structural geology 1

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Definicja

the study of the three-dimensional distribution of rock units with respect to their deformational histories.

Przykłady

1.The primary goal of structural geology is to use measurements of present-day rock geometries to uncover information about the history of deformation (strain) in the rocks, and ultimately, to understand the stress field that resulted in the observed strain and geometries.

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dip 10

rzeczownik

the steepest angle of descent of a tilted bed or feature relative to a horizontal plane, and is given by the number (0°-90°) as well as a letter (N,S,E,W) with rough direction in which the bed is dipping.

strike 7

rzeczownik

the course or bearing of a structural surface, such as an inclined bed, as it intersects a horizontal plane.