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Geologic Structure
MDA's geologic structure analysis is one of the first steps in any mineral exploration program because removal of the mineral is contingent upon a thorough knowledge of the subsurface rock structure.
The objective of a geologic structure analysis is to map folds, faults, intrusive dikes, fractures, and the strike and dip of beds. Because mineralization is often associated with a specific rock type and/or structural configuration, and because removal of the mineral is contingent upon a thorough knowledge of the subsurface rock structure, a geologic structure analysis of a mineralized area is one of the first steps in any mineral exploration program. A geologic structure analysis contains the geologic symbols used to designate various types of folds, various types of faults, igneous intrusive bodies and dikes, various orientations of the beds, and lineaments which show where the rock is fractured.
