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... dikes, contacts, etc.) Depending on attitude of axial surface of fold, it may be Upright: vertical axial surface Recumbent: horizontal axial surface Inclined: axial surface between 0 and 90˚ ...
... dikes, contacts, etc.) Depending on attitude of axial surface of fold, it may be Upright: vertical axial surface Recumbent: horizontal axial surface Inclined: axial surface between 0 and 90˚ ...
structur
... compass direction) Dip - angle between a tilted surface and a horizontal plane. (Expressed as an angle and direction) N. Lindsley-Griffin, 1999 ...
... compass direction) Dip - angle between a tilted surface and a horizontal plane. (Expressed as an angle and direction) N. Lindsley-Griffin, 1999 ...
Ma Shi Chau
... This is an interesting exposure showing how different rock types deform in different manners. The exposure contains a whitish finer-grained siltstone and some oval-shaped blocks of more resistant sandstone. The oval-shaped blocks are a feature known as boudins. They were once part of a single sandst ...
... This is an interesting exposure showing how different rock types deform in different manners. The exposure contains a whitish finer-grained siltstone and some oval-shaped blocks of more resistant sandstone. The oval-shaped blocks are a feature known as boudins. They were once part of a single sandst ...
Chapter 5 Notes
... • The rocky blocks on either side of strike-slip faults, scrape along side-by-side, no vertical movement means no hanging or foot wall. ...
... • The rocky blocks on either side of strike-slip faults, scrape along side-by-side, no vertical movement means no hanging or foot wall. ...
Deforming the Earth`s Crust
... • Two types of deformation can occur to rocks under stress –Layers can bend when stress is applied to them –When too much stress is applied, they can reach their elastic limit and break ...
... • Two types of deformation can occur to rocks under stress –Layers can bend when stress is applied to them –When too much stress is applied, they can reach their elastic limit and break ...
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... The heat associated with igneous activity and metamorphism results in the circulation of hydrothermal fluid. Chemical elements sourced from granitoids and other mountain belt rocks are incorporated into the circulating mineral-bearing fluids. Changes in physical and chemical conditions (e.g. decreas ...
... The heat associated with igneous activity and metamorphism results in the circulation of hydrothermal fluid. Chemical elements sourced from granitoids and other mountain belt rocks are incorporated into the circulating mineral-bearing fluids. Changes in physical and chemical conditions (e.g. decreas ...
Rift valleys and block mountains - Greendale Humaniacs
... Rift valleys and block mountains 3. Fig. 3 shows a landform. Identify the landform formed as a result of the plate movement. Name landform A and explain its formation. [7] • Rift Valley • East African Rift Valley • It is formed at a divergent plate boundary when African Plate move away from Somali ...
... Rift valleys and block mountains 3. Fig. 3 shows a landform. Identify the landform formed as a result of the plate movement. Name landform A and explain its formation. [7] • Rift Valley • East African Rift Valley • It is formed at a divergent plate boundary when African Plate move away from Somali ...
Chapter 11 2004.ppt
... The terms strike and dip are used to describe orientation of a geologic structure. The strike and dip are perpendicular to each other. The strike is the compass angle between the strike line (an imaginary horizontal line on the plane) and true north.The dip is the angle between the strike line and ...
... The terms strike and dip are used to describe orientation of a geologic structure. The strike and dip are perpendicular to each other. The strike is the compass angle between the strike line (an imaginary horizontal line on the plane) and true north.The dip is the angle between the strike line and ...
Geologic Structure Part I – Folds
... The following diagram illustrates the rock cycle. Match the lettered responses to the blank ovals on the diagram. (Note: some letters are used more than once.) ...
... The following diagram illustrates the rock cycle. Match the lettered responses to the blank ovals on the diagram. (Note: some letters are used more than once.) ...
Strike-Slip Faults
... •Asymmetrical – rock layers that bend into folds that are not symmetrical ...
... •Asymmetrical – rock layers that bend into folds that are not symmetrical ...
Homework for Faults Folds Mtns from Intro Geology
... 3. Rocks in which plastic deformation occurs remain in their deformed shape when the stress is released. True or False? 4. Brittle failure is more likely to occur if stress is applied slowly rather than suddenly. True or False? 5. Plastic deformation is likely to occur in rocks under hightemperature ...
