Structural Geology: Principles, Concepts, and Problems [Hardcover]

Now thoroughly revised in its third edition,Structural Geology: Principles, Concepts, and Problemsincorporates a balanced and broad state-of the-science presentation that combines extensive full-color illustrations with clear, lively writing. The book's breadth enables instructors to cover a wide array of current topics, including stress in the earth, fracking, seismic risk of tectonic structures, the earthquake cycle, and man-made earthquakes.Now thoroughly revised in its third edition,Structural Geology: Principles, Concepts, and Problemsincorporates a balanced and broad state-of the-science presentation that combines extensive full-color illustrations with clear, lively writing. The book's breadth enables instructors to cover a wide array of current topics, including stress in the earth, fracking, seismic risk of tectonic structures, the earthquake cycle, and man-made earthquakes.PART 1: INTRODUCTIONChapter 1: IntroductionPlate TectonicsEquilibriumGeologic CyclesChapter 2: Fundamental Concepts and Nontectonic StructuresFundamental ConceptsPrimary Sedimentary StructuresSedimentary FaciesUnconformitiesPrimary Igneous StructuresGravity-Related FeaturesESSAY: Deciphering a Major Structure in the Southern Highlands of ScotlandImpact StructuresChapter 3: Geochronology in Structural GeologyGeochronologyStable IsotopesESSAY: Rock Bodies That Appear to Be the Same in the Field May Not Turn Out to Be When Their Ages Are DeterminedChapter 4: Geophysical Techniques and Earth StructureSeismic ReflectionSeismic RefractionEarthquakes And Seismic WavesPotential Field MethodsGravityElectrical MethodsBorehole GeophysicsESSAY: Geophysical Data and the Structure of Mountain ChainsPART 2: MECHANICS: HOW ROCKS DEFORMChapter 5: StressDefinitionsStress on a PlaneMohr ConstructionAmontons' Law and the Coulomb-Mohr HypothesisStress EllipsoidStress at a Pl(