .99334
.ll552 .99331
.11580 .99327
.ll609 .99324
.11638 .99320
.11667 .99317
.11696 .99314
.11725 .99310
.11754 .99307
.11783 .99303
.ll812 .99300
.ll840 .99297
.11869 .-99293
.ll898 .992~
.11927.99286
.11956 .99283
.11985.99279
.12014.99276
.12043 .99272
.12071 .99269
.12100.99265
.12129.99262
.12158 .99258
.12187 .99255
eosin I Sine
Cosin I Sine
-------- -------- ---84
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55
54
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52
51
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Sine Cosin Sine Cosin

-0- .17365 .98481 .19081 :98163
1 .17393 .98476 .19109 .98157
2 .17422 .98471 .19138 .98152
3 .17451 .98466 .19167 .98146
4 .17479 .98461 .I9195 .98140
5 .17508 .98455 .I9224 .98135
6 .17537 .98450 .19252 .98129
7 .17565 .98445 .19281 .98124
8 .17594 .98440 .19309 .98118
9 .17623 .98435 .19338 .98112
10 .I765I .98430 .I9366 .98I07
11 .17680 .98425 .19395 .98IOI
I2 .17708 .98420 .19423 .98096
13 .17737 .98414 .19452 .98090
14 .17766 .98409 .I9481 .98084
15 .I7794 .98404 .19509 .98079
16 .17823 .98399 .19538 .98073
17 .17852 .98394 .I9566 .98067
18 .17880 .9838') .I9595 .98061
19 .17909 .98383 .I9623 .98056
20 .17937 .98378 .19652 .98050
21 .I7966 .98373 .19680 .98044
22 .17995 .98368 .I9709 .98039
23 .18023 .98362 .19737 .98033
24 .I8052 .98357 .19766 .98027
25 .18081 .98352 .19794 .98021
26 .18109 .98347 .19823 .98016
27 .18138 .98341 .19851 .98010
28 .18166 .98336 .19880 .98004
29 .18195 .98331 .19908 .97998
30 .18224 .98325 .19937 .97992
31 .18252 .98320 .19965 .97987
32 .18281 .98315 .19994 .97981
33 .18309 .98310 .20022 .97975
34 .18338 .98304 .20051 .97969
35 .18367 .98299 .20079 .97963
36 .18395 .98294 .20108 .97958
37 .18424 .98288 .20136 .97952
38 .18452 .98283 .20165 .97946
39 .18481 .98277 .20193 .97940
40 .18509 .98272 .20222 .97934
41 .18538 .98267 .20250 .97928
42 .18567 .98261 .20279 .97922
43 .18595 .98256 .20307 .97916
44 .18624 .98250 .20336 .97910
45 .18652 .98245 .20364 .97905
46 .18681 .98240 .20393 .97899
47 .18710 .98234 .20421 .97893
48 .18738 .98229 .20450 .97887
49 .18767 .98223 .20478 .97881
50 .18795 .98218 .20507 .97876
51 .18824 .98212 .20535 .97869
52 .18852 .98207 .20563 .97863
53 .18881 .98201 .20592 .97857
54 .18910 .98196 .20620 .97851
55 .18938 .98190 .20649 .97845
56 .18967 .98185 .20677 .97839
57 .18995 .98179 .20706 .97833
58 .19024 .98174 .20734 .97827
59 .19052 .98168 .20763 .97821
60 .19081 .98163 .20791 .97815
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eosin
Sine
79
Sine eosin
.20791 .97815
.20820 .97809
.20848 .97803
.20877 .97797
.20905 .9779I
.20933 .97784
.20962 .97778
.20990 .97772
.210I9 .97766
.21047 .97760
.21076 .97754
.21104 .97748
.21132 .97742
.21161 .97735
.21189 .97729
.21218 .97723
.21246 .97717
.21275 .97711
.21303 .97705
.21331 .97698
.2I360 .97692
.21388 .97686
.21417 .97680
.21445 .97673
.21474 .97667
.21502 .97661
.21530 .97655
.21559 .97648
.21587 .97642
.21616 .97636
.21644 .97630
.21672 .97623
.21701 .97617
.21729 .97611
.21758 .97604
.21786 .97598
.21814 .97592
.21843 .97585
.21871 .97579
.21899 .97573
.21928 .97566
.21956 .97560
.21985 .97553
.22013 .97547
.22041 .97541
.22070 .97534
.22098 .97528
.22126 .97521
.22155 .97515
.22183 .97508
.222I2 .97502
.22240 .97496
.22268 .97489
.22297 .97483
.22325 .97476
.22353 .97470
.22382 .97463
.22410 .97457
.22438 .97450
.22467 .97444
.22495 .97437
Cosin I Sine Cos in Sine
78
77
13
Sine Cosin
.22495 .97437
.22523 .97430
.22552 .97424
.22580 .97417
.22608 .97411
.22637 .97404
.22665 .97398
.22693 .97391
.22722 .97384
.22750 .97378
.22778 .97371
.22807 .97365
.22835 .97358
.22863 .97351
.22892 .97345
.22920 .97338
.22948 .9733I
.22977 .97325
.23005 .97318
.23033 .97311
.23062 .97304
.23090 .97298
.23118 .9729I
.23146 .97284
.23175 .97278
.23203 .97271
.23231 .97264
.23260 .97257
.23288 .97251
.23316 .97244
.23345 .97237
.23373 .97230
.23401 .97223
.23429 .97217
.23458 .97210
.23486 .97203
.23514 .97196
.23542 .97189
.23571 .97182
.23599 .97176
.23627 .97169
.23656 .97162
.23684 .97155
.23712 .97148
.23740 .97141
.23769 .97134
.23797 .97127
.23825 .97120
.23853 .97113
.23882 .97106
.23910 .97100
.23938 .97093
.23966 .97086
.23995 .97079
.24023 .97072
.24051 .97065
.24079 .97058
.24108 .97051
.24136 .97044
.24164 .97037
.24192 .97030
Co sin Sine
76
14
Sine
.24192
.24220
.24249
.24277
.24305
.24333
.24362
.24390
.24418
.24446
.24474
.24503
.24531
.24559
.24587
.24615
.24644
.24672
.24700
.24728
.24756
.24784
.24813
.24841
.24869
.24897
.24925
.24954
.24982
.25010
.25038
.25066
.25094
.25122
.25151
.25179
.25207
.25235
.25263
.25291
.25320
.:/5348
.25376
.25404
.25432
.25460
.25488
.25516
.25545
.25573
.25601
.25629
.25657
.25685
.25713
.25741
.25769
.25798
.25826
.25854
.25882
Co sin
eosin
~97030
.97023
.97015
.97008
.97001
.96994
.96987
.96980
.96973
.96966
.96959
.96952
.96945
.96937
.96930
.96923
.96916
.96909
.96902
.96894
.96887
.96880
.96873
.96866
.96858
.96851
.96844
.96837
.96829
.96822
.96815
.96807
.96800
.96793
.96786
.96778
.96771
.96764
.96756
.96749
.96742
.96734
.96727
.96719
.96712
.96705
.96697
.96690
.96682
.96675
.96667
.96660
.96653
.96645
.96638
.96630
.96623
.96615
.96608
.96600
.96593
Sine
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58
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56
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-0- .25882 .96593 ::27564 .96126 .29237 :95630 .30902
.95106 .32557 .94552 60
I .25910 .96585 .27592 .96118 .29265 .95622 .30929 .95097 .32584 .94542 59
2 .25938 .96578 .27620 .961~0 .29293 .956i3 .30957 .95088 .32612 .94533 58
3 .25966 .96570 .27648 .96102 .29321 .95605 .30985
.32639 .94523 57
4 .25994 .96562 .27676 .95094 .29348 .95596 .31012 :~~8iZ .32667 .94514 56
5 .26022 .96555 .27704 .96086 .29376 .95588 .31040 .95061 .32694 .94504 55
6 .26050 .96547 .27731 .96078 .29404 .95579 .31068 .95052 .32722 .94495 54
7 .26079 .96540 .27759 .96070 .29432 .95571 .31095 .95043 .32749 .94485 53
8 .26107 .96532 .27787 .96062 .29460 .95562 .31123 .95033 .32777 .94476 52
9 .26135 .96524 .27815 .96054 .29487 .95554 .31151 .95024 .32804 .94466 51
10 .26163 .96517 .27843 .96046 .29515 .95545 .3ll78 .95015 .32832 .94457 50
11 .26191 .96509 .27871 .96037 .29543 .95536 .31206 .95006 .32859 .94447 49
12 .26219 .96502 .27899 .96029 .29571 .95528 .31233 .94997 .32887 .94438 48
13 .26247 .96494 .27927 .96021 .29599 .95519 .31261 .94988 .32914 .94428 47
14 .26275 .96486 .2795&1'96013 .29626 .95511 .31289 .94979 .32942 .94418 46
.26303 .96479 .27983 .96005 .29654 .95502 .31316 .94970 .32969 .94409 45
.26331 .96471 .28011 .95997 .29682 .95493 .31344 .94961 .32997 .94399 44
17 .26359 .96463 .28039 .95989 .29710 .95485 .31372 .94952 .33024 .94390 43
18 .26387 .96456 .28067 .95981 .29737 .95476 .31399 .94943 .33051 .94380 42
19 .26415 .96448 .28095 .95972 .29765 .95467 .31427 .94933 .33079 .94370 41
20 .26443 .96440 .28123 .95964 .29793 .95459 .31454 .94924 .33106 .94361 40
21 .26471 .96433 .28150 .95956 .29821 .95450 .31482 .94915 .33134 .94351 39
22 .26500 .96425 .28178 >95948 .29849 .95441 .31510 .94906 .33161 .94342 38
23 .26528 .96417 .28206 .95940 .29876 .95433 .31537 .94897 .33189 .94332 37
24 .26556 .96410 .28234 .95931 .29904 .95424 .31565 .94888 .33216 .94322 36
25 .26584 .96402 .28262 .95923 .29932 .95415 .31593 .94878 .33244 .94313 35
26 .26612 .96394 .28290 .95915 .29960 .95407 .31620 .94869 .33271 .94303 34
27 .26640 .96386 .28318 .95907 .29987 .95398 .31648 .94860 .33298 .94293 33
28 .26668 .96379 .28346 .95898 .30015 .95389 .31675 .94851 .33326 .94284 32
29 .26696 .96371 .28374 .95890 .30043 .95380 .31703 .94842 .33353 .94274 31
30 .26724 .96363 .28402 .95882 .30071 .95372 .31130 .94832 .33381 .94264 30
31 .26752 .96355 .28429 .95874 .30098 .95363 .31758 .94823 .33408 .94254 29
32 .26780 .96347 .28457 .95865 .30126 .95354 .31786 .94814 .33436 .94245 28
33 .26808 .96340 .28485 .95857 .30154 .95345 .31813 .94805 .33463 .94235 27
34- ~26836 .96332 .28513 .95849 .30182 .95337 .31841 .94795 .3..>490 .94225 26
35 .26864 .96324 .28541 .95841 .30209 .95328 .31868 .94786 .33518 .94215 25
36 .26892 .96316 .28569 .95832 .30237 .95319 .31896 .94777 .33545 .94206 24
37 .26920 .96308 .28597 .95824 .30265 .95310 .31923 .94768 .33573 .94196 23
38 .26948 .96301 .28625 .95816 .30292 .95301 .31951 .94758 .33600 .94186 22
39 .26976 .96293 .28652 .95807 .30320 .95293 .31979 .94749 .33627 .94176 21
40 .27004 .96285 .28680 .95799 .30348 .95284 .32006 .94740 .33655 .94167 20
41 .27032 .96277 .28708 .95791 .30376 .95275 .32034 .94730 .33682 .94157 19
42 .27060 .96269 .28736 .95782 .30403 .95266 .32061 .94721 .33710 .94147 18
43 .27088 .96261 .28764 .95774 .30431 .95257 .32089 .94712 .33737 .94137 17
44 .27116 .96253 .28792 .95766 .30459 .95248 .32116 .94702 .33764 .94127 16
45 .27144 .96246 .28820 .95757 .30486 .95240 .32144 .94693 .33792 .94118 15
46 .27172 .96238 .28847 .95749 .30514 .95231 .32171 .94684 .33819 .94108 I4
47 .27200 .96230 .28875 .95740 .30542 .95222 .32199 .94674 .33846 .94098 13
48 .27228 .96222 .28903 .95732 .30570 .95213 .32227 .94665 .33874 .94088 12
49 .27256 .96214 .28931 .95724 .30597 .95204 .32254 .94656 .33901 .94078 11
50 .27284 .96206 .28959 .95715 .30625 .95195 .32282 .94646 .33929 .94068 10
51 .27312 .96198 .28987 .95707 .30653 .95186 .32309 .94637 .33956 .94058 9
52 .27340 .96190 .29015 .95698 .30680 .95177 .32337 .94627 .33983 .94049 8
53 .27368 .96182 .29042 .95690 .30708 .95168 .32364 .94618 .34011 .94039 7
54 .27396 .96174 .29070 .95681 .30736 .95159 .32392 .94609 .34038 .94029 6
55 .27424 .96166 .29098 .95673 .30763 .95150 .32419 .94599 .34065 .94019 5
56 .27452 .96158 .29126 .95664 .30791 .95142 .32447 .94590 .34093 .94009 4
57 .27480 .96150 .29154 .95656 .30819 .95133 .32474 .94580 .34120 .93999 3
58 .27508 .96142 .29182 .95647 .30846 .95124 .32502 .94571 .34147 .93989 2
59 .27536 .96134 .29209 .95639 .30874 .95115 .32529 .94561 .34175 .93979
1
60 .27564 .96126 .29237 .95630 .30902 .95106 .32557 .94552 .34202 .93969 0
eosin Sine eosin Sine eosin Sine Cosin Sine eosin Sine
.u
'
74
73
72
71
70- - - ' -
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344

I
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Sine Cosin
-0- .34202 .93969
1 .34229 .93959
2 .34257 .93949
3 .34284 .93939
4 .34311 .93929
5 .34339 .93919
6 .34366 .93909
7 .34393 .93899
8 .34421 .93889
9 .34448 .93879
10 .34475 .93869
ll .34503 .93859
12 .34530 .93849
13 .34557 .93839
14 .34584 .93829
15 .34612 .93819
16 .34639 .93809
17 .34666 .93799
18 .34694 .93789
19 .34721 .93779
20 .34748 .93769
21 .34775 .93759
22 .34803 .93748
23 .34830 .93738
24 .34857 .93728
25 .34884 .93718
26 .34912 .93708
27 .34939 .93698
28 .34966 .93688
29 .34993 .93677
30 .35021 .93667
31 .35048 .93657
32 .35075 .93647
33 .35102 .93637
34 .35130 .93626
35 .35157 .93616
36 .35184 .93606
37 .35211 .93596
38 .35239 .93585
39 .35266 .93575
40 .35293 .93565
41 .35320 .93555
42 .35347 .93544
43 .35375 .93534
44 .35402 .93524
45 .35429 .93514
46 .35456 .93503
47 .35484 .93493
48 .35511 .93483
49 .35538 .93472
50 .35565 .93462
51 .35592 .93452
52 .35619 .93441
53 .35647 .93431
54 .35674 .93420
55 .35701 .93410
56 .35728 .93400
57 .35755 .93389
58 .35782 .93379
59 .35810 .93368
60 .3582>7 .93358
Cos in Sine
I
69
21
22
23
24
'
Sine Cosin Sine Cosin Sine Cosin Sine Cosin

