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Thrust and Nappe Tectonics

Author : Kenneth R. McClay,Neville J. Price,Geological Society of London
Publisher : Blackwell Scientific Publications Limited
Page : 562 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105032625431

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Thrust and Nappe Tectonics by Kenneth R. McClay,Neville J. Price,Geological Society of London Pdf

Thrust Tectonics

Author : K. R. McClay
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 457 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789401130660

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Thrust Tectonics by K. R. McClay Pdf

K.R. McClay Department of Geology, Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, University of London, Egham, Surrey, England TW20 OEX. Since the first Thrust and Nappe Tectonics Conference in London in 1979 (McClay & Price 1981), and the Toulouse Meeting on Thrusting and Deformation in 1984 (Platt et al. 1986) there have been considerable advances in the study of thrust systems incorporating new field observations, conceptual models, mechanical models, analogue and numerical simulations, together with geophysical studies of thrust belts. Thrust Tectonics 1990 was an International Conference convened by the editor and held at Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, University of London, Egham Surrey, from April 4th until April 7th 1990. There were one hundred and seventy participants from all continents except South America. The conference was generously sponsored by Brasoil U.K. Limited, BP Exploration, Chevron U.K. Limited, Clyde Petroleum, Enterprise Oil, Esso Exploration and Production UK Limited, and Shell U.K. Exploration and Production. One hundred and five contributions were presented at the meeting, - seventy six oral presentations (together with poster displays) and an additional twenty nine posters without oral presentation (McClay 1990, conference abstract volume).

Thrust and Nappe Tectonics, 1979

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Faults (Geology)
ISBN : OCLC:150491833

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Analysis of Geological Structures

Author : Neville J. Price,John W. Cosgrove
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 524 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1990-08-16
Category : Science
ISBN : 0521319587

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Analysis of Geological Structures by Neville J. Price,John W. Cosgrove Pdf

A knowledge of structural geology is fundamental to understanding the processes by which the earth's crust has evolved. It is a subject of fundamental importance to students of geology, experienced field geologists and academic researchers as well as to petroleum and mining engineers. In contrast to many structural textbooks which dwell upon geometrical descriptions of geological structures, this book emphasises mechanical principles and the way in which they can be used to understand how and why a wide range of geological structures develop. Structures on all scales are considered but the emphasis of the book is on those that can be seen on the scale of hand specimen or outcrop. Drawing on their considerable teaching experience the authors present a coherent and lucid analysis of geological structures which will be welcomed by a wide variety of earth scientists.

Thrust Tectonics and Hydrocarbon Systems

Author : Kenneth R. McClay
Publisher : AAPG
Page : 678 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Faults (Geology)
ISBN : 9780891813637

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Thrust Tectonics and Hydrocarbon Systems by Kenneth R. McClay Pdf

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Emplacement Mechanisms of Nappes and Thrust Sheets

Author : Olivier Merle
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2013-03-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789401590600

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Emplacement Mechanisms of Nappes and Thrust Sheets by Olivier Merle Pdf

Nappes and overthrusts are the mosl representative geological structures in mountain chains. The issue of their emplacement mechanisms and of the driving force of these displacements is a major problem in tectonics which interests, for near to a century now and not without harsh controversies, a significant proportion of structural geologists and geoscientists who work in the field of rock mechanics. This book attempts to give a clear and didactic synthesis of the current knowledge of the concept of thrusting, principally by tackling two approaches, mechanics and kinematics, which have proposed some solutions to this problem. At first (Chapter I), the notions of thrusting are defined, with the most recent terminology and the most important geometric aspects. This introduction to the geometry of thrusts is logically followed by the presentation of their problem; the issue of the emplacement mechanisms (Chapter 2). Let us note in passing that the formulation of the concept and the presentation of its problem are associated historically, which justifies presenting them in the historical framework of this discovery before tackling the different solutions and mechanical hypotheses. These are detailed in Chapter 3 by following a chronological progression, and emphasising the divergences and oppositions between different models so as to cover them fully. The chapter on the kinematics (Chapter 4) then returns to the type of data which can be collected in the field, by clarifying the relationships between displacement and internal strain.

Continental Tectonics and Mountain Building

Author : Richard D. Law
Publisher : Geological Society of London
Page : 886 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Geology, Structural
ISBN : 1862393001

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Continental Tectonics and Mountain Building by Richard D. Law Pdf

The Geological Survey's 1907 Memoir 'The Geological Structure of the North-West Highlands of Scotland' outlined many of the principles of field-based structural and tectonic analysis that have subsequently guided generations of geologists working in other mountain belts, both ancient and modern. These 32 papers celebrate the centenary of the 1907 Memoir by placing the original findings in both historical and modern contexts, and juxtaposing them against present-day studies of deformation processes operating not only in the NW Highlands, but also in other mountain belts.

