An Introduction to Geological Structures and Maps

George M. Bennison

ISBN 10: 1461596327 / ISBN 13: 9781461596325

Published by Springer New York, Springer US Feb 2012, 2012

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Neuware -1 Horizontal and dipping strata.- Contours, section drawing, vertical exaggeration; Dip, structure contours, construction of structure contours, section drawing; True and apparent dip; Calculation of thickness of a bed, vertical and true thickness; Width of outcrop; Inliers and outliers.- 2 ¿Three-point¿ problems.- Construction of structure contours; Insertion of outcrops; Depth in boreholes.- 3 Unconformities.- Overstep; Overlap; Sub-unconformity outcrops.- 4 Folding.- Anticlines and synclines; Asymmetrical folds, overfolds and isoclinal folds; Similar and concentric folding; Two possible directions of strike.- 5 Faults.- Normal and reversed faults; The effects of faulting on outcrops; Classification of faults, dip-slip, strike-slip and oblique-slip faults; Dip faults and strike faults; Calculation of the throw of a fault; Wrench or tear faults; Pre- and post-unconformity faulting; Structural inliers and outliers; Posthumous faulting; Isopachytes.- 6 More folds and faulted folds.- Plunging folds, calculation of the amount of plunge; The effect of faulting on fold structures; Displacement of folds by strike-slip (wrench) faults, calculation of strike-slip displacement; Faults parallel to the limbs of a fold; Sub-surface structures; Posthumous folding; Polyphase folding; Bed isopachytes.- 7 Complex structures.- Nappes; Thrust faults; Axial plane cleavage.- 8 Igneous rocks.- Concordant intrusions, sills; Lava flows and tuffs; Discordant intrusions, dykes, ring- dykes, cone-sheets, stocks, bosses and batholiths, volcanic necks.- Description of a geological map; Geological history of Map 28.- Numerical answers.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 80 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: An Introduction to Geological Structures and Maps
• Publisher: Springer New York, Springer US Feb 2012
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1461596327
• ISBN 13: 9781461596325
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu

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Synopsis

A concise text, taking students through the simplest ideas of geological structures through to a first course on geological mapping.