This site features several short animations of rock deformation. Animations are grouped by type, including flow and strain, shear zones, and fault-bend fold animations. The site contains both animated GIFs and QuickTime movies that can be viewed directly with a web browser.
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Part of the Cutting Edge collection. The NAGT/DLESE On the Cutting Edge project helps geoscience faculty stay up-to-date with both geoscience research and teaching methods.
This resource is referenced here:Subject:
Geoscience:Geology:Structural Geology,
Structural Geology:Stress/Strain/Strain Analysis
Resource Type:
Scientific Resources:Collection,
Audio/Visual:Animations/Video,
Images/Illustrations
Grade Level: Graduate/Professional, College Upper (15-16)
Theme:
Teach the Earth:Course Topics:Structural Geology
Keywords: shear zone, simple shear, pure shear, fabric, rock fabric, microstructure, thrust fault, duplex