REQUIRED MATERIALS

• Field notebook with waterproof paper (e.g. surveyor’s field book)
• Geologic hammer
• Hand lens - 10X Mag. or better
• Small squirt bottle for acid (acid will be provided)
• Six-inch ruler with mm and inch scales (best if it also has a protractor)
• Protractor - smaller is better
• Mechanical Pencil: Pentel 0.5 mm or equivalent with F or 2H hardness lead
• Colored pencil set - 6 colors minimum; hard lead, shouldn't smudge
• 2 technical (drafting) pens (#0 and #00)
• Proper field clothes, particularly hat and shoes/boots
• Clipboard with cover (standard 8 1/2 x 11" size, without a large metal clip)
• Erasers/liquid paper
• Canteen (1 or 2, one-quart canteens)
• Watch
• Knapsack or carrying bag

DESIRABLE MATERIALS

• Rainwear
• Aspirin, chap stick, bandaids, sunscreen or tanning lotion, insect repellent, etc.
• Toilet paper

PROHIBITED ITEMS

• Firearms
• Alcoholic beverages in University vehicles
• Controlled substances and narcotics

POSSIBLE PERSONAL ITEM

•     A good sighting compass with a clinometer is necessary for the course. The Department has a large supply of such compasses to check out to students taking GEO 420K.  Many professional geologists own their own compasses, however, and a few students have purchased their own for use in the course.  Prices for new compasses of the best quality (similar to or better than the "Brunton Pocket Transits") can exceed $200, but much cheaper substitutes (like the Silva Ranger with a clinometer, for less than $60) are quite usable.  Many compasses are not suitable for geologic use so be careful if you buy; note that the compass must be useful for sighting and for measuring dips, and a clinometer is a necessary part.