.35837 .93358 .37461 .92718 .39073 .92050 :::40674 .91355 60
.35864 .93348 .37488 .92707 .39100 .92039 .40700 .91343 59
.35891 .93337 .37515 .92697 .39127 .92028 .40727 .91331 58
.35918 .93327 .37542 .92686 .39153 .92016 .40753 .91319 57
.35945 .93316 .37569 .92675 .39180 .92005 .40780 .91307 56
.35973 .93306 .37595 .92664 .39207 .91994 .40806 .91295 55
.36000 .93295 .37622 .92653 .39234 .91982 .40833 .91283 54
.36027 .93285 .37649 .92642 .39260 .91971 .40860 .91272 53
.36054 .93274 .37676 .92631 .39287 .91959 .40886 .91260 52
.36081 .93264 .37703 .92620 .39314 .91948 .40913 .91248 51
.36108 .93253 .37730 .92609 .39341 .91936 .40939 .91236 50
.36135 .93243 .37757 .92598 .39367 .91925 .40966 .91224 49
.36162 .93232 .37784 .92587 .39394 .91914 .40992 .91212 48
.36190 .93222 .37811 .92576 .39421 .91902 .41019 .91200 47
.36217 .93211 .37838 .92565 .39448 .91891 .41045 .91188 46
.36244 .93201 .37865 .92554 .39474 .91879 .41072 .91176 45
.36271 .93190 .37892 .92543 .39501 .91868 .41098 .91164 44
.36298 .93180 .37919 .92532 .39528 .91856 .41125 .91152 43
.36325 .93169 .37946 .92521 .39555 .91845 .41151 .91140 42
.36352 .93159 .37973 .92510 .39581 .91833 .41178 .91128 41
.36379 .93148 .37999 .92499 .39608 .91822 .41204 .91116 40
.36406 .93137 .38026 .92488 .39635 .91810 .41231 .91104 39
.36434 .93127 .38053 .92477 .39661 .91799 .41257 .91092 38
.36461 .93116 .38080 .92466 .39688 .91787 .41284 .91080 37
.36488 .93106 .38107 .92455 .39715 .91775 .41310 .91068 36
.36515 .93095 .38134 .92444 .39741 .91764 .41337 .91056 35
.36542 .93084 .38161 .92432 .39768 .91752 .41363 .91044 34
.36569 .93074 .38188 .92421 .39795 .91741 .41390 .91032 33
.36596 .93063 .38215 .92410 .39822 .91729 .41416 .91020 32
.36623 .93052 .38241 .92399 .39848 .91718 .41443 .91008 31
.36650 .93042 .38268 .92388 .39875 .91706 .41469 .90996 30
.36677 .93031 .38295 .92377 .39902 .91694 .41496 .90984 29
.36704 .93020 .38322 .92366 .39928 .91683 .41522 .90972 28
.36731 .93010 .38349 .92355 .39955 .91671 .41549 .90960 27
.36758 .92999 .38376 .92343 .39982 .91660 .41575 .90948 26
.36785 .92988 .38403 .92332 .40008 .91648 .41602 .90936 25
.36812 .92978 .38430 .92321 .40035 .91636 .41628 .90924 24
.36839 .92967 .38456 .92310 .40062 .91625 .41655 .90911 23
.36867 .92956 .38483 .92299 .40088 .91613 .41681 .90899 22
.36894 .92945 .38510 .92287 .40115 .91601 .41707 .90887 21
.36921 .92935 .38537 .92276 .40141 .91690 .41734 .90875 20
.36948 .92924 .38564 .92265 .40168 .91578 .41760 .90863 19
.36975 .92913 .38591 .92254 .40195 .91566 .41787 .90851 18
.37002 .92902 .38617 .92243 .40221 .91555 .41813 .9083!1 17
.37029 .92892 .38644 .92231 .40248 .91543 .41840 .90826 16
.37056 .92881 .38671 .92220 .40275 .91531 .41866 .90814 15
.37083 .92870 .38698 .92209 .40301 .91519 .41892 .90802 14
.37110 .92&9 .38725 .92198 .40328 .91508 .41919 .90790 13
.37137 .92849 .38752 .92186 .4035t .91496 .41945 .90778 12
.37164 .92838 .38778 .92175 .4038 .91484 .41972 .90766 l l
.37191 .92827 .38805 .92164 .40408 .91472 .41998 .90753 10
9
.37218 .92816 .38832 .92152 .40434 .91461 .42024 .90741
.37245 .92805 .38859 .92141 .40461 .91449 .42051 .90729 8
.90717
7
.37272 .92794 .38886 .92130 .40488 .91437 .42077
.37299 .92784 .38912 .92119 .40514 .91425 .42104 .90704 6
.42130
.90692
5
.37326 .92773 .38939 .92107 .40541 .91414
.37353 .92762 .38966 .92096 .40567 .91402 .42156 .90680 4
.37380 .92751 .38993 .92085 .40594 .91390 .42183 .90668 3
.37407 .92740 .39020 .92073 .40621 .91378 .42209 .90655 2
1
.37434 .92729 .39046 .92062 .40647 .91366 .42235 .90643
0
.37461 .92718 .39073 .92050 .40674 .91355 .42262 .90631
Cosin Sine Cosin Sine Cosin Sine Cosln Sine
68
67
. 66
65
'
345
Appendix 7
I
25
Sine Cos in
-0- .42262 .90631
1 .42288 .90618
2 .42315 .90606
3 .42341 .90594
4 .42367 .90582
5 .42394 .90569
6 .42420 .90557
7 .42446 .90545
8 .42473 .90532
9 .42499 .90520
10 .42525 .90507
11 .42552 .90495
12 .42578 .90483
13 .42604 .90470
14 .42631 .90458
15 .42657 .90446
16 .42~ .90433
17 .42 09 .90421
18 .42736 .90408
19 .42762 .90396
20 12788 .90383
21
.90371
841 .90358
22
2l .42867 .90346
24 .42894 .90334
25 .42920 .90321
26 .42946 .90309
27 .42972 .90296
28 .42999 .90284
29 .43025 .90271
30 .43051 .90259
31 .43077 .90246
32 .43104 .90233
33 .43130 .90221
34 .43156 .90208
25 .43182 .90196
36 .43209 .90183
37 .43235 .90171
38 .43261 .90158
39 .43287 .90146
40. .43313 .90133
41 .43340 .90120
42 .43366 .90108
-43 .43392 .90095
44 .43418 .90082
45 .43445 .90070
46 .43471 .90057
47 .43497 .90045
. 48 .43523 .90032
49 .43549 .90019
50 .43575 .90007
51 .43602 .89994
52 .43628 .89981
53 .43654 .89968
54 .43680 .89956
' 65 .43706 .89943
56 .43733 .89930
57 .43759 .89918
.43785 .89905
~g .43811
.89892
60 .43837 .89879
Cosin Sine
~r15
'
64
26
27
28
Sine Cosin
.43837 .89879
.43863 .89867
.43889 .89854
.43916 .89841
.43942 .89828
.43968 .89816
.43994 .89803
.44020 .89790
.44046 .89777
.44072 .89764
.44098 .89752
.44124 .89739
.44151 .89726
.44177
.44203
.44229 .89687
.44255 .89674
.44281 .89662
.44307 .89649
.44333 .89636
.44359 .89623
.44385 .89610
.44411 .89597
.44437 .89584
.44464 .89571
.44490 .89558
.44516 .89545
.44542 .89532
.44568 .89519
.44594 .89506
.44620 .89493
.44646 .89480
.44672 .89467
.44698 .89454
.44724 .89441
.44750 .89428
.44776 .89415
.44802 .89402
.44828 .89389
.44854 .89376
.44880 .89363
.44906 .89350
.44932 .89337
.44958 .89324
.44984 .89311
.45010 .89298
.45036 .89285
.45062 .89272
.45088 .89259
.45114 .89245
.45140 .89232
Sine Cosin
.45399 .89101
.45425 .89087
.45451 .89074
.45477 .89061
.45503 .89048
.45529 .89035
.4S554 .89021
.45580 .89008
.45606 .88995
.45632 .88981
.45658 .88968
.45684 .88955
.45710 .88942
.45736 .88928
.45762 .88915
.45787 .88902
.45813 .88888
.45839 .88875
.45865 .88862
.45891 .88848
.45917 .88835
.45942 .88822
.45968 .88808
.45994 .88795
.46020 .88782
.46046 .88768
.46072 .88755
.46097 .88741
.46123 ,88728
.46149 .88715
.46175 .88701
.46201 .88688
,46226 .88674
.46252 .88661
.46278 .88647
.46304 .88634
,46330 .88620
,46355 .88607
.46381 .8b593
.46407 .88580
.46433 .88566
.46458 .88553
.46484 .88539
.46510 .88526
.46536 .88512
.46561 .88499
,46587 .88485
.46613 .88472
.46639 .88458
.46664 .88445
.46690 .88431
.45166
.45192
.45218
.45243
.45269
.45295
.45321
.45347
.45373
.45399
Cosin
.46716 .88417
.46742 .88404
.46767 .88390
.46793 .88377
.46819 .88363
.46844 .88349
.46870 .88336
.46896 .88322
.46921 .88308
.46947 .88295
Cosln Sine
Sine Co sin
.46947 .88295
.46973 .88281
.46999 .88267
.47024 .88254
.47050 .88240
.47076 .88226
.47101 .88213
.47127 .88199
.47153 .88185
.47178 .88172
.47204 .88158
.47229 .88144
.47255 .88130
.47281 .88117
.47306 .88103
.47332 .88089
.47358 .88075
.47383 .88062
.47409 .88048
.47434 .88034
.47460 .88020
.47486 .88006
.47511 .87993
.47537 .87979
.47562 .87965
.47588 .87951
.47614 .87937
.47639 .87923
.47665 .87909
.47690 .87896
.47716 .87882
.47741 .87868
.47767 .87854
.47793 .87840
.47818 .87826
.47844 .87812
.47869 .87798
.47895 .87784
.47920 .87770
.47946 .87756
.47971 .87743
.47997 .87729
.48022 .87715
.48048 .87701
.48073 .87687
.48099 .87673
.48124 .87659
.48150 .87645
.48175 .87631
.48201 .87617
.48226 .87603
.48252 .87589
.48277 .87575
.48303 .87561
.48328 .87546
.48354 .87532
.48379 .87518
.48405 .87504
.48430 .87490
.48456 .87476
.48481 .87462
Cosin Sine
62
61
:~m~
.89219
.89206
.89193
.89180
.89167
.89153
.89140
.89127
.89114
.89101
Sine
63
29
'
Sine Cosin
.48481 .87462 60
.48506 .87448 59
.48532 .87434 58
.48557 .87420 57
.48583 .87406 56
.48608 .87391 55
.48634 .87377 54
.48659 .87363 53
.48684 .87349 52
.48710 .87335 51
.48735 .87321 50
.48761 .87306 49
.48786 .87292 48
.48811 .87278 47
.48837 .87264 46
.48862 .87250 45
.48888 .87235 44
.48913 .87221 43
.48938 .87207 42
.48964 .87193 41
.48989 .87178 40
.49014 .87164 39
.49040 .87150 38
.49065 .87136 37
.49090 .87121 36
.49116 .87107 35
.49141 .87093 34
.49166 .87079 33
.49192 .87064 32
.49217 .87050 31
.49242 .87036 30
.49268 .87021 29
.49293 .87007 28
.49318 .86993 27
.49344 .86978 26
.49369 .86964 25
.49394 .86949 24
.49419 .86935 23
.49445 .86921 22
.49470 .86906 21
.49495 .86892 20
.49521 .86878 19
.49546 .86863 18
.49571 .86849 17
.49596 .86834 16
.49622 .86820 15
.49647 .86805 14
.49672 .86791 13
.49697 .86777 12
.49723 .86762 11
.49748 .86748 10
.49773 .86733 9
.49798 .86719 8
.49824 .86704 7
.49849 .86690 6
.49874 .86675 5
4
.49899 .86661
.49924 .86646 3
.49950 .86632 2
1
.49975 .86617
.50000 .86603 0
Cosln Sine
60
346

I
30"
Sine Cosin
-0- .50000 .86603

1 .50025 .86688
2 .50050 .86573
3 .50076 .86559
4 .50101 .86544
5 .50126 .86530
6 .50151 .86515
7 .50176 .86501
8 .50201 .86486
9 .50227 .86471
10 .50252 .86457
11 .50277 .86442
12 .50302 .86427
13 .50327 .86413
14 .50352 .86398
15 .50377 .86384
16 .50403 .86369
17 .50428 .86354
18 .50453 .86340
19 .50478 .86325
20 .50503 .86310
21 .50528 .86295
22 .50553 .86281
23 .50578 .86266
24 .50603 .86251
25 .50628 .86237
26 .50654 .86222
27 .50679 .86207
28 .50704 .86192
29 .50729.86178
30 .50754 .86163
31 .50779 .86148
32 .50804 .86133
33 .50829 .86119
34 .50854 .86104
35 .50879 .86089
36 .50904 .86074
37 .50929 .86059
38 .50954 .86045
39 .50979 .86030
40 .51004 .86015
41 .51029 .86000
42 .51054 .85985
43 .51079 .85970
44 .51104 .85956
45 .51129 .85941
46 .51154 .85926
47 .5II79 .85911
48 .51204 .85896
49 .51229 .85881
50 .51254 .85866
51 .51279 .85851
52 .51304 .85836
53 .51329 .85821
54 .51354 .85806
55 .51379 .85792
56 .51404 .85777
57 .51429 .85762
58 .51454 .85747
59 .51479 .85732
60 .51504 .85717
31
32
33
34
Sine Cosin Sine eosin Sine Cosin Sine Cosin

.55919.82904 60'
.55943 .82887 59
.55968 .82871 58
.55992 .82855 57
.56016 .82839 56
.56040 .82822 55
.56064 .82806 54
.56088 .82790 53
.56ll2 .82773 52
.56136 .82757 51
.56160 .82741 50
.56184 .82724 49
.56208 .82708 48
.56232 .82692 41
.56256 .82675 46
.56280 .82659 45
.56305 .82643 44
.56329 .82626 43
.56353 .82610 42
.56377 .82593 41
.56401 .82577 40
.56425 .82561 39
.56449 .82544 38
.56473 .82528 37
.56497 .82511 36
.56521 .82495 35
.56545 .82478 34
.56569 .82462 33
.56593 .82446 32
.56617 .82429 31
.56641 .82413 30
.56665 .82396 29
.56689 .82380 28
.56713 .82363 27
.56736 .82347 26
.56760 .82330 25
.56784 .82314 24
.56808 .82297 23
.56832 .82281 22
.56856 .82264 21
.5p880 .82248 20
.56904 .82231 19
.56928 .82214 18
.56952 .82198 17
.56976 .82181 16
.57000 .82165 15
.57024 .82148 14
.57047 .82132 13
.57071 .82115 12
.57095 .82098 11
.57119 .82082 10
.57143 .82065
9
.57167 .82048
8
.57191 .82032
7
.57215 .82015
6
.57238, .81999
5
.57262 .81982
4
.57286 .81965
3
.57310 .!!1949
2
.57334 .81932
1
.57358 .81915
0
.51504 .85717
.51529 .85702
.51554 .85687
.51579 .85672
.51604 .85657
.51628 .85642
.51653 .85627
.51678 .85612
.51703.85597
.51728 .85582
.51753 .85567
.51778 .85551
.51803 .85536
.51828 .85521
.51852 .85506
.51877 .85491
.51902 .85476
.51927 .85461
.51952 .85446
.51977 .86431
.52002 .85416
.62026 .85401
.52051 .85385
.52076 .85370
.52101 .85355
.52126 .85340
.52151 .85325
.52175 .85310
.52200 .85294
.52225 .85279
.52250 .85264
.52275 .85249
.52299 .85234
.52324 .85218
.52349 .85203
.52374 .85188
.52399.85173
.52423 .85157
.52448 .85142
.52473 .85127
.52498 .85112
.52522 .85096
.52547 .85081
.52572 .85066
.52597 .85051
.52621 .85035
.52646 .85020
.52671 .85005
.52696 .84989
.52720 .84974
.52745 .84959
.52770 .84943
.52794 .84928
.52819 .84913
.52844 .84897
.52869 .84882
.52893 .84866
.52918 .84851
.52943 .84836
.52967 .84820
.52992 .84805
.52992 .84805
.53017 .84789
.53041 .84774
.53066 .84759
.53091 .84743
.53ll5 .84728
.53140 .84712
.53164 .84697
.53189.84681
.53214 .84666
.53238 .84650
.53263 .84635
.53288 .84619
.53312 .84604
.53337 .84588
.53361 .84573
.53386 .84557
.53411 .84542
.53435 .84526
.53460 .84511
.53484 .84495
.53509 .84480
.53534 .84464
.53558 .84448
.53583 .84433
.53607 .84417
.53632 .84402
.53656 .84386
.53681 .84370
.53705.84355
.53730 .84339
.53754 .84324
.53779 .84308
.53804 .84292
.53828 .84277
.53853 .84261
.53877.84245
.53902 .84230
.53926 .84214
.53951 .84198
.53975 .84182
.54000 .84167
.54024 .84151
.54049 .84135
.54073 .84120
.54097 .84104
.54122 .84088
.54146 .84072
.54171 .84057
.54195 .84041
.54220 .84025
.54244 .84009
.54269 .83994
.54293 .83978
.54317 .83962
.54342 .83946
.54366 .83930
.54391 .83915
.54415 .83899
.54440 .83883
.54464 .83867
.54464 .83867
.54488 .83851
.54513 .83835
.54537 .83819
.54561 .85804
.54586 .83788
.54610 .83772
.54635 .83756
.54659 .83740
.54683 .83724
.54708 .83708
.54732 .83692
.54756 .83676
.54781 .83660
.54805 .83645
.54829 .83629
.54854 .83613
.54878 .83597
.54902 .83581
.54927 .83565
.54951 .83549
.54975 .83533
.54999 .83517
.55024 .83501
.55048 .83485
.55072 .83469
.55097 .83453
.55121 .83437
.55145 .83421
.55169 .83405
.55194 .83389
.55218 .83373
.55242 .83356
.65266 .83340
.55291 .83324
.55315 .83308
.55339 .83292
.55363 .83276
.55388 .83260
.55412 .83244
.55436 .83228
.55460 .83212
.55484 .83195
.55509 .83179
.55533 .83163
.55557 .83147
.55581 .83131
.55605 .83115
.55630 .83098
.55654 .83082
.55678 .83066
.55702 .83050
.55726 .83034
.55750 .83017
.55775 .83001
.55799 .82985
.55823 .82969
.55847 .82953
.55871 .82936
.55895 .82920
.55919 .82904
Cosln Sine
Cosin Sine
Cosin Sine
Cosin Sine
Cosin Sine
5UV
58
57
56
51So
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I
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36
37
Sine Cosln
Sine Cosin
.58779 .80902
.58802 .80885
.58826 .80867
.58849 .80850
.58873 .80833
.58896 .80816
.58920 .80799
.58943 .80782
.58967 .80766
.58990 .80748
.59014 .80730
.59037 .80713
.59061 .80696
.59084 .80679
J60662
.80644
.59154 .80627
.59178 .80610
.59201 '.80593
.59225 .80576
.59248 .80558
.59272 .80541
.5'1295 .80524
.59318 .80507
.59342 .80489
.59365 .80472
.59389 .80455
.59412 .80438
.59436 .80420
.59459 .80403
.59482 .80386
.59506 .80368
.59529 .80351
.59552 .80334
.59576 .80316
.59599 .80~99
.59622 .80282
.59646 .80264
.59669 .80247
.59693 .80230
.59716 .80212
.59739 .80195
.59763 .80178
.59786 .80160
.59809 .80143
.59832 .80125
.59856 .80108
.59879 .80091
.59902 .80073
.59926 .80056
.59949 .80038
.59972 .80021
.59995 .80003
.60019 .79986
.60042 .79968
.60065 .79951
.60089 .79934
.60112 .79916
.60135 .79899
.60158 .79881
.60182 .79864
.60182 .79864
.60205 .79846
.60228 . 79829
.60251 .79811
.6027 4 79793
.60298 . 79776
.60321 .79758
.60344 .79741
.60367 .79723
.60390 .79706
.60414 .79688
.60437 .79671
.60460 .79653
.60483 .79635
.60506 .79618
.60529 .79600
.60553 .79583
.60576 .79565
.60599 .79547
.60622 .79530
.60645 .79512
.60668 .79494
.60691 .79477
.60714 .79459
.60738 .79441
.60761 .79424
.60784 .79406
.60807 .79388
.6'0830 .79371
.60853 .79353
.60876 .79335
.60899 .79318
.60922 .79300
.60945 .79282
.60968 .79264
.60991 .79247
.61015 .79229
.61038 .79211
.61061 .79193
.61084 .79176
.61107 .79158
.61130 .79140
.6ll53 .79122
.61176 .79105
.61199 .79087
.61222 .79069
.61245 .79051
.61268 .79033
.61291 .79016
.61314 .78998
.61337 .78980
.61360 .78962
.61383 .78944
.61406 .78926
.61429 .78908
.61451 .78891
.61474 .78873
.61497 .78855
.61520 .78837
.61543 .78819
.61566 .78801
.62932 . 77715
.61589 .78783 .62955 .77696
.61612 .78765 .62977 .77678
.61635 .78747 .63000 .77660
.61658 .78729 .63022 .77641
.61681 .78711 .63045 .77623
.61704 .78694 .63068 .77605
.61726 .78676 .63090 .77586
.61749 .78658 .63113 .77568
.61772 .78640 .63135 .77550
.61795 .78622 .63158 .77531
.61818 .78604 .63180 .77513
.61841 .78586 .63203 .77494
.61864 .78568 .63225 .77476
.61887 .78550 .63248 .77458
.61909 .78532 .63271 .77439
.61932 .78514 .63293 .77421
.61955 .78496 .63316 .77402
.61978 .78478 .63338 .77384
.62001 .78460 .63361 .77366
.62024 .78442 .63383 .77347
.62046 .78424 .63406 .77329
.62069 .78405 .63428 .77310
.62092 .78387 .63451 .77292
.62115 .78369 .63473 .77273
.62138 .78351 .63496 .77255
.62160 .78333 .63518 .77236
.62183 .78315 .6.>540 .77218
.62206 .78297 .63563 .77199
.62229 .78279 .63585 .77181
.62251 .78261 .63608 .77162
.62274 .78243 .63630 .77144
.62297 .78225 .63653 .77125
.62320 .78206 .63675 .77107
.62342 .78188 .63698 .77088
.62365 .78170 .63720 .77070
.62388 .78152 .63742 .77051
.624ll .78134 .63765 .77033
.62433 .78II6 .63787 .77014
.62456 .78098 .63810 .76996
.62479 .78079 .63832 .76977
.62502 .78061 .63854 .76959
.62524 .78043 .63877 .76940
.62547 .78025 .63899 .76921
.62570 .78007 .63922 .76903
.62592 .77988 .63944 .76884
.62615 .77970 .63966 .76866
.62638 .77952 .63989 .76847
.62660 .77934 .640ll .76828
.62683 .77916 .64033 .76810
.62706 .77897 .64056 .76791
.62728 .77879 .64078 .76772
.62751 .77861 .64100 .76754
.62774 .77843 .64123 .76735
.62796 .77824 .64145 .76717
.62819 .77806 .64167 .76698
.62842 .77788 .64190 .76679
.62864 .77769 .64212 .76661
.62887 .77751 .64234 .76642
.62909 .77733 .64256 .76623
.62932 .77715 .64279 .76604
Cosin Sine
Cosin Sine
Co sin Sine
Co sin Sine
Co sin Sine
54
53
52
51
50
Sine Cosin
-0- .57358 .81915

