Geological Structures - A Practical Introduction

by John Waldron & Morgan Snyder

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This manual is about structures that occur within the Earth’s crust. Structures are the features that allow geologists to figure out how parts of the Earth have changed position, orientation, size and shape over time. This work requires careful observation and measurements of features at the surface of the Earth, and deductions about what’s below the surface.

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Publisher
University of Alberta
Subjects
Geosciences, Geology
Licence
CC BY-NC, as LibreTexts states it. Non-commercial use only.
Who can read
Tweens profiles and older, judged from its title and subjects

Contents

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  1. Front Matter
  2. TitlePage
  3. InfoPage
  4. Introduction
  5. Table of Contents
  6. Acknowledgements
  7. Licensing
  8. About this Book
  9. Topics
  10. 1: Geological Structures
  11. 2: Orientation of Structures
  12. 3: Primary Structures
  13. 4: Stereographic Projection
  14. 5: Folds
  15. 6: Boudinage
  16. 7: Kinematic Analysis and Strain
  17. 8: Fabrics
  18. 9: Dynamic Analysis- Stress
  19. 10: Fractures
  20. 11: Faults
  21. 12: Tectonic Environments of Faulting
  22. 13: Shear Zones
  23. 14: Extraterrestrial Impact Structures
  24. Labs
  25. Lab 1 - Orientation of Lines and Planes
  26. Lab 2 - Cross-sections and Three-point Problems
  27. Lab 3 - Working with Stereographic Projections
  28. Lab 4 - Introduction to Folds
  29. Lab 5 - More about Folds
  30. Lab 6 - Fabrics and Folds
  31. Lab 7 - Fractures
  32. Lab 8 - Measuring Fault Slip
  33. Lab 9 - Field Mapping
  34. Lab 10 - Fold and Thrust Belts
  35. Back Matter
  36. Index
  37. Glossary
  38. Detailed Licensing