Earth structure : an introduction to structural geology and tectonics /
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| Author / Creator: | Van der Pluijm, Ben A., 1955- |
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
| Imprint: | New York : W.W. Norton, c2004. |
| Description: | xvi, 656 p. : ill. ; 29 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Subject: | |
| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8637536 |
Table of Contents:
- A. Fundamentals
- 1. Overview
- 2. Primary and Nontectonic Structures
- 3. Force and Stress
- 4. Deformation and Strain
- 5. Rheology
- B. Brittle Structures
- 6. Brittle Deformation Processes
- 7. Joints and Veins
- 8. Faults and Faulting
- C. Ductile Structures
- 9. Ductile Deformation Processes and Microstructures
- 10. Folds and Folding
- 11. Foliations and Lineations
- 12. Ductile Shear Zones, Textures and Transposition
- 13. Deformation, Metamorphism and Time
- D. Tectonics
- 14. Whole Earth Structure and Plate Tectonics
- 15. Geophysical Imaging
- 16. Extension Tectonics
- 17. Contraction Tectonics
- 18. Fold-Thrust Belts
- 19. Strike-Slip Tectonics
- E. Regional Perspectives
- 20. A Global View
- 21. Eastern Hemisphere
- 21.1. The European Alps
- 21.2. The Tibetan Plateau Region
- 21.3. The Altaids
- 21.4. The Tasmanides
- 22. Western Hemisphere
- 22.1. The North American Cordillera
- 22.2. The Cascadia Subduction Wedge
- 22.3. The Andes
- 22.4. The Appalachians
- 22.5. The Caledonides
- 22.6. The Tectonic Genealogy of North America
- 22.7. Continental-Interior Tectonics top of page
