A concise text, taking students through the simplest ideas of geological structures through to a first course on geological mapping.
Introduction to Geological Maps and Structures
โ Scribed by John L. Roberts (Auth.)
- Publisher
- Pergamon
- Year
- 1982
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 336
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Table of Contents
Content:
Other Related Pergamon Titles of Interest, Page ii
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
Preface, Page v
CHAPTER 1 - Introduction, Pages 1-6
CHAPTER 2 - Sedimentary Rocks and the Outcrop Pattern, Pages 7-41
CHAPTER 3 - Folds and Folding, Pages 42-79
CHAPTER 4 - Folded Rocks and the Outcrop Pattern, Pages 80-122
CHAPTER 5 - Joints, Veins and Faults, Pages 123-178
CHAPTER 6 - Igneous Rocks and their Structure, Pages 179-216
CHAPTER 7 - Unconformities and the Geological Record, Pages 217-270
CHAPTER 8 - Cratons and Orogenic Belts, Pages 271-321
Selected References on Structural Geology and Tectonics, Pages 322-323
APPENDIX - List of Geological Survey Maps, Pages 324-326
Index, Pages 327-332
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