"A geologic map or geological map is a special-purpose map made to show various geological features."
The process of creating a detailed, accurate map of a terrain's geological features.
Geology basics: Understand the fundamental principles of geology, including rock types, mineralogy, stratigraphy, tectonic plates, and geologic time.
Cartography: Learn the principles of map projection, scale, orientation, and contouring in both two and three dimensions.
Remote sensing techniques: Learn the tools and techniques used to acquire data from different remote sensing platforms, such as satellite imagery, airborne photography, and radar systems.
GIS and data analysis: Learn how to use Geographical Information Systems (GIS) to visualize and process multidimensional data sets.
Field work and data collection: Familiarize yourself with fieldwork techniques such as sample collection, mapping, and surveying.
Planetary geology and astrobiology: Study the geology and astrobiology of other planets and their moons, such as Mars, the Moon, and Europa.
Geologic mapping methods: Learn different geologic mapping techniques, such as topographic mapping and remote sensing, to create geologic maps.
Geological structures: Study various geological structures like folds, faults, and fractures, and learn to identify them on maps and in the field.
Petrology: Learn the methods of identifying and interpreting rocks, including their texture, mineral composition, and sedimentary structures.
Mineral and hydrocarbon exploration: Study how geological mapping is used in mineral and hydrocarbon exploration.
Geotechnical mapping: Learn to create geological maps for civil engineering work such as dam construction, tunneling, and foundation design.
Structural mapping: Involves mapping geological structures such as folds and faults, which are responsible for shaping the Earth's crust.
Lithological mapping: Focused on mapping different types of rock formations, their composition, and distribution over the surface of a planet or moon.
Stratigraphic mapping: Mapping the different layers of rocks within a sedimentary sequence, which helps to reconstruct the history of the depositional environment.
Geomorphological mapping: Mapping the surface features of a planet or moon, including landforms, drainage patterns, and erosion features, to better understand the processes that shaped the landscape.
Petrographic mapping: Focused on the study of thin sections of rocks under a microscope, to identify the minerals and structures present in them.
Isotopic mapping: Studying the distribution of isotopes within rocks and minerals to gain insights into their ages, formation processes, and geological history.
Geophysical mapping: Using various geophysical techniques such as seismic surveys, gravity surveys, and magnetic surveys to map subsurface geological structures and features.
Remote sensing mapping: Using satellite imagery, spectrometry, and other remote sensing technologies to map geological features from a distance.
"Rock units or geologic strata are shown by color or symbols."
"Bedding planes and structural features such as faults, folds, are shown with strike and dip or trend and plunge symbols which give three-dimensional orientations features."
"Stratigraphic contour lines may be used to illustrate the surface of a selected stratum illustrating the subsurface topographic trends of the strata."
"Isopach maps detail the variations in thickness of stratigraphic units."
"It is not always possible to properly show this when the strata are extremely fractured, mixed, in some discontinuities, or where they are otherwise disturbed."
"Stratigraphic contour lines may be used to illustrate the surface of a selected stratum illustrating the subsurface topographic trends of the strata."
"Bedding planes and structural features such as faults, folds, are shown with strike and dip or trend and plunge symbols which give three-dimensional orientations features."
"Isopach maps detail the variations in thickness of stratigraphic units."
"Rock units or geologic strata are shown by color or symbols."
"It is not always possible to properly show this when the strata are extremely fractured, mixed, in some discontinuities, or where they are otherwise disturbed."
"Bedding planes and structural features such as faults, folds, are shown with strike and dip or trend and plunge symbols which give three-dimensional orientations features."
"Stratigraphic contour lines may be used to illustrate the surface of a selected stratum illustrating the subsurface topographic trends of the strata."
"A geologic map or geological map is a special-purpose map made to show various geological features."
"Isopach maps detail the variations in thickness of stratigraphic units."
"It is not always possible to properly show this when the strata are extremely fractured, mixed, in some discontinuities, or where they are otherwise disturbed."
"Bedding planes and structural features such as faults, folds, are shown with strike and dip or trend and plunge symbols which give three-dimensional orientations features."
"Stratigraphic contour lines may be used to illustrate the surface of a selected stratum illustrating the subsurface topographic trends of the strata."
"Rock units or geologic strata are shown by color or symbols. Bedding planes and structural features such as faults, folds, are shown with strike and dip or trend and plunge symbols."
"Isopach maps detail the variations in thickness of stratigraphic units."