Structural Geology Quiz

With neat and clean illustration define strike and dip and dip direction of a plane.

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Draw the Flinn diagram for strain ellipsoid.

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Differentiate between apparent dip and true dip.

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In which deformation regime, does the principal axes of strain not change its orientation throughout the deformation.

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Draw the displacement field and particle path for simple shear

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Write down the strain condition for plain strain in terms of X, Y and Z where X is the stretching axis, Y the intermediate axis and Z the shortening axis.

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Figure shows stereographic projections of the axial plane and fold axis. Which one of the fold is represented in the figure?

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A fold in which the dip isogons is parallel to the axial trace is called _____________.

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Z-folds occur at the __________ of the fold.

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A fold which has a planar axial surface and curved hinge line is called ____________.

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