Geologic compass
Brújula geológica
- Date
- c. 1954 · confidence low
- Place
- Vienna, Austria
- Credited to
- Eberhard Clar
- Field
- Cosmos & Earth
What it is
A specialized compass used by geologists to measure the orientation of geological structures in the field (dip, strike, foliations); geologist Eberhard Clar's model added an integrated clinometer.
What it led to
- became a standard tool for field geological mapping
- enabled systematic documentation of the geometry of bedding planes and faults
- facilitated precise structural and tectonic studies