Structural geology

by Twiss, Robert J.

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Full title :Structural geology / Robert J. Twiss ... Eldridge M. Moores ...

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Publication Date:©1992.

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Publisher(s):W.H. Freeman
Place of Publication:New York
Language:eng
Publication Date:©1992.

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Bibliogr. à la fin de chaque chap. Index.

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Description:XII-532 p. : : illustrations, couv. illustrations, cartes ; : 29 cm

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ISBN:0716722526, 9780716722526
oclc:ocn468503604
LC Classification:QE601
Dewey Decimal:551.8

pt. I. Introduction -- Ch. 1. Overview. Ch. 2. Techniques of Structural Geology and Tectonics -- pt. II. Brittle Deformation. Ch. 3. Fractures and Joints. Ch. 4. Introduction to Faults. Ch. 5. Normal Faults. Ch. 6. Thrust Faults. Ch. 7. Strike-Slip Faults. Ch. 8. Stress. Ch. 9. Mechanics of Fracturing and Faulting: Theory and Experiment. Ch. 10. Mechanics of Natural Fractures and Faults -- pt. III. Ductile Deformation. Ch. 11. The Description of Folds. Ch. 12. Kinematic Models of Folding. Ch. 13. Foliations and Lineations in Deformed Rocks. Ch. 14. Formation of Foliations and Lineations. Ch. 15. Geometry of Homogeneous Strain. Ch. 16. Strain and Models for the Formation of Ductile Structures. Ch. 17. Observations of Strain in Deformed Rocks -- pt. IV. Rheology. Ch. 18. Macroscopic Aspects of Rock Deformation: Rheology and Experiment. Ch. 19. Microscopic Aspects of Ductile Deformation: Mechanisms and Fabrics. Ch. 20. Quantitative and Scale Models of Rock Deformation -- pt. V. Tectonics. Ch. 21. Principal Tectonic Features of the Earth. Ch. 22. Anatomy of Orogenic Belts.