Structural Geology
Structural Geology by Haakon Fossen is a comprehensive textbook published by Cambridge University Press on March 3, 2016. This second edition spans 510 pages and is presented in English. The book has been thoroughly updated based on user feedback, featuring a new chapter on joints and veins, enhanced examples from various global contexts, and striking field photographs that enrich the learning experience.
Readers will find a practical emphasis throughout the text, particularly in applications related to petroleum and groundwater geology, underscoring the significance of structural geology in resource exploration and exploitation. The book includes carefully designed full-color illustrations that complement the text, along with high-quality images from around the world. Engaging examples from everyday situations and end-of-chapter review questions facilitate student understanding, while updated online resources, including e-learning modules, provide additional support through summaries and innovative animations.
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This market-leading textbook has been fully updated in response to extensive user feedback. It includes a new chapter on joints and veins, additional examples from around the world, stunning new field photos, and extended online resources with new animations and exercises. The book’s practical emphasis, hugely popular in the first edition, features applications in the upper crust, including petroleum and groundwater geology, highlighting the importance of structural geology in exploration and exploitation of petroleum and water resources. Carefully designed full-colour illustrations work closely with the text to support student learning, and are supplemented with high-quality photos from around the world. Examples and parallels drawn from practical everyday situations engage students, and end-of chapter review questions help them to check their understanding. Updated e-learning modules are available online (www.cambridge.org/fossen2e) and further reinforce key topics using summaries, innovative animations to bring concepts to life, and additional examples and figures.
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