The study of the physical properties of the rock

is called field geology, the main tasks of the field

geology is to explain and describe the surface
feature and subsurface structures of the lithosphere.
 Field geology depends thoroughly on the
observation and conclusion of lithology and
the structure.
 Field geology aims to project the surface
features on the top sheet (i.e.) preparing a
geologic map for a certain area.
Field geology advantages: field studies offer
several unique advantages in solving geologic
problems
1- earth materials and structures can be
identified most easily when seen with related
features.
2- Interpretation made in the field can be
checked immediately against relations they
predict.
3- studying actual association of material and
structures can be led to discovery of new kind
of features or relations.
Field geology foundations; field studies are
founded on three kinds of information:

1- the straightforward facts arising from direct

observation and measurement, the texture of
rock, the dip and strike of beds and the
geographic relations between two rock bodies
are example.
2- interpretation information, certain association
of rock and primary structures, for example, are
thought to be imply specific conditions or
environments.
3- age relation, these relations are partly objected
and partly interpretive but form a particular
category because they put geologic events in
order.