Foundations of Structural Geology
3rd Edition
Published on 17. July 1997
Book
Paperback/Softback
192 pages
978-0-412-64400-9 (ISBN)
Description
Tailored to the requirements of first or second year geology undergraduates, this revised and updated edition includes some discussion of morphology and classification. The more complex aspects of deformation are dealt with after stress and strain have been discussed. Part of the book is devoted to the wider context of geological structures and how they relate to plate tectonics. The final two chapters give examples of various types of geological structures in their plate tectonic settings in ancient orogenic belts.
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Edition
3rd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Oxford University Press
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
197 line illustrations, 26 halftone illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 188 mm
Weight
540 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-412-64400-9 (9780412644009)
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Previous edition
R. G. Park
Foundations of Structural Geology
Book
12/1988
2nd Edition
Kluwer Academic Publishers
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Content
Part One: Geological structures and deformation; basic concepts; faults and faulting; folds and folding; foliation, lineation and fabric; stress; strain; stress and strain in materials; determination of strain in rocks; stress and strain in faulting; strain patterns in folding; emplacement of igneous intrusions; gravity controlled structures. Part Two: Geotectonics - major earth structure; major earth structure; plate tectonics; geological structure and plate tectonics; structural interpretation of orogenic belts.