Earth Structure:
An Introduction to Structural Geology and Tectonics

(2nd Edition)

 

Ben A. van der Pluijma and Stephen Marshakb

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 2nd Edition

A.� Fundamentals

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

B.� Brittle Structures

  1. Brittle Deformation Processes
  2. Joints and Veins
  3. Faults and Faulting

C.� Ductile Structures

  1. Ductile Deformation Processes and Microstructures
  2. Folds and Folding
  3. Foliations and Lineations
  4. Ductile Shear Zones, Textures and Transposition
  5. 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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