Virtual Geological Mapping and Development of Geospatial Analysis Competencies Using Google Earth and Related Digital technologies
This abstract page presents a 2014 forum contribution on virtual geological mapping using Google Earth and digital tools within geoscience education, detailing the NSF-funded GEODE project's efforts to develop geospatial analysis competencies for undergraduate students, enhance accessibility for underrepresented and sessile learners, and support structural geology instruction through immersive technologies like GigaPans, COLLADA models, and Google Earth Engine. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

Structural Geology of the Nadaleen Trend, Northeastern Yukon Territory, Canada: Implications for Recent Au Discoveries
This abstract page from the 2014 Structure and Tectonics Forum presents a structural analysis of the Nadaleen Trend in Yukon, Canada, detailing four deformation phases, fold-thrust systems, and the role of the Rackla Fault in localizing Carlin-type gold mineralization within a regional triangle zone. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

Out of Sequence Thrusting in Coulomb Wedges
This abstract page from the "On the Cutting Edge" teaching resources presents Saad Haq's research on out-of-sequence thrusting in Coulomb wedges, using analog models and kinematic analysis to explore deformation mechanisms in accretionary prisms and fold-thrust belts, with implications for mega-splay fault development and tsunami generation. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

Nucleation of Ramps in Fold-thrust Belts: Insight from Quantitative Analysis of Sandbox Models
This abstract page presents research on the nucleation and growth of fault ramps in fold-thrust belts using sandbox models and particle-imaging velocimetry to analyze deformation processes, addressing whether ramps initiate at detachment tips or within stratified layers. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

The Central Piedmont Shear Zone of the Southern Appalachian Piedmont
This abstract page presents geological research on the Central Piedmont Shear Zone in the Southern Appalachian Piedmont, detailing its structural relationships, tectonic history, metamorphic conditions, and regional context within Carolinia and Laurentia terranes, as part of the 2014 Structure and Tectonics Forum. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

Thin-skinned Models for Undergraduate Teaching Labs - Flour Structures
This webpage presents an educational resource detailing simple, low-cost flour-based analog models for teaching thin-skinned tectonics in undergraduate structural geology labs, emphasizing experimental design, accessibility of materials, and pedagogical effectiveness. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

Rotation Statistics in Structural Geology
This webpage is an abstract from the 2014 Structure and Tectonics Forum that presents a methodological approach to analyzing foliation-lineation data in structural geology using rotation statistics, introducing a 3D visualization technique for rotation axes and angles, adapted Kamb contouring for rotational data density, and Bayesian credible regions via Markov chain Monte Carlo, applied to data from the western Idaho shear zone. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

Applying Cognitive Science Research to Improve Geoscience Teaching and Learning
A conference abstract page from the 2014 Structure and Tectonics Forum presenting interdisciplinary research on applying cognitive science—particularly spatial thinking assessments and laboratory-classroom experiments—to enhance geoscience education, with a focus on structural geology and tectonics pedagogy. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

Evaluating the Effectiveness of Flinn's K-value Versus Lode's Ratio
This abstract page from the 2014 Structure and Tectonics Forum evaluates Flinn's k-value and Lode's ratio as ellipsoid shape parameters, using synthetic datasets to compare their effectiveness across strain regimes and highlighting limitations in confidence region geometry and strain dependency. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

New Approaches to Teaching Spatial Thinking in the Context of Structural Geology
A workshop abstract page detailing research on enhancing spatial thinking in structural geology education through cognitive science-informed strategies like gesture and visual comparison, presenting pre- and post-test analysis of student learning gains. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.