O IL TRAP – GEOLOGIC STRUCTURE THAT ALLOWS LARGE AMOUNTS OF FLUIDS TO ACCUMULATE – STOPS THE UPWARD MOVEMENT OF OILS AND GAS O IL TRAP – GEOLOGIC STRUCTURE THAT ALLOWS LARGE AMOUNTS OF FLUIDS TO ACCUMULATE – STOPS THE UPWARD MOVEMENT OF OILS AND GAS M UST HAVE A PERMEABLE RESERVOIR ROCK THAT ALLOWS OIL AND GAS TO COLLECT M UST HAVE A CAP ROCK THAT KEEPS OIL AND GAS FROM ESCAPING TO THE SURFACE

I N THE FIGURE TO THE RIGHT, MINERAL - RICH HOT WATER SEEP INTO ROCKS, COOLS, AND LEAVES BEHIND MINERAL DEPOSITS I N THE FIGURE TO THE RIGHT, MINERAL - RICH HOT WATER SEEP INTO ROCKS, COOLS, AND LEAVES BEHIND MINERAL DEPOSITS