DEFORMATION OF ROCKS (Chapter 7) - Lecture Outline

Last updated: 02/23/07

1. The dynamic signature on Earth

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Folds

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Faults

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Geologic mapping

2. Rock behavior

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Experiments

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Ductile deformation

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Brittle deformation

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Forces affecting deformation

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compressional

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tensional

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shearing

3. Folding

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Anatomy of a fold

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anticline

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syncline

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parts of a fold

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types of folds

4. Fractures and faults

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Joints
 

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Faults
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Dip-slip

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Normal

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Reverse

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Thrust

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Strike-slip

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Oblique-slip

5. Grabens and plate tectonics