Posts here present an introduction to common tasks encountered in geological mapping, and the identification and interpretation of deformed rock
(See also the companion page that lists common sedimentological and stratigraphic tasks)
Mohr circles and stress transformation
Solving the three-point problem
The Rule of Vs in geological mapping
Plotting a structural contour map
Stereographic projection – the basics
Stereographic projection of linear measurements
Stereographic projection – unfolding folds
Stereographic projection – poles to planes
Faults – some common terminology
Thrust faults: Some common terminology
Strike-slip faults: Some terminology
Using S and Z folds to decipher large-scale structures
