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

            Spherical Projections

            Geologic Time Scale

            Symbols

References

Credits

Index

        May 18, 2001