Structural Geology and Tectonics

  1. Techniques in Structural Geology
    1. Field Methods
      1. Geologic Mapping
        1. Map Types and Symbols
          1. Field Note Techniques
            1. GPS and Digital Mapping
            2. Measuring Structural Elements
              1. Strike and Dip Measurements
                1. Use of Brunton Compass and Clinometer
                  1. Recording and Plotting Data
                  2. Cross-Section Construction
                    1. Techniques and Conventions
                      1. Balancing Cross-Sections
                        1. Area and Line Balancing
                        2. Outcrop Documentation
                          1. Sketching and Photography
                            1. Structural Domain Analysis
                          2. Stereographic Projection
                            1. Principles of Stereonets
                              1. Plotting Planes and Lines
                                1. Analyzing Structural Data
                                  1. Fold Axes
                                    1. Fault Planes
                                      1. Intersection Lineations
                                      2. Rotational Analysis
                                        1. Statistical Analysis of Orientation Data
                                        2. Laboratory Techniques
                                          1. Physical Modeling
                                            1. Sandbox Models
                                              1. Centrifuge Modeling
                                                1. Analogue Materials
                                                2. Microstructural Analysis
                                                  1. Thin Section Petrography
                                                    1. Electron Backscatter Diffraction
                                                      1. Scanning Electron Microscopy
                                                        1. Transmission Electron Microscopy
                                                        2. Experimental Rock Deformation
                                                          1. High-Pressure Apparatus
                                                            1. Deformation Experiments
                                                          2. Numerical Modeling
                                                            1. Finite Element Method
                                                              1. Discrete Element Method
                                                                1. Boundary Element Method
                                                                  1. Computational Fluid Dynamics
                                                                  2. Geochronology and Thermochronology
                                                                    1. Dating Deformation Events
                                                                      1. Radiometric Dating Methods
                                                                        1. Cross-Cutting Relationships
                                                                        2. Constraining Thermal Histories
                                                                          1. Fission Track Dating
                                                                            1. (U-Th)/He Dating
                                                                              1. Ar-Ar Thermochronology
                                                                                1. Zircon and Apatite Thermochronometry

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