Geologist
- Show a knowledge of the Geological Field Work Code.
- Go on one or more geological excursion with a person having local geological knowledge and make a record in a field notebook of what you have seen.
- With one or more companion, take part in a geological excursion. Make observations from a safe vantage point and produce a labelled field sketch.
- Find out about the geology of the area in which you live.
- Be prepared to discuss a labelled collection of about 12 geological specimens. (This collection could be your own or from a museum, school, or similar.) The collection should normally consist of the following specimens:
- Four different rock types. Be able to describe how they were formed and their economic use.
- Four minerals. Know their chemical formulae and common names and, where possible, the economic uses to which they could be put.
- Four fossils. Know their names and geological ages, and describe their modes of life.
Notes
Before a trip is undertaken, advice must be sought from, and the route ratified by, a person with sound local geological knowledge. On no account may a you go on this trip alone. All due safety precautions must be taken.
