If you were exploring for natural resources, such as metallic minerals, oil, or gas, what geologic structures would you look for and why?
What will be an ideal response?
I would prefer my exploration area to contain folds and faults because geologic structures often have resources associated with them. Anticline folds and reverse and thrust faults form traps for oil and gas deposits. Metallic ore-forming fluids migrate along faults and the metal ore minerals precipitate as the water moves towards the surface and cools.
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