Structural Geology

Author : A.R. Bhattacharya
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 473 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2022-09-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030807955

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Structural Geology by A.R. Bhattacharya Pdf

This textbook is a complete, up-to-date, and highly illustrated account of Structural Geology for students and professionals, and includes fundamentals of the subject with field and practical aspects. The book aims to be highly reader-friendly, containing simple language and brief introductions and summaries for each topic presented, and can be used both to refresh overall knowledge of the subject as well as to develop models for engineering projects in any area or region. The book is presented in 20 chapters and divided into 3 parts: (A) Fundamental Concepts, (B) Structures: Geometry and Genesis, and (C) Wider Perspectives. For the first time as full chapters in a textbook, the book discusses several modern field-related applications in Structural Geology, including shear-sense indicators, and deformation and metamorphism. Also uniquely included are colored photographs, side by side with line diagrams, of key deformation structures not seen in other books before now. Boxes in each chapter expand the horizons of the reader on the subject matter of the chapter. Questions at the end of each chapter, and detailed significance of the key structures, provide a better grasping to students. Glossary at the end of the book is a refreshing aspect for the readers. Though written primarily for undergraduate and graduate students, the text will also be of use to specialists and practitioners in engineering geology, petrology (igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic), economic geology, groundwater geology, petroleum geology, and geophysics, and will appeal to beginners with no preliminary knowledge of the subject.

Evolution of Geological Structures in Micro- to Macro-scales

Author : S. Sengupta
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 810 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789401158701

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Evolution of Geological Structures in Micro- to Macro-scales by S. Sengupta Pdf

Structural geology has developed at a very rapid pace in recent years. Evolution of Geological Structures in Micro- to Macro-Scales, covering a wide spectrum of current research in structural geology from the grain scale to the scale of orogenic belts and from the brittle to the ductile field, provides an overview of newly emerging concepts in a single volume. The book covers a wide range of advances in such broad fields as hydraulic factures, normal faults, overthrusts, ductile shear zones, rock fabrics, folds, superposed folds and basement structures.

Contributions to the Tectonics and Geophysics of Mountain Chains

Author : Robert D. Hatcher,Harold Williams,Isidore Zietz
Publisher : Geological Society of America
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780813711584

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Contributions to the Tectonics and Geophysics of Mountain Chains by Robert D. Hatcher,Harold Williams,Isidore Zietz Pdf

Styles of Continental Contraction

Author : Stefano Mazzoli,Robert W. H. Butler
Publisher : Geological Society of America
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 48,9 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.

Experimental Researches in Mountain Building

Author : Henry Moubray Cadell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1888
Category : Mountains
ISBN : UIUC:30112045294292

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Experimental Researches in Mountain Building by Henry Moubray Cadell Pdf

Basement Tectonics 9

Author : M.J. Rickard,H.J. Harrington,P.R. Williams
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789401126540

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Basement Tectonics 9 by M.J. Rickard,H.J. Harrington,P.R. Williams Pdf

The Ninth International Conference on Basement Tectonics was held at the Australian National University in Canberra 2-6 July 1990. The opening keynote address was given by Prof. R.W.R. Rutland, Director of the Bureau of Mineral Resources. Other keynote speakers were E.S.T. O'Driscoll, an Australian consultant, and Prof P. Bankwitz, Central Institute for Physics of the Earth, Potsdam, GDR. Technical sessions were arranged by session conveners on the following five topic- i) The structure of the Australian craton and cover basins; ii) Basement structure of continental regions; iii) Structural patterns and mineral deposits; iv) Techniques for analysing basement structures; v) Structural patterns in oceanic crust. The arrangement of papers for this Proceedings Volume has been simplified. Part 1 deals with Australia, Part 2 with other areas and Part 3 lists the titles of all the papers read at the conference. Abstracts of these papers are available in Geological Society of Australia Abstracts No 26 and may be purchased for $AI0 from the Geological Society of Australia Office, ANA House, 301 George Street, Sydney NSW 2000. Field trips to view aspects of the Lachlan Fold Belt and the Sydney Basin were assisted by H.J. Harrington, D. Branagan, D. Wyborn, B. Drummond and M.J. Rick~d. A longer field trip, aborted through low enrolments, was organized by H.J. Harrington with assistance from W. Preiss, N. Cook, R. Glenn, A. Grady, and P. James; this assistance is gratefully acknowledged.

Structural Geology

Author : Haakon Fossen
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2016-03-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781316472958

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Structural Geology by Haakon Fossen Pdf

This market-leading textbook has been fully updated in response to extensive user feedback. It includes a new chapter on joints and veins, additional examples from around the world, stunning new field photos, and extended online resources with new animations and exercises. The book's practical emphasis, hugely popular in the first edition, features applications in the upper crust, including petroleum and groundwater geology, highlighting the importance of structural geology in exploration and exploitation of petroleum and water resources. Carefully designed full-colour illustrations work closely with the text to support student learning, and are supplemented with high-quality photos from around the world. Examples and parallels drawn from practical everyday situations engage students, and end-of chapter review questions help them to check their understanding. Updated e-learning modules are available online (www.cambridge.org/fossen2e) and further reinforce key topics using summaries, innovative animations to bring concepts to life, and additional examples and figures.