Scale:

Bar scale
Ratio scale
HORIZONTAL BEDS
DIPPING PLANES
Bearing
N
Expressing strike
Right hand rule:
a. 190o/35o ______________________________
b. N50oW/20oSW ___________________________
c. 045o/45o________________________________
d. N80oW/28oSW___________________________
The Compass: Locating Yourself on the Map
An expedition by the Geological Survey of Canada in 1994 determined that
the average position of the north magnetic pole for that year was 78.3deg. N;
104.0deg W. They also determined that the magnetic pole was moving
approximately 15 km per year.
Declination

15oE
Declination

15oE
Dipping Plane (Strata or fault of joint)

RULE OF Vs
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300
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100

Downstream

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Downstream

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100
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Downstream
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Dipping upstream Dipping downstream

 STRUCTURAL CONTOURS:
STRIKE LINES AND DETERMINING ORIENTATION OF BEDS

UNIT A
UNIT B
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400m

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 RECAP ON STRUCTURAL COUNTOURS/STRIKE LINES

• They are straight lines with a trend parallel to the strike of the
plane.
• Being parallel to the trend of the strike, strike lines are horizontal
lines
• Being horizontal lines, each pt on the line has the same elevation

• The contour lines are evenly spaced, with spacing distance that is a
function of the dip.

•You calculate strike and dip if giving the structure contours.

 MAP SCALE

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UNIT B
Strike

UNIT A φ

Dip angle Dip direction

300 Ө
Y
(X)

200
 MAP SCALE

(use this for y)

UNIT B
Strike

UNIT A φ

Dip angle Dip direction

300 Ө
Y
(X)

200
 MAP SCALE

(use this for y)

UNIT B
Strike

UNIT A φ

Dip angle Dip direction

300 Ө
Y DO NOT APPLY A VERTICAL (X)
EXAGGERATION
200
 MAP SCALE

(use this for y)

UNIT B
Strike

UNIT A φ

Dip angle Dip direction

300 Ө
Y
(X)

200