Field Course Resources

MSU Field Camp Manual

• Intro to Field Mapping (Lageson)
• MSU Field Manual - 2016

Reference Material

• Reference Stratagraphic Column for SW Montana (Three Forks are) - William McManus
• Reference Stratigraphic Column for SW Montana (Bridger/Madison ranges) - John Montagne
• Reference Stratigraphic & Geohydrologic Column (Gallatin Valley) - Dixon
• Magnetic declination chart - NOAA/CIRES

Required & Recommended Texts

• Geological Field Techniques - Angela L. Coe (Wiley)
• Geology in the Field - Robert R. Compton (free online access to the classic text!)

Suggested Reading & Resources

• GSA Field Guide 37: Exploring the Northern Rocky Mountains (Shaw & Tickoff, 2014)
• Montana-Yellowstone Geologic Field Guide Database (SERC)
• Panoramic Aerial Photographs of Western Montana (William Bowen, CGS; SERC)

Mapping with iPads - FieldMove

• Midland Valley Software - FieldMove documentation & information

• University of California, Riverside GeoPad Digital field mapping site - a great resource for mapping with iPads and FieldMove.

Useful Links

• Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology
• List of geology field camps in the U.S.
• NAGT Scholarships for field geology study
• On the Cutting Edge (SERC) - Teaching Geoscience in the Field