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Geological Structures - A Practical Introduction
This manual is about structures that occur within the Earth’s crust. Structures are the features that allow geologists to figure out how parts of the Earth have changed position, orientation, size and shape over time. This work requires careful observation and measurements of features at the surface of the Earth, and deductions about what’s below the surface.
- Author
- John Waldron & Morgan Snyder
- Publisher
- University of Alberta
- Source
- LibreTexts
- License
- CC BY-NC
- Language
- EN
- Category
- Basic Sciences
Contents· 26 sections
- 01: Topics
- 1.01: Geological Structures
- 1.02: Orientation of Structures
- 1.03: Primary Structures
- 1.04: Stereographic Projection
- 1.05: Folds
- 1.06: Boudinage
- 1.07: Kinematic Analysis and Strain
- 1.08: Fabrics
- 1.09: Dynamic Analysis- Stress
- 1.10: Fractures
- 1.11: Faults
- 1.12: Tectonic Environments of Faulting
- 1.13: Shear Zones
- 1.14: Extraterrestrial Impact Structures
- 02: Labs
- 2.01: Lab 1 - Orientation of Lines and Planes
- 2.02: Lab 2 - Cross-sections and Three-point Problems
- 2.03: Lab 3 - Working with Stereographic Projections
- 2.04: Lab 4 - Introduction to Folds
- 2.05: Lab 5 - More about Folds
- 2.06: Lab 6 - Fabrics and Folds
- 2.07: Lab 7 - Fractures
- 2.08: Lab 8 - Measuring Fault Slip
- 2.09: Lab 9 - Field Mapping
- 2.10: Lab 10 - Fold and Thrust Belts