Geological Structures : An Introductory Field Guide.
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- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9781472943491
- QE461.P455 2016
Cover -- Half-title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- Igneous Rocks and Their Structures -- COMPOSITION OF IGNEOUS ROCKS -- GRAIN SIZE AND TEXTURE OF IGNEOUS ROCKS -- STRUCTURES OF IGNEOUS ROCKS -- Metamorphic Rocks and Their Structures -- CONTACT METAMORPHISM -- REGIONAL METAMORPHISM -- Sedimentary Rocks and Their Structures -- DETRITAL SEDIMENTARY ROCKS -- ORGANIC SEDIMENTARY ROCKS -- CHEMICAL SEDIMENTARY ROCKS -- FROM SEDIMENT TO ROCK -- JOINTING STRUCTURES IN SEDIMENTARY ROCKS -- STRUCTURES RELATED TO SEDIMENTARY DEPOSITION -- STRUCTURES RELATED TO THE EROSION OF DEPOSITED SEDIMENT -- POST-DEPOSITIONAL STRUCTURES -- STRUCTURES ASSOCIATED WITH DIAGENESIS -- SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURES OF BIOGENIC ORIGIN -- Folds and Folding -- FOLD SHAPES -- STRUCTURES RELATED TO TENSION -- Faults and Faulting -- NORMAL FAULTS -- REVERSE FAULTS -- THRUST FAULTS -- STRIKE-SLIP FAULTS -- JOINTS -- Unconformities -- Geological time scale -- Glossary -- Further Reading and Websites -- Acknowledgements -- Index.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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