Basic Methods of Structural Geology

<p> <strong>I. INTRODUCTORY MATERIAL: Orientation and Location.</strong></p> <p> <strong> 1. Interpretation and Construction of Contour Maps.</strong></p> <p> <br></p> <p> <strong> 2. Geometric Methods I—Attitude Calculations.</strong></p> <p> <br></p> <p> <strong> 3. Geometric Methods II—Dimension Calculations.</strong></p> <p> <br></p> <p> <strong> 4. Interpretation of Simple Outcrop Patterns.</strong></p> <p> <br></p> <p> <strong> 5. Stereographic Methods I—Concepts and Plotting.</strong></p> <p> <br></p> <p> <strong> 6. Stereographic Methods II—Poles and Rotations.</strong></p> <p> <br></p> <p> <strong> 7. Calculation of Layer Attitude in Drill Holes.</strong></p> <p> <br></p> <p> <strong> 8. Equal-Area Projections and Structural Analysis.</strong></p> <p> <br></p> <p> <strong>II. SPECIAL TOPICS: Aspects of Geological Map Interpretation.</strong></p> <p> <strong> 9. Analysis of Joint, Fault and Lineament Geometry.</strong></p> <p> <br></p> <p> <strong>10. Description of Structures in Outcrop, Hand Sample, and Thin Section.</strong></p> <p> <br></p> <p> <strong>11. Construction of Interpretive Cross Sections and Block Diagrams.</strong></p> <p> <br></p> <p> <strong>12. Cross-section Balancing.</strong></p> <p> <br></p> <p> <strong>13. Interpretation of Poly-Deformed Terrains.</strong></p> <p> <br></p> <p> <strong>14. Analysis of Two-dimensional Finite Strain.</strong></p> <p> <br></p> <p> <strong>15. Rock-deformation Experiments and Mohr Diagrams.</strong></p> <p> <br></p> <p> <strong>Elements of Cartography.</strong></p> <p> <br></p> <p> <strong>Basic Trigonometry.</strong></p> <p> <br></p> <p> <strong>Suggestions for Mapping Geologic Structures and Structural Associations.</strong></p>