1 .57381 .81899
2 .57405 .81882
3 .57429 .81865
4 .57453 .81848
5 .57477 .81832
6 .57501 .81815
7 .57524 .81798
8 .57548 .81782
9 .57572 .81765
10 .57596 .81748
II .57619 .81731
12 .57643 .81714
13 .57667 .81698
14 .57691 .81681
15
.81664
16 w715
7738 .81647
17 .57762 .81631
18 .57786 .81614
19 .57810 .81597
.57833 .81580
.57857 .81563
2t .57881 .81546
23 .57904 .81530
24 .57928 .81513
25 .57952 .81496
26 .57976 .81479
27 .57999 .81462
28 .58023 .81445
29 .58047 .81428
30 .58070 .81412
31 .58094 .81395
32 .58118 .81378
33 .58141 .81361
34 .58165 .81344
35 .58189 .81327
36 .58212 .8131'0
37 ,58236 .81293
38 .58260 .81276
39 .58283 .81259
40 .58307 .81242
41 .58330 .81225
42 .58354 .81208
43 .58378 .81191
44 .58401 .81174
46 .58425 .81157
46 .58449 .81140
47 .58472 .81123
48 .58496 .81106
49 .58519 .81089
50 .58543 .81072
51 .58567 .81055
52 .58590 .81038
53 .58614 .81021
54 .58637 .81004
55 .58661 .80987
56 .58684 .80970
57 .58708 .80953
58 .58731 .80936
59 .58755 .80919
60 .58779 .80902
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347
:~mr
38
39
Sine Cosin Sine Collin
:61566 .78801
;-1
~~
56
55
54
53
52
51
50
49
48
47
46
45
44
43
42
41
40
39
38
37
36
35
34
33
32
31
30
29
28
27
26
25
24
23
22
21
20
19
18
17
16
15
14
13
12
11
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
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40
41
-120
43
44
Sine Co sin Sine Cosin Sine Co sin Sine Co sin Sine Cosin
-0- .64279 .76604 .65606 .75471 .66913 .74314 .68200 .73135 .69466 .71934 60
1 .64301 .76586 .65628 .75452 .66935 .74295 .68221 .73ll6 .69487 .71914 59
2 .64323 .76567 .65650 .75433 .66956 .74276 .68242 .73096 .69508 .71894 58
3 .64346 .76548 .65672 .75414 .66978 .74256 .68264 .73076 .69529 .71873 57
4 .64368 .76530 .65694 .75395 .66999 .74237 .68285 .73056 .69549 .71853 56
5 .64390 .765ll .65716 .75375 .67021 .74217 .68306 .73036 .69570 .71833 55
6 .64412 .76492 .65738 .75356 .67043 .74198 .68327 .73016 .69591 .71813 54
7 .64435 .76473 .65759 .75337 .67064 .74178 .68349 .72996 .69612 .71792 "53
8 .64457 .76455 .65781 .75318 .67086 .74159 .68370 .72976 .69633 .71772 52
9 .64479 .76436 .65803 .75299 .67107 .74139 .68391 .72957 .69654 .71752 51
10 .64501 .76417 .65825 .75280 .67129 .74120 68412 .72937 .69675 .71732 60
ll .64524 .76398 .65847 .75261 .67151 .74100 .68434 .72917 .69696 .717ll 49
12 .64546 .76380 .65869 .75241 .67172 .74080 .68455 .72897 .69717 .71691 48
13 .64568 .76361 .65891 .75222 .67194 .74061 .68476 .72877 .69737 .71671 47
14 .64590 .76342 .65913 .75203 .67215 .74041 .68497 .72857 .69758 .71650 46
15 .64612 .76323 .65935 .75184 .67237 .74022 .68518 .72837 .69779 .71630 45
16 .64635 .76304 .65956 .75165 .67258 .74002 .68539 .72817 .69800 .71610 44
17 .64657 .76286 .65978 .75146 .67280 .73983 .68561 .72797 .69821 .71590 43
18 .64679 .76267 .66000 .75126 .67301 .73963 .68582 .72777 .69842 .71569 42
19 .64701 .76248 .66022 .75107 .67323 .73944 .68603 .72757 .69862 .71549 41
20 .64723 .76229 .66044 .75088 .67344 .73924 .68624 .72737 .69883 .71529 40
21 .64746 .76210 .66066 .75069 .67366 .73904 .68645 .72717 .69904 .71608 39
22 .64768 .76192 .66088 .75050 .67387 .73885 .68666 .72697 .69925 .71488 38
23 .64790 .76173 .66109 .76030 .67409 .73865 .68688 .72677 .69946 .71468 37
24 .64812 .76154 .66131 .750ll .67430 .73846 .68709 .72657 .69966 .71447 36
25 .64834 .76135 .66153 .74992 .67452 .73826 .68730 .72637 .69987 .71427 35
26 .64856 .76ll6 .66175 .74973 .67473 .73806 .68751 .72617 .70008 .71407 S4
27 .64878 .76097 66197 .74953 .67495 .73787 .68772 .72597 .70029 .71386 33
28 .64901 .76078 .66218 .74934 .67616 .73767 .68793 .72577 .70049 .71366 32
29 .64923 .76059 .66240 .74915 .67538 .73747 .68814 .72557 .70070 .71345 31
30 .64945 .76041 .66262 .74896 .67559 .73728 .68836 .72537 .70091 .71325 30
31 .64967 .76022 .66284 .74876 .67580 .73708 .68857 .72517 .70ll2 .71305 29
32 .64989 .76003 .66306 .74857 .67602 .73688 .68878 .72497 .70132 .71284 28
33 .650ll .75984 .66327 .74838 .67623 .73669 .68899 .72477 .70153 .71264 27
34 .65033 .75965 .66349 .74818 .67645 .73649 .68920 .72457 .70174 .71243 26
35 .65055 .75946 .66371 .74799 .67666 .73629 .68941 .72437 .70195 .71223 25
36 .65077 .75927 .66393 .74780 .67688 .73610
.72417 .70215 .71203 24
37 .65100 .75908 .66414 .74760 .67709 .73590 :~~~ .72397 .70236 .7ll82
38 .65122 .75889 .66436 .74741 .67730 .73570 .69004 .72377 .70257 .7ll62 ~I
39 .65144 .75870 .66458 .74722 .67752 .73551 .69025 .72367 .70277 .71141 21
40 .65166 .75851 .66480 .74703 .67773 .73531 .69046 .72337 .70298 .7ll21 20
41 .65188 .75832 .66501 .74683 .67795 .73511 .69067 .72317 .70319 .7ll00 19
42 .65210 .75813 .66523 .74664 .67816 .73491 .69088 .72297 .70339 .71080 18
43 .65232 .75794 .66545 .74644 .67837 .73472 .69109 .72277 .70360 .71059 17
44 .652.>4 .75775 .66566 .74625 .67859 .73452 .69130 .72267 .70381 .71039 16
45 .65276 .75756 .66588 .74606 .67880 .73432 .69151 .72236 .70401 .71019 15
46 .65298 .75738 .66610 .74586 .67901 .73413 .69172 .72216 .70422 .70998 14
47 .65320 .75719 .66632 .74567 .67923 .73393 .69-193 .72196 .70443 .70978 13
48 .65342 .7S700 .66653 .74548 .67944 .73373 .69214 .72176 .70463 .70957 12
49 .65364 .75680 .66675 .74528 .67965 .73353 .69235 .72156 .70484 .70937 ll
50 .65386 .75661 .66697 .74509 .67987 .73333 .69256 .72136 .70505 .70916 10
51 .65408 .75642 .66718 .74489 .68008 .73314 .69277 .72ll6 .70525 .70896 9
52 .65430 .75623 .66740 .74470 .68029 .73294 .69298 .72095 .70546 .70875 8
53 .65452 .75604 .66762 .74451 .68051 .73274 .69319 .72075 .70567 .70855 7
54 .65474 .75585 .66783 .74431 .68072 .73254 .69340 .72055 .70587 .70834 6
5
55 .65496 .75566 .66805 .74412 .68093 .73234 .69361 .72035 .70608 .70813
4
56 .65518 .75547 .66827 .74392 .68ll5 .73215 .69382 .72015 .70628 .70793
57 .65540 .75528 .66848 .74373 .68136 .73195 .69403 .71995 .70649 .70772 3
58 .65562 .75509 .66870 .74353 .68157 .73175 .69424 .71974 .70670 .70752 2
1
59 .65584 .75490 .66891 .74334 .68179 .73155 .69445 .71954 .70690 .70731
0
60 .656061.75471 .66913 .74314 .68200 .73135 .69466 .71934 .707ll .70711
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348
Cosin Sine
Cosin Sine
Cosin Sine
Cosin Sine
Cosin Sine
49
48
47
46
45
Tang I Cotang
-0- .00000 !Infinite.
1
2 :88&~~ 1 tm:~~
3 .00087 ll45.92
4 .00ll6 859.436
5 .00145 687.549
6 .00175 572.957
7 .00204 491.106
8 .00233. 429.718
9 .00262 381.971
10 .00291 343.774
11 .00320 312.521
12 .00349 286.478
13 .00378 264.441
14 .00407 245.552
15 .00436 229.182
16 .00465 214.858
17 .00495 202.219
18 .00524 190.9M
19 .00553 180.932
29 .00582 171.885
21 .00611 163.700
22 .00640 156.259
23 .00669 149.465
24 .00698 143.237
25 .00727 137.507
26 .00756 132.219
27 .00785 127.321
28 .00815 122.774
29 .00844 ll8.540
30 .00873 ll4.589
31 .00902 110.892
32 .00931 107.426
33 .00960 104.171
34 .00989 101.107
35 .01018 98.2179
36 .01047 95.4895
37' .01076 92.9085
38 .Oll05 90.4633
39 .Oll35 88.1436
40 .Oll64 85.9398
41 .Oll93 83.8435
42 .01222 81.8470
43 .01251 79.9434
44 .01280 78.1263
45 .01309 76.3900
46 .01338 74.7292
47 .01361 73.1390
48 .01396 71.6151
49 .01425 70.1533
50 .01455 68.7501
51 .01484 67.4019
52 .01513 66.1055
53 .01542 64.8580
54 .01571 63.6567
55 .01600 62.4992
56 .01629 61.3829
57 .01658 60.3058
58 .01687 59.2659
59 .01716 58.2612
60 .01746 57.2900
Cotang Tang
'
89
t
Tang
.01746
.01775
.01804
.01833
.01862
.01891
.01920
.01949
.01978
.02007
.02036
.02066
.02095
.02124
g'M53
.02 82
.022ll
.02240
.02269
.02298
.02328
.02357
.02386
.02415
.02444
.02473
.02502
.02531
.02560
.02589
.02619
.02648
.02677
.02706
.02735
.02764
.02793
.02822
.02851
.02881
.02910
.02939
.02968
.02997
.03026
.03055
.03084
.03114
.03143
.03172
.03201
.03230
.03259
.03288
.03317
.03346
.03376
.03405
.03434
.03463
.03492
Cotang
Cotang
57.2900
56.3506
55.4415
54.56!3
53.7086
52.8821
52.0807
51.3032
50.5485
49.8157
49.!039
48.4121
47.7395
47.0853
46.4489
45.8294
45.2261
44.6386
44.0661
43.5081
42.9641
42.4335
41.9158
41.4106
40.9174
40.4358
39.9655
39.5059
39.0568
38.6177
38.1885
37.7686
37.3579
36.9560
36.5627
36.1776
35.8006
35.4313
35.0695
34.7151
34.3678
34.0273
33.6935
33.3662
33.0452
32.7303
32.4213
32.ll81
31.8205
31.5284
3L2416
30.9599
30.6833
30.4ll6
30.1446
29.8823
29.6245
29.3711
29.1220
28.8771
28.6363
Tang
88
20
Tang Cotang
.03492 28.6363
.03521 28.3994
.03550 28.1664'
.03579 27.9372
.03609 27.7117
.03638 27.4899
.03667 27.2715
.03696 27.0566
.03725 26.8450
.03754 26.6367
.03783 26.4316
.03812 26.2296
.03842 26.0307
.03871 25.8348
.03900 25.6418
.03929 25.4517
.03958 25.2644
.03987 25.0798
.04016 24.8978
.04046 24.7185
.04075 24.5418
.04104 24.3675
.04133 24.1957
.04162 24.0263
.04!91 23.8593
.04220 23.6945
.04250 23.5321
.04279 23.3718
.04308 23.2137
.04337 23.0577
.04366 22.9038
.04395 22.7519
.04424 22.6020
.04454 22.4541
.04483 22.3081
.04512 22.1640
.04541 22.0217
.04570 21.8813
.04599 21.7426
.04628 21.6056
.04658 21.4704
.04687 21.3369
.04716 21.2049
.04745 21.0747
.04774 20.9460
.04803 20.8188
.04833 20.6932
.04862 20.5691
.04891 20.4465
.04920 20.3253
.04949 20.2056
.04978 20.0872
.05007 19.9702
.05037 19.8546
.05066 19.7403
.05095 19.6273
.05124 19.5156
.05153 19.4051
.05182 19.2959
.05212 19.1879
.05241 19.0811
----Cotang Tang
87
30
Tang
.0524T
.05270
.05299
.05328
.05357
.05387
.05416
.05445
.05474
.05503
.05533
.05562
.05591
.05620
.05649
.05678
.05708
.05737
.05766
.05795
.05824
.05854
.05883
.05912
.05941
.05970
.05999
.06029
.06058
.06087
.06ll6
.06145
.06175
.06204
.06233
.06262
.06291
.06321
.06350
.06379
.06408
.06437
.06467
.06496
.06525
.06554
.06584
.06613
.06642
.06671
.06700
.06730
.06759
.06788
.06817
.06847
06876
.06905
.06934
.06963
.06993
Cotang
Cotang
19.08ll
18.9755
18.87ll
18.7678
18.6656
18.5645
18.4645
18.3655
18.2677
18.1708
18.0750
17.9802
17.8863
17.7934
17.7015
17.6106
17.5206
17.4314
17.3432
17.2558
17.1693
17.0837
16.9990
16.9150
16.8319
16.7496
16.6681
16.6874
16.5075
16.4283
16.3499
16.2722
16.1952
16.ll90
16.0435
15.9687
16.8945
16.82ll
15.7483
15.6762
15.6048
15.5340
15.4638
15.3943
15.3254
15.2571
15.1893
15.1222
15.0557
14.9898
14.9244
14.8596
14.7954
14.7317
14.6685
14.6059
14.5438
14.4823
14.4212
14.3607
14.3007
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60
59
58
57
56
55
54
53
52
51
50
49
48
47
46
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- 0 -.06993 .14.3007
I .07022 14.24ll
2 .07051 14.1821
3 .070~0 14.1235
4 .07110 I 14.0655
5 .07139 14.0079
6 .07168 13.9507
7 .07197 13.8940
8 .07227 13.8378
9 .07256 13.7821
10 .07285 13.7267
ll .07314 13.6719
12 .07344 13.6174
13 .07373 13.5634
14 .07402 13.5098
15 .07431 13.4566
16 .07461 13.4039
17 .07490 13.3515
18 .07519 13.2996
19 .07548 13.2480
20 .07578 13.1969
21 .07607 13.1461
22 .07636 13.0958
23 .07665 13.0458
24 .07695 12.9962
25 .07724 12.9469
26 .07753 12.8981
27 .07782 12.8496
28 .07812 12.8014
29 .07841 12.7536
30 .07870 12.7062
31 .07899 12.6591
32 .07929 12.6124
33 .07958 12.5660
34 .07987 12.5199
35 .08017 12.4742
36 .08046 12.4288
37 .08075 12.3838
38 .08104 12.3390
39 .08134 12.2946
40 .08163 12.2505
41 .08192 12.2067
42 .08221 12.1632
43 .08251 12.1201
44 .08280 12.0772
45 .08309 12.0346
46 .08339 11.9923
47 .08368 11.9504
48 .08397 11.9087
49 .08427 11.8673
50 .08456 11.8262
51 .08485 11.7853
52 .08514 11.7448
53 .08544 11.7045
54 .08573 11.6645
55 .08602 11.6248
56 .08632 11.58&3
57 .08661 11.5461
58 .08690 11.5072
59 .08720 11.4685
60 .08749 11.4301
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I Cotang
~~TI:430f
.08778 11.3919
.08807
.08837
.08866
.08895
.08925
.08954
.08983
.09013
.09042
.09071
.09101
.09130
.09159
.09189
.09218
.09247
.09277
.09306
.09335
.09365
.09394
.09423
.09453
.09482
.09511
.09541
.09570
.09600
.09629
.09658
.09688
.09717
.09746
.09776
.09805
.09834
.09864
.09893
.09923
.09952
.09981
.10011
.10040
.10069
.10099
.10128
.10158
.10187
.10216
.10246
.10275
.10305
.103.34
.10363
.10393
.10422
.10452
.10481
.10fi10
Cotang
11.3540
11.3163
11.2789
11.2417
11.2048
ll.1681
ll.l316
11.0954
11.0594
11.0237
10.9882
10.9529
10.9178
10.8829
10.8483
10.8139
10.7797
10.7457
10.7119
10.6783
10.6450
10.6118
10.5789
10.5462
10.5136
10.4813
10.4491
10.4172
10.3854
10.3538
10.3224
10.2913
10.2602
10.2294
10.1988
10.1683
10.1381
10.1080
10.0780
10.0483
10.0187
9.98931
9.96007
9.93101
9.902ll
9.87338
9.84482
9.81641
9.78817
9.76009
9.73217
9.70441
9.67680
9.64935
9.62205
9.59490
9.56791
9.54106
9.51436
Tang jcotang
-----84
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Tang Cotang
.10510 9.6T436
.10540 9.48781
;~ 9.46141
9.43515
.10628 ~:40904
.10657 9.38307
.10687 9.35724
.10716 9.33155
.10746 9.30599
.10775 9.28058
.10805 9.25530
.10834 9.23016
.10863 9.20516
.10893 9.18028
.10922 9.15554
.10952 9.13093
.10981 9.10646
.llOll 9.08211
.ll040 9.05789
.11070 9.03379
.11099 9.00983
.11128 8.98598
.11158 8.96227
.11187 8.93867
.11217 8.91520
.11246 8.89185
.11276 8.86862
.ll305 8.84551
.11335 8.82252
.11364 8.79964
.11394 8.776!)9
.11423 8.75425
.11452 8.73172
.11482 8.70931
.ll5ll 8.68701
.11541 8.66482
.11570 8.64275
.11600 8.62078
.11629 8.59893
.11659 8.57718
.11688 8.55555
.11718 8.53402
.11747 8.51259
.11777 8:49128
.11806 8.47007
.ll836 8.44896
.11865 8.42795
.11895 8.40705
.11924 8.38625
.11954 8.36555
.11983 8.34496
.12013 8.32446
.12042 8.30406
.12072 8.28376
.12101 8.26355
.12131 8.24345
I .12160 8.22~44
1.12190 8.20352
1.12219 8.1R370
1.12249 8.1(,398
'.12278 8.14435
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.12278 ""8.fi435
.12308 8.12481
.12338 8.10536
.12367 8.08600
.12397 8.06674
.12426 8.04756
.12456 8.02848
.12485 8.00948
.12515 7.99058
.12544 7.97176
.12574 7.95302
.12603 7.93438
.12633 7.91582
.12662 7.89734
.12692 7.87895
.12722 7.86064
.12751 7.84242
.12781 7.82428
.12810 7.80622
.12840 7.78825
.12869 7.77035
.12899 7.75254
.12929 7.73480
.12958 7.71715
.12988 7.69957
.13017 7.68208
.13047 7.66466
.13076 7.64732
.13106 7.63005
.13136 7.61287
.1316517.59575
.13195 7.57872
.13224 7.56176
.13254 7.54487
.13284 I 7.52806
.13313 7.5ll32
.13343 7.49465
.13372 7.47806
.13402 7.46154
.13432 7.44509
.13461 7.42871
.13491 7.41240
.13521 7.39616
.13550 7.37999
.13580 7.36389
.13609 7.34786
.13639 7.33190
.13669 7.31600
.13698 7.30018
.13.728 7.28442
.13758 7.26873
.13787 7.25310
.13817 7.23754
.1:1846 7.22204
.13876 7.20661
.13906 7.19125
.13935 7.17594
.13965 7.16071
.13995 7.14553
.14024 7.13042
.14054 7.11537
T.fng Cotang Ta.'.'!_
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( ) .14054
1 .14084
2 .14113
3 .14143
4 .14173
5 .14202
6 .14232
7 .14262
8 .14291
~ .14321
10 .14351
11 .14381
12 .14410
.14440
.14470
.14499
16 .14529
17 .14559
18 .14588
19 .1~18
20 .1 648
21 ~14678
2,;! .14707
23 .14737
24 .14767
25 ;14796
26 .14826
27 .14856
28 .14886
29 .. 14915
30 .14945
31 .14975
32 .15005
33 .15034
34 .15064
35 .15094
36 .15124
37 .15153
38 .15183
39 .15213
40 .15243
41 .15272
42 .15302
43 .15332
44 .15362
45 .15391
46 .15421
47 .15451
48 .15481
49 .155ll
50 .15540
51 .15570
52 .15600
53 .15630
54 .15660
55 .15689
56 .15719
57 .15749
58 .15779
59 .15809
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Tan11 Co tang
.15838 6.31375
.15868 6.30189
.15898 6.29007
.15928 6.27829
.15958 6.26655
.15988 6.25486
.16017 6.24321
.16047 6.23160
.16077 6.22003
.16107 6.20851
.16137 6.19703
.16167 6.i8559
.16196 6.17419
.16226 Ji.16283
.16256 6.15151
.16286 6.14023
.16316 6.12899
.16346 6.11779
.16376 6.10664
.16405 6.09552
.16435 6.08444
.16465 6.07340
.16495 6.06240
.16525 6.05143
.16555 6.04051
.16585 6.02962
.16615 6.01878
.16645 6.00797
.16674 5.99720
.16704 5.98646
.16734 5.97576
.16764 5.96510
.16794 5.95448
.16824 5.94390
.16854 5.93335
.16884 5.92283
.16914 5.91236
.16944 5.90191
.16974 5.89151
.17004 5.88114
.17033 5.87080
.17063 5.86051
.17093 5.85024
.17123 5.84001
.17153 5.82982 .
.17183 5.81966
.17213 5.80953
.17243 5.79944
.17273 5.78938
.17303 5.77936
.17333 5.76937
.17363 5.75941
.17393 5.74949
.17423 5.73960
.17453 5.72974
.17483 5.71992
.17513 5.71013
.17543 5.70037
.17573 5.69064
.17603 5.68094
~.15838 ~ .17633 5.67128
-----Cotang Tang
Cotang Tang
1:
Cotan(l
7.11537
7.10038
7.08546
7.07059
7.05579
7.04105
7.02637
7.01174
6.99718
6.98268
6.96823
6.95385
6.93952
6.92525
6.91104
6.89688
6.88278
6.86874
6.85475
6.84082
6.82694
6.81312
6.79936
6.78564
6.77199
6.75838
6.74483
6.73133
6.71789
6.70450
6.69116
6.67787
6.66463
6.65144
6.63831
6.62523
6.61219
6.59921
6.58627
6.57339
6.56055
6.54.777
6.53503
6.52234
6.50970
6.49710
6.48456
6.47206
6.45961
6.44720
6.43484
6.42253
6.41026
6.39804
6.38587
6.37374
6.36165
6.34961
6.33761
6.32566
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.17633
.17663
.17693
.17723
.17753
.17783
.17813
.17843
.17873
.17903
.17933
.17963
.17993
.18023
.18053
.18083
.18113
.18143
.18173
.18203
.18233
_.18263
.18293
.18323
.18353
.18384
.18414
.18444
.18474
.18504
.18534
.18564
.18594
.18624
.18654
.18684
.18714
.18745
.18775
.18805
.18835
.18865
.18895
.18925
. 18955
.18986
.19016
.19046
.19076
.19106
.19136
.19166
.19197
.19227
.19257
.19287
.19317
.19347
.19378
.19408
.19438
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Tan(l Cotan11
5.67128 .19438 5.14455 60
5.66165 .19468 5.13658 59
5.65205 .19498 5.12862 58
5.64248 .19529 5.12069 57
5.63295 .19559 5.11279 56
5.62344 .19589 5.10490 55
5.61397 .19619 5.09704 54
5.60452 .19649 5.08921 53
5.59511 .19680 5.08139 52
5.58573 .19710 5.07360 51
6.57638 .19740 5.06584 50
5.56706 .19770 5.05809 49
5.55777 .19801 5.05037 48
5.54851 .19831 5.04267 47
5.53927 .19861 5.03499 46
5.53007 .19891 5.02734 45
5.52090 .19921 5.01971 44
5.51176 .19952 5.01210 43
5.50264 .19982 5.00451 42
5.49356 .20012 4.99695 41
6.48451 .20042 4.98940 40
5.47548 .20073 4.98188 39
5.46648 .20103 4.97438 38
5.45751 .20133 4.96690 37
5.44857 .20164 4.95945 36
5.43966 .20194 4.95201 35
5.43077 .20224 4.94460 34
5.42192 .20254 4.93721
5.41309 .20285 4.92984 33
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.20345
4.91516
5.39552
5.38677 .20376 4.90785 29
5.37805 .20406 4.90056 28
5.36936 .20436 4.89330 27
5.36070 .20466 4.88605 26
5.35206 .20497 4.87882 25 '
5.34345 .20527 4.87162 24'
5.33487 .20557 4.86444 23
5.32631 .20588 4.85727 22
5.31778 .20618 4.85013 21
5.30928 .20648 4.84300 20
5.30080 .20679 4.83590 19
5.29235 .20709 4.82882 18
5.28393 .20739 4.82175 17
5.27553 .20770 4.81471 16
5.26715 .20800 4.80769 15
5.25880 .20830 4.80068 14
5.25048 .20861 4.79370 13
5.24218 .20891 4.78673 12
5.23391 .20921 4.77978 11
5.22566 .20952 4.77286 10
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5.21744 .20982 4.76595
8
5.20925 .21013 4.75906
7
5.20107 .21043 4.75219
6
5.19293 .21073 4.74534
5
5.18480 .21104 4.73851
4
5.17671 .21134 4.73170
3
5.16863 .21164 4.72490
2
5.16058 .21195 4.71813
1
5.15256 .21225 4.7ll37
5.14455 .21256 4.70463
- - - - - - - 0Cotang Tang
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( ) .21256
1 .21286
2 .21316
3 .21347
4 .21377
5 .21408
6 .21438
7 .21469
8 .21499
9 .21529
10 .21560
11 .21590
12 .21621
13 .21651
14 .21682
15 .21712
16 .21743
17 .21773
18 .21804
19 .21834
20 .21864
21 .21895
22 .21925
23 .21956
24 .21986
25 .22017
26 .22047
27 .22078
28 .22108
29 .22139
30 .22169
31 .22200
32 .22231
33 .22261
34 .22292
35 .22322
36 .22353
37 .22383
38 .22414
39 .22444
40 .22475
41 .22505
42 .22536
43 .22567
44 .22597
45 .22628
46 .22658
47 .22689
48 .22719
49 .22750
5o .2278I
51 .22811
52 .22842
53 .22872
54 .22903
55 .22934
56 .22964
57 .22995
58 .23026
59 .2:>056
60 .23087
Co tang
I
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4.70463
4.69791
4.69121
4.68452
4.67786
4.67121
4.66458
4.65797
4.65138
4.64480
4.63825
4.63171
4.62518
4.61868
4.61219
4.60572
4.59927
4.69283
4.58641
4.58001
4.57363
4.66726
4.56091
4.55458
4.54826
4.54196
4.53568
4.52941
4.52316
4.51693
4.51071
4.50451
4.49832
4.49215
4.48600
4.47986
4.47374
4.46764
4.46155
4.45548
4.44942
4.44338
4.43735
4.43134
4.42534
4.41936
4.4I340
4.40745
4.40152
4.39560
4.38969
4.38381
4.37793
4.37207
4.36623
4.36040
4.35459
4.34879
4.34300
4.33723
4.33148
Tang
77
Tang
.23087
.23117
.23148
.23179
.23209
.23240
.23271
.23301
.23332
.23363
.23393
.23424
.23455
.23485
.23516
.23547
.23578
.23608
.23639
.23670
.23700
.23731
.23762
.23793
.23823
.23854
.23885
.23916
.23946
.23977
.24008
.24039
.24069
.24IOO
.2413I
.24162
.24193
.24223
.24254
.24285
.243I6
.24347
.24377
.24408
.24439
.24470
.24501
.24532
.24562
.24593
.24624
.24655
.24686
.247I7
.24747
.24778
.24809
.24840
.24871
.24902
.24933
Cotang
Cotang
4.33148
4.32573
4.32001
4.31430
4.30860
4.30291
4.29724
4.29159
4.28595
4.28032
4.27471
4.26911
4.26352
4.25795
4.25239
4.24685
4.24132
4.23580
4.23030
4.22481
4.21933
4.21387
4.20842
4.20298
4.19756
4.19215
4.18675
4.18137
4.17600
4.17064
4.16530
4.15997
4.15465
4.14934
4.14405
4.I3877
4.13350
4.12825
4.I2301
4.11778
4.11256
4.10736
4.I0216
4.09699
4.09182
4.08666
4.08I52
4.07639
4.07127
4.06616
4.06107
4.05599
4.05092
4.04586
4.0408I
4.03578
4.03076
4.02574
4.02074
4.01576
4.01078
Tang
76
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Tang Cotang
.24933 4.01078
.24964 4.00582
.24995 4.00086
.25026 3.99592
.25056 3.99099
.25087 3.98607
.25118 3.98117
.25149 3.97627
.25180 3.97139
.25211 3.96651
.25242 3.96166
.25273 3.95680
.25304 3.95196
.25335 3.94713
.25366 3.94232
.25397 3.93751
.25428 3.93271
.25459 3.92793
.25490 3.92316
.25521 3.91839
.25552 3.91364
.25683 3.90890
.25614 3.90417
.25645 3.89945
.25676 3.89474
.25707 3.89004
.25738 3.88536
.25769 3.88068
.25800 3.87601
.25831 '3.87136
.25862 3.8667J
.25893 .3.86208
.26924 3.85745
.25955 3.85284
.25986 3.84824
.26017 3.84364
.26048 3.83906
.26079 3.83449
.26110 3.82992
.26141 3.82537
.26172 3.82083
.26203 3.81630
.26235 3.81177
.26266 3.80726
.26297 3.80276
.26328 3.79827
.26359 3.79378
.26390 3.78931
.26421 3.78485
.26452 3.78040
.26483 3.77595
.26515 3.77152
.26546 3.76709
.26577 3.76268
26608 3.75828
.26639 3.75388
.26670 3.74950
.26101 3.74512
.26733 3.74075
.26764 3.73640
.26795 3.73205
Cotan11 Tan11
7~0
Appendix 7
1~0
Tant
.26795
.26826
.26857
.26888
.26920
.26951
.26982
.27013
.27044
.27076
.27107
.27138
.27169
.27201
.27232
.27263
.27294
.27326
.27367
.27388
.27419
.27451
.27482
.27513
.27545
.27576
.27607
.27638
.27670
.27701
.27732
.27764
.27795
.27826
.27858
.27889
.27921
.27952
.27983
.28015
.28046
.28077
.28109
.28140
.281'/2
.28203
.28234
.28266
.28297
.28329
.28360
.28391
.28423
.28454
.28486
.28517
.28549
.28580
.28612
.28643
.28675
Cotan11
Cotang
3.73205
3.72771
3.72338
3.71907
3.71476
3.71046
3.70616
3.70188
3.69761
3.69335
3.68909
3.68485
3.68061
3.67638
3.67217
3.66796
3.66376
3.66957
3.65638
3.65121
3.64706
3.64289
3.63874
3.63461
3.63048
3.62636
3.62224
3.61814
3.61405
3.60996
3.60588
3.60181
3.59775
3.59370
3.58966
3.58562
3.58160
3.57768
3.57357
3.56957
3.56557
3.56159
3.55761
3.55364
3.54968
3.54573
3.54179
3.53785
3.53393
3.53001
3.52609
3.62219
3.51829
3.51441
3.51053
3.50666
3.50279
3.49894
3.49509
3.49I25
3.48741
Tan11
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58
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17
16
Tang
.28675
.28706
.28738
.28769
.28800
.28832
.28864
.28895
.28927
.28958
.28990
.29021
.29053
.29084
.29116
.29147
.29179
.29210
.29242
.29274
.29305
.;19337
.29368
.29400
.29432
.29463
.29495
.29526
.29558
.29590
.29621
.29653
.29685
.29716
.29748
.29780
.29811
.29843
.29875
.29906
.29938
.29970
.30001
.30033
.30065
.30097
.30128
.30160
.30192
.30224
.30255
.30187
.30319
.30351
.303ll2
.30414
.30446
.30478
.30509
.30541
.30573
Cotang
Cotang
3.4874f
3.48359
3.4?977
3.47596
3.472I6
3.46837
3.46458
3.46080
3.45703
3.45327
3.44951
3.44576
3.44202
3.43829
3.43456
3.43084
3.42713
3.42343
3.41973
3.41604
3.41236
3.40869
3.40502
3.40136
3.3977I
3.39406
3.39042
3.38679
3.38317
3.37955
3.37594
3.37234
3.36875
3.36516
3.36158
3.35800
3.35443
3.35087
3.34732
3.34377
3.34023
3.33670
3.33317
3.32965
3.32614
3.32264
3.31914
3.31565
3.31216
3.30868
3.30521
3.30174
3.29829
3.29483
3.29139
3.28795
3.28452
3.28109
3.27767
3.27426
3.27085
Tang
73
Tang
-:30573
.30605
.30637
.30669
.30700
.30732
.30764
.30796
.30828
.30860
.30891
.30923
.30955
.30987
.310I9
.31051
.31083
.31115
.31147
.31178
.31210
.31242
.31274
.31306
.3I338
.31370
.31402
.31434
.31466
.31498
.31530
.31562
.31594
.31626
.31658
.31690
.31722
.31754
.31786
.31818
.3I850
.31882
.31914
.31946
.31978
.32010
.32042
.32074
.32106
.32139
.32171
.32203
.32235
.32267
.32299
.32331
.32363
.32396
.32428
.32460
.32492
Cotaq
18"
353
19
Cotang Tang Cotang

