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    Structural geology is the study of the three-dimensional distribution of rock units with respect to their deformational histories. The primary goal of...
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    A dome is a feature in structural geology where a circular part of the Earth's surface has been pushed upward, tilting the pre-existing layers of earth...
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    Journal of Structural Geology. 31 (2): 117–127. Bibcode:2009JSG....31..117C. doi:10.1016/j.jsg.2008.08.009. Fossen, Haakon (2016). Structural geology (2nd ed...
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    Structural geology Systems geology Tectonics Volcanology Geology portal Earth sciences portal Glossary of geology – List of definitions of geological...
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  • contacts, while faults and shear zones are of particular interest in structural geology. Faults and shear zones can be regarded as a form of secondary structure...
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    In structural geology, a fold is a stack of originally planar surfaces, such as sedimentary strata, that are bent or curved ("folded") during permanent...
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    fold. They are geological depressions, the inverse of domes. Elongated structural basins are a type of geological trough. Some structural basins are sedimentary...
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    subsurface over time and the use of methods including stratigraphy, structural geology, paleontology, and sedimentology to tell the sequence of these events...
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    translated and published in English in 1904 Fossen H. (2010-07-15). Structural Geology. Cambridge University Press. p. 154. ISBN 9781139488617.  One or more...
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    Island of Bute, Scotland. Journal of Geology. 116(5):527-536. Davis, G.H., and S.J. Reynolds (1996) Structural Geology of Rocks and Regions (2nd ed.). New...
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