Introductory Structural Geology & Tectonics
Introductory Structural Geology & Tectonics
The following slides and practical exercises are extracts from an undergraduate degree-level course focused on Structural Geology & Tectonics. The aim of these materials is to provide a basis across a range of topics relevant to Tectonics.
These resources are provided for educational purposes only.
Introduction
2. Brittle Fracture
3. Stress, Fractures, Fluids
4. Faults
5. Rock Properties Evolution
6. Deformation Mechanisms
7. Folds
8. Crystal Plasticity
9. Strain & Volume Change
10. Fabrics & Rotations
11. Strength Heterogeneity
12. Earthquake Geology I
13. Earthquake Geology II
14. Collisional Orogens
15. Continental Extension
16. Oceanic Extension
17. Transcurrent/Transform
Techniques in Structural Geology
Stereonets
Stereonet Exercise: Introduction
Stereonet Exercise: Faults and Paleostress
Stereonet Exercise: Folds & Fold Geometry I
Stereonet Exercise: Folds & Fold Geometry II
Other Exercises
Folds I
Folds II
Mohr Diagrams I
Mohr Diagrams II
Rock Properties Evolution
Rock Failure Modes