Sedimentary Basins Sedimentary Basins • Sedimentary basins are the subsiding areas where sediments accumulate to form stratigraphic successions • The tectonic setting…
Slide 1The Effectiveness of Remote Sensing Techniques in Lineament Mapping for Groundwater Exploration in Volcanic Terrains Hard-rock aquifers are only productive where there…
Slide 1Mesozoic Events The Piedmont: Newark Basin Slide 2 The Mesozoic Era Mesozoic Era = 251 to 65.5 million years ago. Name Mesozoic means "middle life" Mesozoic…
1. WHAT IS OROGENY? Processes of mtn building Deformation Folding and thrust-faulting Metamorphism Intrusions: batholiths, etc Volcanic Activity 2. TYPES OF MOUNTAINS Volcanic:…
1. Chapter 11 Mountain Building 2. Rock Deformation It is theorized that all continents were once mountainous masses and grow by adding mountains to their edges.If this is…
Slide 1 Continental Rifts of the World By: FARHAN HAMEED Continental rifts Continental rifts are regions of extensional deformation where the entire thickness of the lithosphere…
1. This is the east facing part of the rift zone in the San Andreas Fault near the Cajon Pass. This is a strike-slip zone where the North American Plate and the Pacific Plate…