Geological Structures and Maps
A Practical Guide

Guidebook of exercises that train the reader on the skills of geological map interpretation and relevant aspects of structural geology

Richard J. Lisle (Author)

9780128180259, Elsevier Science

Paperback, published 27 November 2020

130 pages, 150 illustrations (50 in full color)
27.6 x 21.5 x 1 cm, 0.39 kg

"The book provides complete information on the structural features and geological maps and techniques in a simple language. Coloured Beld photographs, geological maps and line diagrams are of very high quality and help in visualizing the three-dimensional features. Worked examples help in solving the exercises provided. Problems at the end of each chapter help in self-study. The book is very much useful for undergraduate Geology and Civil Engineering students for understanding the fundamentals of structural geology. I recommend this book as a valuable resource for the libraries of universities and institutions having earth science as branch of study or for personal collection of students and researchers in the Beld of structural geology." --JESS

Geological Structures and Maps: A Practical Guide, Fourth Edition is a highly illustrated guide that introduces the skills of interpreting a geological map and relating it to the morphology of the most important types of geological structures. Photographs of structures are set alongside their representations on maps. The maps used in exercises have been chosen to provide all of the realism of a survey map without the huge amount of data present so that readers can develop skills without becoming overwhelmed or confused. In particular, emphasis is placed throughout on developing the skill of three-dimensional visualization that is important to the geologist. Thoroughly revised, and with more international examples, it is ideal for use by students and practicing geologists.

1. Geological Maps
2. Uniformly Dipping Beds
3. Folding
4. Faulting
5. Unconformity
6. Igneous Rocks
7. Folding with Cleavage

Subject Areas: Geography [RG], Geology & the lithosphere [RBG]