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Structural geology/ Robert J. Twiss, Eldridge M. Moores.

By: Twiss, Robert JContributor(s): Moores, Eldridge MMaterial type: Text

TextPublication details: New York, NY : W.H. Freeman and Company, 2007Edition: 2nd edDescription: xvi, 736 p. : ill., maps ; 29 cmISBN: 9780716749516; 0716749513Subject(s): Geology, StructuralDDC classification: 551.8

Contents:

Part I. Brittle Deformation 2. Fractures and Joints 3. Introduction to Faults 4. Normal Faults 5. Thrust Faults 6. Strike Slip Faults 7. Stress 8. Mechanics of Fracturing and Faulting: Experiment and Theory 9. Mechanics of Natural Fractures and Faults Part II. Ductile Deformation 10. The Description of Folds 11. Foliations and Lineations in Deformed Rocks 12. Geometry of Homogeneous Strain 13. Kinematic Analysis of Folds 14. Analysis of Foliations and Lineations 15. Observations of Strain in Deformed Rocks Part III. Rheology 16. Macroscopic Aspects of Rock Deformation: Rheology and Experiment 17. Microscopic Aspects of Ductile Deformation: Mechanisms and Fabrics 18. Scale Models and Quantitative Models of Rock Deformation Part IV. Regional Associations of Structures 19. Development of Structures at Active Plate Margins 20. Anatomy and Tectonics of Orogenic Belts

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
General Books Science Library	Science Library, Sikkim University Science Library General Section	551.8 TWI/S (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	Books For SU Science Library		P20410

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Part I. Brittle Deformation
2. Fractures and Joints
3. Introduction to Faults
4. Normal Faults
5. Thrust Faults
6. Strike Slip Faults
7. Stress
8. Mechanics of Fracturing and Faulting: Experiment and Theory
9. Mechanics of Natural Fractures and Faults

Part II. Ductile Deformation
10. The Description of Folds
11. Foliations and Lineations in Deformed Rocks
12. Geometry of Homogeneous Strain
13. Kinematic Analysis of Folds
14. Analysis of Foliations and Lineations
15. Observations of Strain in Deformed Rocks

Part III. Rheology
16. Macroscopic Aspects of Rock Deformation: Rheology and Experiment
17. Microscopic Aspects of Ductile Deformation: Mechanisms and Fabrics
18. Scale Models and Quantitative Models of Rock Deformation

Part IV. Regional Associations of Structures
19. Development of Structures at Active Plate Margins
20. Anatomy and Tectonics of Orogenic Belts

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