Structural Geology
eBook - PDF

Structural Geology

  1. English
  2. PDF
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Structural Geology

About this book

Lavishly illustrated in color, this textbook takes an applied approach to introduce undergraduate students to the basic principles of structural geology. The book provides unique links to industry applications in the upper crust, including petroleum and groundwater geology, which highlight the importance of structural geology in exploration and exploitation of petroleum and water resources. Topics range from faults and fractures forming near the surface to shear zones and folds of the deep crust. Students are engaged through examples and parallels drawn from practical everyday situations, enabling them to connect theory with practice. Containing numerous end-of-chapter problems, e-learning modules, and with stunning field photos and illustrations, this book provides the ultimate learning experience for all students of structural geology.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. How to use this book
  7. Preface
  8. Symbols
  9. Chapter 1: Structural geology and structural analysis
  10. Chapter 2: Deformation
  11. Chapter 3: Strain in rocks
  12. Chapter 4: Stress
  13. Chapter 5: Stress in the lithosphere
  14. Chapter 6: Rheology
  15. Chapter 7: Fracture and brittle deformation
  16. Chapter 8: Faults
  17. Chapter 9: Kinematics and paleostress in the brittle regime
  18. Chapter 10: Deformation at the microscale
  19. Chapter 11: Folds and folding
  20. Chapter 12: Foliation and cleavage
  21. Chapter 13: Lineations
  22. Chapter 14: Boudinage
  23. Chapter 15: Shear zones and mylonites
  24. Chapter 16: Contractional regimes
  25. Chapter 17: Extensional regimes
  26. Chapter 18: Strike-slip, transpression and transtension
  27. Chapter 19: Salt tectonics
  28. Chapter 20: Balancing and restoration
  29. Chapter 21: A glimpse of a larger picture
  30. Appendix A: More about the deformation matrix
  31. Appendix B: Stereographic projection
  32. Glossary
  33. References
  34. Cover and chapter image captions
  35. Index