Structural geology crossword puzzle
Across
- 3. any surface along which two rock formations meet
- 4. said of a fault with a dip that changes to horizontal at depth
- 10. a depositional contact with metamorphic rocks underneath and sedimentary rocks above
- 14. said of a stratum laid on another stratum with little time in between
- 15. a sedimentary layer formed by a slurry of sand and mud
- 17. any rock composed of angular fragments
- 19. a block of crust transported far by a fault
- 20. a subhorizontal fault surface with large displacement and hanging wall is more deformed
Down
- 1. said of a fault zone that has crisscrossing faults
- 2. contact between two parallel beds with a large time gap
- 5. polished or grooved fault surface
- 6. movement of salt
- 7. an allochthon transported by thrusting
- 8. turbidites deposited before a collision
- 9. the part of a fold with maximum curvature
- 11. a thick stratum
- 12. said of a structure that show "up"
- 13. a dissolution surface due to pressure
- 16. the spatial configuration of components of a rock
- 18. the angle between strike and net slip