Reference Links:
geologic dictionary1: geodic2: Lab Techinques Manual NY reference sheet: Wiki Practice test 1: Test1Key. PracticeTest2
PracticeTest3 Test3Key PracticeTest4(w/key) Practice Test 5 Test5Key Practice Test 6 Test6Key Forums Q-Marathon Textbooks:
Geological Structures and Maps Dictionary of o f Geology Geo logy and Mineralogy A Practical Guide Gu ide to Quantitative Surface and Subsurface Map Interpretation Structural Geology of Rocks and Regions Structural Analysis and Synthesis: A Laboratory Course in Structural Geology Structural Geology (Twiss) Deformation of the Crust Understanding Earth Structural Geology and Map Interpretation Formula List:
A1 is the smaller apparent dip A2 is the larger apparent app arent dip d ip TD is the true dip
1. 2. 3. tan (apparent dip) = tan (true dip)*cos(obliquity angle) 4. tan (true dip) = tan(app. dip)/sin(angle between bed strike strike and trend trend of app. dip) 5. distance between contour strike lines = contour interval / tan of the dip angle. 6. D=h' (a –C2) /v', the elevation of the upper control point is a, the horizontal distance of the desired contour from the highest control point is D, the elevation of the desired contour is C2, the map distance between the two control points is h', and the vertical distance between the two control points is v'. 7. tan(angle between A1 and TD lines)=csc(angle lines)=csc(angle between A1 and A2 lines)*(cot(A1)*tan(A2)-cos(angle between A1 and A2 lines)) 8. True thickness: thickness:
PracticeTest3 Test3Key PracticeTest4(w/key) Practice Test 5 Test5Key Practice Test 6 Test6Key Forums Q-Marathon Textbooks:
Geological Structures and Maps Dictionary of o f Geology Geo logy and Mineralogy A Practical Guide Gu ide to Quantitative Surface and Subsurface Map Interpretation Structural Geology of Rocks and Regions Structural Analysis and Synthesis: A Laboratory Course in Structural Geology Structural Geology (Twiss) Deformation of the Crust Understanding Earth Structural Geology and Map Interpretation Formula List:
A1 is the smaller apparent dip A2 is the larger apparent app arent dip d ip TD is the true dip
1. 2. 3. tan (apparent dip) = tan (true dip)*cos(obliquity angle) 4. tan (true dip) = tan(app. dip)/sin(angle between bed strike strike and trend trend of app. dip) 5. distance between contour strike lines = contour interval / tan of the dip angle. 6. D=h' (a –C2) /v', the elevation of the upper control point is a, the horizontal distance of the desired contour from the highest control point is D, the elevation of the desired contour is C2, the map distance between the two control points is h', and the vertical distance between the two control points is v'. 7. tan(angle between A1 and TD lines)=csc(angle lines)=csc(angle between A1 and A2 lines)*(cot(A1)*tan(A2)-cos(angle between A1 and A2 lines)) 8. True thickness: thickness:
9. the stratigraphic stratigraphic separation separation = vertical separation*cos (dip) (dip) 10. minimum set slip magnitude =
s∙d
, s = strike separation, d = dip separation √d s 11. Strain = (Deformed Length - Undeformed Length)/Undeformed Length 2
+ 2
Specific Information
1.Topo/geo maps 2.Tectonics, rock formation, Earth structure and history 3. Folds, faults, erosion, intrusion signatures, subsurface geometries, deformation sequences, sub-surface depositional features
4.Structural elements (syncline, anticline, etc.) 5.Practical Tasks (all from here) 6.Assess geohazard risks 7.Misc. Subjects (Glaciers, Stress/Strain, Geologic Dating)
