Making Scotland’s Geology Accessible to All
Through regular blogs, fieldtrips/geotours & education
With a sprinkling of structural geology, rock fractures and cultural curiosities, venturing outside of Scotland occasionally.
Drape Folds
Drape folds are different to those that have formed by compression. They form traps in oil fields and a nice example is shown here from Somerset, UK.
Fracture Swarms Explained
Here we look at zones of a high density of fractures called fracture swarms, their significance and some examples from outcrops in the UK.
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