Laboratory Manual in Physical Geology

Applied lab investigations to improve readers’ understanding of Earth’s geology

This user-friendly, best-selling lab manual examines the basic processes of geology and their applications to everyday life. Featuring contributions from over 200 highly regarded geologists and geoscience educators, along with an exceptional illustration program by Dennis Tasa,  Laboratory Manual in Physical Geology offers an inquiry and activities-based approach that builds skills and gives readers a more complete learning experience in the lab.

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Dr. Vincent Cronin teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in structural geology, as well as an introductory course in physical geology at Baylor University. Cronin's research includes identification of potentially active faults, structural lineament analyses, plate kinematics, earthquake relocation analyses, and work on applied professional and scientific ethics in the geosciences. At Baylor, he is working primarily on the recognition and characterization of active faults.

Laboratory 1: Filling Your Geoscience Toolbox

Laboratory 2: Plate Tectonics  
Laboratory 3: Mineral Properties, Identification, and Uses
Laboratory 4: Rock-Forming Processes and the Rock Cycle 
Laboratory 5: Igneous Rocks and Processes 
Laboratory 6: Sedimentary Processes, Rocks, and Environments 
Laboratory 7: Metamorphic Rocks, Processes, and Resources 
Laboratory 8: Dating of Rocks, Fossils, and Geologic Events 
Laboratory 9: Topographic Maps 
Laboratory 10: Geologic Structures, Maps, and Block Diagrams 
Laboratory 11: Stream Processes, Geomorphology, and Hazards 
Laboratory 12: Groundwater Processes, Resources, and Risks 
Laboratory 13: Glaciers and the Dynamic Cryosphere
Laboratory 14: Desert Landforms, Hazards, and Risks 
Laboratory 15: Coastal Processes, Landforms, Hazards, and Risks 
Laboratory 16: Earthquake Hazards and Human Risks