3.27085 .32492 3.07768 ~
.34433
3.26745 .32524 3.07464 .34465
3.26406 .32556 3.07160 .34498
3.26067 .32588 3.06857 .34530
3.25729 .32621 3.06554 .34563
3.25392 .32653 3.06252 .34596
3.25055 .32685 3.05950 .34628
3.24719 .32717 3.05649 .34661
3.24383 .32749 3.05349 .34693
3.24049 .32782 3.05049 .34726
3.23714 .32814 3.04749 .34758
3.23381 .32846 3.04450 .34791
3.23048 .32878 3.04152 .34824
3.22715 .32911 3.03854 .34856
-~.22384
.32943 3.03556 .34889
3.22053 .32975 3.03260 .34922
3.21722 .33007 3.02963 .34954
3.2I392 .33040 3.02667 .34987
3.21063 .33072 3.02372 .35020
3.20734 .33104 3.02077 .35052
3.20406 .33136 3.01783 .35085
3.20079 .33169 3.01489 .35118
3.19752 .33201 3.01196 .35150
3.19426 .33233 3.00903 .35183
3.19100 .33266 3.00611 .35216
3.18775 .33298 3.00319 .35248
3.18451 .33330 3.00028 .35281
3.18127 .33363 2.99738 .35314
3.17804 .33395 2.99447 .35346
3.17481 .33427 2.99158 .35379
3.17159 .33460 2.98868 .35412
3.16838 .33492 2.98580 .35445
3.16517 .33524 2.98292 .35477
3.16197 .33557 2.98004 .35510
3.15877 .33589 2.97717 .35543
3.15558 .33621 2.97430 .35576
3.15240 .33654 2.97144 .35608
3.14922 .33686 2.96858 .35641
3.14605 .33718 2.96573 .35674
3.14288 .33751 2.96288 .35707
3.13972 .33783 2.96004 .35740
3.13656 .33816 2.95721 .35772
3.13341 .33848 2.95437 .35805
3.13027 .33881 2.95155 .35838
3.12713 .33913 2.94872 .35871
3.12400 .33945 2.94591 .35904
3.12087 .33978 2.94309 .35937
3.11775 .34010 2.94028 .36969
3.11464 .34043 2.93748 .36002
3.11153 .34075 2.93468 .36035
3.10842 .34108 2.93189 .36068
3.10532 .34140 2.92910 .36101
3.10223 .34173 2.92632 .36134
3.09914 .34205 2.92354 .36I67
3.09606 .34238 2.92076 .36199
3.09298 .34270 2.91799 .36232
3.08991 .34303 2.91523 .36265
3.08685 .34335 2.91246 .36298
3.08379 .34368 2.90971 .36331
3.08073 .34400 2.90696 .36364
3.07768 .34433 2.90421 .36397
Taq
Cotang Tan11
Cotan11
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7!0
Cotang
2.90421
2.90147
2.89873
2.89600
2.89327
2.89055
2.88783
2.88511
2.88240
2.87970
2.87700
2.87430
2.87161
2.86892
2.86624
2.86356
2.86089
2.85822
2.85555
2.85289
2.85023
2.84758
2.84494
2.84229
2.83965
2.83702
2.83439
2.83176
2.82914
2.82653
2.8239I
2.82130
2.81870
2.81610
2.81350
2.81091
2.80833
2.80574
2.80316
2.80059
2.79802
2.79545
2.79289
2.79033
2.78778
2.78523
2.78269
2.78014
2.77761
2.77507
2.77254
2.77002
2.76750
2.76498
2.76247
2.75996
2.75746
2.75496
2.75246
2.74997
2.74748
Tang
70"
60
59
58
57
56
55
54
53
52
51
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49
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47
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Appendix 7

I
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Tang
.36397
.36430
.36463
.36496
.36529
.36562
.36595
.36628
.36661
.36694
.36727
.36760
.36793
.36826
.36859
.36892
.36925
.36958
.36991
.37024
.37057
.37090
.37123
.37157
.37190
.37223
.37256
.37289
.37322
.37355
.37388
.37422
.37455
.37488
.37521
.37554
.37588
.37621
.37654
.37687
.37720
.37754
.37787
.37820
.37853
.37887
.37920
.37953
.37986
.38020
.38053
.38086
.38120
.38153
.38186
.38220
.38253
.38286
.38320
.38353
.38386
Cotang
21
Cotang Tang Co tang

