Plummer/Physical Geology -- Instructor's Manual

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Chapter 15 - Geologic Structures

The following internet sites offer information about structural geology and various types of geologic structures and features commonly found in deformed rocks.

http://fermi.jhuapl.edu/states/states.html
The Color Landform Atlas of the United States has digital maps of all states showing topographic features related to geologic structures.

http://craton.geol.BrockU.CA/guest/jurgen/sites.htm
This list of structural geology and tectonics research groups on the web is maintained by Jürgen Kraus of the Canadian Tectonics Group.

http://craton.geol.BrockU.CA/guest/jurgen/course.htm
Similar to the above web site, this is Jürgen Kraus's list of structural geology classes on the web. This is probably a good place to begin looking for information about basic structural geology.

http://www.science.ubc.ca/~eoswr/slidesets/keck/
View images from the Keck Geology Consortium Structural Geology Slide Set showing geologic structures in deformed rocks around the world.

http://mgs.dnr.md.gov/esic/brochures/sideling.html
Geological information about the Sideling Hill syncline by the Maryland Geological Survey.

http://www.geo.cornell.edu/geology/classes/geol326/326.html
Web site for structural geology course taught by the Department of Geological Sciences at Cornell University contains images showing structural features and models of thrust-fault movement.

http://craton.geol.brocku.ca/ctg.html
Canadian Tectonics Group web site contains structural geology images, computer software, and a newsletter outlining research projects.

http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/more/1906/prentice/prentice.top.html
'What have we learned about the San Andreas Fault since 1906' web page shows active research sites along the San Andreas Fault

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