The Practical Geologist How To Apply Primitive Skills For Everyday Use 1st Garret Romaine by Garret Romaine 9781493062133, 1493062131 instant download after payment.

This guide is aimed at everyone who is interested in learning enough about
geology, topography, soil science, and rocks and minerals to put that
knowledge to use. We’ll explore the many ways to turn common materials
into resources in order to make improvements, survive the elements, or
otherwise gain an edge. We’ll study the ancients and learn how they
adapted and overcame the world around them to not just survive but thrive.
In this book, we’ll assume that you’re an interested newcomer to the
language of geology and try to explain things as we go along. It may seem a
bit bewildering at first, because geology borrows from chemistry, physics,
math, chemistry, biology, and more to create its own language. Fortunately,
many of the best metaphors come from cooking. In a sense, the Earth is like
a big kitchen, constantly mixing and remixing ingredients, skimming some
off, concentrating others, and recycling everything in a constant churn.
We’ll end up using a lot of cooking metaphors and examples, trying to
make the science as practical as possible.
There are many procedures and recipes sprinkled throughout this book,
but there is no substitute for your own trial and error. Your mileage may
vary on just about anything related to geology—your limestone may not be
pure enough to convert to slaked lime, or your soil may have too much sand
to turn into cob for housing. Your sand may be too round, or your water too
full of calcium. The science is sound, but the ingredients you have at hand
may require adjustments to the standard procedures, ratios, and recipes.