This book is a systematic guide to the recognition and interpretation of deformation microstructures and mechanisms in minerals and rocks at the scale of a thin section. Diagnostic features of microstructures and mechanisms are emphasized, and the subject is extensively illustrated with high-quality color and black and white photomicrographs, and many clear diagrams. After introducing three main classes of deformation microstructures and mechanisms, low- to high-grade deformation is presented in a logical sequence in Chapters 2 to 5. Magmatic/submagmatic deformation, shear sense indicators,...

Includes the contributions that arose from the 3rd International Symposium on Fractals and Dynamic Systems in Geosciences, held at Stara Lesna, Slovakia in June, 1997. This title contains various ideas and applications of fractal geometry in such branches of geoscience as engineering geology, the physics of the lithosphere, and climate behavior.