# GEOL 420 Field Geophysics

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo - Fall Semester 2026. [Syllabus and Schedule](http://u.pc.cd/nQI).

![cvss](homepage-cuyama-valley-super-stingers.jpg)

*The Cuyama Valley SuperStingers in search of a fault and a fold in the Upper Morales Formation* (January 2026).

## Navigating GEOL 420

Please use the links in the tables below to navigate this (always in progress) website:

| Topical Pages                                                |
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| [Course Introduction](./course-introduction/course-introduction.html) |
| [Seismic Refraction I]()                                     |
| [Electrical Resistivity I]()                                 |
| [Well Logging](./well-logging/well-logging.html)             |
| ↓↓ in progress ↓↓                    |
| [Seismic Refraction II]()                                    |
| [Electrical Resistivity II]()                                |
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| General Course Resources                                     |
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| [Textbook reading](./textbook-readings/textbook-readings.html) resources |
| [Maps](./maps/maps.html)                                     |
| [Case studies](./case-studies/case-studies.html)             |
| Fall 2026 [data library](./data-library-fall-2026/data-library-fall-2026.html) |
| [Course notebook](./course-notebook/course-notebook.html)    |
| Writing in GEOL 420 - [Using LaTeX](./latex/latex.html)      |
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| Assessments: Links to information and documents for each assessment type. |
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| [Field book](./assessments/field-book.html)                  |
| [Quizzes](./assessments/quizzes.html)                        |
| [Group presentation](./assessments/group-presentation.html)  |
| [Field reports](./assessments/field-reports.html)            |
| [Exams](./assessments/exams.html)                            |
| [Geophysical portfolio](./assessments/geophysical-portfolio.html) |

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| Everything Else                                              |
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| [Consulting report examples](./consulting-reports/consulting-reports.html) |
| Selected [journal articles](./journal-articles/journal-articles.html) |
| Selected [books](./books/books.html) in near-surface and exploration geophysics |
| Miscellaneous [documents, figures, and links](./docs-figs-links/docs-figs-links.html) |
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