PRACTICAL 1: TOPOGRAPHIC CONTOURS, STRUCTURAL CONTOURS AND GEOLOGICAL MAPS. | ![]() |
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At completion of this practical you will be able 1/ to determine the strike, dip and dip direction of geological surface from their form lines (i.e. their traces on a geological map), 2/ to construct the intersection between a geological planar surface and the surface topography, 3/ to determine the thickness of a geological formation from map analysis. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Topographic Contours | Structural Contours | Form lines | Geological Maps | The V Rule | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Orientation of planes and lines. | Exercice 1-3 | Exercice 4-6 | Exercice 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Not too sure about structural contours ...? Then -> CLICK HERE...
Confused with formlines and V Rule ...? Then -> Check here and then CLICK HERE... |
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