Off Topic -- Geology

[dgeesaman]

Perhaps a box of good safety glasses as well.

Get some tinted like sunglasses and clear.

 

[JAlfred]

Heh Heh Heh IWe all Had the pointy classic hammer throughout college. It splays fragments and makes pin holes. Later in professional use, I found a bladed hammer that was far superior for splitting, cleaving layered rock, but still adequate for beating on stuff to crack it open. Must say sedimentary rocks and not what a Gemnologist would find nice. For a student it really wont matter which or how nice, they all work. The Estwing looks like a nice hammer. I would offer a far better use of the frivolous hammer money would be to get what the geologists call a hand lens, the gem boys call a loop or something similar. Bosch 10x Hastings Triplet or Coddington is the standard. Eventually, for the cash prize, a Brunton pocket transit $$$$$$ Start saving !!

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Pretty good summary. The big question is, " soft rock or hard rock"? Soft rock, chisel edge and a crack hammer (sledge) and chisels. Hard rock, same song second verse with the crack hammer, just change chisel edge to a pointy little bastage and you are good to go. Then again, an 8 or 10 lb sledge comes in handy now and then.

 

[Flouncer]

Alfred, are you still in the field ?

 

[JAlfred]

I teach high school Earth and Space science. I still go out on occasion on my own fossil hunting.

 

[Richard Jones]

Heh Heh Heh IWe all Had the pointy classic hammer throughout college. It splays fragments and makes pin holes. Later in professional use, I found a bladed hammer that was far superior for splitting, cleaving layered rock, but still adequate for beating on stuff to crack it open. Must say sedimentary rocks and not what a Gemnologist would find nice. For a student it really wont matter which or how nice, they all work. The Estwing looks like a nice hammer. I would offer a far better use of the frivolous hammer money would be to get what the geologists call a hand lens, the gem boys call a loop or something similar. Bosch 10x Hastings Triplet or Coddington is the standard. Eventually, for the cash prize, a Brunton pocket transit $$$$$$ Start saving !!

Professional Magnifiers: Bausch + Lomb

Our professional magnifiers include Watchmaker's Loupes, Hastings Triplet Magnifiers, Coddington Magnifiers, Folding Pocket Magnifiers and others.

www.bausch.com

GOLD Standard Transit | Brunton | Made in USA

NEW COLOR for our 130th Anniversary of the standard transit. Built with all of the functionality and features of traditional Brunton pocket transits, the Standard Transit features a hard-anodized aluminum body and a flat base with a non-slip silicone insert. Gold color is an anniversary color...

www.brunton.com

I have a Belomo 10x Triplet that I am going to give her. She can save her OWN pennies for the Brunton.... but a nice looking piece of gear, for sure.

 

[JAlfred]

Oldest granddaughter is starting college this fall, majoring in geology. Thought I would get her a nice rock hammer. Any brands better than any others? Would she need the loop as well? This will be at Appalachian State Univ or NC State.

I'm assuming these things are still used?

Thanks.

R

Estwing was the standard in my day. 1992. I own 3.