Structural Geology of Rocks and Regions, 3rd EditionRelates the physical and geometric elegance of geologic structures within the Earth's crust and the ways in which these structures reflect the nature and origin of crystal deformation through time. The main thrust is on applications in regional tectonics, exploration geology, active tectonics and geohydrology. Techniques, experiments, and calculations are described in detail, with the purpose of offering active participation and discovery through laboratory and field work. |
Contents
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Structures | 192 |
Descriptive Analysis How to Function in the Field and How to Reduce the Data | 683 |
References | 799 |
Author Index | 823 |
Subject Index | 829 |
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Structural Geology of Rocks and Regions George H. Davis,Stephen J. Reynolds,Charles F. Kluth Limited preview - 2011 |
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angle anticline axial surface axial trace axis Basin bedding brittle Cataclasis circle cleavage confining pressure creep cross-section defined deformation diagram direction dislocation displacement displacement vector ductile earthquake ellipse example fault surface fault zone fibers field Figure finite strain finite stretch first flow fluid pressure fold foliation footwall formation fracture G. H. Davis geologists geometry grains granite hanging wall hinge horizontal influence intersection layer layer-parallel limestone lineation loading magnitude measured mechanisms metamorphic minerals mm/yr Mountains mylonitic normal faulting offset orientation outcrop parallel perpendicular Photograph by G. H. plane plate plot porphyroclasts principal stress profile Published with permission quartz reflect region rock rotation salt San Andreas fault sandstone sedimentary segments sense of shear shear stress shear zone shortening simple shear slickenlines slip stereographically strain ellipse strain rate strata strike and dip strike-slip faulting Structural Geology stylolites tectonic tectonites tensile thickness thrust faults traction vectors vertical