Geological mapping is a multidisciplinary method that combines various earth science disciplines to problem solve and hypothesize about geological structures and features. There are two main types of geological mapping: systematic mapping, which technically maps an area without considering landforms or structures; and smart mapping, which considers results from satellite imagery and topography maps to more efficiently map according to scale in focused areas of interest like shear zones, spending less time in uniform areas. Smart mapping focuses on key relationships between rock formations, cleavage, lineaments, and folds to understand movement indicators for brittle and ductile shear zones.
Geological mapping is a multidisciplinary method that combines various earth science disciplines to problem solve and hypothesize about geological structures and features. There are two main types of geological mapping: systematic mapping, which technically maps an area without considering landforms or structures; and smart mapping, which considers results from satellite imagery and topography maps to more efficiently map according to scale in focused areas of interest like shear zones, spending less time in uniform areas. Smart mapping focuses on key relationships between rock formations, cleavage, lineaments, and folds to understand movement indicators for brittle and ductile shear zones.
Geological mapping is a multidisciplinary method that combines various earth science disciplines to problem solve and hypothesize about geological structures and features. There are two main types of geological mapping: systematic mapping, which technically maps an area without considering landforms or structures; and smart mapping, which considers results from satellite imagery and topography maps to more efficiently map according to scale in focused areas of interest like shear zones, spending less time in uniform areas. Smart mapping focuses on key relationships between rock formations, cleavage, lineaments, and folds to understand movement indicators for brittle and ductile shear zones.
Geological mapping is a multidisciplinary method that combines various earth science disciplines to problem solve and hypothesize about geological structures and features. There are two main types of geological mapping: systematic mapping, which technically maps an area without considering landforms or structures; and smart mapping, which considers results from satellite imagery and topography maps to more efficiently map according to scale in focused areas of interest like shear zones, spending less time in uniform areas. Smart mapping focuses on key relationships between rock formations, cleavage, lineaments, and folds to understand movement indicators for brittle and ductile shear zones.
that combines petrology, structural geology, geomorphology, paleontology, stratigraphy, sedimentology, etc.
GEOLOGICAL MAPPING Geological mapping is a process of problem solving. It is known as the system of multiple working hypotheses.
Geological mapping consists of two kind based on
selection trajectory: Systematic mapping Smart mapping Illustration of systematic mapping
Systematic mapping Systematic mapping is done by mapping technically only, without considering geomorphology, distribution of geomorphology, or geological structure pattern. Illustration of smart mapping
Smart mapping Smart mapping is done by considering the results of satellite image or topographical maps analysis, so it would be more efficient in geological mapping according to the desired scale. The key points of smart mapping are
Searching patterns will focus in on key areas of interest e.g.
shear zones Less time is spent in areas where the rocks are uniform and a lower density of observations will serve. Most useful observations are the predictable geometrical relationships between bedding, cleavage, lineaments and folds as well as movement indicators for brittle and ductile shear zones
