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vr.tr.structure · thing-q499525

Let an agent describe and interpret the spatial arrangement of elements within a rock, support identification from observations, explain its relevance to rock properties and formation history, and distinguish this sense from arrangements of rock bodies and other meanings of structure.

Thing Registry Cross-cutting context XCT.QLT
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources

Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled

4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions

Understand What geological structures are.

Concept

Concept and kinds.

Concept

Concept.

  1. What are geological structures, and how do folds, faults, joints, foliation and other kinds differ? definition
  2. Is the geological or another sense of structure meant? boundary

Origins

Origins.

Origins

Origins.

  1. How do deformation, deposition, cooling and freezing produce structures? definition
  2. Which entry fits structural geology? action
Field Field work.

Identify

Identifying structures.

Identify

Identification.

  1. How can this structure be identified and measured in the field or in core? action
  2. Which entry fits geological mapping? action

Interpret

Interpreting histories.

Interpret

Interpretation.

  1. How are structures used to reconstruct deformation histories and stress fields? provenance
  2. Which entry fits tectonics? action
Apply Applications.

Resources

Resources.

Resources

Resources.

  1. How do structures control groundwater, petroleum and mineral deposits? provenance
  2. Which entry fits petroleum geology? action

Hazards

Hazards and engineering.

Hazards

Hazards.

  1. How do fractures and faults affect slope stability, tunnelling and earthquake hazard? provenance
  2. Which entry fits engineering geology? action
Learn History and teaching.

History

History.

History

History.

  1. How did structural geology develop as a discipline? provenance
  2. Which references are standard? provenance

Teach

Teaching.

Teach

Teaching.

  1. How can geological structures be taught in the field and with models? action
  2. Which misconceptions arise? provenance

Classifiers Filled

Family
Thing Registry
Category
Cross-cutting context
Entry kind
thing
Plane
XCT
Domain
XCT.QLT
Other names and narrower kinds
fracture, vent chimney, fissure, crevice, cryogenic structure, foliated structure, massive structure, flaser structure, organogenous structure, porous structure, linear structure, schistose structure

What it is Filled

In this geological sense, structure is the spatial arrangement of elements within a rock, such as mineral components, layers, cavities and internal discontinuities, which may reflect deposition, cooling, deformation or other formation processes; its distinction from texture varies with geological usage.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent describe and interpret the spatial arrangement of elements within a rock, support identification from observations, explain its relevance to rock properties and formation history, and distinguish this sense from arrangements of rock bodies and other meanings of structure.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • The subject is the arrangement of elements within a rock.
  • Internal arrangements can reflect deposition, cooling, deformation or other formation processes.
  • Observable spatial relationships can inform interpretation of rock properties and history.
  • The distinction between structure and texture depends on the geological terminology being used.

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • Present a remote identification as a site assessment for building or excavation.
  • Confuse the geological sense with other meanings of structure.
  • Treat regional arrangements of rock bodies as the internal structure of a particular rock without supporting evidence.
  • Encourage collecting samples from protected sites or private land without permission.
  • Understate hazards from fractured or faulted rock near people.

Only with a human decision

  • Using a structural interpretation to decide on construction, tunnelling or slope safety.

May

  • Explain spatial arrangements within a rock and their possible origins.
  • Support identification from descriptions and photographs, stating uncertainty.
  • Describe the relevance of internal rock arrangements to material behaviour, groundwater and engineering assessments.

Moral aspects Filled

  • Misread fault and fracture patterns can lead to landslides, collapse or contamination.
  • Protected geological sites belong to everyone and future study.

Who is affected

  • People living on unstable slopes
  • Workers in tunnels and mines
  • Landowners

Owners Filled

Steward

Nobody owns the structure as such; the landowner holds the ground and geological surveys keep maps.

Master systems

  • National geological survey maps and databases

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q123240747 - registry parent class
  • Q141222753 - registry parent class
  • Q457931 - registry parent class
  • Q66424847 - registry parent class

related

  • fabric - category
  • transgression - stratigraphic context of structures
  • layer - strata affected by structures
  • mechanical stress - stresses producing structures

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.structure
  • Wikidata: Q499525 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q499525)

Direct properties not applicable Not applicable

Not applicable

Plane XCT: no invented physical properties.

Recognition optional Filled

  • Visible layering, mineral alignment, cavities or internal discontinuities can provide evidence of a rock's structure.
  • A rock surface, specimen or section may reveal spatial relationships among its constituent elements.
  • Arrangements of separate rock bodies do not by themselves establish the internal structure of a particular rock.
  • Texture terminology can overlap with structure, while lithology identifies rock type.
  • Folds, faults, fractures and foliation visible in rock.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • explain kinds and origins
  • support identification
  • describe significance
  • separate other senses

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Confusing senses of structure
  • Misidentifying structures in the field
  • Slope and tunnelling hazards from fractures

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • Structural geology mapping conventions
  • Geotechnical standards for rock structures
  • No regulation of the concept

Context of use required Filled

  • Arrangement features of rock bodies.
  • folds
  • faults and shear zones
  • joints, fractures and fissures
  • foliation, cleavage and fabric
  • sedimentary, volcanic and periglacial structures

Sources Filled

  1. Wikidata item Q499525: structure - identity and sense of the item
  2. Texture (geology) - The arrangement and relationships of the constituent elements of rocks.
  3. Fabric (geology) - The spatial and geometric configuration of elements making up a rock.

Open questions

  • Should folds and faults be separate entries?
  • How should mapping standards be linked?
  • How should geotechnical resources be linked?

Machine files

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

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