2.74748 ~ 2.60509
2.74499 .38420 2.60283
2.74251 .38453 2.60057
2.74004 .38487 2.59831
2.73756 .38520 2.59606
2.73509 .38553 2.59381
2.73263 .38587 2.59156
2.73017 .38620 2.58932
2.72771 .38654 2.58708
2.72526 .38687 2.58484
2.72281 .38721 2.58261
2.72036 .38754 2.58038
2.71792 .38787 2.57815
2.71548 .38821 2.57593
2.71305 .38854 2.57371
2.71062 .38888 2.57150
2.70819 .38921 2.56928
2.70577 .38955 2.56707
2.70335 .38988 2.56487
2.70094 .39022 2.56266
2.69853 .39055 2.56046
2.69612 .39089 2.55827
2.69371 .39122 2.55608
2.69131 .39156 2.55389
2.68892 .39190 2.55170
2.68653 .39223 2.54952
2.68414 .39257 2.54734
2.68175 .39290 2.54516
2.67937 .39324 2.54299
2.67700 .39357 2.54082
2.67462 .39391 2.53865
2.67225 .39425 2.53648
2.66989 .39458 2.53432
2.66752 .39492 2.53217
2.66516 .39526 2.53001
2.66281 .39559 2.52786
2.66046 .39593 2.52571
2.65811 .39626 2,52357
2.65576 .39660 2.52142
2.65342 .39694 2.51929
2.65109 .39727 2.51715
2.64875 .39761 2.51502
2.64642 .39795 2.51289
2.64410 .39829 2.51076
2.64177 .39862 2.50864
2.63945 .39896 2.50652
2.63714 .39930 2.50440
2.63483 .39963 2.50229
2.63252 .39997 2.50018
2.63021 .40031 2.49807
2.62791 .40065 2.49597
2.62561 .40098 2.49386
2.62332 .40132 2.49177
2.62103 .40166 2.48967
2.61874 .40200 2.48758
2.61646 .40234 2.48549
2.61418 .40267 2.48340
2.61190 .40301 2.48132
2.60963 .40335 2.47924
2.60736 .40369 2.47716
2.60509
~ 2.47509
Tang Cotang Tang
69
68
22
Tang
.40403
.40436
.40470
.40504
.40538
.40572
.40606
.40640
.40674
.40707
.40741
.40775
.40809
.40843
.40877
.40911
.40945
.40979
.41013
.41047
.41081
.41115
.41149
.41183
.412-17
.41251
.41285
.41319
.4~353
.41387
.41421
.41455
.41490
.41524
.41558
.41592
.41626
.41660
.41694
.41728
.41763
.41797
:41831
.41865
.41899
.41933
.41968
.42002
.42036
.42070
.42105
.42139
.42173
.42207
.42242
.42276
.42310
.42345
.42379
.42413
Cotang
Co tang
2.47509
2.47302
2.47095
2.46888
2.46682
2.46476
2.46270
2.45065
2.45860
2.45655
2.45451
2.45246
2.45043
2.44839
2.44636
2.44433
2.44230
2.44027
2.43825
2.43623
2.43422
2.43220
2.43019
2.42819
2.42618
2.42418
2.42218
2.42019
2.41819
2.41620
2.41421
2.41223
2.41025
2.40827
2.40629
2.40432
2.40235
2.40038
2.39841
2.39645
2.39449
2.39253
2.39058
2.38863
2.38668
2.38473
2.38279
2.38084
2.37891
2,37697
2.37504
2.37311
2.37ll8
2.36925
2.36733
2.36541
2.36349
2.36158
2.35967
2.35776
2.35585
Tang
67
23
~
.42447
.42482
.42516
.42551
.42585
.42619
.42654
.42688
.42722
.42757
.42791
.42826
.42860
.42894
.42929
.42963
.42998
.43032
.43067
.43101
.43136
.43170
.43205
.43239
.43274
.43308
.43343
.43378
.43412
.43447
.43481
.43516
.43550
.43585
.43620
.43654
.43689
.43724
.43758
.43793
.43828
.43862
.43897
.43932
.43966
.44001
.44036
.44071
.44105
.44140
.44175
.44210
.44244
.44279
.44314
.44349
.44384
.44418
.44453
.44488
~
Cotang
Cotang
2.35585
2.35395
2.35205
2.35015
2.34825
2.34636
2.34447
2.34258
2.34069
2.33881
2.33693
2.33505
2.33317
2.33130
2.32943
2.32756
2.32570
2.32383
2.32197
2.32012
2.31826
2.31641
2.31456
2.31271
2.31086
2.30902
2.30718
2.30534
2.30351
2.30167
2.29984
2.29801
2.29619
2.29437
2.29254
2.29073
2.28891
2.28710
2.28528
2.28348
2.28167
2.27987
2.27806
2.27626
2.27447
2.27267
2.27088
2.26909
2.26730
2.26552
2.26374
2.26196
2.26018
2.25840
2.25663
2.25486
2.25309
2.25132
2.24956
2.24780
2.24604
Tang
66
----o1
60
59
58
57
56
55
54
53
52
51
50
49
48
47
46
45
44
43
42
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9
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21
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27
28
29
30
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36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
45
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
I
24
Tang Cotang
.44523 2.24604
.44558 2.24428
.44593 2.24252
.44627 2.24077
.44662 2.23902
.44697 2.23727
.44732 2 .23553
.44767 2.23378
.44802 2.23204
.44837 2.23030
.44872 2.22857
.44907 2.22683
.44942 2.22510
.44977 2.22337
.45012 2.22164
.45047 2.21992
.45082 2.21819
.45117 2.21647
.45152 2.21475
.45187 2.21304
.45222 2.21132
.45257 2.20961
.45292 2.20790
.45327 2.20619
.45362 2.20449
.45397 2.20278
.45432 2.20108
.45467 2.19938
.45502 2.19769
.45538 2.19599
.45573 2.19430
.45608 2.19261
.45643 2.19092
.45678 2.18923
.45713 2.18755
.45748. 2.18587
.45784 2.18419
.45819 2.18251
.45854 2.18084
.4581l'9 2.17916
.45924 2.17749
.45960 2.17582
.45995 2.17416
.46030 2.17249
.46065 2.17083
.46101 2.16917
.46136 2.16751
.46171 2.16585
.45206 2.16420
.45242 2.16255
.45277 2.16090
.46312 2.15925
.46348 2.15760
.45383 2.15596
.46418 2.15432
.46454 2.15268
.45489 2.15104
.46525 2.14940
.46560 2.14777
.46595 2.14614
.46631 2.14451
-----Cotang
Tang
65
25
Tang
Cotang
A663f 2.14451
.46666 2.14288
.46702 2.14125
.46737 2.13963
.46772 2.13801
.46808 2.13639
.46843 2.13477
.46879 2.13316
.46914 2.13154
.46950 2.12993
.45985 2.12832
.47021 2.12671
.47056 2.12511
.47092 2.12350
.'47128 2.12190
.47163 2.12030
.47199 2.11871
.47234 2.11711
.47270 2.11552
.47305 2.11392
.47341 2.11233
.47377 2.11075
.47412 2.10916
.47448 2.10758
.47483 2.10600
.47519 2.10442
.47555 2.10284
.47590 2.10126
.47626 2.09969
.47662 2.09811
.47698 2.09654
.47733 2.09498
.47769 2.09341
.47805 2.09184
.47840 2.09028
.47876 2.08872
.47912 2.08716
.47948 2.08560
.47984 2.08405
.48019 2.08250
.48055 2.08094
.48091 2.07939
.48127 2.07785
.48163 2.07630
.48198 2.07476
.48234 2.07321
.48270 2.07167
.48306 2.07014
.48342 2.06860
.48378 2.06706
.48414 2.06553
.48450 2.06400
.48486 2.06247
.48521 2.06094
.48557 2.05942
.48593 2.05790
.48629 2.05637
.48665 2.05485
.48701 2.05333
.48737 2.05182
.48773 2.05030
----Cotang Tang
64
355
26
Tang
.48773
.48809
.48845
.48881
.48917
.48953
.48989
.49026
.49062
.49098
.49134
.49170
.49206
.49242
.49278
.49315
.49351
.49387
.49423
.49459
.49495
.49532
.49568
.49604
.49640
.49677
.49713
.49749
.49786
.49822
.49858
.49894
.49931
.49967
.50004
.50040
.60076
.50113
.50149
.50185
.50222
.50258
.50295
.50331
.50368
.50404
.50441
.50477
.50514
.50550
.50587
.50623
.50660
.50696
.50733
.50769
.50806
.50843
.50879
.50916
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Cotang
2.05030
2.04879
2.04728
2.04577
2.04426
2.04276
2.04125
2.03975
2.03825
2.03675
2.03526
2.03376
2.03227
2.03078
2.02929
2.02780
2.02631
2.02483
2.02335
2.02187
2.02039
2.01891
2.01743
2.01596
2.01449
2.01302
2.01155
2.01008
2.00862
2.00715
2.00569
2.00423
2.00277
2.00131
1.99986
1.99841
1.99695
1.99550
1.99406
1.99261
1.99116
1.98972
1.98828
1.98684
1.98540
1.98396
1.98253
1.98110
1.97966
1.97823
1.97681
1.97538
1.97395
1.97253
1.97111
1.96969
1.96827
1.96685
1.96544
1.96402
1.96261
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1.50953 1.96261
.50989 1.96120
.51026 1.95979
.51063 1.95838
.51099 1.95698
.51136 1.95557
.51173 1.95417
.51209 1.95277
.51246 1.95137
.51283 1.94997
.51319 1.94858
.51356 1.94718
.51393 1.94579
.51430 1.94440
.51467 1.94301
.51503 1.94162
.51540 1.94023
.51577 1.93885
.51614 1.93746
.51651 1.93608
.51688 1.93470
.51724 1.93332
.51761 1.93195
.51798 1.93057
.51835 1.92920
.51872 1.92782
.51909 1.92645
.51946 1.92508
.51983 1.92371
.52020 1.92235
.52057 1.92098
.52094 1.91962
.52131 1.91826
.52168 1.91690
.52205 1.91554
.52242 1.91418
.52279 1.91282
.52316 1.91147
.52353 1.91012
.52390 1.90876
.52427 1.90741
.52454 1.90607
.52501 1.90472
.52538 1.90337
.52575 1.90203
.52613 1.90069
.52650 1.89935
.52687 1.89801
.52724 1.89667
.52761 1.89533
.52798 1.89400
.52836 1.89266
.52873 1.89133
.52910 1.89000
.52947 1.88867
.52985 1.88734
.53022 1.88602
.53059 1.88469
.53096 1.88337
.53134 1.88205
.53171 1.88073
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-:53i7l 1.88073
.53208 1.87941
.53246 1.87809
.53283 1.87677
.53320 1.87546
.53358 1.87415
.53395 1.87283
.53432 1.87152
.53470 1.87021
.53507 1.86891
.53545 1.86760
.53582 1.86630
.53620 1.86499
.53657 1.86369
.53694 1.86239
.53732 1.86109
.53769 1.85979
.53807 1.85850
.53844 1.85720
.53882 1.85591
.53920 1.85462
.53957 1.85333
.53995 1.85204
.54032 1.85075
.54070 1.84946
.54107 1.84818
.54145 1.84689
.54183 1.84561
.54220 1.84433
.54258 1.84305
.54296 1.84177
.54333 1.84049
.54371 1.83922
.54409 1.83794
.54446 1.83667
.54484 1.83540
.54522 1.83413
.54560 1.83286
.54597 1.83159
.54635 1.83033
.54673 1.82906
.547ll 1.82780
.54748 1.82654
.54786 1.82528
.54824 1.82402
.54862 1.82276
.54900 1.82150
.54938 1.82025
.54975 1.81899
.55013 1.81774
.55051 1.81649
.55089 1.81524
.55127 1.81399
.55165 1.81274
.55203 l.8ll50
.55241 1.81025
.55279 1.80901
.55317 1.80777
.55355 1.80653
.55393 1.80529
.55431 1.80405
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Co tang
1.80405
.55469 1.80281
.55507 1.80158
.55545 1.80034
.55583 l.799ll
.55621 1.79788
.55659 1.79665
.55697 1.79542
.55736 1.79419
.55774 1.79296
.55812 1.79174
.55850 1.79051
.55888 1.78929
.55926 1.78807
.55964 1.78685
.56003 1.78563
.56041 1.78441
.56079 1.78319
.56ll7 1.78198
.56156 1.78077
.56194 1.77955
.56232 1.77834
.56270 1.77713
.56309 1.77592
.56347 1.77471
.56385 1.77351
.56424 1.77230
.56462 1.77110
.56501 1.76990
.56539 1.76869
.56577 1.76749
.56616 1.76629
.56654 1.76510
.56693 1.76390
.56731 1.76271
.56769 1.76151
.56808 1.76032
.56846 1.75913
.56885 1.75794
.56923 1.75675
.56962 1.75556
.57000 1.75437
.57039 1.75319
.57078 1.75200
.57ll6 1.75082
.57155 1.74964
.57193 1.74846
.57232 1.74728
.57271 1.74610
.57309 1.74492
.57348 1.74375
.57386 1.74257
.57425 1.74140
.57464 1.74022
.57503 1.73905
.57541 1.73788
.57580 1.73671
.57619 1.73555
.57657 1.73438
.57696 1.73321
.57735 1.73205
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.57813
.57851
.57890
.57929
.57968
.58007
.58046
.58085
.58124
.58162
.58201
.58240
.58279
.58318
.58357
.58396
.58435
.58474
.58513
.58552
.58591
.58631
.586&0
.587 9
.58748
.58787
.58826
.58865
.58905
.58944
.58983
.59022
.59061
.59101
.59140
.59179
.59218
.59258
.59297
.59336
.59376
.59415
.59454
.59494
.59533
.59573
.59.12
.59651
.59691
.59730
.59770
.59809
.59849
.59888
.59928
.59967
.60007
.60046
.60086
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1.72973
1.72857
1.72741
1.72625
1.72509
1.72393
1.72278
1.72163
1.72047
1.71932
1.71817
1.71702
1.71588
1.71473
1.71358
1.71244
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1.71015
1.70901
1.70787
1.70673
1.70560
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1.70219
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1.69879
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1.69541
1.69428
1.69316
1.69203
1.69091
1.6'8979
1.68866
1.68754
1.68643
1.68531
1.68419
1.68308
1.68196
1.68085
1.67974
1.67863
1.67752
1.67641
1.67530
1.67419
1.67309
1.67198
1.67088
1.66978
1.66867
1.66757
1.66647
1.66538
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.60086 1:66428 60
.60126 1.66318 59
.60165 1.66209 58
.60205 1.66099 57
.60245 1.65990 56
.60284 1.65881 55
.60324 1.65772 54
.60364 1.65663 53
.60403 1.65554 52
.60443 1.65445 51
.60483 1.65337 50
.60522 1.65228 49
.60562 1.65120 48
.60602 l.650ll 47
.60642 1.64903 46
.60681 1.64795 45
.60721 1.64687 44
.60761 1.64579 43
.60801 1.64471 42
.60841 1.64363 41
.60881 1.64256 40
.60921 1.64148 39
.60960 1.64041 38
.61000 1.63934 37
.61040 1.63826 36
.61080 1.63719 35
.6ll20 1.63612 34
.6ll60 1.63505 33
.61200 1.63398 32
.61240 1.63292 31
.61280 1.63185 30
.61320 1.63079 29
.61360 1.62972 28
.61400 1.62866 27
.61440 1.62760 26
.61480 1.62654 25
.61520 1.62548 24
.61561 1.62442 23
.61601 1.62336 22 I
.61641 1.62230 21 I
.61681 1.62125 20
.61721 1.62019 19
.61761 1.61914 18
.61801 1.61808 17
.61842 1.61703 16
.61882 1.61598 15
.61922 1.61493 14
.61962 1.61388 l3
.62003 1.61283 12
.62043 l.6ll79 II
.62083 1.61074 10
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.62487 1.60033
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.62487 1.60033 1.64941 1.53986
.62527 1.59930 .64982 1.53888
.62568 1.59826 .65024 1.53791
.62608 1.59723 .65065 1.53693
.62649 1.59620 .65106" 1.53595
.62689 1.69517 .65148 1.53497
.62730 1.59414 .65189 1.53400
.62770 1.59311 .65231 1.53302
.62811 1.59208 .65272 1.53206
.62852 1.59105 .65314 1.53107
.62892 1.59002 .65355 1.63010
.62933 1.58900 .65397 1.52913
.62973 1.58797 .65438 1.52816
.63014 1.58695 .654~ 1.52719
.63055 1.58593 .6562 1.52622
.63095 1.58490 .66563 1.52625
.63136 1.58388 .65604 1.52429
.63177 1.58286 .65646 1.52332
.63217 1.68184 .65688 1.52235
.63258 1.58083 .65729 1.52139
.63299 1.57981 .66771 1.52043
.63340 1.57879 .66813 1.61946
.63380 1.57778 .65854 1.51860
.63421 1.57676 .65896 1.61754
.63462 1.57675 .66938 1.51658
.63503 1.57474 .65980 1.51562
.63544 1.67372 .66021 1.51466
.63584 1.57271 .66063 1.51370
.63625 1.67170 .66105 1.61275
.63666 1.67069 .66147 1.51179
.63707 1.56969 .66189 1.51084
.63748 1.55868 .66230 1.50988
.63789' 1.56767 .66272 1.50893
.63830 1.66667 .66314 1.50797
.63871 1.56566 .66356 1.50702
.63912 1.56466 .66398 1.50607
.63953 1.56366 .66440 1.50512
.63994 1.56265 .66482 1.60417
.64035 1.56165 .66524 1.50322
.64076 1.66065 .66566 1.50228
.64117 1.55966 .66608 1.50133
.64158 1.55866 .66650 1.60038
.64199 1.55766 .66692 1.49944
.64240 1.55666 .66734 1.49849
.64281 1.55567 .66776 1.49755
.64322 1.65467 .66818 1.49661
.64363 1.65368 .66860 1.49566
.64404 1.55269 .66902 1.49472
.64446 1.55170 .66944 1.49378
.64487 1.55071 .66986 1.49284
.64528 1.54972 .67028 1.49190
.64669 1.64873 .67071 1.49097
.64610 1.54774 .67113 1.49003
.64652 1.54675 .67155 1.48909
.64693 1.54576 .67197 1.48816
.64734 1.64478 .67239 1.48722
.64775 1.64379 .67282 1.48629
.64817 1.54281 .67324 1.48536
.64858 1.64183 .67366 1.48442
.64899 1.54086 .67409 1.48349
.64941 1.53986 .67451 1.48256
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.70064 1.42726 59
.70107 1.42638 58
.70151 1.42550 57
.70194 1.42462 56
.70238 1.42374 56
.70281 1.42286 54
.70325 1.42198 53
.70368 1.42110 52
.70412 1.4202.2 51
.70455 1.41934 50
.70499 1.41847 49
.70542 1.41759 48
.70586 1.41672 47
.70629 1.41584 46
.70673 1.41497 46
.70717 1.41409 44
.70760 1.41322 43
.70804 1.41235 42
.70848 1.41148 41
.70891 1.41061 40
.70935 1.40974 39
.70979 1.40887 38
.71023 1.40800 37
.71066 1.40714 36
.71110 1.40627 36
.71154 1.40540 34
.71198 1.40454 33
.71242 1.40367 32
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1.45229 .71461 1.39936 27
1.45139 .71505 1.39850 26
1.45049 .71549 1.39764 25
1.44958 .71593 1.39679 24
1.44868 .71637 1.39593 23
1.44778 .71681 1.39507 22
1.44688 .71725 1.39421 21
1.44598 .71769 1.39336 20
1.44508 .71813 1.39250 19
1.44418 .71857 1.39166 18
1.44329 .71901 1.39079 17
1.44239 .71946 1.38994 16
1.44149 .71990 1.38909 15
1.44060 .72034 1.38824 14
1.43970 .72078 1.38738 13
1.43881 .72122 1.38663 12
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.67493
.67536
.67578
.67620
.67663
.67705
.67748
.67790
.67832
.67875
.67917
.67960
.68002
.68045
.68088
.68130
.68173
.68215
.68258
.68301
.68343
.68386
.68429
.68471
.68514
.68567
.68600
.68642
.68686
.68728
.68771
.68814
.68857
.68900
.68942
.68986
.69028
.69071
.69114
.69157
.69200
.69243
.69286
.69329
.69372
.69416
.69459
.69502
.69545
.69688
.69631
.69675
.69718
.69761
.69804
.69847
.69891
.69934
.69977
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1.48163
1.48070
1.47977
1.47885
1.47792
1.47699
1.47607
1.47514
1.47422
1.47330
1.47238
1.47146
1.47053
1.46962
1.46870
1.46778
1.46686
1.46595
1.46503
1.46411
1.46320
1.46229
1.46137
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.72699
.72743
.72788
.72832
.72877
.72921
.72966
.73010
.73055
.73100
.73144
.73189
.73234
.73278
.73323
.73368
.73413
.73457
.73502
.73547
.73592
.73637
.73681
.73726
.73771
.73816
.73861
.73906
.73951
.73996
.74041
.74086
.74131
.74176
.74221
.74267
.74312
.74357
.74402
.74447
.74492
.74538
.74583
.74628
.74674
.74719
.74764
.74810
.74855
.74900
.74946
.74991
.75037
.75082
.75128
.75173
.75219
.75264
.75310
.75355
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1.37638
1.37554
1.37470
1.37386
1.37302
1.37218
1.37134
1.37050
1.36967
1.36883
1.36800
1.36716
1.36633
1.36549
1.36466
1.36383
1.36300
1.36217
1.36134
1.36051
1.35968
1.35885
1.35802
1.35719
1.35637
1.35554
1.35472
1.35389
1.35307
1.35224
1.35142
1.35060
1.34978
1.34896
1.34814
1.34732
1.34650
1.34568
1.34487
1.34405
1.34323
1.34242
1.34160
1.34079
1.33998
1.33916
1.33835
1.33754
1.33673
1.33592
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1.33349
1.33268
1.33187
1.33107
1.33026
1.32946
1.32865
1.32785
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.75401
.75447
.75492
.75538
.75584
.75629
.75675
.75721
.75767
.75812
.75858
.75904
.75950
.75996
.76042
.76088
.76134
.76180
.76226
.76272
.76318
.76364
.76410
.76456
.76502
.76548
.76594
.76640
.76686
.76733
.76779
.76825
.76871
.76918
.76964
.77010
.77057
.77103
.77149
.77196
.77242
.77289
.77335
.77382
.77428
.77475
.77521
.77568
.77615
.77661
.77708
.77754
.77801
.77848
.77895
.77941
.77988
.78035
.78082
.78129
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Cotang
1.32704
1.32624
1.32544
1.32464
1.32384
1.32304
1.32224
1.32144
1.32064
1.31984
1.31904
1.31825
1.31745
1.31666
1.31586
1.31507
1.31427
1.31348
1.31269
1.3ll90
l.3lll0
1.31031
1.30952
1.30873
1.30795
1.30716
1.30637
1.30558
1.30480
1.30401
1.30323
1.30244
1.30166
1.30087
1.30009
1.29931
1.29853
1.29775
1.29696
1.29618
1.29541
1.29463
1.29385
1.29307
1.29229
1.29152
1.29074
1.28997
1.28919
1.28842
1.28764
1.28687
1.28610
1.28533
1.28456
1.28379
1.28302
1.28225
1.28148
1.28071
1.27994
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.78175
.78222
.78269
.78316
.78363
.78410
.78457
.78504
.78551
.78598
.78645
.78692
.78739
.78786
.78834
.78881
.78928
.78975
.79022
.79070
.79ll7
.79164
.79212
.79259
.79306
.79354
.79401
.79449
.79496
.79544
.79591
.79639
.79686
.79734
.79781
.79829
.79877
.79924
.79972
.80020
.80067
.80ll5
.80163
.802ll
.80258
.80306
.8\).354
.80402
.80450
.80498
.80546
.80594
.80642
.80690
.80738
.80786
.80834
.80882
.80930
.80978
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Cotang
1.27994
1.27917
1.27841
1.27764
1.27688
l.276ll
1.27535
1.27458
1.27382
1.27306
1.27230
1.27153
1.27077
1.27001
1.26925
1.26849
1.26774
1.26698
1.26622
1.26546
1.26471
1.26395
1.26319
1.26244
1.26169
1.26093
1.26018
1.25943
1.25867
1.25792
1.25717
1.25642
1.25567
1.25492
1.25417
1.25343
1.25268
1.25193
1.25ll8
1.25044
1.24969
1.24895
1.24820
1.24746
1.24672
1.24597
1.24523
1.24449
1.24375
1.24301
1.24227
1.24153
1.24079
1.24005
1.23931
1.23858
1.23784
1.23710
1.23637
1.23563
1.23490
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Appendix 7

