Fieldwork Resources

 

Books

• Compton, Robert R., 1962, Manual of Field Geology, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.: New York, New York.
• Maley, Terry S., 2005, Field Geology Illustrated, Second Edition, Mineral Land Publications: Boise, Idaho.
• Walker, J. Douglas, and Harvey A. Cohen, 2007, The Geoscience Handbook: AGI Data Sheets, 4th Edition, American Geological Institute.

Online

• Visit the official home of VFEs at www.virtualfieldwork.org to learn more and explore the online database of educator-created VFEs!
• Tips on teaching in the field, including notes on safety, liabilty and other issues
• Rite in the Rain notebooks
• Topographic maps are available at http://topomaps.usgs.gov/ or by clicking Terrain at http://maps.google.com
• Field equipment items