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Structural Geology Tectonic Stresses Large Scale Strain Crust: of the Crust i.e., Geologic Structures Rigid, Thin Inner core: Solid iron Outer core: Liquid iron, convecting (magnetic field) Mantle (Asthenosphere) : Solid iron-magnesium silicate, plastic, convecting Crust (Lithosphere): Rigid, thin 5-30km Mantle: Plastic, Convecting Tectonics and Structural Geology Tectonic Stresses resulting from Internal Energy (heat driving convection) Strains (deforms) the Mantle and Crust Bends Rocks, i.e., ductile strain (Folds) Breaks Rock, i.e., brittle strain (Joints) and Moves large blocks along Faults and Releases energy Earthquakes Folds and Faults (Palmdale, Ca) Eastern Pennsylvania Northwestern Africa Northeastern North America Metamorphic Grade High Low Northwestern Africa Strike and Dip of Planar Feature Two methods of reporting planar orientation Quadrant: N15oE, 45oS (geologists) Azmuthal: 195o/45o (engineers) Stikes and Dips are used to identify geologic structures Brunton Pocket Transit Clinometer Azimuthal Compass Transit Stresses at Plate Boundaries Divergent (Tensional) | Convergent (Compressional) | Transform (Shear) e.g., Pacific NW Kehew, Fig. 1-20 Lab. Man., Fig. 21-2 Geologic Structures Different stresses result in various forms of strain (geologic structures) Folds (compressive stresses may cause ductile strain) Faults (Any type of stress may cause brittle strain. The type of fault depends on the type of stress) Anticline (fold) Syncline (fold) Plunging Anticline Eastern Pennsylvania Folds and faults resulting from compressive stresses Anticlines (many plunging) Synclines (many plunging) Reverse faults Thrust faults Domes and Basins Bedrock Geology of the Michigan Basin During and after the deposition of Michigan’s sedimentary rocks The crust warped downward Exposing younger rocks in the center and Older rocks on the rim (e.g. Toledo) Brittle Strain Joints When shallow crust is strained rocks tend to exhibit brittle strain Sheet Joints (due to Expansion and Exfoliation) Fault: Movement occurring along a discontinuity Brittle strain and subsequent movement as a result of stress Fault terminology Faults Fault: When movement occurs along a discontinuity Fault type depends on the type of stress Normal Faults Normal Faults, Horsts and Grabens Structures at Divergent Boundaries Tensional Stresses cause brittle strain and formation of sets of normal faults i.e., Horsts and Grabens Horsts and Grabens Older Rocks are exposed along the ridges formed by the horsts Younger rocks lie beneath the grabens Sediment fills in the linear valleys Nevada “Washboard topography” is the result of Horsts and Grabens A.k.a, Basin and Range Structural Oil Traps Reverse and Thrust Faults Compressive stress causes the hanging wall to move upward relative to the foot wall Reverse Fault At convergent plate boundaries ancient rocks can be thrust over younger rocks Thrust Fault Thrust Fault: Glacier NP, Montana Old Younger Structures at a Convergent Boundary Structures within Mountain Belts Compressional and Tensional Structures E.g., The Apls Intense folding and thrusting of sedimentary rocks Strike Slip Faults Physiographic Features San Andreas Fault What type of fault is this? What other features are associated with the fault?