Earth Structure:
An Introduction to Structural Geology and Tectonics

(2^nd Edition)

Ben A. van der Pluijm^a and Stephen Marshak^b

^aUniversity of Michigan, Ann Arbor MI, ^bUniversity of Illinois, Urbana IL

Title page/Publisher's information (W.W. Norton Publishers)

Table of Contents

Preface to 2^nd Edition

A.� Fundamentals

1. Overview
2. Primary and Nontectonic Structures
3. Force and Stress
4. Deformation and Strain�
5. Rheology

B.� Brittle Structures

6. Brittle Deformation Processes
7. Joints and Veins
8. Faults and Faulting

C.� Ductile Structures

9. Ductile Deformation Processes and Microstructures
10. Folds and Folding
11. Foliations and Lineations
12. Ductile Shear Zones, Textures and Transposition
13. Deformation, Metamorphism and Time

D.� Tectonics

14. Whole Earth Structure and Plate Tectonics

15. Geophysics � Frederick A. Cook

16. Extension Tectonics

17. Contraction Tectonics

18. Fold-Thrust Belts - M. Scott Wilkerson

19. Strike-Slip Tectonics

20. Continental-Interior Tectonics

21. Neotectonics � Mark T. Brandon

E.� Regional Geology

22. A Global Perspective

23. European Alps � Stefan Schmid

24. Tibetan Plateau Region � Leigh H. Royden and B. Clark Burchfiel

25. Altaids � Celal Sengor

26. North American Cordillera � Elizabeth L. Miller

27. Andes � Richard W. Allmendinger and Teresa E. Jordan

28. Appalachians � James P. Hibbard

29. Caledonides � Kevin T. Pickering and Alan G. Smith

30. Tasmanides � David R. Gray

31. Tectonic Genealogy of North America � Paul F. Hoffman

Appendix

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References

Credits

Index

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