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Tang
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.80978
.81027
.81075
.8ll23
.8ll7l
.81220
.81268
.81316
.81364
.81413
.81461
.81510
.81558
.81606
.81655
.81703
.81752
.81800
.81849
.81898
.81946
.81995
.82044
.82092
.82141
.82190
.82238
.82287
.82336
.82385
.82434
.82483
.82531
.82580
.82629
.82678
.82727
.82776
.82825
.82874
.82923
.82972
.83022
.83071
.83120
.83169
.83218
.83268
.83317
.83366
.83415
.83465
.83514
.83564
.83613
.83662
.83712
.83761
.838ll
.83860
.83910
Cotang
Cotang
1.23490
1.23416
1.23343
1.23270
1.23196
1.23123
1.23050
1.22977
1.22904
1.22831
1.22758
1.22685
1.22612
1.22539
1.22467
1.22394
1.22321
1.22249
1.22176
1.22104
1.22031
1.21959
1.21886
1.21814
1.21742
1.21670
1.21598
1.21526
1.21454
1.21382
1.21310
1.21238
l.2ll66
1.21094
1.21023
1.20951
1.20879
1.20808
1.20736
1.20665
1.20593
1.20522
1.20451
1.20379
1.20308
1.20237
1.20166
1.20095
1.20024
l.l9953
l.l9882
1.19811
1.19740
1.19669
1.19599
l.l9528
1.19457
1.19387
1.19316
1.19246
1.19175
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.83910
.83960
.84009
.84059
.84108
.84158
.84208
.84258
.84307
.84357
.84407
.84457
.84507
.84556
.84606
.84656
.84706
.84756
.84806
.84856
.84906
.84956
.85006
.85057
.85107
.85157
.85207
.85257
.85308
.85358
.85408
.85458
.85509
.85559
.85609
.85660
.85710
.85761
.858ll
.85862
.85912
.85963
.. 86014
.86064
.86ll5
.86166
.86216
.86267
.86318
.86368
.86419
.86470
.86521
.86572
.86623
.86674
.86725
.86776
.86827
.86878
.86929
Cotang
Cotang
1.19175
1.19105
1.19035
1.18964
1.18894
l.l8824
1.18754
1.18684
1.18614
I.l8544
1.18474
1.18404
I.l8334
I.l8264
I.l8194
I.l8125
I.l8055
l.l7986
I.l7916
l.l7846
1.17777
1.17708
1.17638
1.17569
1.17500
1.17430
1.17361
1.17292
1.17223
l.l7154
1.17085
1.17016
1.16947
l.l6878
116809
1.16741
l.l6672
1.16603
1.16535
1.16466
1.16398
1.16329
l.l6261
1.16192
1.16124
1.16056
1.15987
l.l5919
l.l5851
I.l5783
1.15715
1.15647
1.15579
l.l55ll
1.15443
l.l5375
1.15308
1.15240
1.15172
1.15104
1.15037
Tang
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Tang Cotang Tang Cotang

.86929 1.15037 I .90040 l.ll061
.86980 1.14969 .90093 1.10996
.87031 1.14902 .90146 1.10931
.87082 1.14834 .90199 1.10867
.87133 1.14767 .90251 I.l0802
.87184 1.14699 .90304 1.10737
.87236 l.l4632 .90357 1.10672
.87287 I.l4565 .90410 1.10607
.87338 1.14498 .90463 l.l0543
.87389 I.l4430 .90516 1.10478
.87441 1.14363 .90569 1.10414
.87492 1.14296 .90621 1.10349
.87543 1.14229 .90674 1.10285
.8'4595 I.l4162 .90727 1.10220
.87@46 1.14095 .90781 l.l0156
.87698 1.14028 .90834 l.l0091
.87749 1.13961 .90887 1.10027
.87801 1.13894 .90940 1.09963
.87852 1.13828 .90993 1.09899
.87904 1.13761 .91046 1.09834
.87955 1.13694 .91099 1.09770
.88007 1.13627 .9ll53 1.09706
.88059 1.13561 .91206 1.09642
.88ll0 1.13494 .91259 1.09578
.88162 1.13428 .91313 1.09514
.88214 1.13361 .91366 1.09450
.88265 1.13295 .91419 1.09386
.88317 l.l3228 .91473 1.09322
.88369 1.13162 .91526 1.09258
.88421 I.l3096 .91580 1.09195
.88473 1.13029 .91633 1.09131
.88524 l.l2963 .91687 1.09067
.88576 1.12897 .91740 1.09003
.88628 1.12831 .91794 1.08940
.88680 1.12765 .9{847 1.08876
.88732 1.12699 .9 901 1.08813
.88784 1.12633 .91955 1.08749
.88836 1.12567 .92008 1.08686
.88888 1.12501 .92062 1.08622
.88940 1.12435 .92ll6 1.08559
.88992 1.12369 .92170 1.08496
.89045 l.l2303 .92224 1.08432
.89097 l.l2238 .92277 1.08369
.89149 l.l2172 .92331 1.08306
.89201 l.l2106 .92385 1.08243
.89253 l.l2041 .92439 1.08179
.89306 l.ll975 .92493 1.08ll6
.89358 l.ll909 .92547 1.08053
.89410 l.ll844 .92601 1.07990
.89463 l.l1778 .92655 1.07927
.89515 1.11713 .92709 1.07864
.89567 l.ll648 .92763 1.07801
.89620 1.11582 .92817 1.07738
.89672 1.11517 .92872 1.07676
.89725 l.ll452 .92926 1.07613
.89777 1.ll387 .92980 1.07550
.89830 l.ll321 .93034 1.07487
.89883 l.ll256 .93088 1.07425
.89935 l.ll191 .93143 1.07362
.89988 l.ll126 .93197 1.07299
.90040 1.ll061 .93252 1.07237
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.93252
.93306
.93360
.93415
.93469
.93524
.93578
.93633
.93688
.93742
.93797
.93852
.93906
.93961
.94016
.94071
.94125
.94180
.94235
.94290
.94345
.94400
.94455
.94510
.94565
.94620
.94676
.94731
.94786
.94841
.94896
.94952
.95007
.95062
.95ll8
.95173
.95229
.95284
.95340
.95395
.95451
.95506
.95562
.95618
.95673
.95729
.95785
.95841
.95897
.95952
.96008
.96064
.96120
.96176
.96232
.96288
.96344
.96400
.96457
.96513
.96569
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1.07237 60
1.07174 59
1.07ll2 58
1.07049 57
1.06987 56
1.06925 55
1.06862 54
1.06800 53
1.06738 52
1.06676 51
1.06613 50
1.06551 49
1.06489 48
1.06427 47
1.06365 46
1.06303 45
1.06241 44
1.06179 43
l.06ll7 42
1.06056 41
1.05994 40
1.05932 39
1.05870 38
1.05809 37
1.05747 36
1.05685 35
1.05624 34
1.05562 33
1.05501 32
1.05439 31
1.05378 30
1.05317 29
1.05255 28
1.05194 27
1.05133 26
1.05072 25
J.05010 24
1.04949 23
1.04888 22
1.04827 21
1.04766 20
1.04705 19
1.04644 18
1.04583 17
1.04522 16
1.04461 15
1.04401 14
1.04340 13
1.04279 12
1.04218 ll
1.04158 10
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1.03976
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.97020
.97076
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.97246
.97302
.97359
.97416
.97472
.97529
.97586
.97643
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1.03493
1.03433
1.03372
1.03312
1.03252
1.03192
1.03132
1.03072
1.03012
1.02952
1.02892
1.02832
1.02772
1.02713
1.02653
1.02593
1.02533
1.02474
1.02414
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21 .97756 1.02295 39
22 .97813 1.02236 38
23 .97870 1.02176 37
24 .97927 1.02117 36
25 .97984 1.02057 35
26 .98041 1.01998 34
27 .98098 1.01939 33
28 .98155 1.01879 32
29 .98213 1.01820 31
30 .98270 1.01761 30
31 .98327 1.01702 29
32 .98384 1.01642 28
33 ,98441 1.01583 27
34 .98499 1.01524 26
35 .98556 1.01465 25
36 .98613 1.01406 24
37 .98671 1.01347 23
38 .98728 1.01288 22
39 .98786 1.01229 21
40 .98843 1.01170 20
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.98843 1.01170 20
.98901 1.01112 19
.98958 1.01053 18
.99016 1.00994 17
.99073 1.00935 16
.99131 1.00876 15
.99189 1.00818 14
.99247 1.00759 13
.99304 1.00701 12
.99362 1.00642 11
.99420 1.00683 10
.99478 1.00525
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.99536 1.00467 8
.99594 1.00408 7
.99652 1.00360 6
.99710 1.00291
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.99768 1.00233 4
.99826 1.00175 3
.99884 1.00116 2
.99942 1.00058
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APPENDIX 8. EQUIVALENCE OF SOME UNITS OF WEIGHT

AND MEASURE
~derlined figures are exact; others are rounded off. Condensed

fromLetter Circular 1035 (Jan., 1960) of the U.S. Department of Commerce, National Bureau of Standards, Washington 25, D.C.
1
1
1
1
in. >= 0.08333 ft; 0.02778 yd; 2.54 em.

ft = 12 in.; 0.6061 rods; 0.3048 m; 0.0001894 mi
yd =3ft; 0.9144 m; 0.1818 rods; 0.0005682 mi
m lOOO mm; 100 cml'.-2:Q decimeters 0.1 dekameters; 0.01 hectometers;
0.001 km
1 m = 39.37 in.; 3.2808 ft; 1.0936 yd; 0.0006214 mi
1 fathom = 6 ft; 1.8288 m
1 rod = 198in.; 16.Sft; 5.5 yd
1 chai~ = 100 links; 66 Tt; 0.0125 mi; 20.117 m;
1 mi = 52BOft; 1760 yd; 320 rods; 1609.344 m;
1 nautical mi = 6076.1 ft; 1852 m
1 sq in. = 6.4516 sq em; 0.00694 sq ft
1 sq ft = 144 sq in.; 0.1111 sq yd; 0.0929 sq m
1 sq yd =1296 sq in.; 9 sq ft; 0.8361 sq m
1 sq m = 1551 sq iQ.; 10.76 sq ft; 1.196 sq yd
1 acre= 43560-sq ft; 4840 sq yd; 0.405 hectares; 0.00156 sq mi
1 sq mi = 640 acres; 259 hectares
1 cu em = 0.0610 cu in.; 0.000001 cu m
1 cu in. = D.0005787 cu ft; 16.387 cu em
1 cu ft = 1728 cu in.; 0.03704 cu yd; 0.0283 cu m; 7.480 gal (U.S.)
1 cu yd = 46656 cu in.; 27 cu ft; 0.7645 cu m
1 cti. m = 35.315 cu ft; l.S079 cu yd
1 gal (U.S.) = 231 cu in; 128 fl oz; 0.1337 cu ft; 3.785 li~ers
1liter = 61.025---eu-in.; 0.2642 gal (U.S.); 0.0353 cu ft
1 acre ft = 43560 cu ft; 325851 gal (U.S.); 1233.5 cu m
1 oz (avoir.) = 437.5 grains; 28.350 grams; 0.0625 lbs ( avoir.)
1 gram = 15.432 grains; 0.03527 oz (avoir.); 0.002205 lbs (avoir.)
1 short (net) ton = 2000 lbs; 0.9072 metric ton; 0.8929 long (gross) ton
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APPENDIX 9. PROTRACTOR FOR INTERCONVERSION OF

TRUE DIP AND APPARENT DIP
,.
lnd~x
DIRECTIONS
Page numbers in boidface type refer to figures.
True Dip = dip measured in the field.

Direction or Divergence Angle = angle between strike and direction
of cross section.
Apparent Dip = inclination in the plane of cross section.
To determine the apparent dip, set a straightedge (or fine line drawn
on a strip of celluloid) to pass through the lower right corner of the
grid (point 0) and the point of intersection of the lines representing
the true dip and the direction angle. Read apparent dip on the
graduated arc.
50
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Copyright, 1925, by W. S. Tangier Smith; copyright renewed, 1953;

reprinted by permission.
362
Aa lava1 259
Abbreviations for field notes, 8, 329
Abstracts of reports, 192.
Adamellite, 276, 277
Adit, 9f mine, 175
Adjustments, of alidade, 93, 94
of barometer (altimeter)' readings, 56
of Brunton compass, 34
of control networks, 125
of radial line plots, 166
of traverses, 54
Aerial photograph compilations, 154169
from controlled photographs, 163
cross sections from, 157, 169
marking a:l\.d transferring points for,
161
materials for, 160
J?lotting control for, 162
radial line method for, 159
transferring details for, 167-169
from uncontrolled photographs, 165
Aerial photograph projects, preparations
for, 154
Aerial photographs, compilations from,
154-169
computing scale at any elevation,
83-84
cross sections from, 157, 169
determining average scale of, 81
determining exact scales of, 81
distortion of, by relief, 76
distortion of, by tilt, 75, 165, 166
geologic mapping on, 84, 155
inking, 85, 167
kinds, 73
locating points on, by bearings 'and
pacing, 83
Aerial photographs, locating points on,

by inspection, 82
marking points and lines on, 84
overlaps of, 74, 155
plane table surveys on, 150
plotting north arrows on, 82
rectified to correct tilt, 150
in selecting control stations, 116
stereoscopic viewing of, 77
in transferring features to maps, 85,
150
Age (of geologic time), 21}
Age relations, 3, see also Intrusive sequence, Stratigraphic sequence
Agglomerate, 255
Agglutinate, 255
Ahrens, L. H., 181
Alidade, see Peep-sight alidade, Telescopic alidade
Alluvial deposits, mapping, 245
Alterations of plutonic igneous. rocks,
291, 292, 293
of volcanic rocks, 257, 261, 265, 269
Alteration zones as map units, 27 4, 293
Altimeter, see Barometer
American Commission on Stratigraphic '
Nomenclature, 210
American Geological Institute, lSi, 332
American Society of Photogrammetry,
74, 154
Amphibolite, 300, 302
Amygdales, 260
Anderson, C. A., 266
Andesite, 254
Anorthosite, 276
Aplite, 275
Apparent dip, used in sections, 46, 362
Areal geologic mapping, see Mapping
363
364
Index
Arenite, 216, 217

Argillite, 219
Ash, volcanic, 256
Ash-flow deposits, 266
Autoliths, 285
Axial plane cleavage, 311
Back, in mine workings, 175
Backsight orientation, 100, 146
Badgley, P. C., 45, 227, 317, 318
Bailey, E. B., and W. J. McCallien, 269
Balk, Robert, 289, 290
Banded gneiss, 300
Banding, igneous flow, 263, 279, 287289
Barometer (altimeter)
control surveys with, 123
correcting readings from, 56
locating points on base map with, 55
testing, 55
Basalt, 254, 257-262, 268
Basanite, 255
Base lines, 90, 114, 116
measuring, 119
Base maps, 49
enlarging, 49
features J?lotted on, 57
locating points on, 51-57, 88-90
planimetric, 49, 50
preparing for field, 50
scales of, 49
scribing techniques on, 50
sources of, 50
topographic, 49
Beaman arc, 93, 104
procedure with, 105
Beaman's rules for three-point locations,
145
Bearing lines, 22
on aerial photographs, 83
for locating points on maps, 51-53
Bedding, from bedding fabric, 226
identifying in outcrop, 33
measuring attitude of, 28
in metamorphic rocks, 302
symbols for, 235, 335
Bedding cleavage, compared to beds,
222
Bedding cleavage, in shale, 219

Beds, 222
animal markings on, 231
current directions in, 225, 226, 227,
228-230
cut-and-fill structures in, 228, 233
cyclic and rhythmic repetitions of,
223
desiccation marks in, 231
fabric of, 226
internal features of, 225
lava flows, 251-253, 257-262
of pyroclastic rocks, 265-267
sets of, 223
shapes of, 223
stratigraphic tops of, see Stratigraphic
sequence, determining
surfaces between, 228
Bentonite beds, 266
Bibliography in reports, 193
Billings, M. P., 62
Bioherm, 15
Biostratigraphic units, 211
Biostrome, 59
Birdseye, C. H., 132, 144, 145
Bishop, M. S., 207
Blocks, volcanic, 255
Bombs, volcanic, 255, 256
Bouchard, Harry, and F. H. Moffitt, 109,
123, '125, 134
Boudins, 313, 324
Bradley, W. C., 246
Breccia, sedimentary, 215, 219
volcanic, 255
Breccia pipes and necks, 269
Brunton Pocket Transit, 21, see also
Compass
Bureau of Land Management, lines on
aerial photographs, 81, 82
township system, 19
Burnham, C. W., 322
Busk, H. G., 45
Calcarenite, 220, 221
Carbonate rocks, 220, 300
Cartographic units, 58, 209
of metamorphic rocks, 297, 319, 322
Index
365
Compass ( especially Brunton compass ) ,

Cartographic units, of plutonic igneous
21
rocks, 273
care and adjustments of, 34
of sur_Rcial deposits, 245
as hand level, 27
of voi!anic rocks, 252
locating points on aerial photographs
Cataclastic rocks, 299, 301
with, 83
Cements in sedimentary rocks, 213, 216,
locating points on base maps with,
220-221
51-57
Chamberlin, T. C., 2
measuring bearings with, 23
Chart, isqgonic, 339
Charts for estimating compositions of
measuring stratigraphic sections with,
236, 239
rocks, 332
.,
measuring strike and dip with, 28-32
Chert, 217
measuring trend and plunge of linear
Claystone, 218
features with, 33
Cleavages in metamorphic rocks, 306,
measuring vertical angles with, 25
311-313
repairing, 34
in s~dimentary rocks, 219, 222
sketch map of control network with,
Clinometer, measuring dip ~ith, 28-31
118
traversing with, 36-44, 54, 236
Cloos, Ernst, 307
used on traverse board (as peepCloos, Hans, 290
sight alidade), 88-90
Coast and Geodetic Survey, U.S., 115,
Compass traverse, 36-44, 54, 236
131, 132
Compilations from aerial photographs,
Cognate ejecta, plutonic, 257
see Aerial photograph compilations
Cognate xenoliths, 285
Complex geologic relations, interpreting,
Coleman, R. G., 277
2
Collimation maiks, 161
Computations,
of aerial photograph
Collins, J. J., 173
scales, 81, 83-84
Co!Iuvium, 245
of bearings, 128
Color charts, 216, 247
of coordinates, 129
Colored inks for aerial photographs, 160
of differences in elevations, 26, 27, 90,
Colored pencils, on aerial photographs,
127
80
of gradienter readings, 110
uses of, on base maps, 66
of stadia measurements, 103, 108
Color index, 277
of stratigraphic thicknesses, 240, 241
charts for estimating, 332
of transit traverse data, 134
Coloring illustrations, 200
of triangles, 125
"
Colors of sedimentary rocks, 216
Conglomerates, 215, 219
in logging drill holes, 244
Contact metamorphic zones, 321
Colors of soils, 24 7
Contacts, 58
Columnar joints, i~ basic lavas, 260, 261
described in notes, 12
in ignimbrites, 266
flagging for plane table mapping, 141
in intrusions, 268, 269
gradational, 64
Columnar sections
of hybrid magmas, 280
compiling, 48
mapping on base maps, 60-70, 90
of plutons, 277, 280, 281
in reports, 205
within plutons, 279, 284, 288
thicknesses for, 47, 240
poorly exposed, 61
Compass bearings, 22-24
366
Index
Contacts, projection of, 62

