Online Courses Handbook 2003

9768 (v.7) Geology 207 - Structural Geology

Area:	Department of Applied Geology
Contact Hours:	5.0
Credits:	25.0
Lecture:	3 x 1 Hours Weekly
Laboratory:	1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s):	7032 (v.5) Geology 102 or any previous version
Description, classification and relationships between folds, foliations and lineations. Stress and relationship to fracturing and faulting. Nomenclature of faults, displacements and fault separations. Pure and simple shear, progressive deformation and particle paths in 2D and 3D. Quantitative strain analysis. Shear zones and kinematic indicators. Superimposed folding. Folding mechanisms and fold development. Mechanical properties of rocks. Deformation mechanisms and microstructures. Crystallographic preferred orientations and importance. Dilation, porphyroblast-matrix relations and microstructural shear criteria. Use of stereographic projection in interpretation of structures.