help reading understanding geology maps

craigant

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help reading understanding geology maps

Submitted by craigant on Sat, 05/31/2014 - 17:00.

hello all. amature prospector here. I live in the west of australia and detect alot for gold. i use a site called geoview which maps out the state, however i am at a loss to understand what most of it means to me. and i am wandering around the desert fining nothing. can anyone tell me what 1:2.5m linear structure fault mean?

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A linear structure (I

Tue, 06/03/2014 - 07:30

A linear structure (I belive) can be applied to almost any fault which forms a line. Not a term in general use in UK.

John

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John

“Civilisation exists by geological consent, subject to change without notice.” - Will Durant

Gus Horsley

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As John says, it's not a

Tue, 06/03/2014 - 11:37

As John says, it's not a term that's used in the uk. The ratio could undicate the underlie of the fault, in other words the angle it descends into the ground.

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Could you post a scan of the

Wed, 06/04/2014 - 13:58

Could you post a scan of the map so we can see what it is you are looking at, pictures paint a thousand words so to speak :D

To me the "1:2.5m" seems to be the scale, and "linear structure fault" is the description of the fault?

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