For years, structural geologists have sought a coherent methodology for understanding the forms of structures in the subsurface of the earth. Until recently, they have had to rely upon theories of geological folding involving simplistic drafting techniques and geometric principles. In Folding of Vis...

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Hauptverfasser:	Johnson, Arvid M. (VerfasserIn), Fletcher, Raymond C. (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Buch
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	New York u.a. Columbia Univ. Press 1994
Schlagworte:	Plis (géologie) Roches - Déformation Folds (Geology) Rock deformation Faltung > Geologie Gebirgsmechanik
Zusammenfassung:	For years, structural geologists have sought a coherent methodology for understanding the forms of structures in the subsurface of the earth. Until recently, they have had to rely upon theories of geological folding involving simplistic drafting techniques and geometric principles. In Folding of Viscous Layers, Johnson and Fletcher provide a new approach to determining subsurface structure What is the actual geometry of folds in the subsurface? How can we rationally extrapolate from an area where fold forms are known into areas where the folds are unknown? Johnson and Fletcher suggest combining geometric information with information about the folding mechanisms, boundary conditions, and physical properties of the section being folded Inverse folding theory, in combination with observations and measurements, for the first time provides a rational method of predicting geological cross-sections of folded areas. The exposition of the fundamental tools of folding analysis allows the reader to move well beyond the examples presented in the book
Beschreibung:	XVI, 461 S. Ill., graph. Darst., Kt.
ISBN:	0231084846