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Structural geology

Title
Structural geology / Robert J. Twiss, Eldridge M. Moores.
Author
Twiss, Robert J.
Publication
New York : W.H. Freeman, ©1992.

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Additional Authors
Moores, Eldridge M., 1938-
Description
xii, 532 pages : illustrations, maps; 29 cm
Subject
  • Geology, Structural
  • tectonics (geology)
  • Structurele geologie
  • Tectonique
  • Géodynamique
  • Géophysique
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Pt. I. Introduction -- Ch. 1. Overview. Ch. 2. Techniques of Structural Geology and Tectonics -- Pt. II. Brittle Deformation. Ch. 3. Fractures and Joints. Ch. 4. Introduction to Faults. Ch. 5. Normal Faults. Ch. 6. Thrust Faults. Ch. 7. Strike-Slip Faults. Ch. 8. Stress. Ch. 9. Mechanics of Fracturing and Faulting: Theory and Experiment. Ch. 10. Mechanics of Natural Fractures and Faults -- Pt. III. Ductile Deformation. Ch. 11. The Description of Folds. Ch. 12. Kinematic Models of Folding. Ch. 13. Foliations and Lineations in Deformed Rocks. Ch. 14. Formation of Foliations and Lineations. Ch. 15. Geometry of Homogeneous Strain. Ch. 16. Strain and Models for the Formation of Ductile Structures. Ch. 17. Observations of Strain in Deformed Rocks -- Pt. IV. Rheology. Ch. 18. Macroscopic Aspects of Rock Deformation: Rheology and Experiment. Ch. 19. Microscopic Aspects of Ductile Deformation: Mechanisms and Fabrics. Ch. 20. Quantitative and Scale Models of Rock Deformation -- Pt. V. Tectonics. Ch. 21. Principal Tectonic Features of the Earth. Ch. 22. Anatomy of Orogenic Belts.
ISBN
  • 0716722526
  • 9780716722526
  • 0716723395
  • 9780716723394
LCCN
92004058
OCLC
  • ocm25200494
  • 25200494
  • SCSB-1967543
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library