Sopwith Model VI: Intersecting mineral veins

This Model, rather than representing the strata as they would appear at the surface, shows how a seam of coal can be displaced in the subsurface by various modes of faulting. Thomas Sopwith (1803 - 1879) was an eminent geologist and civil engineer who pioneered methods of representing geological features. This set of wooden models were designed to represent geological situations with faults, folds, inclines and strata that were particularly relevant to the mining industry

1803 Educational Fault Faulted Faulting Geological Geologist Intersection Layered Mineral Normal Sopwith Strata Stratification Stratified Stratigraphical Stratigraphy Studioshot Subsurface Vein

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