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Earth structure : an introduction to structural geology and tectonics /

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For the Second Edition of Earth Structure: An Introduction to Structural Geology and Tectonics, the authors have heavily revised each chapter while preserving the overall structure of the First Edition. The Second Edition also benefits from new artwork that clearly illustrates complex concepts.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Van der Pluijm, Ben A., 1955-
Other Authors: Marshak, Stephen, 1955-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : W.W. Norton, [2004].
Edition:2nd ed.
Subjects:
Geology, Structural.
Plate tectonics.
Table of Contents:
  • Overview
  • Primary and nontectonic structures
  • Force and stress
  • Deformation and strain
  • Rheology
  • Brittle deformation
  • Joints and veins
  • Faults and faulting
  • Ductile deformation processes
  • Folds and folding
  • Fabrics : foliations and lineations
  • Ductile shear zones, textures, and transposition
  • Deformation, metamorphism, and time
  • Whole-earth structure and plate tectonics
  • Geophysical imaging of the continental lithosphere : an essay by Frederick A. Cook
  • Rifting, seafloor spreading, and extensional tectonics
  • Convergence and collision
  • Fold-thrust belts : an essay by Stephen Marshak and M. Scott Wilkerson
  • Strike-slip tectonics
  • A global view
  • Eastern hemisphere
  • Western hemisphere
  • Appendix 1 : spherical projections
  • Appendix 2 : geologic timeschale
  • Index.