Hunter
Higdon
Structural
Geology
Lab
Worksheet
Questions
1-4:
Complete
the
table
below
using
the
block
diagrams
for
Tilted
Sedimentary
Rocks
(block
diagrams
1-4).
Answer
using
compass
directions
for
strike
and
dip
direction.
Block
Diagram
Number
Strike
of
Layers
Dip
Direction
of
Layers
1
East-West
Due
South
2
North-South
Due
West
3
North-South
Due
East
4
East-West
Due
North
Questions
5-8:
For
block
diagrams
5-8
in
the
Folded
Sedimentary
Rock
expander,
determine
the
strike
and
dip
of
the
fault’s
plane.
Block
Diagram
Number
Strike
of
Layers
Dip
Direction
of
Layers
>
North-South
Due
East
6
East-West
Due
North
7
North-South
Due
East
8
North-South
Due
West
Questions
9-12:
For
block
diagrams
9-12
in
the
Folded
Sedimentary
Rock
expander,
determine
where
the
hanging
wall
and
footwall
are
located
(e.g
north,
south,
east,
or
west
of
the
block).
Block
Diagram
Number
Foot
Wall
Hanging
Wall
9
West
East
10
South
North
11
West
East
12
East
West
Questions
13-14:
Determine
the
type
of
fault
(normal
or
reverse)
that
is
present
in
block
diagram
13
and
14.
13.
Block
diagram
13
shows
a
Normal
fault.
14.
Block
diagram
14
shows
a
Reverse
fault.
