Continental Deformation

Author : Catherine Kissel,Carlo Laj
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 516 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789400908697

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Paleomagnetic Rotations and Continental Deformation by Catherine Kissel,Carlo Laj Pdf

One of the most interesting results obtained in the last two decades in the study of crustal deformation has been the recognition that large regions of continental crust undergo rotations about vertical axis during deformation. Proof of such rotations has come through the paleomagnetic studies, which reveal rotations when paleomagnetic declinations within the deforming region arc compared with those found in coeval rocks in the stable regions outside the deforming zone. Such rotations were first described in Oregon then in the North American Cordilleras and in Southern California and were a surprise to everyone. Even in California which, as a result of oil exploration, was among the best geologically explored regions in the world, no one could claim to have predicted that these rotations would be found. Rotations have subsequently been found in other areas of recent continental tectonic activity, notably in the Basin and Range province, New Zealand, the Andes, Greece and Western Turkey, so that they appear as an important feature of continental deformation.

Author : Chuanyou Li,Wenjun Zheng,Daoyang Yuan,Zhuqi Zhang
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2023-02-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 9782832510414

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Active faults and earthquake due to continental deformation by Chuanyou Li,Wenjun Zheng,Daoyang Yuan,Zhuqi Zhang Pdf

Author : Garry D. Karner,Brian Taylor,Neal W. Driscoll,David L. Kohlstedt
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 367 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2004-03-24
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780231501897

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Rheology and Deformation of the Lithosphere at Continental Margins by Garry D. Karner,Brian Taylor,Neal W. Driscoll,David L. Kohlstedt Pdf

Traditionally, investigations of the rheology and deformation of the lithosphere (the rigid or mechanically strong outer layer of the Earth, which contains the crust and the uppermost part of the mantle) have taken place at one scale in the laboratory and at an entirely different scale in the field. Laboratory experiments are generally restricted to centimeter-sized samples and day- or year-length times, while geological processes occur over tens to hundreds of kilometers and millions of years. The application of laboratory results to geological systems necessitates extensive extrapolation in both temporal and spatial scales, as well as a detailed understanding of the dominant physical mechanisms. The development of an understanding of large-scale processes requires an integrated approach. This book explores the current cutting-edge interdisciplinary research in lithospheric rheology and provides a broad summary of the rheology and deformation of the continental lithosphere in both extensional and compressional settings. Individual chapters explore contemporary research resulting from laboratory, observational, and theoretical experiments.

Author : Paul L. Hancock
Publisher : Pergamon
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Science
ISBN : UOM:39015051235763

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Continental Deformation by Paul L. Hancock Pdf

Explains clearly and concisely the essential attributes of new concepts that have arisen during the last twenty years in structural geology and tectonics. Deformational and tectonic processes and relationships on all scales are discussed. Site or time specific assemblages are not emphasised with the exceptions of Archaean tectonics and neotectonics. The new nomenclature that has proliferated as a result of the need to express new ideas is highlighted.

Author : M. P. Coward
Publisher : Geological Society of London
Page : 616 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Science
ISBN : 1862392153

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Deformation of the Continental Crust by M. P. Coward Pdf

Author : Sydney Procter Clark,B. C. Burchfiel,John Suppe
Publisher : Geological Society of America
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780813722184

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Processes in Continental Lithospheric Deformation by Sydney Procter Clark,B. C. Burchfiel,John Suppe Pdf

Author : Hanlin Chen,Xiubin Lin,Andrew V. Zuza,Lei Wu,Shengji Wei,Pietro Sternai
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2022-11-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 9782832503966

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Continental Basin and Orogenic Processes: Deep Structure, Tectonic Deformation, and Dynamics by Hanlin Chen,Xiubin Lin,Andrew V. Zuza,Lei Wu,Shengji Wei,Pietro Sternai Pdf

Author : Stefano Mazzoli,Robert W. H. Butler
Publisher : Geological Society of America
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780813724140

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Styles of Continental Contraction by Stefano Mazzoli,Robert W. H. Butler Pdf

"This Special Paper includes a selection of material on the various contractional styles and modes of deformation in internal and external zones, and in deep and shallow parts of orogens. The collection of case studies discusses a broad range of processes and phenomena, including thrust tectonic styles (detachment-dominated vs. thick-skinned, or crustal ramp-dominated) in different subduction and collision orogens; modes and timing of thrust-fold and fabric development; the role of tectonic inversion processes and of strain localization vs. distributed deformation; and syn-convergence extensional deformation (and related tectonic exhumation) in orogens. Case studies are from the Zagros, the Apennines, the Appalachians, the Tasmanides of Eastern Australia, and the Moine Thrust Belt. A review of the main subduction- and collision-related orogens of the world is also provided, including the Alps, the Himalayas, the North American Cordillera, the Andes, the Caledonides of Scotland, the Appalachians, the Alice Springs orogeny in Australia, and the Aleutian and Makran accretionary wedges."--Publisher's website.

Author : Garry D. Karner
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0231127383

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Rheology and Deformation of the Lithosphere at Continental Margins by Garry D. Karner Pdf

Traditionally, investigations of the rheology and deformation of the lithosphere (the rigid or mechanically strong outer layer of the Earth, which contains the crust and the uppermost part of the mantle) have taken place at one scale in the laboratory and at an entirely different scale in the field. Laboratory experiments are generally restricted to centimeter-sized samples and day- or year-length times, while geological processes occur over tens to hundreds of kilometers and millions of years. The application of laboratory results to geological systems necessitates extensive extrapolation in both temporal and spatial scales, as well as a detailed understanding of the dominant physical mechanisms. The development of an understanding of large-scale processes requires an integrated approach. This book explores the current cutting-edge interdisciplinary research in lithospheric rheology and provides a broad summary of the rheology and deformation of the continental lithosphere in both extensional and compressional settings. Individual chapters explore contemporary research resulting from laboratory, observational, and theoretical experiments.

