structural geology 1

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the study of the three-dimensional distribution of rock units with respect to their deformational histories.

  • 1.The primary goal of structural geology is to use measurements of present-day rock geometries to uncover information about the history of deformation (strain) in the rocks, and ultimately, to understand the stress field that resulted in the observed strain and geometries.

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