... 3. Rocks in which plastic deformation occurs remain in their deformed shape when the stress is released. True or False? 4. Brittle failure is more likely to occur if stress is applied slowly rather than suddenly. True or False? 5. Plastic deformation is likely to occur in rocks under hightemperature ...
Practice for Chapter 9
... 3. Rocks in which plastic deformation occurs remain in their deformed shape when the stress is released. True or False? 4. Brittle failure is more likely to occur if stress is applied slowly rather than suddenly. True or False? 5. Plastic deformation is likely to occur in rocks under hightemperature ...
... 3. Rocks in which plastic deformation occurs remain in their deformed shape when the stress is released. True or False? 4. Brittle failure is more likely to occur if stress is applied slowly rather than suddenly. True or False? 5. Plastic deformation is likely to occur in rocks under hightemperature ...
Accommodating sill-complex emplacement
... School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, England, UK ...
... School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, England, UK ...
Landforms
... Any 1 valid opportunity, e.g. the glacier offers a unique area to visit / see firsthand (1) and experience walking on it/ice is clearly very deep / formed into shapes. (1) Quad-biking (1) is another activity – on the area near to the glacier and allowing own transport to view glacier in a different ...
... Any 1 valid opportunity, e.g. the glacier offers a unique area to visit / see firsthand (1) and experience walking on it/ice is clearly very deep / formed into shapes. (1) Quad-biking (1) is another activity – on the area near to the glacier and allowing own transport to view glacier in a different ...
GEOLOGIC STRUCTURES
... – Safe siting of public facilities, dams, power, etc. – Search for energy resources ...
... – Safe siting of public facilities, dams, power, etc. – Search for energy resources ...
45 Newton`s Laws Introduction
... 4. Refer to the diagram labeled “A”. If the cart is moving to the right at 3.0m/s, what will happen to the 10kg weight sitting on the top of the cart if the cart stops abruptly? 5. Look up Bernoulli’s Principle in your text. What is the significance of Bernoulli’s Principle with respect to an airpla ...
... 4. Refer to the diagram labeled “A”. If the cart is moving to the right at 3.0m/s, what will happen to the 10kg weight sitting on the top of the cart if the cart stops abruptly? 5. Look up Bernoulli’s Principle in your text. What is the significance of Bernoulli’s Principle with respect to an airpla ...
Deformation of Rock
... • Slikensides are scratch marks that are left on the fault plane as one block moves relative to the other. Slickensides can be used to determine the direction and sense of motion on a fault. • Fault Breccias are crumbled up rocks consisting of angular fragments that were formed as a result of grindi ...
... • Slikensides are scratch marks that are left on the fault plane as one block moves relative to the other. Slickensides can be used to determine the direction and sense of motion on a fault. • Fault Breccias are crumbled up rocks consisting of angular fragments that were formed as a result of grindi ...
Forces and Structures ppt
... • are folds where the originally horizontal strata have been folded downward • the two limbs of the fold dip inward toward the hinge of the fold ...
... • are folds where the originally horizontal strata have been folded downward • the two limbs of the fold dip inward toward the hinge of the fold ...
Practice09o
... (a) normal faults—divergent plate boundaries (b) reverse and thrust faults— convergent plate boundaries (c) strike-slip faults—transform plate boundaries. (d) all of the above 7. Historically, the search for petroleum deposits focused on locating and drilling: (a) the crests of anticlinal structures ...
... (a) normal faults—divergent plate boundaries (b) reverse and thrust faults— convergent plate boundaries (c) strike-slip faults—transform plate boundaries. (d) all of the above 7. Historically, the search for petroleum deposits focused on locating and drilling: (a) the crests of anticlinal structures ...
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... 2. List four ways that mountains can be created. Folding, faulting, dome building, volcanic activity, colliding continents 3. What is the difference between an underwater trench and an underwater ridge? Underwater trench is a deep underwater valley that is formed when oceanic and continental crust c ...
... 2. List four ways that mountains can be created. Folding, faulting, dome building, volcanic activity, colliding continents 3. What is the difference between an underwater trench and an underwater ridge? Underwater trench is a deep underwater valley that is formed when oceanic and continental crust c ...