EAS 233 Geologic Structures and Maps

Winter 2014: Web information: Most information relevant to the course will be provided this year through eClass, at the eClass course page or via the main eClass portal.

This space will display useful additional links and information about the course. Information will be added as the course progresses. Like the lithosphere, this page is permanently under construction!

Outline and schedule

Available at the eClass course page

Additional Web Links

The Structures Page:A gallery of images including many used in the lectures
Geological Maps: search for published Geological Survey of Canada maps of any area in Canada on Geoscan
Build your own maps, block diagrams, cross-sections at Visible Geology
- Note: the above tool appears to work best when viewed with Google Chrome. It also works in the current Macintosh version of Firefox. It doesn't seem to work properly in Safari for Mac or in Firefox for Windows, or in any version of Internet Explorer. (These are results of limited testing by J. Waldron: your mileage may differ!)
Structure contours: Subsurface structure of the Stellarton Basin, Nova Scotia
- (Requires Quicktime - Large file - may take a while to download)
Animations to assist with visualizing the Stereographic projection (Requires Quicktime)
World stress map
Animations of Thrust-related folds (Requires Quicktime; based on the programs of Henry Charlesworth)
Structural methods page of Steven Dutch, University of Wisconsin
- Busk or arc method of cross-section construction
- Kink method of cross-section construction
A useful site about impact cratering

Additional Printable Material

Cut-out model: simplified geology of part of the Grand Canyon (Bright Angel Quadrangle: Pdf file
Printable Wulff net, 15 cm diameter (pdf)
Printable Schmidt net, 15 cm diameter (pdf)

Representative evaluative material (from previous test and exams)

Will be made available at the eClass course page