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Measuring a stratigraphic section

February 16, 2019

Some ideas on field measurement of stratigraphic sections This post is part of the How To… series Next to measuring […]

February 14, 2019

This post is part of the How To… series We introduce some basic hydraulics of sediment movement, bedforms and the

February 10, 2019

This post is part of the How To… series Eocene fluvial tabular crossbeds exposed along MacKenzie River, northern Canada Crossbeds

February 6, 2019

This post is part of the How To… series Identifying sedimentary structures that indicate paleocurrent directions is an important task

February 6, 2019

Sedimentary structures that indicate paleoflow. Measuring and plotting paleocurrent indicators are treated in a separate post. This post is part

February 6, 2019

a.k.a. Stratigraphic way up, or younging direction This post is part of the How To… series Stratigraphy is all about

February 1, 2019

Restoring paleocurrent trends to their pre-deformation orientations This post is part of the How To… series Sedimentary strata are commonly

February 1, 2019

Plotting the orientation of a plane on a stereonet; finding strike and dip from two apparent dips This post is

February 1, 2019

A graphical method for solving the three-point problem This post is part of the How To… series Mapping is the

February 1, 2019

How to measure dip and strike This post is part of the How To… series If we had to designate