GEOL 3000 Homework Exercise – Geologic Block Diagrams Mapper:_______________________ Instructions: Interpret the geologic history portrayed in each geologic block diagram. Give the process involved in the formation of each unit (deposition, intrusion, metamorphism, eruption, …) and note erosional and deformational (uplift, tilting, folding, fautling) events. For faults, note if they are normal or reversed. (5 pts each) Block Diagram 1 Geologic History (Earliest – Youngest) ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________GEOL 3000 Block Diagram 2 Mapper:_______________________ (CGa) LSc (SHb) LSdSSc LSb SSbLSa SSa SHa Geologic History (Earliest – Youngest) ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________GEOL 3000 Block Diagram 3 Mapper:_______________________ Geologic History (Earliest – Youngest) ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________
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