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Structural Geology of Rocks and Regions (2nd Edition)

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By: Davis, George H.; Reynolds, Stephen J. © 1984 John Wiley & Sons

 

Description: The purpose in writing this text is to communicate the physical and geometric elegance of geologic structures within the Earth's crust and to describe the ways in which geologic structures reflect the nature and origin of crustal deformation through time.
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Expand this node Front Matter
Preface
Table of Contents
Part I. Fundamentals
Expand this node 1. Nature of Structural Geology
Expand this node 2. Kinematic Analysis
Expand this node 3. Dynamic Analysis
Expand this node 4. Deformation Mechanisms and Microstructures
Part II. Structures
Expand this node 5. Joints and Shear Fractures
Expand this node 6. Faults
Expand this node 7. Folds
Expand this node 8. Cleavage, Foliation, and Lineation
Expand this node 9. Shear Zones and Progressive Deformation
Expand this node 10. Plate Tectonics
Concluding Thoughts
Part III. Descriptive Analysis
Expand this node 11. How to Function in the Field, and How to Reduce the Data
References
Expand this node Author Index
Expand this node Subject Index