Specific Information Topo/geo maps Topographic Maps: http://www.csulb.edu/~rodrigue/geog140/lectures/projections.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Map_projection http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geographic_coordinate_system wtoconvertamongthethreedifferentformsofLatitudeandLongitude.doc+&cd=5&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us http://geology.isu.edu/geostac/Field_Exercise/topomaps/plss.htm http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/TopographicMapSymbols/topomapsymbols.pdf http://geology.isu.edu/geostac/Field_Exercise/topomaps/plss.htm http://therucksack.tripod.com/MiBSAR/LandNav/UTM/UTM.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geodetic_datum http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geodesy http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/TopographicMapSymbols/topomapsymbols.pdf
Geologic Maps: http://geology.about.com/library/bl/time/blcolorus.htm(Color Print) http://ngmdb.usgs.gov/fgdc_gds/geolsymstd/fgdc-geolsym-all.pdf
http://www.wou.edu/las/physci/taylor/es406_structure/RD_chap3lab_GeologicMaps.pdf
Tectonics, rock formation, Earth structure and history Tectonics http://www.files.ethz.ch/structuralgeology/JPB/files/English/1Introtecto.pdf http://legacy.mos.org/oceans/graphics/planet/features.gif http://www.cliffsnotes.com/sciences/geology/the-ocean-floor/continental-margins http://www.cliffsnotes.com/sciences/geology/the-ocean-floor/ocean-floor-sediments http://www.cliffsnotes.com/sciences/geology/the-ocean-floor/midoceanic-ridges http://maps.unomaha.edu/maher/plate/week2/seafloor.html http://maps.unomaha.edu/maher/plate/week3/contrift.html http://maps.unomaha.edu/maher/plate/week3/cranswers.html#anchor377857 http://maps.unomaha.edu/maher/plate/week4/subduction.html http://maps.unomaha.edu/maher/plate/week6/terranes.html http://maps.unomaha.edu/maher/plate/week8/collision.html http://maps.unomaha.edu/maher/plate/week13/mechanisms.html(mantle convection) https://www.uwgb.edu/dutchs/platetec/orogeny.htm
Rock Formation http://geology.utah.gov/surveynotes/gladasked/gladrocks.htm http://jersey.uoregon.edu/~mstrick/AskGeoMan/geoQuerry14.html http://jersey.uoregon.edu/~mstrick/AskGeoMan/IgRxChart.html http://geoscience.wisc.edu/~chuck/Classes/Mtn_and_Plates/rock_cycle.html http://jersey.uoregon.edu/~mstrick/AskGeoMan/geoQuerry11.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prograde_metamorphism#Prograde_and_retrograde_metamorphism metamorphic rocks: https://www.uwgb.edu/dutchs/EarthSC202Notes/igneous.htm https://www.uwgb.edu/dutchs/EarthSC202Notes/metamorp.htm https://www.uwgb.edu/dutchs/EarthSC202Notes/sedrocks.htm http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/volc/types.html http://www.geo.utexas.edu/courses/303/303_lab/Igneous%20Lab303.html#rockid http://www.geo.utexas.edu/courses/303/303_lab/Sedimentary%20Lab303.html http://www.geo.utexas.edu/courses/303/303_lab/MetamorphicLab303.html http://facstaff.gpc.edu/~pgore/geology/geo101/meta.htm
Earth Structure Crust vs Mantlev vs Lithosphere vs Asthenosphere http://www.cliffsnotes.com/sciences/geology/inside-the-earth/the-crust http://www.cliffsnotes.com/sciences/geology/inside-the-earth/the-mantle http://www.cliffsnotes.com/sciences/geology/inside-the-earth/the-core http://www.cliffsnotes.com/sciences/geology/inside-the-earth/geothermal-gradients http://ser.sese.asu.edu/GEO110/GEO110_S03/Dis2b.pdf http://www.csulb.edu/~rodrigue/geog140/lectures/earthstructure.html http://www.csulb.edu/~rodrigue/geog140/lectures/crustmaterials.html
