Structural geology : principles, concepts, and problems
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Structural geology : principles, concepts, and problems
Prentics Hall, c1995
2nd ed
Available at 6 libraries
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Appropriate for junior-senior level structural geology courses.
This state-of-the-art text offers students balanced coverage of the full range of topics, supported by a wealth of outstanding illustrations and photographs.
The text opens with an overview of basic geologic principles that paves the way for a better understanding of structural geology. The topics of stress and strain, deformation mechanisms, and strain measurement provide a foundation upon which the text's remaining coverage is built.
Self-contained chapters meet instructor's individual needs. A brief introduction to geophysical techniques, principally seismic reflection and refraction, Earth magnetism, and gravity, enhances a better understanding of crustal structures. This latest edition has been revised for greater clarity and to incorporate the most current technical information possible.
A laboratory manual (by Robert Hatcher and Robert J. Hooper) is also available.
Table of Contents
I. INTRODUCTION.
1. Introduction and Review.
2. Nontectonic Structures.
II. ROCK MECHANICS.
3. Stress.
4. Strain.
5. Measurement of Strain in Rocks.
6. Mechanical Behavior of Rock Materials.
7. Microstructures and Deformation Mechanisms.
III. FRACTURES AND FAULTS.
8. Joints and Shear Fractures.
9. Fault Classification and Terminology.
10. Fault Mechanics.
11. Thrust Faults.
12. Strike-Slip Faults.
13. Normal Faults.
IV. FOLDS AND FOLDING.
14. Fold Geometry and Classifications.
15. Mechanics of Folding.
16. Complex Folds.
V. FABRICS, STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS, AND GEOPHYSICS.
17. Cleavage and Foliations.
18. Linear Structures.
19. Structural Analysis.
20. Geophysical Techniques.
Appendix 1: Fabric Diagrams.
Appendix 2: Structural Measurements and Observations.
Appendix 3: Woodall Shoals Fabric Data.
Glossary.
References.
Author Index.
Subject Index.
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