Analysis of geological structures

Preface Acknowledgements 1. Fundamental Principles 2. Minor fractures - their nomenclature and age relationships 3. Concordant and discordant intrusions 4. Diapirs, related structures and circular features 5. Faults - nomenclature, classification and basic concepts 6. Strike-slip faults 7. Overthrusts and thrust nappes 8. Normal faults and associated structures 9. Development of systematic fractures in slightly deformed sedimentary rocks 10. Introduction to folding 11. Surface and single layer buckling 12. Multilayer folds and associated structures 13. The buckling of anisotropic rocks 14. Initiation of large buckle folds and fracture-fold relationships 15. The life and times of a buckle fold 16. Boudinage and pinch-and-swell structures 17. Rock cleavage and other tectonic fabrics 18. Structural analysis Index.