Contour interval, choosing, 141
Contours, accuracy of on quadrangle
maps, 53
drawing, 149
in detailed surveys, 171
Control networks, US, U6
Control points, plotting on plane table
sheets, 138
Control signals, for locations with a
compass, 53
for precise surveys, U8
Control stations, in detailed surveys, 171
in mines, 175, 177
selection of, U6
Control survey data, sources of, U5
Control surveys, US
for aerial photograph projects, 155
by alidade and plane table, 132
for detailed studies, 171
for stratigraphic measurements, 238
by transit-tape traverses, 133
by triangulation, U4
Conversion of units of weight and measure, 361
Coordinate systems, 129-132
Coquinite, 221
Cores, drill-hole, 173, 243
Corrections, of barometric readings, 56
for curvature and refraction, 127
for magnetic declination, 22, 339
of taped distances, 120-122
Correlation, lithic ( of rock units ) , 59
using fossils, 59, 2U-212
Craftint, 200, 204
Creep of soil and mantle,
effect on attitude of beds, 33
in mapping concealed contacts, 61
Cross-bedding, 222, 223, 225, 235
Crosscut, in mine workings, 175
Cross sections, geologic
from aerial photographs, 157, 169
composing on plate with map, 202
drawing final copy of, 44-47, 204
for field summaries, 71
from plane table maps, 152
Cross sections, at quarry faces, 172

rules for orientation of, 45
selection of, 45
from traverse maps, 44-47
Crowder, D. F., 324
Crowell, J. C., 229, 230, 231
Current directions from sedimentary
features, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229,
230
Current ripples, 228
Curvature and refraction, corrections
for, 127
Cyclic bedding, 223
Dacite, 254
Declination, magnetic, 22, 339
Delineating features on aerial photographs, 167
Desiccation features in sediments, 231
Diagrams, fence, 205
isometric ( axonometric), 197
panel, 205
perspective, 198
stereographic, 199, 317, 318
Diamond drilling, 173, 184
Difference in elevation,
with barometer ( altimeter), 55, 123
by leveling with hand level, 27
by leveling with transit, 123
by stadia, 103, 105
by stepping method, UO
from vertical angles, 26, 90, 127
Differential leveling, 123
Dikes, plutonic, 278, 279, 281, 284, 288,
291, 292, 293, 323-324
volcanic, 268
Diorite, 276
Dip, initial, 222, 250
Dip of beds, 28-33
plotting, 42
Dip protractor, 362
Dixon, W. J., and F. J. Massey, 178
Dolomitic rocks, classifying, 221
Domes, volcanic, 263
Drafting illustrations, 195, 199, 201,
205
Drag on faults, 68
Drag folds, 314
Index
Drawing detailed maps and sections,
201
Drawi~ methods, 199
Drawings, duplication of, 196
in field notes, 10
in reports, 197, 198
Drift, in mine workings, 175
Drilling, in detailed studies, 172
diammad, 173
Dunbar, C. 0., and John Rodgers, 209,
220.
..,
Dunite, 276
Duplication processes for illustrations,
.196
Eardley, A. J.,' 74
Elevation, difference in, see Difference
in elevation
Elevation of instrument, 106, 108
Entrenching tool, folding, 173
Epoch (of geologic time), 2U
Equipment, field
for aerial photograph compilations,
160
for compass traverse, 38
for control surveys with transit, 328
for general geologic work, 5, 327
for mapping on photographs, 80, 327
for mine mapping, 174
for plane table mapping, 328
for taping base line, U9, 121
for trimming fossils, 16
Error of closure, 54
Errors permissible in plane table mapping, 137
Errors of plotting on plane table, 133
Estimating positions on a map, 53, 145
Excavating and cleaning outcrops, 172
Extrusive rocks, see Volcanic rocks
Fabric, of metamorphic rocks, 283, 298,
305-307, 309-313
of plutonic igneous rocks, 282-285,
286,287-289
of sedimentary rocks, 215, 226
of volcanic rocks, 257-260, 262-265,
266
Face (breast) in mine workings, 175
367
Facies, in detecting unconformities, 233

in establishing stratigraphic units, 212
in plutons, 274
Fairbairn, H. W., et al., 181
Faults, classification of, by attitude, 292
details in outcrops, 67
distinguishing from unconformities,
232
evidence for, 67
examining in mines, 177
mapping, 67
in plutons, 279, 290-292
symbols for, 68, 293, 334
Faunizones, 211
Fence diagrams, 207
Field notes, 7
on backs of photographs, 85
descriptions in, 9
organizing for report writing, 186
in stadia mapping, 148
summaries of, 71
Field work, scheduling of, 4, 70, 137
Fine-grained detrital rocks, naming, 218
Fisher, R. V., 266
Flaser structure, 299
Flinn, Derek, 179
Flow, solid (metamorphic), 282, 283,
308, 316
Flow casts, see Flute casts, etc.
Flow layers, igneous, 286-289
Flow structures, of basic lavas, 257-259
of plutonic igneous rocks, 282, 285,
286-290
of silicic lavas, 262
in volcanic domes, 264-265
'
in volcanic intrusions, 268
Flute casts, 229
Flysch figures, see Load casts, etc.
Folds, drag, 314
foliations and lineations in, 309-315
geometric styles of, 307
kinds of, 307, 3U, 324
primary, in sediments, 225, 230
profiles of, 57
refolded, 308, 313
slip (shear), 311, 315, 324
364
Index
Arenite, 216, 217

Argillite, 219
Ash, volcanic, 256
Ash-flow deposits, 266
Autoliths, 285
Axial plane cleavage, 311
Back, in mine workings, 175
Backsight orientation, 100, 146
Badgley, P. C., 45, 227, 317, 318
Bailey, E. B., and W. J. McCallien, 269
Balk, Robert, 289, 290
Banded gneiss, 300
Banding, igneous flow, 263, 279, 287289
Barometer (altimeter)
control surveys with, 123
correcting readings from, 56
locating points on base map with, 55
testing, 55
Basalt, 254, 257-262, 268
Basanite, 255
Base lines, 90, 114, 116
measuring, 119
Base maps, 49
enlarging, 49
features J?lotted on, 57
locating points on, 51-57, 88-90
planimetric, 49, 50
preparing for field, 50
scales of, 49
scribing techniques on, 50
sources of, 50
topographic, 49
Beaman arc, 93, 104
procedure with, 105
Beaman's rules for three-point locations,
145
Bearing lines, 22
for locating points on maps, 51-53
Bedding, from bedding fabric, 226
identifying in outcrop, 33
symbols for, 235, 335
Bedding cleavage, compared to beds,
222
Bedding cleavage, in shale, 219

Beds, 222
animal markings on, 231
current directions in, 225, 226, 227,
228-230
cut-and-fill structures in, 228, 233
cyclic and rhythmic repetitions of,
223
desiccation marks in, 231
fabric of, 226
internal features of, 225
lava flows, 251-253, 257-262
sets of, 223
shapes of, 223
stratigraphic tops of, see Stratigraphic
sequence, determining
surfaces between, 228
Bentonite beds, 266
Bibliography in reports, 193
Billings, M. P., 62
Bioherm, 15
Biostratigraphic units, 211
Biostrome, 59
Birdseye, C. H., 132, 144, 145
Bishop, M. S., 207
Blocks, volcanic, 255
Bombs, volcanic, 255, 256
Bouchard, Harry, and F. H. Moffitt, 109,
123, '125, 134
Boudins, 313, 324
Bradley, W. C., 246
Breccia, sedimentary, 215, 219
volcanic, 255
Breccia pipes and necks, 269
Brunton Pocket Transit, 21, see also
Compass
Bureau of Land Management, lines on
aerial photographs, 81, 82
township system, 19
Burnham, C. W., 322
Busk, H. G., 45
Calcarenite, 220, 221
Carbonate rocks, 220, 300
Cartographic units, 58, 209
of metamorphic rocks, 297, 319, 322
Index
365
Compass ( especially Brunton compass),

Cartographic units, of plutonic igneous
21
rocks, 273
care and adjustments of, 34
of sur,Rcial deposits, 245
as hand level, 27
of vo~nic rocks, 252
locating points on aerial photographs
Cataclastic rocks, 299, 301
with, 83
Cements in sedimentary rocks, 213, 216,
locating points on base maps with,
220-221
51-57
Chamberlin, T. C., 2
measuring bearings with, 23
Chart, isqgonic, 339
Charts for estimating compositions of
236, 239
rocks, 332
.,,
measuring strike and dip with, 28-32
Chert, 217
measuring trend and plunge of linear
Claystone, 218
features with, 33
Cleavages in metamorphic rocks, 306,
311-313
repairing, 34
in s~dimentary rocks, 219, 222
sketch map of control network with,
Clinometer, measuring dip ~ith, 28-31
118
traversing with, 36-44, 54, 236
Cloos, Ernst, 307
used on traverse board (as peepCloos, Hans, 290
sight alidade), 88-90
Coast and Geodetic Survey, U.S., 115,
Compass traverse, 36-44, 54, 236
131, 132
Compilations from aerial photographs,
Cognate ejecta; plutonic, 257
see Aerial photograph compilations
Cognate xenoliths, 285
Complex geologic relations, interpreting,
Coleman, R. G., 277
2
Collimation maiks, 161
Computations,
of aerial photograph
Collins, J. J., 173
scales, 81, 83-84
Colluvium, 245
of bearings, 128
Color charts, 216, 247
of coordinates, 129
Colored inks for aerial photographs, 160
of differences in elevations, 26, 27, 90,
Colored pencils, on aerial photographs,
127
80
of gradienter readings, 110
uses of, on base maps, 66
of stadia measurements, 103, 108
Color index, 277
of stratigraphic thicknesses, 240, 241
charts for estimating, 332
of transit traverse data, 134
Coloring illustrations, 200
of triangles, 125
~
Colors of sedimentary rocks, 216
Conglomerates, 215, 219
in logging drill holes, 244
Contact metamorphic zones, 321
Colors of soils, 24 7
Contacts, 58
Columnar joints, i~ basic lavas, 260, 261
described in notes, 12
in ignimbrites, 266
flagging for plane table mapping, 141
in intrusions, 268, 269
gradational, 64
Columnar sections
compiling, 48
mapping on base maps, 60-70, 90
of plutons, 277, 280, 281
in reports, 205
within plutons, 279, 284, 288
thicknesses for, 47, 240
poorly exposed, 61
Compass bearings, 22-24
366
Index
Contacts, projection of, 62

Contour interval, choosing, 141
Contours, accuracy of on quadrangle
maps, 53
drawing, 149
in detailed surveys, 171
Control networks, 113, 116
Control points, plotting on plane table
sheets, 138
Control signals, for locations with a
compass, 53
for precise surveys, 118
Control stations, in detailed surveys, 171
in mines, 175, 177
selection of, 116
Control survey data, sources of, 115
Control surveys, 113
for aerial photograph projects, 155
by alidade and plane table, 132
by triangulation, 114
Conversion of units of weight and measure, 361
Coordinate systems, 129-132
Coquinite, 221
Cores, drill-hole, 173, 243
Corrections, of barometric readings, 56
for curvature and refraction, 127
for magnetic declination, 22, 339
of taped distances, 120-122
Correlation, lithic ( of rock units ) , 59
using fossils, 59, 211-212
Craftint, 200, 204
Creep of soil and mantle,
effect on attitude of beds, 33
in mapping concealed contacts, 61
Cross-bedding, 222, 223, 225, 235
Crosscut, in mine workings, 175
Cross sections, geologic
from aerial photographs, 157, 169
composing on plate with map, 202
drawing final copy of, 44-47, 204
for field summaries, 71
from plane table maps, 152
Cross sections, at quarry faces, 172

rules for orientation of, 45
selection of, 45
from traverse maps, 44-47
Crowder, D. F., 324
Crowell, J. C., 229, 230, 231
Current directions from sedimentary
features, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229,
230
Current ripples, 228
Curvature and refraction, corrections
for, 127
Cyclic bedding, 223
Dacite, 254
Declination, magnetic, 22, 339
Delineating features on aerial photographs, 167
Desiccation features in sediments, 231
Diagrams, fence, 205
isometric ( axonometric), 197
panel, 205
perspective, 198
stereographic, 199, 317, 318
Diamond drilling, 173, 184
Difference in elevation,
with barometer (altimeter), 55, 123
by leveling with hand level, 27
by leveling with transit, 123
by stadia, 103, 105
by stepping method, 110
from vertical angles, 26, 90, 127
Differential leveling, 123
Dikes, plutonic, 278, 279, 281, 284, 288,
291, 292, 293, 323-324
volcanic, 268
Diorite, 276
Dip, initial, 222, 250
Dip of beds, 28-33
plotting, 42
Dip protractor, 362
Dixon, W. J., and F. J. Massey, 178
Dolomitic rocks, classifying, 221
Domes, volcanic, 263
Drafting illustrations, 195, 199, 201,
205
Drag on faults, 68
Drag folds, 314
Index
Drawing detailed maps and sections,
201
Drawi~ methods, 199
Drawings, duplication of, 196
in field notes, 10
in reports, 197, 198
Drift, in mine workings, 175
Drilling, in detailed studies, 172
diamo~ad, 173
Dunbar, C. 0., and John Rodgers, 209,
220.
..,
Dunite, 276
Duplication processes for illustrations,
196
Eardley, A. J.,' 74
Elevation, difference in, see Difference
in elevation
Elevation of instrument, 106, 108
Entrenching tool, folding, 173
Epoch (of geologic time), 211
Equipment, field
for aerial photograph compilations,
160
for compass traverse, 38
for control surveys with transit, 328
for general geologic work, 5, 327
for mapping on photographs, 80, 327
for mine mapping, 174
fo~ plane table mapping, 328
for taping base line, 119, 121
for trimming fossils, 16
Error of closure, 54
Errors permissible in plane table mapping, 137
Errors of plotting on plane table, 133
Estimating positions on a map, 53, 145
Excavating and cleaning outcrops, 172
Extrusive rocks, see Volcanic rocks
Fabric, of metamorphic rocks, 283, 298,
305-307, 309-313
of plutonic igneous rocks, 282-285,
286,287-289
of sedimentary rocks, 215, 226
of volcanic rocks, 257-260, 262-265,
266
Face (breast) in mine workings, 175
367
Facies, in detecting unconformities, 233

in plutons, 274
Fairbairn, H. W., et al., 181
Faults, classification of, by attitude, 292
details in outcrops, 67
distinguishing from unconformities,
232
evidence for, 67
examining in mines, 177
mapping, 67
in plutons, 279, 290-292
Faunizones, 211
Fence diagrams, 207
Field notes, 7
on backs of photographs, 85
descriptions in, 9
organizing for report writing, 186
in stadia mapping, 148
summaries of, 71
Field work, scheduling of, 4, 70, 137
Fine-grained detrital rocks, naming, 218
Fisher, R. V., 266
Flaser structure, 299
Flinn, Derek, 179
Flow, solid (metamorphic ) , 282, 283,
308, 316
Flow casts, see Flute casts, etc.
Flow layers, igneous, 286-289
Flow structures, of basic lavas, 257-259
of plutonic igneous rocks, 282, 285,
286-290
of silicic lavas, 262
in volcanic domes, 264-265
~
in volcanic intrusions, 268
Flute casts, 229
Flysch figures, see Load casts, etc.
Folds, drag, 314
foliations and lineations in, 309-315
geometric styles of, 307
kinds of, 307, 311, 324
primary, in sediments, 225, 230
profiles of, 57
refolded, 308, 313
slip (shear), 311, 315, 324
368
Index
Foliations, metamorphic, 305-306, 309313

Foraminifera, 17, 242
Formal stratigraphic units, 209
Formations, 209, see also Rock units
Fossils, correlating with, 59
finding, 15
as indicators of tops of beds, 234, 235
as indicators of unconformities, 233
labeling, 17
names for, 190
new species of, 191
Fracture cleavage, 306
Fractures, complementary (conjugate),
316
in plutons
classifying by age, 291
classifying by origin, 292
Cloos' system of naming, 290
Frye, J. C., and A. R. Leonard, 246
Fuller, R. E., 262
Gabbro, 276
Gair, J. E., 314
Gannett, S. S., 127
Geodes, stratified, 260
Geographic names, in reports, 189
for rock units, 190, 210
Geographic positions, 115
Geological Survey, U.S.,
control data, 115
Geologic Names Committee, 190
Map Information Office, 50
names on quadrangle maps, 189
Suggestions to authors-, 188
symbols used on topographic maps,
337 (in note)
topographic (quadrangle) maps, 50
Geologic Names Committee, 190
Gilbert, C. M., 216, 217, 218, 266
Gilbert, G. K., 2
Gilluly, James, 294
Glacial drift, 245
Glauconite as indicator of unconformity,
233
Gneiss, 300
Gneissose structure, 282, 306
Goldsmith, Richard, 300
Gradational contacts, 64
mapping, 64, 66, 280
new symbol for, 64, 334
in plutons, 278, 280, 284
Graded beds, 222, 225, 227, 230, 231,
234
Gradienter screw, procedure with, 109
Grain sizes, cards for determining, 213
of metamorphic rocks, 299
of plutonic igneous rocks, 275
of sedimentary rocks, 213
Granite (potassic granite), 276
Granitic rocks, 275, 276, 279, 281, 282,
284, 288, 294
Granodiorite, 276, 277
Granofels, 300
Granulite, 300
Graphic symbols for rocks, 338
Graphs and curves, 198
Gravel, classification of, 213
Graywacke, 218
Great circle, in three-point locations,
144
Greenly, Edward, and Rowel Williams,
63
Grids, plotting on illustrations, 203
polyconic, 132
rectangular, constructing, 131
in transferring map points, 138
Groove casts, 229
Groups, 209
of plutonic igneous rocks, 27 4
Grout, F. F., 178
Hammer, geologist'&, 7
Hand lens, 7
Hand level, difference in elevation with,
27
Hewett, D. F., 240
H. I., in measuring difference in elevation, 101, 103, 104
Hodgson, R. A., 56, 123
Hoel, P. G., 178
Index
369
Hoelscher, R. P., and C. H. Springer,

197, 198 '199
Hoover, T. J.. 184
Horizons, stratigraphic ( time), 59
Hornfels, 300, 321
Howard, A. D., 246
Hutchinson, R. M., 290
Hutton, C. 0:, and F. J. Turner, 321
Hydrographi~ symbols for maps, 337
(in note)
Hydrothermal' alteration, 291, il92.,.294,
301
Hypotheses, in field studies, 2
multiple working, 2
Intersection, location by, of plane table

stations, 132, 139, 142
precision of, with alidade, 133
by radial lines on photographs, 159
Intrusive bodies, metamorphosed, 303
Intrusive rocks, see Volcanic rocks,
Plutonic igneous rocks
Intrusive sequence, in plutonic rocks,
272, 279, 280-281, 288, 289-290,
291
in volcanic rocks, 269
Inverse position computations, 115
Isogonic chart, 339
Isometric ( axonometric) drawings, 197
Igneous rocks, see Volcanic rocks, Plutonic igneous rocks

Igneous rock series, plutonic, 274
volcanic, 253
Ignimbrite, 257, 266
ljolite, 276
Illustrations, columnar sections, 47-48,
205
duplication of, 196
' enlarging and reducing, 201
geologic maps, detailed, 201
geologic sections, 47, 201
kinds of, 196, 201, 205
planning for a report, 195
preparation of, 47-48, 195-207
stratigraphic, 205
Inclusions in plutonic rocks, 279, 280,
281, 285
Index maps, 187, 197
Index minerals, metamorphic, 320
Ingram, R. L., 224
Initial dip, of sedimentary beds, 222
of volcanic rocks, 251
Inking, field sheets, 71
final maps, 204
plane table sheets, 151, 153
lnstrumentman, duties at plane table,
147, 148
Interpolation of contours, 149
Interpretations at outcrops, 2-4
Intersection, location by,
with compass and base map, 52
with peep-sight alidade, 89
Jackson, C. F., and J. B. Knaebel, 174,

178
Jacob's staff, 236
Johannsen, Albert, 275
Johnson tripod head, 96
Joints, columnar, 260, 266, 268, 269
on detailed maps, 171
.
by erosional unloading, 291-292
in plutonic igneous rocks, 290-292

Keratophyre, 254
Key beds, as rock units, 59, 209
of volcanic rocks, 252-253, 265
Kleinpell, R. M., 211
Krauskopf, K. B., 260, 270
Krumbein, W. C., and J. W. Tukey, 180
Krumbein, W. C., and L. L. Sloss, 209
Kuenen, P. H., 229
Labeling, drill cores, 243
hand specjmens, 17-18
oriented specimens, 318, 319
well cuttings, 244
Lahars, 266
Laminations, 222, 224
Lamprophyre, 275
Landforms, in reports, 187
in studying surficial deposits, 245 Landslides, effect on beds, 33
, Lapilli, 256
Lapilli tuff, 256
Latite, 254
370
Index
Index
Latitudes and departures, computation

of, 130
Latitude and longitude, 113, 115
Lava flows, subaqueous, 261
Lava movement, determining direction
of, 258, 259, 261, 262
Lavas, structures of, 257-265
Lava tubes, 258
Layer structures in plutonic rocks, 286
Legends (explanations) on maps, 153,
202
Lenses in bedded rocks, 223
Lentils as rock units, 209
Leopold, L. B., and J. P. Miller, 246
LeRoy, L. W., 243
Lettering illustrations, 200
Leucitite, 255
Level, in mine workings, 175
Leveling with transit, 123
Limestones, classifying and describing,
217, 220
Linear features ( lineations),
in lavas, 258, 261, 262
in metamorphic rocks, 305, 306, 309315, 317
plotting on stereographic nets, 317
in plutonic igneous rocks, 280-285,
287,289,290
reorienting in field, 227
in sedimentary rocks, 225--230
trend and plunge of, 33
Lineated schist, 298
List of illu.strations in report, 192
Lists, use of in reports, 193
Lithogenetic units, 58
Lithologic symbols, 338
. in columnar sections, 47
in cross sections, 205
printed patterns for, 200
Lithologic units, see Rock units
Load casts, 230
Lobeck, A. K., 198
Locality descriptions, 18
Locating points on a base map, 51-57,
89 (see also Traversing)
Logging cores, 243
Logging wells and drill holes, 242
Logs from cuttings, 244

