The Field Description of Igneous Rocks (Geological Field Guide)

The book discusses igneous rocks from mineralogy, structure, and petrology. Great book to keep in your backpack for quick reference about anything you need to know to identify igneous rocks. Another great book by this author is "Introducing Volcanology-A Guide to Hot Rocks" which will expand your knowledge. All photos and diagrams are in full color in both books.

very readable field guide for the field geologist and students of earth science. a good addition to any earth science library.

Quality product. Good binding and paper quality. Well written and nicely illustrated. A good addition to my library of "grab and go" books

It is an excellent handbook for field work on igneous rocks. Very well illustrated and didactic.

Its great to have a color, Kindle edition of this book for use in the field. But there are a few problems. The index has all the subjects but no page numbers. The fine print of some figures is unreadable. Biggest issue, though, is that there is more that could be said or shown in terms of rock and mineral identification.

Great photos! Great text! Indispensable to anyone wanting to understand rocks. Highly recommended. You'll learn more than you bargained for.

Excellent book.

good

Very practical, sinthetic...I love every single word. An amazing help at field work beacuse its perfect graphics and diagrams. A must.

The book is succinct, well organized and illustrated with clear figures and diagrams. It is also up to date and an essential field reference for professional geologists and, especially, undergraduate geologists or amateur geologists. I have no hesitation in giving it 5 stars.

as expected, it is among the best in the series of field guides.

I love this little field guide! Very pleased. So much good and practical identification information as well as basic theory. Excellent for a beginner rock collector like me.

OK very well illustrated but you would need to roam foreign lands to see the sites. As igneous is more or less standard Scotland Dartmoor Java Wales basic geology this will apply to most world sites anyway as the rocks can be compared and identified. Clear and concise and allows speculation on derivatives and variety as theory based with prime examples from which composites can be explained. I would advise a few large petrology books to keep in the study or holiday study centre for evening checking and improving theory to support this obviously. A good Mineraology text would be essential to check components observed. Philpott is mentioned herein, use it. The point is the field guide allows you to assume certain structure associations of rock types which improves understanding. Have a good mountain roam.