Structural Geology and Tectonics

  1. Plate Tectonics and Structural Regimes
    1. Plate Tectonic Theory
      1. Structure of Earth's Lithosphere
        1. Asthenosphere and its Role
          1. Types of Plate Boundaries
            1. Divergent Boundaries
              1. Convergent Boundaries
                1. Transform Boundaries
                2. Driving Mechanisms of Plate Motion
                  1. Ridge Push
                    1. Slab Pull
                      1. Mantle Convection
                        1. Trench Suction
                      2. Extensional Tectonic Regimes
                        1. Continental Rifts
                          1. Rift Valley Structures
                            1. Normal Fault Systems
                              1. Metamorphic Core Complexes
                                1. Volcanism in Rifts
                                2. Mid-Ocean Ridges
                                  1. Structure and Morphology
                                    1. Oceanic Crust Formation
                                    2. Back-Arc Extension
                                      1. Passive Continental Margins
                                      2. Compressional Tectonic Regimes
                                        1. Subduction Zones
                                          1. Accretionary Prisms
                                            1. Forearc Basins
                                              1. Volcanic Arcs
                                                1. Megathrust Faults
                                                2. Continental Collision Zones
                                                  1. Fold-and-Thrust Belts
                                                    1. Suture Zones
                                                      1. Ophiolites
                                                        1. Foreland Basins
                                                          1. Crustal Thickening and Exhumation
                                                          2. Orogenic Belts
                                                            1. Thin-Skinned vs. Thick-Skinned Tectonics
                                                              1. Structural Levels in Orogens
                                                            2. Strike-Slip and Transform Regimes
                                                              1. Transform Faults
                                                                1. Oceanic Transform Faults
                                                                  1. Continental Transform Faults
                                                                  2. Transpression and Transtension
                                                                    1. Pull-Apart Basins
                                                                      1. Releasing and Restraining Bends
                                                                      2. Intraplate Tectonics
                                                                        1. Deformation away from Plate Boundaries
                                                                          1. Basin and Range Province
                                                                            1. Large Igneous Provinces
                                                                              1. Cratonic Stability and Reactivation

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                                                                            8. Techniques in Structural Geology