Chapter 17-Tectonics: Folds
and Faults
Chapter 17-Tectonics: Folds
and Faults 
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tectonics
Tectonic Landforms
faults
basin and range faulting
Basin and Range Faulting-Oregon
detachment faults
Catalina Detachment Fault-Tucson
Waterman Hills Detachment Fault *
Diagram of Detachment Fault *
Mineralization and Detachment Faults
Cumberland Plateau Detachment
dip slip
fault breccia
Structural Geology-Grossman
Fault Breccia-Quebec
Fault Structures
fault gouge
Closeup-Fault Gouge
Fault Structures
Weathering of Fault Gouge
Gouge Zone
Black Fault Gouge
Fault Gouge-California *
fault scarp
Fault Scarp-Mackay, Idaho *
Fault Scarp Links
Fault Scarp-Mongolia
Eroded Fault Scarp
Fault Scarps-Nevada
Lone Pine Fault Scarp
footwall fault block
Basin and Range Faulting-Oregon
Faulting
Hayward fault
Hayward Fault *
Tour of Hayward Fault
Hayward Fault at UC Berkeley
Paleoseismology-Hayward Fault
headwall / hanging wall fault block
basin and Range Faulting-Oregon
Faulting
horst and graben
Basin and Range Faulting-Oregon
Big Bend National Park
Mountain Building Models
Buried Horst-New Mexico
Llano Uplift-Texas
California Has Its Faults
Rough Creek Graben
Schematic Cross Section-Horst and Graben *
Rhine Graben
Three Types of Faults *
normal fault
Faults and Stresses
Normal Fault-USGS
Fault Types
Faulting
Big Bend National Park
Photo of Normal Fault-Pueblo, Colorado
Normal Fault Diagram
Normal Fault Definition
Three Types of Faults
overview lectures
Description of Faults
Geologic Structures-Salem
Folding and Faulting *
Faults-NASA
Every Place Has Its Faults
Fault-Oilfield Glossary
reverse fault
Faults and Stresses
Fault Types
Reverse Fault Definition
Reverse Fault-Brazil *
Reverse Fault-USGS
San Andreas fault
San Andreas Fault Features
California Has Its Faults
San Andreas Fault-Shaded Relief Map
The San Andreas Fault-USGS
The San Andreas Fault and the Bay Area
Volcanoes and the San Andreas Fault
slickensides
Structural Geology-Grossman
Fault Structures
Slickensides-California *
Slickensides Explained
Slickensides-Wiley
Slickensides-USGS *
slickensides -Cochise College
strike slip fault
Faults and Stresses
Fault Types
California-Strike Slip Fault
Strike Slip Fault-USGS
Aerial View of Strike Slip Fault *
Strike Slip Fault Definition
Strike-Slip Fault *
Strike-Slip Faults-presentation
Strike-Slip Fault Diagram
Views of Strike-Slip Faults
thrust fault
Big Bend National Park
Small Thrust Fault-Thorn Hill, Tennessee *
Major Thrust Fault- Springdale, Tennessee *
Thrust Fault-Stanley Basin, Idaho
Tip-Line Folds
McConnell Thrust
McConnell Thrust-Interpreted
Chilean Thrust *
Chilean Thrust-Interpreted
Laramie Range Thrust Fault
Snake Range Thrust
California Has Its Faults
Snake Range Thrust-Interpreted
transform faults
Great Collisional Transform Faults
Transform Faults
Definition of Transform Fault
Transform Fault Animation
Transform Fault-Japan
views of faults
Field Photographs *
Owen’s Fault
folds
anticlines
Folding
Structural Geology
Pizzo Intermesoli Anticline *
Sheep Mountain Anticline *
Anticline Definition
Ratz Anticline
Anticline Diagram
Appalachians
Appalachian Mountain Belt
America’s Volcanic Past-Appalachians
Sedimentary Rocks in the Appalachians *
Central Pennsylvania Fold Belt
Sunbury, Pennsylvania
basins
Folding
Definition of Basin
Structural Geology
boudinage
Boudinage
Boudins
chevron folds
Chevron Fold Example *
Chevron Folds-Arizona *
domes
folding
Structural Geology
Sinclair Dome *
Definition of Dome
domes-Upheaval dome
Controversy Over Upheaval Dome
Upheaval Dome
drag folds
Drag Folding
Rome Fault Drag Fold *
Reverse Drag Folds
Stevie and the Drag Fold
fold axis
Folding
Find Axis of a Fold
metamorphic folds
Metamorphic Folds-Interpreted *
Ductile Deformation
monoclines
Structural Geology
Capitol Reef
Crustal Deformation Processes
Photo of Monocline *
overview lectures
Geologic Structures-Salem
Folding and Faulting **
Folds-Auburn University
Fold Classification
Description and Mechanics of Folds
Geologic Folds From Space
Fold Types
plunging folds
Folding
Plunging Folds-Photo and Model *
Photo of Plunging Anticline *
ptygmatic folds
Ptygmatic Folding-Eberton,
Georgia
ptygmatic folds
-Cochise College
recumbent folds
Recumbent Folds
Recumbent Fold-India
synclines
Folding
Structural Geology
Big Bend National Park
Syncline Diagram
Mexican Hat Syncline
Syncline Definition
views of folds
Field Views **
Geologic Folds From Space *
Picture Gallery-Folds *
Folds II *
unconformities
angular unconformities
Angular Unconformity-Grand Canyon *
Angular Unconformity-Grand Canyon-Part 2
Flat Beds Overlying Folded Beds
disconformities
Disconformity-Map View
Disconformity-Definition
nonconformities
overviews
Geologic Structures *
