For the Second Edition of Earth Structure: An Introduction to Structural Geology and Tectonics, the authors have heavily revised each chapter while preserving the overall structure of the First Editi
A singular event in Earth's history occurred roughly 200 million years ago, as rifting of the largest and most recent supercontinent was joined by basaltic volcanism that formed the most extensive lar
Aspects of the geology of the Ural Mountains in Russia are described in 13 papers contributed by European, Russian, and American geologists who took part in two deep seismic surveys and other studies
The book presents an introduction to the mechanical genesis of tectonic faults in the brittle crust of the Earth. In the first chapters mechanical concepts of rock (such as brittleness, stresses in a
Steep crustal-scale faults, having their origins in the Late Archean and Early Proterozoic and trending NE-SW, which define the fundamental block lithospheric structure of the North American craton, a
The San Andreas Fault is the most famous fault on Earth, running nearly the entire length of western California from just north of the Mexican border to the Mendocino coast. It is a very active tecton
Steep crystalline-basement faults, commonly indicated by potential-field anomalies, played a crucial role in evolution of continental cratonic platforms. In the Phanerozoic Western Canada Sedimentary
This book offers a sample of the diversity of current research on faults and fluid flows in the fields of hydrogeology, sedimentology, geothermal geology, rock mechanics, and geochemistry. It include
This is the first book to deal specifically with the procedures used in the analysis of structural relationships and the determination of structural successions in complexly deformed rocks such as mig
The Proceedings of the Twelfth International Basement Tectonics Conference continues an emphasis on tectonic problems of the older continental crust. While the evolution of the southern margin of th
Neither about experiments you can do in the basement or garage, nor about shifts in your foundation, but rather about the history and structure of the deep geography underlying large regions, mostly E
The NE Pacific Ocean is considered the birthplace of many fundamental ideas for modern plate tectonics theory. In this book the orogenic belts of this region are discussed in a single, internally cons
Experts in the field offer the first comprehensive review of the tectonics and magmatism of backarc basins, covering their initial rift stage to mature spreading. Complete with numerous illustrati
Even though Mount Everest measures 29,028 feet high, it may be growing about two inches a year. A mountain might be thousands of feet high, but it can still grow taller or shorter each year. Mountains
The 8th Conference diverged from past basement tectonics conferences in that a unifying theme was selected. Because ancient major terrane or cratonic boundaries are often postulated to be fault zones
This volume contains a selection of papers presented and discussed at the 7th International Conference on Basement Tectonics. Most papers are devoted to the Major Fracture Zones in the Earth's Cr
A textbook for geoscience students concerned with geological structures. Introduces the fundamental concepts necessary to understand the deformation of the earth's crust, such as strain, stress, body
