THIS book is intended for the use of students studying geology for the first time, particularly those entering the Advanced Level and First Year University examinations. It is not in any way an exhaustive treatise on geological maps, but is meant to serve as an introduction to their interpretation and solution. The book should not be regarded as an end in itself, nor should the somewhat mechanical manner of this early treatment be more than a means of developing the capacity for the three-dimensional viewing of a geological map and an appreciation of the patterns developed in rock relationships. Diagram maps must lead very quickly to the study of geological maps of specific areas of country: the ideal maps for such study are those produced by the Geological Surveys of such countries as Great Britain, Australia and the Americas.
My thanks are due to Professor F. H. T. Rhodes and to Dr. R. L. Austin for reading the manuscript and making many helpful suggestions. I would also thank Mrs. Greir Lewis for her help in the preparation of some of the diagrams and the Secretarial staff of University College, Swansea, for their help in typing the manuscript. I owe a particular debt of thanks to Mr. H. McKee who has prepared the index, and to Dr. K. G. Stagg who has read the proofs and helped in correcting them.
