A Field Manual for the Amateur Geologist: Tools and Activities for Exploring Our Planet

Learn geology with relative ease--from a distance or close-up--and enjoy your natural, physical environment. This simple and practical guide describes how to recognize the distinctions between landforms and rocks and how to sleuth stone. Features unique chapters on exploring the geology of national parks and prospecting for gold. Contains easy-to-use mineral and landform keys plus valuable resources such as lists of geologic museums and geological highway maps. Features scores of photographs, charts and tables.