Author : Fabrizio Storti,Robert E. Holdsworth,Francesco Salvini
Publisher : Geological Society of London
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Science
ISBN : 1862391327

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Intraplate Strike-slip Deformation Belts by Fabrizio Storti,Robert E. Holdsworth,Francesco Salvini Pdf

Author : A. Maltman
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789401107310

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The Geological Deformation of Sediments by A. Maltman Pdf

shallow processes and for the pursuit of more Sediments are now known to undergo deforma tion in a wide variety of geological circumstances. quantitative relationships. With these goals in The deforming processes can happen on a vast mind, workers are increasingly drawing on the scale and at all stages before the material be principles and methods of the well-established comes fully lithified. In fact, as exploration of the engineering discipline of soil mechanics. earth continues, the widespread extent and im All this is beginning to attract wider geological portance of sediment deformation is still being interest. Yet to the newcomer, because progress revealed, for example, below the oceans and has been rapid in recent years, the literature is beneath ice sheets. At the same time, it is still already formidable. The information is scattered, being realized just how varied are the resulting so even an expert on sediment deformation in a structures, and how strikingly similar they can be certain setting may be unaware of analogous to those produced by the deformation of deeply problems and successes in other environments. buried rocks. At the same time, although the same basic prin However, there are few precedents to guide the ciples apply in the various geological regimes, a geologist in interpreting structures that formed in subtly different terminology is evolving, which unlithified sediments, or in understanding the can make the subject boundaries hard to cross.

Author : David J. Prior,Ernest Henry Rutter,Daniel J. Tatham
Publisher : Geological Society of London
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Geology, Structural
ISBN : 1862393389

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Deformation Mechanisms, Rheology and Tectonics by David J. Prior,Ernest Henry Rutter,Daniel J. Tatham Pdf

This collection of papers presents recent advances in the study of deformation mechanisms and rheology and their applications to tectonics. Many of the contributions exploit new petrofabric techniques, particularly electron backscatter diffraction, to help understand the evolution of rock microstructure and mechanical properties. Papers in the first section (lattice preferred orientations and anisotropy ) show a growing emphasis on the determination of elastic properties from petrofabrics, from which acoustic properties can be computed for comparison with in-situ seismic measurements. Such research will underpin geodynamic interpretation of large-scale active tectonics. Contributions in the second section (microstructures, mechanisms and rheology) study the relations between microstructural evolution during deformation and mechanical properties.

Author : A. John Haines,Lada L. Dimitrova,Laura M. Wallace,Charles A. Williams
Publisher : Springer
Page : 99 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2015-08-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319215785

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Enhanced Surface Imaging of Crustal Deformation by A. John Haines,Lada L. Dimitrova,Laura M. Wallace,Charles A. Williams Pdf

This book takes an in depth look at a novel methodology for analyzing Global Positioning System (GPS) data to obtain the highest possible resolution surface imaging of tectonic deformation sources without prescribing the nature of either the sources or the subsurface medium. GPS methods are widely used to track the surface expression of crustal deformation at tectonic plate boundaries, and are typically expressed in terms of velocity fields or strain rate fields. Vertical derivatives of horizontal stress (VDoHS) rates at the Earth’s surface can also be derived from GPS velocities, and VDoHS rates provide much higher resolution information about subsurface deformation sources than velocities or strain rates. In particular, VDoHS rates allow for high precision estimates of fault dips, slip rates and locking depths, as well as objective characterization of previously unknown (or hidden) tectonic deformation zones.

Author : Tom G. Blenkinsop
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2007-05-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780306475436

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Deformation Microstructures and Mechanisms in Minerals and Rocks by Tom G. Blenkinsop Pdf

This book is a systematic guide to the recognition and interpretation of deformation microstructures and mechanisms in minerals and rocks at the scale of a thin section. Diagnostic features of microstructures and mechanisms are emphasized, and the subject is extensively illustrated with high-quality color and black and white photomicrographs, and many clear diagrams. After introducing three main classes of deformation microstructures and mechanisms, low- to high-grade deformation is presented in a logical sequence in Chapters 2 to 5. Magmatic/submagmatic deformation, shear sense indicators, and shock microstructures and metamorphism are described in Chapters 6 to 8, which are innovative chapters in a structural geology textbook. The final chapter shows how deformation microstructures and mechanisms can be used quantitatively to understand the behavior of the earth. Recent experimental research on failure criteria, frictional sliding laws, and flow laws is summarized in tables, and palaeopiezometry is discussed. Audience: This book is essential to all practising structural and tectonic geologists who use thin sections, and is an invaluable research tool for advanced undergraduates, postgraduates, lecturers and researchers in structural geology and tectonics.

Author : Alex Maltman,Bryn Hubbard,M. J. Hambrey,Geological Society of London
Publisher : Geological Society of London
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Science
ISBN : 186239072X

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Deformation of Glacial Materials by Alex Maltman,Bryn Hubbard,M. J. Hambrey,Geological Society of London Pdf

The flow of glacier ice can produce structures that are striking and beautiful. Associated sediments too can develop spectacular deformation structures, and examples are remarkably well preserved in Quaternary deposits. This collection of papers addresses how the methods for unravelling deformation structures evolved by structural geologists can be used for glacial materials, and the opportunities offered to structural geologists by glacial materials for studying deformation in rocks.