Geological Structures


By Justin Smith

for ES 111, Spring Semester 1998


      A geologic structure is any feature produced by deformation of a rock. These structures show up all over the Earth. Some are small and not easily seen by the naked eye, while others are large and impossible to miss. Large or small, these structures are important to life on earth. On this web page, information while be given on geological structures. Please read on to find out more.
Click here for examples of geologic structures
Click here to learn how to identify features on geologic maps
Other sites of interest:

Geologic Structures
Seismic Modeling of Geologic Structures

SOURCES:
Earth Science and the Enviroment
Thompson&Turk 1995 pp. 191-194

Handouts from class: Rules for intrepreting features on Geologic Maps
Worksheet with block diagrams of common folds.

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