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Earth Structure: An Introduction to Structural Geology and Tectonics (Second International Student Edition) - Hardcover

Marshak, Stephen; Van Der Pluijm, Ben A.

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9780393117806: Earth Structure: An Introduction to Structural Geology and Tectonics (Second International Student Edition)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0393117804 ISBN 13: 9780393117806
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, 2010

Synopsis

For the Second Edition of Earth Structure: An Introduction to Structural Geology and Tectonics, the authors have heavily revised each chapter while preserving the overall structure of the First Edition.

The Second Edition also benefits from new artwork that clearly illustrates complex concepts.

New to the Second Edition:

  • New Chapter: 15, "Geophysical Imaging," by Frederick Cook

  • Within Chapters 21 and 22, four new essays on "Regional Perspectives" discuss the European Alps, the Altaids, the Appalachians, and the Cascadia Wedge.

  • New and updated art for more informative illustration of concepts. The Second Edition now has 570 black & white figures.

    • 570 black & white figures

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    About the Authors

    Stephen Marshak is Professor of Geology and Head of the Department of Geology at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. He holds a Ph.D. from Columbia University, an M.S. from the University of Arizona, and a B.A. from Cornell University. He has served as Chair of the Division of Structural Geology and Tectonics of the Geological Society of America. Dr. Marshak has written numerous research articles on topics in structural geology and tectonics, and has authored or co-authored three other books: Basic Methods of Structural Geology; Earth Structure: An Introduction to Structural Geology and Tectonics; and Essentials of Geology.

    Ben A. van der Pluijm is Professor of Geological Sciences and Professor of the Environment at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He is (co-)author of more than 120 research articles and editor/board member of several international journals. His research focuses on brittle and ductile faults, crustal architecture of collisional belts, intraplate deformation, microstructures and textures, and geochronology, with main field areas in North America, South America and Europe. In addition to teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in Geological Sciences, he coordinates Michigan’s interdisciplinary Global Change Curriculum and is involved with various technology-supported educational initiatives.

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    Publisher
    W. W. Norton & Company
    Publication date
    2010
    Language
    English
    ISBN 10 
    0393117804
    ISBN 13 
    9780393117806
    Binding
    Hardcover
    Edition number
    2
    Number of pages
    672
    Rating
    • 3.86 out of 5 stars
      35 ratings by Goodreads