Earth History http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Earth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geological_history_of_Earth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geologic_time_scale#Table_of_geologic_time http://www.stratigraphy.org/ICSchart/ChronostratChart2013-01.pdf http://www.cliffsnotes.com/sciences/geology/geologic-time/geologic-correlations http://maps.unomaha.edu/maher/plate/week12/super.html http://www.cliffsnotes.com/sciences/geology/geologic-time/a-summary-of-earths-history http://www.fossilmuseum.net/GeologicalHistory.htm
Folds, faults, erosion, intrusion signatures, subsurface geometries, deformation sequences, sub-surface depositional features Fold geometries geometry of folds _Fold math http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:TSQdnx6XQI8J:extras.springer.com/2006/978-3-540-31054-9/Data/0 05.pdf+&cd=14&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us http://www.files.ethz.ch/structuralgeology/JPB/files/English/8folds.pdf http://earth.usc.edu/classes/geol321/labs/Pre-Lab%207.pdf http://coastal.tamug.edu/AM/CapturedWebSites/CEPRAconference/glo_coastal_presentations/Maher/folds.html http://faculty.uml.edu/nelson_eby/89.322/Instructor%20pdfs/Chapter%2011.%20Folds%20and%20Folding.pd http://www.files.ethz.ch/structuralgeology/JPB/files/English/7folding.pdf https://www.uwgb.edu/dutchs/EarthSC202Notes/folds.htm http://www.wou.edu/las/physci/taylor/es406_structure/RD_chap6lab_folds.pdf
Faults, fractures, joints http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fault_(geology)
http://www.files.ethz.ch/structuralgeology/JPB/files/English/2faulting.pd http://www.files.ethz.ch/structuralgeology/JPB/files/English/3faults.pdf http://www.files.ethz.ch/structuralgeology/JPB/files/English/4thrustsyst.pdf http://www.files.ethz.ch/structuralgeology/JPB/files/English/3extsyst.pdf http://www.files.ethz.ch/structuralgeology/JPB/files/English/5wrench.pdf http://www.files.ethz.ch/structuralgeology/JPB/files/English/4joints.pdf http://faculty.uml.edu/Nelson_Eby/89.322/Instructor%20pdfs/Chapter%208.%20Faults.pdf http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strike-slip_tectonics http://www.efn.uncor.edu/departamentos/GeoBas/materias/geologiatectonica/material/Thust%20Systems.pdf http://www.wou.edu/las/physci/taylor/es406_structure/RD_chap9lab_Faults.pdf http://www.wou.edu/las/physci/taylor/es406_structure/TM_chap10_mechanics.pdf http://www.wou.edu/las/physci/taylor/es406_structure/TM_chap3_fractures.pdf http://www.wou.edu/las/physci/taylor/es406_structure/TM_chap4_Faults.pdf
Erosion http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erosion http://www.cliffsnotes.com/sciences/geology/running-water/regional-erosion http://www.tulane.edu/~sanelson/eens1110/streams.htm https://www.uwgb.edu/dutchs/EarthSC202Notes/erosion.htm http://www.csulb.edu/~rodrigue/geog140/lectures/gradation.html http://www.csulb.edu/~rodrigue/geog140/lectures/streams.html http://seed.ucdavis.edu/files/seed/S3,2.pdf
http://passel.unl.edu/pages/informationmodule.php?idinformationmodule=1130447025&topicorder=4 http://maps.unomaha.edu/maher/geo117/part2/117masswasting.html
Intrusions:
http://volcanoeruptions.wi kispaces.com/Igneous+Intrusion
Subsurface Geometries http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unconformity http://www.uwgb.edu/dutchs/structge/earthmvts.htm http://homepage.ufp.pt/biblioteca/WebBasPrinTectonics/BasPrincTectonics/Page8.htm#ExtensiveStructures http://www.uno.edu/cos/earth-environmental-sciences/Resources-Docs/L11_Subsurface_Geology.pdf http://www.wou.edu/las/physci/taylor/es406_structure/TM_chap2_Techniques.pdf http://maps.unomaha.edu/maher/GEOL3300/week11/crypto.html (includes information about craters!)
