Introducing Tectonics, Rock Structures and Mountain Belts.
Explains the key concepts of tectonics and rock structures to those without a strong mathematical background. The study of geological structures has traditionally been guided by mathematics and physics but, in this book, Graham Park has avoided mathematical equations altogether and has reduced the g...
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| Format | Electronic eBook |
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| Language | English |
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Dunedin Academic Press
2012.
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| Online Access | Full text |
| ISBN | 1280676159 9781280676154 9781903544440 1903544440 9781903544730 1903544734 1906716269 9781906716264 |
| Physical Description | 1 online resource |
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Table of Contents:
- Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of illustrations and tables; Sourced illustrations; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 Large-scale Earth structure; 3 Plate tectonics; 4 Deformation, stress and strain; 5 Fractures, faults and earthquakes; 6 Folds and folding; 7 Fabric; 8 Igneous intrusions; 9 Structural effects of gravity; 10 Tectonic interpretation of orogenic belts; 11 Examples of modern orogenic belts; 12 Ancient orogenic belts; Appendix; Glossary; Further reading.