The Mapping of Geological Structures

by K.R. McClay

Detailed mapping and analysis of the structural features of rocks enable the 3D geometry of their structures to be reconstructed. The resulting evidence of the stresses and movement patterns which rocks have undergone indicates the processes by which they were formed, and allows evaluation of past deformations of the earth's crust. Written to show how one actually describes, measures and records rock structures such as folds and faults with the emphasis...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471932434
• ISBN13: 9780471932437
• Release Date: August 1991
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 4.7" x 7.0"