Block Diagram Geology Definition. Compilation and animation using trimble sketchup bypaul karabinos department of geosciences williams collegeto read about how this was made download the f. Geological science a three dimensional drawing representing a block of the earths crust showing geological structure 3.
Interactive sketchup diagram of a plunging anticline. Introduction 11 you might have heard us define structure in rocks as rock geometry on a scale much larger than grainsthis is a singularly unilluminating definition be cause it doesnt conjure up in the mind of the uninitiated any of the great variety of interesting and significant geometries that get produced by the physical. Block diagram n 1.
Thrust fault block diagram by geo forward blind thrust fault a blind thrust fault.
Use the block diagrams to visualize the three dimensional shapes of the geologic structures. Introduction 11 you might have heard us define structure in rocks as rock geometry on a scale much larger than grainsthis is a singularly unilluminating definition be cause it doesnt conjure up in the mind of the uninitiated any of the great variety of interesting and significant geometries that get produced by the physical. Interactive sketchup diagram of a plunging syncline. Block models and block diagrams assist in visualizing how 3 d geological structures in the real world can be represented in two dimensions on a map or in a geological cross section.