SUBJECT
Title
Construction of geological maps and sections
Type of instruction
practical
Level
master
Faculty
Part of degree program
Credits
2
Recommended in
Semester 1
Typically offered in
Autumn semester
Course description
Types of geological maps and sections. Strike and dip. Determination of bedding planes from measurements, outcropping points and 3 wells. Dip sections. Construction of map view from dip data. Strike sections. Apparent dips and arbitrary sections. Vertical exaggeration. Map view and sections of unconformities. Map view and sections of folded sequences. Map view and sections of faulted sequences. Determination of offset. Sections constructed from well data. Maps constructed from field data.
Readings
- Lisle, J.R. (2004): Geological structures and maps: a practical guide. (3rd edition), Elsevier, Amsterdam, 106 p.
- McClay, K.R. (1987): The mapping of geological structures. Geological Society of London Handbook, 161 p.