The Principles of Stratigraphical GeologyMarr, J. E. (John Edward)
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The Principles of Stratigraphical Geology
Marr, J. E. (John Edward)
Geology, Stratigraphic
Various structural features may be well displayed on separate maps.
The trend of the axes of folds will be useful, and may be accompanied
by other information of cognate character[25]; maps of the
distribution of joint planes may be given in combination with those
showing the folding of the strata if it be desired to exhibit the
relationship between these; or with the physical features of the
country, if the dependence of physical features upon joint structure
be under consideration[26]. Much information concerning cleavage may
be acquired from a map showing anticlinal and synclinal axes of
cleavage[27], or the actual strike of the cleavage over different
parts of a map may be represented, and its relationship to the
geological structure of the district exhibited[28].
[Footnote 25: See Bertrand, M., "Sur le Raccordement des Bassins
Houillers du nord de la France et du sud de l'Angleterre," _Annales
des Mines_, Jan. 1893, Plate 1.]
[Footnote 26: See Daubrée, A., _Études Synthétiques de Géologie
Expérimentale_, 1^{ère} Partie, Plates III.-VI., for an example of the
latter, which is also interesting as showing the utility of a map on
transparent paper super-posed on another, when illustrating the
connexion between two sets of structures.]
[Footnote 27: Ward, J. C., _Geology of the Northern Part of the
English Lake District_, Plate IX.]
[Footnote 28: Harker, Alfred, "The Bala Volcanic Series of
Caernarvonshire" (_Sedgwick Essay_ for 1888), Fig. 5.]
Maps exhibiting changes in physical geography appertain to the
geologist as well as to the geographer. The position of ancient
beaches, former lakes, representation of the changes in the courses of
rivers and kindred phenomena may be shown upon maps, and will prove
useful[29].
[Footnote 29: For examples of maps of this kind, see Kjerulf, Th.,
_Die Geologie des südlichen und mittleren Norwegen_.]
A perusal of the maps to which reference has been made above will give
the student some notion of the extent to which maps may be utilised to
represent geological structures, and may suggest other methods by
which they may be utilised.
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