A simple high-precision Jacob's staff design for the high-resolution stratigrapher
Palaios
By: W.P. Elder
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Abstract
The new generation of high-resolution stratigraphic research depends upon detailed bed-by-bed analysis to enhance regional correlation potential. The standard Jacob's staff is not an efficient and precise tool for measuring thin-bedded strata. The high-precision Jacob's staff design presented and illustrated in this paper meets the qualifications required of such an instrument. The prototype of this simple design consists of a sliding bracket that holds a Brunton-type compass at right angles to a ruled-off staff. This instrument provides rapid and accurate measurement of both thick- or thin-bedded sequences, thus decreasing field time and increasing stratigraphic precision. -Author
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | A simple high-precision Jacob's staff design for the high-resolution stratigrapher |
| Series title | Palaios |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Year Published | 1989 |
| Language | English |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Palaios |
| First page | 196 |
| Last page | 197 |
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