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1 Structural Geology Rocks in the Crust Are Bent, Stretched, and Broken … …by directed stresses that cause Deformation. Types of Differential Stress Tensional, Compressive, and Shear Strain occurs in 3 stages: elastic deformation, ductile deformation, brittle deformation Strain is the change in shape and or volume of a rock caused by Stress. Joints, Folds, and Faults

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Page 1: Rocks in the Crust Are Bent, Stretched,...• Fold and Thrust Belts • Fault Block Mountains • Volcanic Mountains Fold and Thrust Mountains 7 Fold and Thrust Mountains Fault Block

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Structural Geology

Rocks in the Crust Are Bent, Stretched, and Broken …

…by directed stresses that cause Deformation.

Types of Differential StressTensional, Compressive, and

Shear

Strain occurs in 3 stages: elastic deformation, ductile deformation, brittle deformation

Strain is the change in shape and or volume ofa rock caused by Stress. Joints, Folds, and Faults

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Type of Strain Dependent on …

• Temperature

• Confining Pressure

• Rate of Strain

• Presence of Water

• Composition of the Rock Dip-Slip and Strike-Slip Faults Are the

Most Common Types of Faults.

Major Fault Types

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Fault Block Horst and Graben

• Decompression melting and high heat developed above a subducted rift zone.

• Former margin of Farallon and Pacific plates.

• Thickening, uplift ,and tensional stress caused normal faults.

• Horst and Grabenstructures developed.

BASIN AND RANGE

PROVINCE

Crustal Extension Formed the

Basin and Range Province.

Fold Terminology

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Anticline – convex upward arch with older rocks in the center of the fold

Open (symmetrical)

Isoclinal

Asymmetrical

Overturned

Recumbent

Evolution of a fold

into a reverse

fault

Simple Folds

An eroded anticline will have older beds in the middleAn eroded syncline will have younger beds in middle

Outcrop patterns

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A layer of tilted rock can be

represented with a plane.

The orientation of that plane in

space is defined with Strike-and-

Dip notation.

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• The Strike of a body of rock is a line representing the intersection of that feature with the plane of the horizon (always measured perpendicular to the Dip).

• Dip is the angle below the horizontal of a geologic feature.

Maps are two-dimensional

representations of three-dimensional surfaces

• Geologic Structures are mapped to interpret stress history.

• Strike-and-Dip Symbols (among other geologic symbols and colors) are used to indicate, age, lithology, and structure.

Geologic Map Showing Topography, Lithology, and Age of Rock Units in “Map View”.

GeologicMap

“Law of V’s” - Plunging anticline points in direction of plungePlunging syncline opens in direction of plunge

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Pay attention to age relationships andstrike and dip symbols

Describe the structures and stress

Draw the geologic mapHow does chevron search for oil

and natural gas?• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npPwVc

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Three General Types of Mountains

• Fold and Thrust Belts

• Fault Block Mountains

• Volcanic Mountains

Fold and Thrust Mountains

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Fold and Thrust Mountains

Fault Block Mountains CASCADE MOUNTAINS

Volcanic Mountains So…how would you figure out the Appalachians?

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