Resource page made for the textbook Structural Geology (Cambridge, 2nd ed).
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Structural geology photos, free use

Additional examples of structures discussed in the book. Free use, but please reference the source.

Strain (Chapter 3) web album. To download power-point file click here

Fracture (Chapter 7) web album. For power-point file click here

Joints and veins (Chapter 8) web album. For power-point file click here

Faults (Chapter 9) web album. For power-point file click here

Paleostress and kinematics (Chapter 10) web album. For power-point file click here

Microstructures (Chapter 11) web album. For power-point file click here

Folds (Chapter 12) web album. For power-point file click here

Foliations (Chapter 13) web album. For power-point file click here

Lineations (Chapter 14) web album. For power-point file click here

Boudinage (Chapter 15) web album. For power-point file click here

Shear zones (Chapter 16) web album. For power-point file click here

Contraction (Chapter 17) web album. For power-point file click here

Strike-slip (Chapter 19) web album. For power-point file click here

Salt tectonics (Chapter 20) web album. For power-point file click here

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