Sopwith Models: denudation & faulting
Models showing the effect of denudation and faulting on how rock strata appear at the surface. 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
Picture No
10987570
Media ID
47630498
Size
5116px x 3457px
(12.7MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Natural History Museum
Source
The Natural History Museum, London
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