How Do I Construct a Topographic Profile and Geologic Cross-Section from a Geologic Map?

Instructional video taking a geologic map with contours and constructing a topographic profile with a geologic cross-section. Concepts like strike and dip of beds, age of geologic units, and vertical exaggeration are briefly addressed.

[@sidneyroan957]

It has been a while since I made a cross section, and this was a life-saver. thank you

[@ruppertrocksgeology]

Happy to help!!!

[@vivianchan9346]

thank you, i struggled for hours to try to figure this out, this saves a lot of my time

[@ruppertrocksgeology]

I am so glad this helped!

[@marilynjubileerose]

Thank you so much! From a college geological engineering student. You have made it click when hours of struggling to make it make sense, were in vain. Hugs to you!

[@ruppertrocksgeology]

I am so happy to hear that. Sometimes it just takes another way of hearing something for it to make sense!

[@marilynjubileerose]

@@ruppertrocksgeology yes agreed!! Would be willing to make a video on how to make a “structural” cross section? Or an example of one in the future? There’s lots of videos that try on here but I feel like you would explain in such a clear way! :-)

[@ruppertrocksgeology]

@@marilynjubileerose Can you give me an example of an existing video so I know what sort of detail you are looking for? I would of course approach it in a different way/style, but I am just trying to see what you are needing.

[@busrakara9123]

I finally understood how to do it, thank you so much

[@ruppertrocksgeology]

Excellent!

[@beyzasaatci2918]

Thank you for your explanation, it was very helpful !

[@ruppertrocksgeology]

So happy it was helpful. Let me know if you have any other topics that you want covered.

[@apo9737]

Thank you so much, you are a great professor!

[@ruppertrocksgeology]

I am glad it was helpful!

[@radenaldaffa6757]

Your explanation are easy to understand as me as audience. Thanks

[@ruppertrocksgeology]

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[@sumitjoshi7575]

I'm very grateful to have your video ma'am. Literally I was finding a video so that I can do my college practical but I wasn't able to find any video after searching around half an hour I got this. I don't know how to thank you. Love from India 🇮🇳

[@ruppertrocksgeology]

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[@user-cn7vg8qw6g]

thank you so much.appreciate with this video we are from timor leste Geologist, easy to familiar with this explanation

[@ruppertrocksgeology]

Happy to help!

[@arlindjakupllari5230]

Great video !

[@ruppertrocksgeology]

Thank you!

[@user-ub3wt7np3r]

Thank you so much

[@ruppertrocksgeology]

You are very welcome!

[@user-ou1ro6wr3n]

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[@Scarlett_008]

You're awesome 😊

[@ruppertrocksgeology]

Thanks!

[@utkarshgoel7873]

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[@ruppertrocksgeology]

I am glad this was helpful to you!

[@rudissvensons9920]

I am new to this and for me it’s hard to convert a tropographic map with some outcrops into a coloured map. How do I create a coloured mass from some sparce outcrops? Then for the cross section it’s the same thing, and how to you express the notions of true/appearant dip and vertical/true thickness, There should be an entire course on the subject…

[@ruppertrocksgeology]

What class are you taking? These questions start to fall deeper into a Structural Geology class where you do spend a whole class learning how to do this. I am going to try and make an "apparent dip/true thickness" video at some point - probably on the semester break!

[@6kbps]

Thank you so much

[@ruppertrocksgeology]

You are welcome!