Introducing tectonics, rock structures and mountain belts / Graham Park.

Author: Park, R. G. (R. Graham)

Imprint:Edinburgh : Dunedin Academic Press, c2012.

Descriptionxii, 131, [1] p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 22 cm.

Note:Introduction -- Large-scale Earth structure -- Plate tectonics -- Deformation, stress and strain -- Fractures, faults and earthquakes -- Folds and folding -- Fabric -- Igneous intrusions -- Structural effects of gravity -- Tectonic interpretation of orogenic belts -- Examples of modern orogenic belts -- Ancient orogenic belts.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. [132]).

Note:An explanation of key concepts of tectonics and rock structures. The reader is introduced to large-scale Earth structure and theory of plate tectonics before dealing with geological structures such as faults and folds, and the final three chapters deal with orogenic belts-- Source other than Library of Congress.

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