Geological Structures is an easy-to-use highly informative photographic field guide that introduces the great variety of geological structures to be found all around us The authors' beautiful photography extended captions & accessible text make interpreting & understanding geological structures simple whether you're an amateur enthusiast keen to learn or a more experienced geologist The three main rock groups
- igneous metamorphic & sedimentary
- & their related structures are each covered in detail followed by sections focusing on folds & folding faults & faulting & unconformities Structures & related landforms are illustrated in more than 200 detailed colour photographs & their helpful captions assist with identification in the field Each geological account
Includes:: an indication of the structure's formation & provides useful information on how to identify & understand its distinguishing features