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Laboratory Practice #2
Task #1: Draw the neat sketches of the following geological features and label them properly.

1. Outcrop
2. Intrusions, flows and masses
3. Dip and strike
4. Parts of a fold
5. Anticline and syncline
6. Fault terminology
7. Normal fault
8. Reverse fault

The details and description of the above will be explained during the lecture sessions (Tuesday,
16 September 2014). The A-4 size drawing sheets will be available in the laboratory; however,
you have to bring your own pencils, scale rule and eraser. At the end of the laboratory session,
sheets will be collected by the lecturer for the assessment.

1. A rock outcrop showing the bedding

2. Intrusions, flows and masses

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3. Dip and strike

4. Parts of a fold
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5. Anticline and syncline

6. Fault terminology
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7. Normal fault

8. Reverse fault
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For tasks 2 to 4, A-3 size drawing sheets will be available in the laboratory; however, you have
to bring your own drawing instruments including compass, set squares, protractor, pencils,
scale rule and eraser. At the end of the laboratory session, sheets will be collected by the
lecturer for the assessment.

Task #2: The apparent dips were recorded in a sandstone quarry as 1:5 due S20E and 1:11 due
N60E. Determine the direction and amount of true dip.

Task #3: A bedded formation possesses an apparent dip of 1:10 due N20W. The direction of
true strike is N40W - S40E. Determine the direction and amount of true dip.

Task #4: A formation has a true dip of 1:5 due East. Determine the amount of apparent dip due
N50E. Also determine the direction along which the amount of apparent dip will be 1:10.