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Structural geology : an introduction to geometrical techniques
- Title
- Structural geology : an introduction to geometrical techniques / Donal M. Ragan.
- Author
- Ragan, Donal M.
- Publication
- New York : Wiley, ©1985.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Use in library | QE601 .R23 1985 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- x, 393 pages : illustrations; 28 cm
- Summary
- A revised and expanded edition presenting a modern introduction to geometrical techniques used in structural geology--designed for a one-semester basic course. Incorporating the latest techniques developed since publication of the second edition, it includes a new chapter on thrust faults, an integrated discussion of the accuracy of field measurements, many worked-out problems, and a new appendix on spherical trigonometry.
- Subject
- Note
- Includes indexes
- Bibliography (note)
- Bibliography: p. 371-384.
- Contents
- Machine derived contents note: Attitude of Structural Planes. -- Thickness and Depth. -- Planes and Topography. -- Lines and Intersecting Planes. -- Graphic Solutions with the Stereonet. -- Faults. -- Stress. -- Faults and Stresses. -- Concepts of Deformation. -- Strain in Rocks. -- Description and Classification of Folds. -- Parallel Folds. -- Similar Folds. -- Folds and Topography. -- Linear and Planar Structures in Tectonites. -- Structural Analysis. -- Drill Hole Data. -- Structural Contours. -- Maps and Cross-Sections. -- Block Diagrams. -- Appendixes. -- Index.
- ISBN
- 0471080438
- 9780471080435
- LCCN
- 84019658
- 12817115
- OCLC
- ocm11133078
- 11133078
- SCSB-90622
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library