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University of Salahaddin-Hawler

College of Science Department of

geology 3rd Year- B.Sc Students

Meeting times:

Lecture: two hours in a week -Hall No. 14 Lab: 3 hours in aweek, Lab No.

5 (tructural geolog! Lab" #nstructor: Dr. Abdalla Amir Omar

ssistant !rofessor in structural geology University of

Salahaddin College of Science-Geology department e-mail:

web page: http:www.!ni-sci.org

$ra%tical &ssistant Lecture: Mr. Hassan 'hai

&ssistant lecture in structural geolog! (M.c"

)e*t: %an +er $luim, en &. Marshak, te/hen, 04, 2arth tructure: &n

#ntro+uction to tructural 'eolog! an+ )ectonics, Mc 'raw-

Hill,656 /., #N: -373-70468-9

ecommen+e+: $h!sical geolog!, geomor/holog!, an+ a ;amiliarit! with basic

trigonometr!.


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SU""#$%$&'A# '$('S A&D )$AD*&GS:

ome other te*ts that stu+ents ma! ;in+ use;ul ;or this class are on reser%e in Lu/ton

librar!. )hese inclu+e:

illings, M. $., 1780, tructural 'eolog!, $rentice-Hall, 66 /. #N -13->53>46->

)his ol+er te*t, once in %er! common use, remains an e*cellent re;erence ;or its

+escri/ti%e content an+ its laborator! e*ercises, which em/hasie gra/hic constructions. 3, )he )echniAues o; Mo+ern tructural 'eolog!: Bolume 1:

train &nal!sis, &ca+emic $ress, 38 /. #N -10586701- (or -10-58671-6" )his laborator!

manual is commonl! re;erence+ ;or its e*cellent strain e*/eriments an+ e*ercises on strain

anal!sis.

/encer, 2. ., 17>>, #ntro+uction to the tructure o; the 2arth, Mc'raw-Hill, 551 /.

#N -8-617>-4 0n+ e+ition on reser%e u//e, ?ohn, 17>5, $rinci/les o; tructural

'eolog!, $rentice-Hall, 538 /. #N -1315-0 +$, )$SOU)C$S )he tructural

'eolog! $age

htt/:www.science.smith.e+u+e/artments'eolog!tructureCesources

)eaching esources in tructural 'eolog!

htt/:earth.lee+s.ac.uklearnstructurein+e*.htm tructural 'eolog! )echniAues

htt/:www.uwgb.e+u+utchs)D)'2L&M&N.H)M tereonet

an+ other so;tware b! ick &lmen+inger

htt/:www.geo.cornell.e+ugeolog!classes&'C306'2EL306.htmlF


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'& tructural 'eolog! an+ )ectonics


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-tu+ents are e*/ecte+ to atten+ class regularl!. &tten+ance an+ /artici/ation will be

consi+ere+ in the ;inal gra+e. tu+ents are e*/ecte+ to be /unctual, attenti%e an+ /re/are+ ;or

class.

-tu+ents that arri%e late ;or an e*am ma! not be /ermitte+ to take the e*am.

-&ssignments are e*/ecte+ to be turne+ in on time. Late assignments will be acce/te+ in

onl! the most a+%erse circumstances (e.g. serious illness or acci+ent".


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- Classification based on symmetry.- Classification based on interlimb and folding angle.- Classification according to shape of the fold- Classification according to shape of hinge line andaial plane

- )amsay fold classification- 2le!ty fold classification.- )ic8ard fold classification- 'wiss and %oors fold classification- Other new classification.444

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;- %inor folds:

- definition3 order3 vergency- 'ypes of minor folds- )elation between minor and ma


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/- )ecognition of fa!lts:

- feat!res intrinsic to fa!lt and fa!lt s!rface.- $ffect of fa!lting on geologic and stratigraphic !nits- "hysiographic criteria of fa!lting

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0- Andersons 'heory of fa!lting and 2a!lts in 'hree-dimension.

01- &ormal fa!lts:

- normal fa!lt environments- str!ct!res associated with normal fa!lting- compatibility problem in normal fa!lting- @inematic models of normal fa!lting- Determining etension associated with normal fa!lting

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11- )everse and 'hr!st fa!lt:

- )everse and thr!st fa!lt environments- Some basic terms in thr!st 7one- Str!ct!re associated with thr!st fa!lt

- Geometry of thr!st system

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15- Stri8e slip fa!lts:/

- stri8e slip fa!lt environment- types of stri8e slip fa!l- geometry of stri8e slip fa!lts

1&ew 'opics introd!ced d!ring co!rse.- some details are introd!ced within

s!btopic

- 'he total ho!rs m!st be eactly ;1 ho!rsin order to gives complete syllab!ses

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04-ault s!stem an+ /aleostress, an+ in%ersion o; ;ault s!stem.1

0&ew 'opics introd!ced d!ring co!rse.- some details are introd!ced within s!btopic

- 'he total ho!rs m!st be eactly ;1 ho!rs in order to givescomplete syllab!ses

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'otal +ee8s /9 +ee8s

'otal ho!rs 5B ho!rs

)otal weeks ;or all semesterI 31 )otalhours ;or all semester I 60 hours

Note:


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