Geological Structures
An Introductory Field Guide
1st Edition
Published on 26. January 2017
192 pages
978-1-4729-4349-1 (ISBN)
Description
Geological Structures is an easy-to-use, highly informative photographic field guide that introduces the great variety of geological structures to be found all around us.
The authors' beautiful photography, extended captions and accessible text make interpreting and understanding geological structures simple, whether you're an amateur enthusiast keen to learn or a more experienced geologist.
The three main rock groups - igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary - and their related structures are each covered in detail, followed by sections focusing on folds and folding, faults and faulting, and unconformities.
Structures and related landforms are illustrated in more than 200 detailed colour photographs and their helpful captions assist with identification in the field.
Each geological account includes an indication of the structure's formation and provides useful information on how to identify and understand its distinguishing features.
The authors' beautiful photography, extended captions and accessible text make interpreting and understanding geological structures simple, whether you're an amateur enthusiast keen to learn or a more experienced geologist.
The three main rock groups - igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary - and their related structures are each covered in detail, followed by sections focusing on folds and folding, faults and faulting, and unconformities.
Structures and related landforms are illustrated in more than 200 detailed colour photographs and their helpful captions assist with identification in the field.
Each geological account includes an indication of the structure's formation and provides useful information on how to identify and understand its distinguishing features.
More details
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (Digital)
Target group
Professional and scholarly
ISBN-13
978-1-4729-4349-1 (9781472943491)
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Book
01/2017
Bloomsbury Natural History
€36.08
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Persons
Chris and Helen Pellant are based in North Yorkshire and they began writing books together in the 1980s. They have written a number of earth science books, and also run their own photographic library (www.picsandwords.com). They are keen conservationists, studying and recording everything from plants and lepidoptera to marine life.
Content
Introduction
Igneous Rocks and Their Structures
Metamorphic Rocks and Their Structures
Sedimentary Rocks and Their Structures
Folds and Folding
Uncomformities
Geological time scale
Glossary
Further Reading and Websites
Acknowledgements
Igneous Rocks and Their Structures
Metamorphic Rocks and Their Structures
Sedimentary Rocks and Their Structures
Folds and Folding
Uncomformities
Geological time scale
Glossary
Further Reading and Websites
Acknowledgements
