Measuring Strike and Dip from Outcrop
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GLGY203, Principles of Geology II
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1 View of the outcrop, looking North.....
2 Same view as Image #1, but the high water line.....
3 View of the outcrop, looking south, note hammer and .....
4 View of the outcrop, looking west, with north and south views...
5 View of the outcrop, showing strike lines....
6 View of the outcrop, showing more strike lines
7 To measure the strike (azimuth or bearing relative to North)....
8 The Brunton must be level, and parallel...
9 Close-up of the business end of the compass needle....
10 Measuring the dip, start.....
11 Which way is the steepest slope?....
12 Water can not flow down any slope but the dip....
13 The Brunton, with the line level up, must be placed...
14 To measure the dip magnitude, the Brunton is placed.....
15 The exact angle of the dip is read from.....
16 That's it, the final strike and dip would be recorded as.....
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