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Earth structure: an introduction to structural geology and tectonics/

Pluijm, Ben A. Van der

Earth structure: an introduction to structural geology and tectonics/ Ben A. van der Pluijm, Stephen Marshak. - 2nd ed. - New York: W.W.Norton and company, 2004. - xvi, 656 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Part A Fundamentals
1 Overview
2 Primary and Nontectonic Structures
3 Force and Stress
4 Deformation and Strain
5 Rheology

Part B Brittle Structures
6 Brittle Deformation
7 Joints and Veins
8 Faults and Faulting

Part C Ductile Structures
9 Ductile Deformation Processes
10 Folds and Folding
11 Fabrics, Foliations and Lineations
12 Ductile Shear Zones, Textures and Transposition
13 Deformation, Metamophism, and Time

Part D Tectonics
14 Whole-Earth Structure and Plate Tectonics
15 Geophysical Imaging of the Continental Lithosphere
16 Rifting, Seafloor Spreading, and Extensional Tectonics
17 Convergence and Collision
18 Fold-Thrust Belts
19 Strike-Slip Tectonics

Part E Regional Perspectives
20 A Global View
21 Eastern Hemisphere
22 Western Hemisphere

ISBN: 9780393117806

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Geology, Structural.
Plate tectonics

Dewey Class. No.: 551.8 / VAN/E