1 Rheology: How Rocks Behave
... latent heat of crystallization, and tidal heating. The thermal gradient is ~25°C/km in the lithosphere, but is less deeper down. Heat flow drives internal convection in the liquid outer core and solid ma ...
... latent heat of crystallization, and tidal heating. The thermal gradient is ~25°C/km in the lithosphere, but is less deeper down. Heat flow drives internal convection in the liquid outer core and solid ma ...
Metamorphic Textures
... Similarly, if the rock had been injected by dikes or sills prior to metamorphism, these contrasting compositional bands, not necessarily parallel to the original bedding, could be preserved in the metamorphic rock. 2. Transposition of Original Bedding. Original compositional layering a rock could al ...
... Similarly, if the rock had been injected by dikes or sills prior to metamorphism, these contrasting compositional bands, not necessarily parallel to the original bedding, could be preserved in the metamorphic rock. 2. Transposition of Original Bedding. Original compositional layering a rock could al ...
Chapter 11 Section 1
... Stress, continued Compression • Compression is the type of stress that squeezes and shortens a body, such as rock. • Compression can reduce the amount of space that rock occupies. • More commonly, however, compression changes the shape of rock while pushing it higher up or deeper down into the crust ...
... Stress, continued Compression • Compression is the type of stress that squeezes and shortens a body, such as rock. • Compression can reduce the amount of space that rock occupies. • More commonly, however, compression changes the shape of rock while pushing it higher up or deeper down into the crust ...
Exam 3
... 2. List four types of compositions that dominate the deep-sea sediments in different parts of the seafloor. Where possible, describe the observed geographic distribution of these different sediment compositions. ...
... 2. List four types of compositions that dominate the deep-sea sediments in different parts of the seafloor. Where possible, describe the observed geographic distribution of these different sediment compositions. ...
File
... Reverse Fault The hanging wall moves up relative to the foot wall. This fault is caused by Compressional stress. ...
... Reverse Fault The hanging wall moves up relative to the foot wall. This fault is caused by Compressional stress. ...
Chapter 10 – Crustal Deformation
... Rock Type – i.e., sandstone is more brittle than shale. Temperature – higher T = more ductile Confining Pressure – high lithostatic stress = more ductile Time – more time = more ductile (i.e., karate chop) ...
... Rock Type – i.e., sandstone is more brittle than shale. Temperature – higher T = more ductile Confining Pressure – high lithostatic stress = more ductile Time – more time = more ductile (i.e., karate chop) ...
Canggaan (Deformation) - Universiti Sains Malaysia
... sedimentary rock units, we must keep in mind that these rocks were originally deposited as sediment in horizontal (flat) layers (Remember from geologic time: Law of original horizontality) ...
... sedimentary rock units, we must keep in mind that these rocks were originally deposited as sediment in horizontal (flat) layers (Remember from geologic time: Law of original horizontality) ...
Polymers composed of a large number of repeating units. Isomers
... slipping one half across the other by a lattice vector, the halves fitting back together without leaving a defect. In many materials, dislocations are found where the line direction and Burgers vector are neither perpendicular nor parallel and these dislocations are called mixed dislocations, consis ...
... slipping one half across the other by a lattice vector, the halves fitting back together without leaving a defect. In many materials, dislocations are found where the line direction and Burgers vector are neither perpendicular nor parallel and these dislocations are called mixed dislocations, consis ...
Passing Plates II
... there is compression or squeezing. Rocks above the fault surface move upward in relation to the rock below the fault surface. Strike-slip faults can happen with either type of stress (pulling or compression). Divergent boundaries usually have normal faults. Thrust or reverse faults usually occur al ...
... there is compression or squeezing. Rocks above the fault surface move upward in relation to the rock below the fault surface. Strike-slip faults can happen with either type of stress (pulling or compression). Divergent boundaries usually have normal faults. Thrust or reverse faults usually occur al ...
Structures ppt - Jan Rasmussen.com
... Produced as rocks change shape and orientation in response to applied stress Structural geology is the study of the shapes, arrangement, and interrelationships of bedrock units and the forces that cause them ...
... Produced as rocks change shape and orientation in response to applied stress Structural geology is the study of the shapes, arrangement, and interrelationships of bedrock units and the forces that cause them ...
Chapter 5 Notes
... • The rocky blocks on either side of strike-slip faults, scrape along side-by-side, no vertical movement means no hanging or foot wall. ...
... • The rocky blocks on either side of strike-slip faults, scrape along side-by-side, no vertical movement means no hanging or foot wall. ...
5. Explain the 3 different types of faults.
... Most take place near the edges of tectonic plates Earthquakes can occur at: ◦ Convergent Boundaries (Reverse Fault) ◦ Divergent Boundaries (Normal Fault) ◦ Transform Boundaries (Strike-Slip Fault) ...
