Cross Section On A Map
Draw a cross section line on your map you can also import it as shapefile in place where you would like to model the geology.
Cross section on a map. Two or more structural cross sections incorporating all surface and subsurface control wells and seismic data projected into the line of section in both the strike and dip directions. It also helps us to interpret the total geology of the map. Portfolios of maps cross sections and text booklet depicting the geology and hydrology of the wilcox group in east texas.
Where the contours intersect with the. A section line is a straight line drawn on a topographic map. First you need to define topographic sources.
Don t forget to watch my other geography mapwork. Fault surface maps structural contours on the fault plane made for all faults critical to closure at the top of the reservoir. The cross section of a geological map exposed all inner formations of rock beds.
A cross sectional map shows the cross section from the side. Published by aapg 1973. Geologists will label this cross section line using letter designations such as a a.
Take a thin strip of paper and place it along the cross section line. Label these points a and b 2. Let s go through the different steps required to make a cross section on a map.
On the basis of the reading knowledge of a geological map we select the section line of the map and steep forward to drawing of the cross section. An explanation on how to draw a cross section. Once you choose the area for your cross section draw that line on the topographic map using a ruler.