ATTITUDE OF GEOLOGICAL FEATURES

Strike and dip refers to the orientation or altitude of

geologic structure

Strike and dip are determined in the field with a compass

and clinometer or combination known as Brunton Compass

Strike and dip are attitudes or characteristics in the rocks

produced by geologic forces and present after the rocks are
folded (bent) or faulted (cracked and moved along the crack
appreciable distance)
Component of Attitude
Strike is a line representing the intersection of
that feature with a horizontal plane

Dip is defined as the acute angle between the

geological plane and horizontal plane

Dip direction is the direction of inclination of

geological plane
Types of compass
Clinometer compass

Brunton compass

Clar compass

Digital compass

Digital PC compass
 Brunton compass

Known as Brunton Pocket

Transit

Patented in 1894 by a Canadian-

born Colorado geologist named
David W. Brunton

Works on the principle that a freely

suspended magnet aligns itself
along the magnetic meridian,
when it comes to rest thus
pointing in the north-south relation
Methodology
For dip direction, compass
adjustment was done by
keeping the bottom edge of
the compass flat against the
plane of interest until the air
bubble in the "Bull's eye
level" is centered
For dip amount, compass is
adjusted by placing the side
of the compass flat against
the plane and adjusting until
the air bubble in the
"Clinometer level" is centered