Structural Analysis and Synthesis a Laboratory Course in Structural Geology

Rowland, Stephen M.

ISBN 10: 0865423083 / ISBN 13: 9780865423084

Published by Blackwell Scientific Publications, Palo Alto, CA, 1986

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Library rebound. 208pp. 8 1/2 x 11 1/4" Sticker removed from spine with slightly surface tearing; library bookplate on front pastedown; markings in pencil on title and copyright page; pocket and library stickers on rear pastedown; library stamp inked on page edges; various top page corners are bumped; 1/2" smudge to top page edge; barcode sticker on rear board. Priority and international shipping will be extra, please inquire.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Structural Analysis and Synthesis a Laboratory Course in Structural Geology
• Publisher: Blackwell Scientific Publications, Palo Alto, CA
• Publication Date: 1986
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0865423083
• ISBN 13: 9780865423084
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

This manual is intended for the laboratory portion of an undergraduate course on structural geology or geophysics. It presents a series of related exercises directed toward analyzing the structural form and evolution of a single field area. The approach approximates the procedure taken by field workers in the study of a new era. A feature is the initial chapter on rheological models, which is designed to give the student a clear qualitative understanding of the concepts of stress and strain. This, together with stereographic projections, structure contours and isopach maps, and details of technical procedures such as strain and fault slip measurement, should make this a useful text for the geology student.

Review

Praise for Rowlands′s Structural Analysis and Synthesis 1e:

"Laboratory exercises using progressively more complicated geologic maps of mythical terrains have been a feature of my introductory structural geology course for years. I was, therefore, quite intrigued by Stephen Rowland′s laboratory manual that takes this strategy a step further by progressively analysing a single geologic terrain...[I] appreciate the manual′s clearly organized and balanced presentation of topics and its exercises that involved the progressive analysis and written synthesis of a single map area. The text has been popular with my students. I would recommend it to any instructor who emphasizes the interpretation of geologic maps in their introductory structural geology course." Journal of Structural Geology