... Most take place near the edges of tectonic plates Earthquakes can occur at: ◦ Convergent Boundaries (Reverse Fault) ◦ Divergent Boundaries (Normal Fault) ◦ Transform Boundaries (Strike-Slip Fault) ...
Module code SG-2302 Module Title Structural Geology Degree
... This module aims to provide fundamental theoretical, and practical knowledge about the Earth’s structures, origin, and deformation. It involves study of deformation mechanisms, and patterns from microscopic scale (e.g. grains or within grains) to global scale (e.g. Earth's crust or lithospheric pl ...
... This module aims to provide fundamental theoretical, and practical knowledge about the Earth’s structures, origin, and deformation. It involves study of deformation mechanisms, and patterns from microscopic scale (e.g. grains or within grains) to global scale (e.g. Earth's crust or lithospheric pl ...
Movement of the Earth ’ s Crust
... almost horizontal, whereas regular reverse faults and normal faults are almost vertical. ...
... almost horizontal, whereas regular reverse faults and normal faults are almost vertical. ...
IM_chapter10 Mountain Building
... 5. Ask students to compare and contrast the types of geologic features, structures, and activity that occur on continental–continental, continental–oceanic, and oceanic–oceanic convergent plate boundaries. Also, compare and contrast the geologic features, structures, and activity along divergent, co ...
... 5. Ask students to compare and contrast the types of geologic features, structures, and activity that occur on continental–continental, continental–oceanic, and oceanic–oceanic convergent plate boundaries. Also, compare and contrast the geologic features, structures, and activity along divergent, co ...
EBSD Evidence of Fluid Circulation enhanced by Deformation in the
... stage of post-kinematic dolomite crystallisation in the highly damaged areas of the microcataclasites sealed the microfractures. This stage could be related to low-temperature and highsalinity water circulation episodes, suggesting that cataclasis may control pathways and focus water circulation in ...
... stage of post-kinematic dolomite crystallisation in the highly damaged areas of the microcataclasites sealed the microfractures. This stage could be related to low-temperature and highsalinity water circulation episodes, suggesting that cataclasis may control pathways and focus water circulation in ...
Lecture 11 Structural Geology
... (a) Slip lineations on a fault surface. (b) Breccia, broken-up rocks along this fault. (S. Marshak) ...
... (a) Slip lineations on a fault surface. (b) Breccia, broken-up rocks along this fault. (S. Marshak) ...
FOLDS AND STRUCTURES DUE TO FOLDING
... block moves up relative to the footwall block. Reverse faults are associated with crustal COMPRESSION and are also known as thrust faults. ...
... block moves up relative to the footwall block. Reverse faults are associated with crustal COMPRESSION and are also known as thrust faults. ...
The Earth`s Surface (Lecture 7: Read Chp
... about 1.5 meters high was left near the school grounds. Since rain is forecast over the next days, Ms. Nguyen feels this would be a good opportunity for her fourth graders to observe, on a small scale, the process of soil erosion by water. Which of the following data-gathering methods would be most ...
... about 1.5 meters high was left near the school grounds. Since rain is forecast over the next days, Ms. Nguyen feels this would be a good opportunity for her fourth graders to observe, on a small scale, the process of soil erosion by water. Which of the following data-gathering methods would be most ...
Classifying Rocks
... Igneous rock – forms from cooling magma or lava Sedimentary rock – forms when particles of other rocks or the remains of plants and animals are pressed and cemented together. Metamorphic rock – forms when an existing rock is changed by heat, pressure, or chemical reaction. ...
... Igneous rock – forms from cooling magma or lava Sedimentary rock – forms when particles of other rocks or the remains of plants and animals are pressed and cemented together. Metamorphic rock – forms when an existing rock is changed by heat, pressure, or chemical reaction. ...
Slide 1
... The importance of the system of interest again 1. Area is a vector 2. Its direction is – by convention - OUTWARD NORMAL to the system of interest A = System B = Surroundings ...
... The importance of the system of interest again 1. Area is a vector 2. Its direction is – by convention - OUTWARD NORMAL to the system of interest A = System B = Surroundings ...
Scale types of Folds
... 6. High-angle “tear faults” occur in some belts but origins/kinematics can be difficult to establish ...
... 6. High-angle “tear faults” occur in some belts but origins/kinematics can be difficult to establish ...
Earth,Notes,RevQs,Ch10
... pressures, both rocks deform by ductile flowage. 9. Outcrops are surface exposures of the local, subsurface, lithological material or bedrock. As such, they provide the basic information and data utilized in geologic mapping. Outcrops provide samples of the bedrock and exhibit those structures and f ...
... pressures, both rocks deform by ductile flowage. 9. Outcrops are surface exposures of the local, subsurface, lithological material or bedrock. As such, they provide the basic information and data utilized in geologic mapping. Outcrops provide samples of the bedrock and exhibit those structures and f ...