The Mapping of Geological Structures: 13 (Geological Society of London Handbook Series) - Softcover

McClay, K. R.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0471932434 ISBN 13: 9780471932437

Verlag: John Wiley & Sons Inc, 1991

Inhaltsangabe

DETAILED MAPPING AND ANALYSIS OF THE STRUCTURAL FEATURES OF ROCKS ENABLE THE 3D GEOMETRY OF THEIR STRUCTURES TO BE RECONSTRUCTED. THE RESULTING EVIDENCE OF THE STRESSES AND MOVEMENT PATTERNS WHICH ROCKS HAVE UNDERGONE INDICATES THE PROCESSES BY WHICH THEY WERE FORMED, AND ALLOWS EVALUATION OF PAST DEFORMATIONS OF THE EARTH S CRUST. WRITTEN TO SHOW HOW ONE ACTUALLY DESCRIBES, MEASURES AND RECORDS ROCK STRUCTURES SUCH AS FOLDS AND FAULTS WITH THE EMPHASIS ON ACCURACY, DETAIL AND ON–GOING INTERPRETATION THROUGHOUT, THIS HANDBOOK GIVES STUDENTS AND ENTHUSIASTS THE PRACTICAL INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE WHICH ALLOWS THEIR FIELDWORK TO BECOME VASTLY MORE REWARDING. "...THE AUTHOR IS TO BE CONGRATULATED ON PRODUCING SUCH AN EXCELLENT TEXT. THE WHOLE RANGE OF MAPPING TECHNIQUES THAT AN UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT WILL REQUIRE ARE DESCRIBED AND THE BOOK WILL STILL BE IMMENSE HELP TO POST–GRADUATES SETTING OUT ON THEIR RESEARCH WORK. THE BOOK REPRESENTS EXTREMELY GOOD VALUE AND IS THOROUGHLY RECOMMENDED." C.R.L. FRIEND, MINERALOGICAL MAGAZINE

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The Mapping of Geological Structures Ken McClay Department of Geology, Royal Holloway University of London, UK Detailed mapping and analysis of the structural features of rocks enable the 3D geometry of their structures to be reconstructed. The resulting evidence of the stresses and movement patterns which rocks have undergone indicates the processes by which they were formed, and allows evaluation of past deformations of the earth's crust. Written to show how one actually describes, measures and records rock structures such as folds and faults with the emphasis on accuracy, detail and on-going interpretation throughout, this handbook gives students and enthusiasts the practical information and guidance which allows their fieldwork to become vastly more rewarding. " the author is to be congratulated on producing such an excellent text. The whole range of mapping techniques that an undergraduate student will require are described and the book will still be immense help to post-graduates setting out on their research work. The book represents extremely good value and is thoroughly recommended." C.R.L. Friend, Mineralogical Magazine

Biografía del autor:

K. R. McClay is the author of The Mapping of Geological Structures, published by Wiley.

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• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0471932434
• ISBN 13: 9780471932437
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 176