Shivam Sharma posted an MCQ
September 04, 2020 • 14:59 pm 30 points
  • CSIR NET
  • Earth Sciences

The foresets of cross beds in a horizontal sandstone bed have an attitude of n20°8/22se. it indicates a palaeocurrent direction towards (a) s22°e (b) n20°w (c)

The foresets of cross beds in a horizontal sandstone bed have an attitude of N20°8/22SE. It indicates a palaeocurrent direction towards (A) s22°E (B) N20°W (C) S70°E (D) N70°E

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    Rahul kumar best-answer

    The dip direction of foreset laminae of cross bed indicates the paleocurrent direction.The given strike direction is N20E so dip direction should be S70E.

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    Sajan sarthak Best Answer

    because the bed striking N20E so the dip direction is perpendicular to strike so it will S 70E / E20S. or 110 azimuth

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