Faculty of Science

Objectives

To examine the principles and types of rock deformation, the resulting features produced, and how these can be studied in the field.

Contents

Principles of natural rock deformation, theory and components of deformation. Determination of strain in rocks. Causes of structural features of the Earth. The recognition and systematic analysis and classification of folds, faults, joints, and other types of deformation of the Earth's crust. The effect of pressure, temperature and time on deformation. Salt and shale domes and diapirs. Cleavage, lineations and other structures in igneous rocks. Statistical analysis of structural data. Principles and applied aspects of geomorphology. Interpretation of geological maps from sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic terrains. Analysis of folds and fractures on maps. Analysis of igneous landforms, and features such as stress direction, trends, and downthrown sides.