Components of Geological
Maps
Base Maps (Introduction to Topo
Maps & Contour Lines)
- Aerial Photographs (the basis)
- Contour Lines (rules, v's, elevations
etc.)
- Topographic Features (rivers,
hills, etc)
- Map Scale
The Distribution and Age of Rock
Units
- Colors and Rock Symbols
- Contacts and Faults
- Map symbols
- Cross section locations
Map Explanation
- Rock Unit descriptions
- Rock Unit ages
- Contacts & Faults
- Map Symbols
Lithologic Sections
- Thicknesses
- Lithologic Symbols
Cross Sections (at this point,
we are introducing the concept- not a full-fledged tutorial yet.
Need to learn about map patterns first).
- How Constructed
- Depth scale & vertical exaggeration
Segue: Outcrop patterns as clues
to the subsurface.
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