An Introduction to Geological Structures and Maps / / by George M. Bennison
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| Autore: |
Bennison George Mills
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| Titolo: |
An Introduction to Geological Structures and Maps / / by George M. Bennison
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| Pubblicazione: | New York, NY : , : Springer US : , : Imprint : Springer, , 1990 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. 1990. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (X, 70 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 500 |
| Soggetto topico: | Social sciences |
| Humanities | |
| Humanities and Social Sciences | |
| Note generali: | Includes index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Introduction to geological structures and maps |
| ISBN: | 1-4615-9630-0 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910967032903321 |
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