Deformational sequences http://maps.unomaha.edu/maher/GEOL3300/week9/microstructures.htm l http://core.ecu.edu/geology/woods/DEFORM.htm http://www.geologyclass.org/evolution_concepts2.htm
http://www.classzone.com/books/earth_science/terc/content/investigations/es1102/es1102page01.cfm?chapter_no=inve stigatio http://www.files.ethz.ch/structuralgeology/JPB/files/English/12Finitestrain.pdf http://www.files.ethz.ch/structuralgeology/JPB/files/English/13shearzones.pdf http://www.files.ethz.ch/structuralgeology/JPB/files/English/2proflitho.pdf http://www.files.ethz.ch/structuralgeology/JPB/files/English/5paleostress.pdf http://maps.unomaha.edu/maher/GEOL3300/week8/fabrics.html http://maps.unomaha.edu/maher/GEOL3300/week10/dsz.html (ductile shear zones) http://www.wou.edu/las/physci/taylor/es406_structure/TM_chap12_Kinematic.pdf
Foliation and Lineation: http://www.wou.edu/las/physci/taylor/es406_structure/TM_chap13_Foliations.pdf http://www.files.ethz.ch/structuralgeology/JPB/files/English/9foliation.pdf http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foliation_(geology) http://www.files.ethz.ch/structuralgeology/JPB/files/English/10lineation.pdf http://www.wou.edu/las/physci/taylor/es406_structure/TM_chap14_formation.pdf
Sub-surface depositional features http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sedimentary_depositional_environment http://www.geol.umd.edu/~jmerck/geol100/lectures/14.html
http://acad.depauw.edu/tcope/sedstruct.html http://www.indiana.edu/~geol105/images/gaia_chapter_5/sedimentary_structures.htm http://www.geol.umd.edu/~jmerck/geol342/lectures/05.html http://www.geology2.pitt.edu/GeoSites/sedstructures.htm http://www.sepmstrata.org/Terminology.aspx?id=clinoform http://facstaff.gpc.edu/~pgore/geology/historical_lab/2010SedimentaryEnvironments.pdf
http://facstaff.gpc.edu/~pgore/geology/historical_lab/environmentchart.htm
Structural elements (syncline, anticline, etc.) http://www.usouthal.edu/geology/haywick/GY111/folds.pdf http://gomyclass.com/geology10/files/Lecture11c.pdf http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fold_(geology) http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/211999/fold?anchor=ref278147 http://maps.unomaha.edu/maher/GEOL3300/week7/folds.html http://w3.salemstate.edu/~lhanson/gls210/gls210_struct.htm
Practical Tasks Almost all practical tasks can be found on this page of geology techniques
geohazard risks Tectonics: http://www.tulane.edu/~sanelson/Natural_Disasters/eqhazard_risks.pdf
http://web.gccaz.edu/~lnewman/gph111/topic_units/Fold_fault_eq/Fold_fault_eq2.html http://earthquake.usgs.gov/hazards/about/basics.php http://earthquake.usgs.gov/hazards/about/technical.php http://www.tulane.edu/~sanelson/Natural_Disasters/eqprediction%26cntrl.htm http://homepage.usask.ca/~mjr347/prog/geoe118/geoe118.037.html (you creep) http://www.csulb.edu/~rodrigue/geog140/lectures/tectoniczones.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthquake http://earthquake.usgs.gov/research/parkfield/eq_predict.php
Stress/Strain: http://www.wou.edu/las/physci/taylor/es406_structure/TM_chap8_stress.pdf http://earthphysicsteaching.homestead.com/Principles_Structural_Geology_3.html http://www.uwgb.edu/dutchs/structge/stress.htm http://maps.unomaha.edu/maher/GEOL3300/week6/rheology.html http://www.files.ethz.ch/structuralgeology/JPB/files/English/5paleostress.pdf
