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great circles consists of the following steps: to the paper. Note that a horizontal plane
has a great circle at the circumference of the
1 Lay a piece of tracing paper on the net with net, and a vertical plane is represented by
a thumbtack through the center point so that a straight line passing through the center of
the tracing paper can be rotated on the net. the net.
2 Mark the north direction of the net on the 6 Rotate the tracing paper so that the two north
tracing paper. points coincide and the great circle is oriented
3 Locate the dip direction of the plane on the correctly.
scale around the circumference of the net and
mark this point on the tracing paper. Note
that the dip direction scale on the equatorial I.5 Lines of intersection
net for plotting great circles starts at the north The intersection of two planes is a straight line,
point at the top of the circle and increases in which denes the direction of sliding of a wedge
a clockwise direction. formed by these two planes. The procedure
4 Rotate the tracing paper until the dip direction for determining the orientation of the line of
mark coincides with one of the horizontal axes intersection between two planes is:
of the net, that is, the 90 or 180 points of
the dip direction scale. 1 Locate the line of intersection between the two
5 Locate the arc on the net corresponding to planes, which is represented by the point at
the dip of the plane and trace this arc on which the two great circles intersect.
Figure I.2 Kalsbeek counting net for contouring pole concentrations.
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Figure I.3 Equal-area equatorial net for plotting poles and great circles.
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2 Draw a line from the center of the net through zontal axes of the net (dip directions 90
the point of intersection and extend it to the or 180 ). The plunge of the line of inter-
circumference of the net. section is read off the scale on the hori-
3 The trend of the line of intersection is given by zontal axis, with a horizontal plunge having
the position where the line drawn in step 2 a point of intersection at the circumfer-
intersects the scale on the circumference of ence and a vertical plunge at the center of
the net. the net.
4 Rotate the tracing paper until the line
drawn in step 2 lies over one of the hori-