Range limits, the earthen material being read must be contiguous. Ie: if using a concrete building, just the building may be read, not the surrounding footpath, etc. If reading a boulder, then the earth surrounding the boulder is not included in the effect.
2) Manipulate Earth
A Cainite who has progressed to this level of knowledge in the Way of Earth gains the ability to morph earth and stone to his will. He may command it to warp or move in any one way, directed only by his mind -- no physical touch is necessary, although the object being so altered must be within sight, or otherwise sensed.
They may cause a rock to melt and run like water, pits to open up in front of their enemies, or command the marble top of a tomb to flow out of the way to give them a temporary Haven. (Of course they need to move it back again before sun-up. He cannot destroy or create the earth. From a cubic meter to half a mountain.
3) Create Earth
Upon achieving this level of knowledge in the Way of Earth, the Kindred may create natural earth and stone as they dictate, in any shape or anywhere within sight. She may see the location that she wishes to create the earth, and it must rest upon something solid, (i.e. its not possible to create rocks in mid-air). It is however possible to create the stone around an object, or even a person. It is not possible to create stone other than granite, or similarly natural stones. Gemstones cannot be created.