STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS & SYNTHESIS
STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS & SYNTHESIS A LABORATORY COURSE IN STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY
Structural Analysis and Synthesis is the best-selling laboratory manual of its kind. Specifically designed to support the laboratory work of undergraduates in structural geology courses, the book helps students analyze the various aspects of geological structures, and to combine their analyses into an overarching synthesis.
This book is intended for use in the laboratory portion of a first course in structural geology. As is explicit in the book's title, it is concerned with both the analysis and synthesis of structural features. In this fourth edition, the has been broadened to include a range of new content and features, including:
* Video content that demonstrates how to perform some of the more challenging structural geology techniques
* An acknowledgment of the increasing importance of environmental applications of structural geology - vital to students who may go on to pursue careers in the environmental sphere
* An increased emphasis on quantitative techniques, complete with descriptions of computer program applications
* Contingent with this quantitative emphasis, the book also outlines the limitations of such techniques, helping students to appropriately apply the techniques and evaluate their trustworthiness
Structural Analysis and Synthesis is a renowned and widely recognized aid to students in grasping and mastering the techniques required in structural geology, and will find a home wherever the principles and practices of structural geology are taught.
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About the Authors
Stephen M. Rowland is Professor Emeritus of Geology at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV, USA.
Ernest M. Duebendorfer is Professor Emeritus of Geology at Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, USA.
Alexander Gates is Distinguished Service Professor & Chair in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Rutgers University, Newark, NJ, USA.
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STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS & SYNTHESIS A LABORATORY COURSE IN STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY
Structural Analysis and Synthesis is the best-selling laboratory manual of its kind. Specifically designed to support the laboratory work of undergraduates in structural geology courses, the book helps students analyze the various aspects of geological structures, and to combine their analyses into an overarching synthesis.
This book is intended for use in the laboratory portion of a first course in structural geology. As is explicit in the book's title, it is concerned with both the analysis and synthesis of structural features. In this fourth edition, the has been broadened to include a range of new content and features, including:
Structural Analysis and Synthesis is a renowned and widely recognized aid to students in grasping and mastering the techniques required in structural geology, and will find a home wherever the principles and practices of structural geology are taught.
Zusammenfassung
STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS & SYNTHESIS
STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS & SYNTHESIS A LABORATORY COURSE IN STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY
Structural Analysis and Synthesis is the best-selling laboratory manual of its kind. Specifically designed to support the laboratory work of undergraduates in structural geology courses, the book helps students analyze the various aspects of geological structures, and to combine their analyses into an overarching synthesis.
This book is intended for use in the laboratory portion of a first course in structural geology. As is explicit in the book's title, it is concerned with both the analysis and synthesis of structural features. In this fourth edition, the has been broadened to include a range of new content and features, including:
Structural Analysis and Synthesis is a renowned and widely recognized aid to students in grasping and mastering the techniques required in structural geology, and will find a home wherever the principles and practices of structural geology are taught.
Inhalt
Preface vii
About the Companion Website ix
1 Attitudes of Lines and Planes 1
Objectives 1
Definitions 2
Structural Elements 4
Structural Grain 5
2 Outcrop Patterns and Structure Contours 9
Objectives 9
Structure Contours 12
The ThreePoint Problem 13
Drawing a Topographic Profile 14
Drawing Cross Sections of Structure Contour Maps 15
Determining Outcrop Patterns with Structure Contours 15
Gently Bent Layers 17
Determining Exact Attitudes from Outcrop Patterns 18
Determining Stratigraphic Thickness in Flat Terrain 19
Determining Stratigraphic Thickness on Slopes 20
Determining Stratigraphic Thickness by Orthographic Projection 20
3 Stereographic Projection 31
Objective 31
Plotting a Plane 33
Plotting a Line 33
Plotting the Pole to a Plane 34
Line of Intersection of Two Planes 35
Angles of Lines within a Plane 36
Determining True Dip from Strike and Apparent Dip 37
Determining Strike and Dip from Two Apparent Dips 38
4 Folds and Cross Sections 43
Objectives 43
Glossary of Fold Terms 43
Classification by Shape 45
Classification by Orientation 45
Fold Classification Based on Dip Isogons 47
Outcrop Patterns of Folds 48
Cross or Structure Sections of Folded Layers 49
The Arc Method 50
DownPlunge Projection 50
5 Stereographic Analysis of Folded Rocks 67
Objectives 67
Beta () Diagrams 67
Pi () Diagrams 68
Pole Plotter 68
Determining the Orientation of the Axial Plane Using Fold Trace 69
Constructing the Profile of a Fold Exposed in Flat Terrain 69
Determining the Orientation of the Axial Plane Without a Fold Trace 70
Simple EqualArea Diagrams of Fold Orientation 71
Contour Diagrams 71
Determining the Fold Style and Interlimb Angle from Contoured Pi Diagrams 75
6 Rotations and Determining Original Directions in Folded Rocks 87
Objectives 87
Rotation of Lines 87
The TwoTilt Problem 89
Cones: The DrillHole Problem 90
Unfolding Folds 93
7 Foliations, Parasitic Folds, and Superposed Folds 95
Objectives 95
Foliations 95
Parasitic Folds 97
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