Drawing Geological Structures

Title Page......Page 49
Copyright......Page 50
About the Author......Page 52
Preface......Page 53
Chapter 1: Introduction......Page 56
1.1 Why Do We Need Drawings?......Page 61
1.2 The Tools......Page 69
1.3 Sizes of Drawings......Page 71
1.4 Geological Versus Artistic Drawing......Page 72
1.5 Drawing With Symbols......Page 74
1.6 Realistic Drawing......Page 81
1.7 The Fractal Geometry of Geological Fabrics......Page 88
1.8 Basic Rules of Geological Drawing......Page 92
References......Page 93
Chapter 2: Rock Thin Sections......Page 96
2.1 Drawing as a Form of Microscopy......Page 98
2.2 Drawing with Various Tools......Page 99
2.3 Foundations of Thin-Section Drawing......Page 101
2.4 Minerals and Their Characteristic Fabrics Under the Microscope......Page 106
2.5 Sketches for Fast Documentation......Page 119
2.6 Development of Precise Thin-Section Drawings......Page 129
2.7 Digital Reworking of Manual Thin-Section Drawings......Page 156
2.8 Digital Drawing......Page 162
2.9 Summary......Page 164
References......Page 168
3.1 The Geological Message of a Drawing......Page 170
3.2 Schematic Representation of Minerals......Page 173
3.3 Schematizing Rocks and their Structures......Page 176
3.4 Development of Drawings......Page 183
3.5 Illustration on Different Scales......Page 186
3.6 Detailed Drawings of Sample Cuts......Page 190
3.7 Summary......Page 197
Chapter 4: Drawing Rock Structures in Three Dimensions......Page 199
4.1 Foundations......Page 200
4.2 The Development of Schematic 3D Drawings......Page 209
4.3 Field Drawing......Page 246
4.5 Rules of Labeling......Page 264
4.6 Summary......Page 268
References......Page 270
5.1 Foundations......Page 273
5.2 Orientation and Extension......Page 277
5.3 Additions and Labeling......Page 283
5.5 Summary......Page 286
References......Page 287
Chapter 6: Solutions......Page 291
Index......Page 298
End User License Agreement......Page 320