Geologic Maps – Homework Assignment #2

1. Complete the block diagrams below.

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2. Complete the block diagrams below. Show anticline and syncline symbols on the geologic map surface (top surface of block diagram).

1 = Eocene limestone 2 = Oligocene shale 3 = Miocene siltstone 4 = Pliocene sandstone

3. Complete the cross section for the geologic map shown. Show anticline and syncline symbols on the geologic map surface.

4. Mark the strike and dip symbols on the geologic map below.

Dic Devonian Ionite Siltstone Sa Silurian Austin Limestone Osp Ordovician Saw Pole Fm. Co Cambrian Oolite Limestone

Po Pennsylvanian Ox Sandstone Mr Mississippian Rincon Shale Do Devonian Onyx Quartzite

Sa Silurian Austin Limestone Osp Ordovician Saw Pole Fm.

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5. Mark the strike and dip symbols and anticline and syncline symbols on the

geologic map below. Complete a cross section for the geologic map.

6. Complete the geologic map below by connecting the contacts between the geologic formations.

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