BRP 393.8 French Broad Overlook EarthCache

This cache has been archived.

rainbowtree: DO NOT post a log to this cache, even backdated. Your log will be immediately deleted.
Gifting location and content to a special cacher.

More
Hidden : 6/1/2017
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: other (other)

Join now to view geocache location details. It's free!

Watch

How Geocaching Works
Looking for a different adventure?

Please note Use of geocaching.com services is subject to the terms and conditions in our disclaimer.

Geocache Description:

BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY OVERLOOKS GEOLOGY TOUR
There are countless wonders to behold along your journey.
Posted coordinates are for parking. - Outcrops are within 100 feet.

EARTHCACHE REQUIREMENTS
Each cacher must send his/her own answers BEFORE logging a find. Enjoy the journey (learning adventure) as well as the destination (smiley earned). Remember to take only pictures and leave only footprints. To get credit for this Earthcache, complete the following tasks:

1. MESSAGE …. At the outcrop, look for the area that contains folds. Identify the kind of folds.

2. MESSAGE …. Explain your choice.

3. LOG …. Post a picture at or near the coordinates. This picture is your log signature.

OPTIONAL - Please respect the time and effort involved in finding and creating this earthcache by adding A and B to your log.

A. JOURNEY OF THE MIND ... Science explains what we observe. Relate (in your own words) something you found interesting in the reading. This adds to your learning adventure and your log.

B. JOURNEY OF THE HEART ... Art shares our personal experience of what we see. Share something special you found on site, and why it is special to you. This is a memorable addition to your log and will make other hearts smile.

THANK YOU Mark W. Carter for permission to use your book for this earthcache.
THANK YOU Lillian for permission to place this earthcache along the Blue Ridge Parkway.


FOLDS
Folds occur when strata is bent. Faults occur when strata breaks,


Chevron - Repeated set of v-shaped .beds.
Crenulation aka Crinkles - Small folds caused by two or more stress directions.
Drag - Minor fold lying between beds of a major fold.
Isoclinal - Symmetrical and parallel to each other.
Monocline - Dip in one direction between horizontal layers on each side.
Plunging - Not horizontal.
Ptygmatic - Chaotic, random and disconnected.
Recumbent - Horizontal oriented at a low angle resulting in overturned strata in one limb of the fold.


RESOURCES
A Geologic Adventure Along The Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina by Carter/Merschat/Wilson ... 2001
http://www.geologyin.com/2015/02/types-of-folds-with-photos.html
http://www.geologyin.com/2016/09/10-amazing-geological-folds-you-should.html
http://www.geologypage.com/2015/12/geological-folds.html
http://www.alexstrekeisen.it/english/meta/crenulation.php
http://www.erictwelker.com/pressuresolution.htm

Additional Hints (No hints available.)



Advertising with Us

Inventory

There are no Trackables in this cache.

View past Trackables

What are Trackable Items?

Bookmark Lists

View all bookmark lists...