Abstract
Examples of visual illusions in the laboratory are well documented, but what about illusions that occur during field observation of geological structures? In this article I discuss a study involving geologists and non-geologists and define some of the problems that may arise during geological field and laboratory work.
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Chadwick, P. Visual illusions in geology. Nature 260, 397–401 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1038/260397a0
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