Analysis of Geological Structures - Brossura

Price, Neville J.; Cosgrove, John W.

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0521319587 ISBN 13: 9780521319584

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 1990

Riassunto

Drawing on their considerable teaching experience the authors present a coherent and lucid analysis of geological structures which will be welcomed by a wide variety of earth scientists.

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Descrizione del libro

A knowledge of structural geology is fundamental to understanding the processes by which the earth's crust has evolved. It is a subject of fundamental importance to students of geology, experienced field geologists and academic researchers as well as to petroleum and mining engineers.

Contenuti

Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Fundamental Principles; 2. Minor fractures - their nomenclature and age relationships; 3. Concordant and discordant intrusions; 4. Diapirs, related structures and circular features; 5. Faults - nomenclature, classification and basic concepts; 6. Strike-slip faults; 7. Overthrusts and thrust nappes; 8. Normal faults and associated structures; 9. Development of systematic fractures in slightly deformed sedimentary rocks; 10. Introduction to folding; 11. Surface and single layer buckling; 12. Multilayer folds and associated structures; 13. The buckling of anisotropic rocks; 14. Initiation of large buckle folds and fracture-fold relationships; 15. The life and times of a buckle fold; 16. Boudinage and pinch-and-swell structures; 17. Rock cleavage and other tectonic fabrics; 18. Structural analysis; Index.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 1990
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0521319587
• ISBN 13: 9780521319584
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 520
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