Low, J, W., 135
Lowell, J. D., 224, 225
Lueder, D. R., 74
McKee, E. D., and G. W. Weir, 223,
224
McKinstry, H. E., 173
Mackin, J. H., 265, 294
Magnetic declination,- 22, 339
Magnetic dip of compass needle, 35, 94
Magnetic disturbances of compass bearings, 24, 178
Magnetic orientation of plane table,
100, 146, 151
Mallory, V. S., 211
Map case, 6
Map grids, constructing, 131, 203
Map Information Office, 50
Mapping, on aerial photographs, 73, 84,
150, 155
[171
with alidade and plane table, 135,
alteration zones, 274, 293
on base maps, 49
with colored pencils, 66
by color index, 277
covered units, 62
current structures, 225--227, 228-229
daily routine of, 70
in detailed studies, 171
faults, 67
fractures ~n plutons, 290-293
glacial deposits, 245
gradational contacts, 64
inclusions, 286
landforms, 245
layers and schlieren in plutons, 286.
by matching standardized rock chips,
280
metamorphic zones, 298, 319
migmatites, 322
by outcrop method, 63
with peep-sight alidade, 88
plutonic fabrics, 282, 284
rates of, 62
by reconnaissance methods, 69
sharp contacts, 60
by soils, 61, 246
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Mapping, by specific gravities, 277

surficial deposits, 245
undergro,1,nd, 174
volcanic "3nits, 250-253, 267
Maps, base, 49
drafting, 201
duplicating, 196
enlarging. 49, 201
ground, control for, 113
mine, 174
planimetric, 49, 50
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outcrop or exposure, 63_
reconnaissance, 69
for scribing, 50
sketch, 69, 148, 197
sources of, 50
topographic, 49
_
Map symbols, 57, 61, 64, 68, 293, 334337
Marble, 300, 302
Martin, N. R., 290
Melteigite, 276
Members, 209, see also Rock units
Mertie, J. B., 240
Metalavas, 303, 315
Metamorphic deformation, 301, 305,
307-31'., 321, 323
in massive rocks, 315
in migmatites, 323
zon~s of, 321
Metamorphic foliations and lineations,
see Metamorphic rocks
Metamorphic rocks, cartographic units
of, 297
cleavages in, 306, 309-313
deformation of, 301, 305, 307-317,
321, 323
folds in, 307, 309-314
foliations in, 305, 306, 309-313
joints and veins in, 316
lineations in, 306, 309-313, 316
naming, 298
oriented samples of, 318
premetamorphic lithology of, 302
refolded, 308, 313
stratigraphic sequence in, 303
studies of, 296, 305
textures of, 283, 298
37J
Metamorphic rocks, zones of, 298, 319

Metasomatic dikes and veins, 278, 284,
286,322
Metasomatic layering, 288, 289
Metasomatic rocks, 272, 278, 283, 284,
292, 294, 301, 322, 323
Metasomatic zones, 274, 293, 322
Microfossils
from cores and cuttings, 243
kinds and occurrences, 16
sampling for, 240, 242
Migmatites, 278, 322
Mine mapping, 174
safety rules for, 178
by traverses, 177
work sheets for, 174
Mine workings, terminology of, 175
Moffitt, F. H., 74, 150, 154, 172
Monzonite, 276
Mortar structure, 299
Mudstone, _219
Muller, S. W., 211, 234
Munsell Color Company, 2lf:l, 247
Mylonite, 299, 301
Naming rocks, metamorphic, 298, 322
plutonic igneous, 274
in reports, 191
sedimentary, 212
volcanic, 253
Naming rock units, 190, 209-211, 253,
273-274, 297-298
Nepheline syenite, 276
N ephelinite, 255
Nevin, C. M., 62
Nickelsen, R. P., 313
Norite, 276
No~, magnetic and true, 22, 339
North arrows on aerial photographs, 82
Notebook, field, 5, 6
for samples, 183
for stadia mapping, 106-Hl7, 148
for vertical angle measurements, 101
Notes, geologic, 7-13, 71
descriptions in, 9
for plane table mapping, 148
summaries of, 71
Note numbers entered on maps, 18, 58
1
.,
372
Index
Oblique aerial photographs, 73

Observations at outcrops, 1-3, 7-9, 71,
208, 272, 297
Offset of instrument station, 142
Orbicules, 285
Ore sampling, 179-184
Oriented samples, 14, 285, 318
Orienting plane table, 100
Oscillation ripples, 228
Outcrop maps, 63
Outcrops, descriptions of, 7-9
drawings of in notes, 10-11, 197
finding in covered areas, 62
observations of, 1-3
photographs of, 10-11, 197
Outline for description of rock unit, 9
Outline for geologic report, 186
Overlays for color work on aerial photographs, 80
Overlays for compiling aerial photographs, 162
Pace, determining, 37
Pacing distances, 37
Pahoehoe lava, 258
Palagonite tuff, 261
Panel diagrams, 207
Parallax correction, 93
Parks, R. D., 178
Pass points for radial line compilation,
161
Pebble counts, 220
Pebble gravel, classified, 213
Pedometer, use in pacing, 37
Peep-sight alidade, 88
mapping with, 89
Pegmatites, 275
Pelletite, 221
Pencils, choice of, 6, 80
Peridotite, 276
Period (of geologic time), 211
Perrin, P. G., 188
Perspective drawings, 198
Petrofabric studies, 305, 318
Pettijohn, F. J., 209, 220
Phacoidal structure, 299
Phillips, F. C., 227, 317, 318
Phonolite, 255
Photogeology, 74
Photogrammetry, 74
Photographs, see also Aerial photographs
described in notes, 8, 10
as illustrations in reports, 197
for plotting data at cliffs and cuts,
172
Photo indexes, 75
Phyllite, 300, 312, 314
Phyllonite, 300, 301, 315, 323
Pillow lava, 261, 262
Pipe amygdales, 258
Pitcher, W. S., 286
Pitcher, W. S., and R. C. Sinha, 178
Planar fabrics, in metamorphic rocks,
282-283, 298, 305, 309-313
286, 287-289
in sedimentary rocks, 215, 226
in volcanic rocks, 257-260, 262-265,
266
Plane table, 96
in aerial photograph projects, 156,
159
detailed mapping with, 171
geologic mapping with, 135-153
238
precision of plotting on, 133
setting up and orienting, 99
surveying steep cuts with, 172
traversing with, 146
tripods for, 96
Plane table maps, inking and completing, 151-152
Plane table projects, 135, 170
scales for, 135, 137, 154
Plane table she~ts, 97-98
selecting layout of, 137
Plane table traverses, 146
Planning field studies, 4
detailed examinations, 170
of metamorphic rocks, 296, 305
plane table projects, 136
sampling, 178-182
Index
Planning field .studies, triangulation
. surveys, !14
Plant fossils, ~
Plats, township, 82
Plotting, control networks, 131, 138, 162
strike and dip, 42
traverse data, 40, 44
Plunge of ]4n~ar features, 33
Plutonic igneous rocks,
age relations in, 272, 273, 279, 280282, 288,289-290,291,~94
alterations of, 291, 292, 293
contacts of, 277
hybrid zones of, 280
inclusi~ns in, 285
layers and schlieren in, 286
naming, 274
planar and linear fabrics in, 282
studies of, 272
units of, 273
Pocket stereoscope, 77
Polaris at elongation, observing, 123
Pqlyconic grids, 132
Polymetamorphic rocks, 301
Porcellanite, 217
Porosity of rocks, 215
Porphyrie1f, 275
Powers, M. C., 215
Precision of plotting on plane table, 133
Prentice, J. E., 226
Primary structures in metamorphic
rocks, 296, 302-304, 315
Prints from illustrations, 196
Printed patterns, 200
Protoclastic textures, 281, 282, 283,
291, 293
Protractor, for interconversion of true
and apparent dip, 362
Pseudoscopic image, 80
in delineating streams, 167
Pseudotachylite, 301
Pyroclastic cones, 265
Pyroclastic rocks, classification of, 255
deposits of, 264
grains in, 255, 256-257
Pyroxenite, 276
373
Quadrilaterals in triangulation, 117,

122, 125
Quartz diorite, 276
Quartzite, 300, 302, 312, 313
Quartz keratophyre, 254
Quartz monzonite, 276
Radial line method, 159
Rain, effects on aerial photographs, 85
preparations for, 7
protecting plane table sheets from, 98
Raise, in mine workings, 175, 177
Ramsay, J. G., 318
Ray, R. G., 74
Read, H. H., 323
Reconnaissance mapping, 69
Reconnoitering, control systems, 116,.
118, 137
for plane table projects, 137
to select rock units in plutons, 273
traverse courses, 38, 54
Recorder, in survey parties, "!36, 147
References in reports, system for making, 194
Refolding, 308, 313, 318
Refraction in measuring vertical angles,
123, 127
Relict structures in metamorphic rocks,
302-305
Reports, geologic, 185
abstracts of, 192
bibliography in, 193
clarity of, 188
form of, 193
front matter for, 191
illustrations for, 195-207, see also
t
Illustrations
lists and tables in, 193
organizing and starting, 185
outline for, 186
purposes of, 185
special terms in, 189
use of references in, 193-195
Resection method, 142
Retrograde metamorphism, 301, 320
Reynolds, W. F., 125
Rhy~lite, 254, 263
374
Index
Index
Rhythmic bedding, 223

Ripple marks, 228
Ridgway, J. L., 197
Rittmann, A., 264
Rock chips, used in mapping, 280
Rock names, see Naming rocks
Rock units, compared to time-stratigraphic units, 212
correlating, 59
descriptions of in notes, 9
descriptions of in reports, 186, 187,
190
general nature of, 58
informal names for, 210
key beds, 59, 209
of metamorppic rocks, 297, 319-323
naming, 190, 209, 210
selecting new units, 60
surficial deposits, 62, 63, 245
Rod, stadia, 112
Rods (rodding structure), 313, 324
Rodman, duties, 112, 147-149
Rounding of sedimentary grains, 215
Rubble, sedimentary, 215
volcanic, 255
Safety in mines, 178
Safety in using hammer, 14
Samples, of altered plutonic rocks, 293
bias of, 183
for bulk composition, 180
channel, 182, 183
of cores, 243
of cuttings, 244
for distribution of compositions, 181
fossil, 14, 240
marking and numbering, 17, 243, 244
microfossil, 16, 240
packing, 18
for petrofabric studies, 318-319
oriented, 14, 318
rock, 13
serial, 179
specifications for, 13, 179, 183
spot, 179
Samples, stratified, 182

Sampling methods, 13, 183
Sampling plans, 178, 179, 180, 181
Sand-size cards, 213
Sand sizes, classification of, 213
Sandstones, classifying and describing,
216
Schenck, H. G., and S. W. Muller, 211
Schenk, E. T., and J. H. McMasters,
191
Schist, 300, 302, 310, 311
knobby, 301, 309
Schistosity ( schistose texture), 298, 306
Schlieren in plutonic rocks, 286
Schmidt projection, 317
Scientific method, 2
Scoria bomb, 256
Scoria flows, 259
Scribing materials and methods,
on base maps, 50
on plane table sheets, 98
Secondary control points, 140
Sederholm, J. J., 323
Sedimentary rocks, beds and related
small-scale structures in, 208, 222235
colors of, 216, 247
fabi:ic of, 215
grain sizes of, 213
logging wells and drill holes in, 242
mea~uring stratigraphic sections of,
235
naming and describing, 212
porosity and permeability of, 215
sorting of, 214
studies of, 208
surficial deposits of, 245
unconformities in, 232
Semischist, 300 .
Serial (columnar) sections, 205
Serial samples, 179
Series, of plutonic igneous rocks, 27 4
in stratigraphic sequences, 211
Sets of beds, 222, 223
Shaft, in mine workings, 175
Shale, 218, 219
375
Stadia measurements,
D. Nl., 178
computations for, 104, 108
Shear fractures in plutons, 291-292
with gradienter screw, 109
Shells, fabric of in sediments, 226
by half intercept, 107
Sheltollii.T. S., 2t17
by level sight, 107-108
Shrock, R. R., 235
notebook for, 105, 106-107
sills, 268
principles of, 102
Siltstone, 218
steps in, 106
Skarn, 300
Stadia rod, uses of, 112, 151, 238
Sketch m;ps, of control networks, 118
Stages, 211
for pl~ne table mapping, 137, 141,
Stanley, G. M., 246
148
State plane coordinate systems, 130
by reconnaissance, 69
.,
Statistical methods in sampling, 178,
Sketches in notes, 10.:11, 309, 318
179, 180, 181, 182
Skialiths, 285
Steams, H. T., 251, 259
Slate, 300, 312
Steams, H. T., and G. A. Macdonald,
Slaty Cleavage, ~06, 311
253, 259
Slip (shear) cleavage, 306
Stebinger screw, 109
Slip (shear) folds, 311, 315, 324
Stepping method with alidade, 110
Slope direction in sediments, determinStereographic projection, uses of, 227,
ing, 225, 230
285, 293, 317
Slump structures in sediments, 225, 230
Stereo pairs, 77
Smith, H. T. U., 74
Stereoscope, mirror, 78
Smith, R. L., 2(36
pocket, 77
Soils, color ch;rts for, 247
Stereoscopic image, 73, 77
in detecting unconformities, 233, 252
obtaining with stereoscope, 77
in geologic mapping, 61, 246
obtaining without stereoscope, 79
hqrizons of, 246
Stokes, W. L., 229
profiles of, 246
Stapes, 175, 177
Soil Survey Staff (U.S. Department of
Strata, see Beds
Agriculture), 246
Stratigraphic horizons on key beds, 59,
Solar ephemeris, 124
265
Sorting in sedimentary rocks, 214, 219
Stratigraphic sections, measuring, 235
Spads, use in mine mapping, 177
by Brunton-tape method, 239
Specific gravity, used in mapping rocks,
by compass-pace surveys, 36, 236
277
corrections for slope and oblique
Specimens, see Samples
measures, 240, 241
Spilite, 255
by Jacob's staff, 236
Spiracles in lavas, 261
from maps or photographs, 236
Spot samples, 179
by plane table methods, 238
Stadia constant, 109
t
requirements for measurements, 235
Stadia intercept, 103
Stadia interval factor, 109
Stratigraphic
sequence, determining,
Stadia mapping, 147, 151, 171
in metamorphic rocks, 303, 312-313,
instrument stations for, 139
314
by moving instrument around rod,
in sedimentary rocks, 225, 226, 228,
151
229, 230, 231, 232, 233
by traversing, 146
Shaw~
376
Index
Stratigraphic sequence, determining, in

volcanic rocks, 258, 259, 260, 261,
262, 266
Stratigraphic tops of beds, see Stratigraphic sequence, determining
Stratigraphic units, 58, 209-212
measuring, 235
in metamorphic terrains, 297, 303
naming, 190, 209-211
in volcanic terrains, 250-253
Striding level, care and adjustment of,
92, 94, 95
Strike and dip, 28
measuring with compass, 28-32
plotting and checking, 42
by three-point method, 31
where to take, 32
Structural zones in metamorphic rocks,
321
Structure maps, 188, 197, 202
Structures, see Beds, Folds, Faults,
Metamorphic rocks, etc.
Structures, described in reports, 187,
188
Sun compass, 25
Surficial deposits
in general mapping, 62
kinds of, 245
relations to landforms, 245
Survey data, sources of, 115
Sutton, John, and Janet Watson, 321
Swanson, L. W., 74
Syenite, 276
Syenodiorite, 276
System (as a stratigraphic term), 211
Table of contents in reports, 192
Tables, use of in reports, 193
Tactite, 300
Tape, standardization of, 121
Taped distance, corrections of, 120, 122
Taping, on slope, 121
stratigraphic sections, 238, 239
with tape held level, 119
Telescopic alidade, 91
adjustments of, 93, 94
care of in field, 95
Telescopic alidade, geologic mapping

with, 135
intersection with, 142
kinds of, 93
line of collimation of, 95
resection with, -142
stadia mapping with, 147, 151
stadia measurements with, 102-110
three-point locations with, 143
triangulation with, 132
Temperature correction, for barometric
readings, 56
for taped distances, 120
Tension fractures in plutons, 278, 279,
291, 292
Tephrite, 255
Terraces, tracing, 245-246
Textures, metamorphic, 282, 283, 298
plutonic igneous, 275, 282
relict, in metamorphic rocks, 302-303
Thickness of beds, 224
Thickness of units, 235-240
Three-point locations with plane table,
143
Three-point method for strike and dip,
31
Tilt distortion of aerial photographs, 75
Time-stratigraphic units, 210-212
Time units (intervals), 211
Tonalite, 276
Tongues, as rock units, 209
Topographic mapping, see Plane table
Topographic profiles
from aerial photographs, 158
for cross sections, 43
Topographic symbols for maps, 337 (in
note)
Tops and bottoms of beds, see Strati-graphic sequence, determining
Township-range cadastral system, 19
Trachyte, 254
Transit, measuring vertical angles with,
122
for taping on slope, 121
in traversing, 133, 238
in triangulation surveys, ll3, 122
Trave~se board ~nd tripod, 88
Index
377
Varves, 234
Traverse, error of closure of, 54
Vegetation, used in mapping, 62, 84
general scheme of, 36
Veins, in metamorphic rocks, 314, 315,
planning, 38, 54
316, 322, 324
Trav~ing, with alidade and plane
table, 146; 238
294
with barometer ( altimeter) , 56
sampling, 181-183
on a base map, 54
Vertebrate fossils, 15
with G:ompass, 36, 54, 236
Vertical aerial photographs, 73
in mines, 177, 178
Vertical angles, see Difference in elevawith transit and tape, 133, 238
tion
by turning angles, 41
Vertical control for surveys, 113, 123
Trend and plu~ge of linear. features, 33
Volcanic complexes, 253
Triangle of error, in intersecting, 52
Volcanic intrusions
in radial li1;_1e plots, 165, 166-167
identifying, 267-269
in three-point (plane table) locations,
mapping, 253, 267
144-1'46
naming, 253
Triangles, computations from, 125
superficial, 270
Triangulation networks, ll6
Volcanic mudflow deposits, 266
Triangulation surveys, for aerial photoVolcanic necks, 253, 269
graph projects, 156
Volcanic rocks, alterations of, 252, 257,
with alidade and plane table, 132
261, 265
computations for, 125
cartographic
units of, 25~
.with peep-sight alidade, 90
flows of, 257-265
plans for, 114
initial dip of, 250
intrusive
bodies of, 267
with transit, 122
pyroclastic deposits of, 265
Tripods, plane table, 96
stratigraphic relations of, 250-252
.True north by observation on Polaris,
unconformities in, 252
123
Volcanic vents, indications of, 265, 267,
Tuff-breccia, 255
269
Tuff, classification of, 256, 257
Turner, F. J., 321
Wacke,216,217
Type locality (area), for rock unit, 210
Walking contacts, 60
Type section of rock unit, 210
Wallis, W. A., and H. V. Roberts, 178
Waters, A. C., 253, 261, 262
Ultramylonite, 301
Waters, A. C., and Konrad Krauskopf,
Unconformities, in columnar sections,
274
47
Weiss, L. E., and D. B. Mcintyre, 318
evidence for, 232, l\')2
Welded tuff, 257, 266
stratigraphic significance of, 232
Well logs, 242
in -surficial deposits, 245
Wentworth, C. K., and G. A. Macvalue as contacts, 59, 70
donald, 2S9
Wentworth, C. K., and Rowel Williams,
in volcanic rocks, 252
Underground mapping, see Mine map255
Wentworth scale of grain sizes, 213
ping
Wet weather, preparations for, 7
Units of weight and measure, 361
Williams, Rowel, 264, 266, 269
Urtite, 276
.I
378
Index
Williams, Howe!, and Helmut MeyerAbich, 270

Williams, Howe!, F. J. Turner, and
C. M. Gilbert, 217
Wilmarth, M. G., 190
Wilson, Druid, G. C. Keroher, and B. E.
Hansen, 190
Wilson, Druid, W. J. Sando, and R. W.
Kopf, 190
Wilson, Gilbert, 313
Winze, in mine workings, 175

Wood, Alan, and A. J. Smith, 229
Xenocrysts, 285
Xenoliths, 279, 281, 285
....,
Zip-a-tone, 200, 201, 204

Zoned inclusions, 286
Zones, alteration, 274, 293
metamorphic, 298, 319
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1

NEW YORK LONDON SYDNEY

1962 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

All rights reserved.

ISBN 0 471 16698 7

This manual was written primarily to assist undergraduate students

at outcrops and have therefore described and illustrated a number of

Observing and Collecting Data and Samples

1-1. General basis of field geology. 1-2. Planning a field

Using the Compass, Clinometer, and Hand Level

The Compass Traverse

3-i. General scheme of a geologic traverse. 3-2. Determining

Plotting Geologic Features on a Base Map

4-1. Selecting and preparing a base map. 4-2. Locating field

Mapping Geologic Features on Aerial Photographs

5-l. Kinds of aerial photographs and their uses. 5-2. How

The Alidade and Plane Table

Control for Geologic Maps

7-1. General nature of control surveys. 7-2. General plan of

8-1. Plane table projects and their appropriate scales. 8-2.

Geologic Mapping with the Alidade and Plane

Making a Geologic Map from Aerial Photographs

9-1. General value of aerial photograph compilations. 9-2.

Detailed Mapping and Sampling

Preparing Geologic Reports

11-1. General nature of geologic reports. 11-2. Organizing

field Work with Sedimentary Rocks

12-1. Interpreting sedimentary rocks. 12-2. Lithologic and

Field Work with Volcanic Rocks

Field Work with Igneous and Igneous-Appearing

Field Work with Metamorphic Rocks

14-1. Concepts of plutonic geology that apply to field studies.

15-1. Studies of metamorphic rocks. 15-2. Cartographic units

1-1. General Basis of Field Geology

To geologists, the field is where rocks or soils can be observed in