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Understanding Geology Through Maps
1st Edition - July 16, 2014
Author: Graham Borradaile
Language: English
Hardback ISBN:9780128008669
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eBook ISBN:9780128010938
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Understanding Geology through Maps guides young professional geologists and students alike in understanding and interpreting the world’s dynamic and varying geological landscapes through the liberal use of visual aids including figures, maps, and diagrams.
This highly visual reference introduces the skills of interpreting a geological map and relating it to the morphology of the most important types of geological structure. Thoroughly revised, and with more international examples, it is ideal for use by students with a minimum of tutorial supervision.
Maps of geological structures provide all of the realism of a survey map without the huge amount of data often present, so readers can develop or hone their skills without becoming overwhelmed or confused. In particular, emphasis is placed throughout on developing the skill of three-dimensional visualization so important to geologists.
Authored by a master geologist with more than 40 years of experience in research and instruction
Features more than 130 figures, diagrams, and illustrations—many in full color—to highlight major themes and aid in the retention of key concepts
Leads to a broad understanding of Earth’s geology through the use of real and theoretical map
Exercises conclude each chapter, making it an ideal tool for self-guided and quick study
Geologists (junior and seasoned professionals) and cartographers. Students at the graduate level taking related coursework in geology and cartography
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. Geological Maps and Some Basic Terminology
Uniformitarianism (and its Limitations)
Stratigraphic Correlation
What is Meant by “Mapping”
Initial Terminology for Lithology
Sedimentary Rocks
Superficial Deposits (Sediments as Opposed to Sedimentary Rock)
Map Representation of Superficial Deposits
Igneous rocks
Metamorphic rocks
Chapter 2. Relative Ages
More Advanced Considerations in Relative Dating
Paleomagnetism: A Specialized Application of Relative Ages
Chapter 3. Absolute Ages
Units of Measure
Early Estimates of Absolute Geological Ages
Radioactive Decay and Geochronology
Dendrochronology
Varve Chronology
Radiocarbon Age Determination
Periodic Secular Magnetic Variation (PSV) and Geomagnetic Reversals (GPTS)
Geochronological Consequences for Geological History
Chapter 4. Age Relationships from Map View
Chapter 5. Layered (Stratified) Rocks and Topography
Dip, Strike, and Their Map Representation
Recording Orientations: Conventions
How Does the Field Geologist Measure the Orientation of a Plane?
The “Way Up” or Polarity of Strata: Younging
Tectonic Planar and Linear Structures
Orienting Specimens Retrieved from the Field
Reading Published Geological Maps
Chapter 6. Strata and Plane-Dipping Features
Structure Contours: Constructed, Extrapolated, Interpolated, and Topographic Intersections
Determining Dip Angles from Structure Contours
Extrapolating Geology and Determining Dips Using Structure Contours
Complications in Drawing Cross-Sections: Vertical Exaggeration and Apparent Dip
Dipping Strata, Unconformities on Published Geological Maps
Simple Constructions for Mapping Out Strata from a Few Outcrops
Chapter 7. Dips, Thicknesses Structure Contours and Maps
True Thicknesses of Dipping Beds
Structure Contours from Dips
Chapter 8. Unconformities
Types of Stratigraphic Discordance
Stratigraphic Discordance Implied by Differences in Degree of Regional Metamorphism
Onlap and Offlap with Angular Unconformities
Nonsedimentary Contacts
Unconformities and Subcrops
Unconformities and Structure Contours
Preunconformity Dips
Exercises with Unconformities
Thickness Variations: Isopachytes
Chapter 9. Faults
Tension Fractures
Shear Fractures
Simplified Mechanical Details
Expression of Faults at the Surface
Dip-Slip and Strike-Slip Components of Motion on a Fault
Transform Faults and Other Growth Faults
Review Questions Concerning Faulting
Simplified Procedure for Understanding a Fault from a Map
Chapter 10. Folds
Excerpts Simplified from Published Geological Survey Maps
Appendix 1
Appendix 2. Final Project Possible after Completion of Studying This Book
Index
No. of pages: 196
Language: English
Edition: 1
Published: July 16, 2014
Imprint: Elsevier
Hardback ISBN: 9780128008669
eBook ISBN: 9780128010938
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Graham Borradaile
Dr. Graham Borradaile, BSc, PhD, DSc (University of Liverpool), is a professor of Geology at Lakehead University in Ontario, Canada. Graham’s research and instruction experience spans 43 years and his research has been continuously funded by NSERC (Ottawa) since 1979 with occasional funding for specific projects from other research organizations (e.g. NATO, Province of Ontario, and commercial sources). Dr. Borradaile’s research focuses on two sub-disciplines: magnetic properties of rocks and structural-tectonic geology. His rock magnetic laboratory occasionally tackles archaeological problems, including the nature of ancient paints and pigments, and the age-determination of stone buildings from their magnetization. The latter has involved studies in Cyprus, Israel and England and has been featured in Discovery Magazine, on Discovery Channel TV and on BBC TV (UK). Graham is also the author of more than 100 journal papers and his more recent book, Statistics of Earth Science Data, was published by Springer in 2003.
Affiliations and expertise
Lakehead University, Ontario, Canada
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