Structural Geology

By thought and dint of hammering,
Is the good work done whereof I sing,
And a jollier crowd you´ll rarely find,
than the men who chip on earth´s old rind,
And often wear a patched behind,
By thought and dint of hammering,

-Andrew C. Lawson


Key words or concepts:
Evidence of complex geologic histories:
strata are folded
faulted
eroded
anticlines
synclines
age relationships at eroded folds
strike and dip
hanging wall
foot wall
unconformity

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